Abstract:
In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission, it is configured to calculate a change amount (ΔNC estimation value) of an output rotational speed of the transmission (S10); calculate an average (I phase initial average G) of the change amount of the output rotational speed over a predetermined period of an initial inertia (I) phase of shifting; calculate an average (after-shift average G) of a vehicle acceleration after the completion of the shifting, assuming that the change amount of the output rotational speed indicates the vehicle acceleration G; calculate a difference (I phase initial G) between the average of the change amount of the output rotational speed and the average of the vehicle acceleration; incrementally and decrementally correct the desired value of the transmission torque of the frictional engaging element such that the calculated difference falls within a predetermined range; and control supply of hydraulic pressure to the frictional engaging element such that it becomes the corrected desired value (S14 to S20). With this, since the vehicle acceleration at shifting is estimated and evaluated and based thereon, variation in the transmission torque of the frictional engaging element, etc., is learned, it becomes possible to fully exploit the potential of the frictional engaging element, thereby improving a feel given to the vehicle occupant(s) at shifting.
Abstract:
An EGR control apparatus for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly controlling an inert gas amount of two types of EGR gas supplied to cylinders of the engine via two paths different from each other, thereby making it possible to ensure a stable combustion state, reduced exhaust emissions, and improve operability. The EGR control apparatus includes low-pressure and high-pressure EGR devices, and an ECU. The ECU controls the low-pressure and high-pressure EGR gas amounts according to engine speed and demanded torque, and when a combination of engine speed and demanded torque is in a predetermined region, the low-pressure and high-pressure EGR gas amounts are controlled such that inert gas in low-pressure EGR gas exceeds in amount inert gas in high-pressure EGR gas, and the former more exceeds the latter as engine speed is higher or demanded torque is larger.
Abstract:
A controller for controlling a plant comprises a predictor for calculating a predicted value of the future of a control output value based on a provisional value of a control input value including a periodic reference signal by using a plant model indicating the dynamic characteristics of the control output value from the control input value of the plant, an evaluation function value calculator for calculating an evaluation function value including the predicted value of the future of the calculated control output value, an extreme value search optimizer for calculating a provisional value of such a control input value as that the evaluation function value becomes the extreme value on the basis of a product of the calculated evaluation function value and a periodic reference signal, and an adder for calculating a control input value including the provisional value of the calculated control input value.
Abstract:
A plant control apparatus includes a plant model and a control input determining device. The plant model estimates a control variable of a plant based on an input including a control parameter to adjust a first control variable of the plant. The control input determining device is configured to correct a temporary value of the control parameter so that a first control variable model value satisfies a predetermined constraint. The control input determining device is configured to determine a control input for the plant based on the temporary value of the control parameter that has been corrected. The first control variable model value is defined as an estimated value of the first control variable calculated by the plant model when the temporary value of the control parameter is input to the plant model.
Abstract:
An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a lean NOx catalyst in an exhaust system is provided. The lean NOx catalyst traps NOx in exhaust gases when the exhaust gases are in an oxidizing state, and discharges the trapped NOx when the exhaust gases are in an reducing state. In this apparatus, an estimated trapped NOx amount which is an estimated value of an amount of NOx trapped in the lean NOx catalyst, is calculated using a neural network. Engine operating parameters indicative of an operating condition of the engine are input, and the neural network outputs at least one control parameter which is relevant to the lean NOx catalyst. A reducing process of the NOx trapped in the lean NOx catalyst is performed according to the estimated trapped NOx amount.
Abstract:
The laser beam output from each of the semiconductor lasers is applied to the same print dot, such as each of the print dots on a thermosensitive recording medium, in such a manner that the laser beams are superimposed on one another sequentially at the same time that each of the semiconductor lasers is moved in the main scanning direction.
Abstract:
A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly controlling both the temperature of an exhaust system and the air-fuel ratio of exhaust gases even when the control range of the air-fuel ratio of a combustion air-fuel mixture is limited, thereby improving the reduction of exhaust emissions. In the control system, a demanded torque-calculating section calculates a demanded torque. A first controller calculates a target equivalent ratio such that a DeNOx catalyst temperature converges to a predetermined target temperature. A second controller calculates three feedback correction values such that an output value from an oxygen concentration sensor converges to a target output value. A third controller calculates a torque fuel injection amount for generating the combustion air-fuel mixture, a post fuel injection amount for supplying unburned fuel to a DeNOx catalyst, etc. based on five values.
Abstract:
An exhaust emission control device for an internal combustion engine, capable of supplying a just enough amount of reducing agent to a selective reduction catalyst even when a NOx purification ratio of the catalyst is changed by various causes, thereby enabling a high NOx purification ratio and very low exhaust emissions to be maintained. An ECU calculates a filtered value based on a signal from an exhaust gas concentration sensor, calculates a moving average value of a product of the filtered value and a reference input, calculates a control input such that the moving average value becomes equal to 0, and adds a reference input to the control input to calculate an FB injection amount. The ECU calculates an FF injection amount with a predetermined feedforward control algorithm, and adds the FF injection amount to the FB injection amount, to thereby calculate a urea injection amount.
Abstract:
A controller capable of immediately and high accurately controlling a detected value to a desired value in a controlled object having a large delay characteristic is provided. The controller for controlling a plant comprises a predictor (511) for calculating a predicted value (PREDNTH3EXS) of the future of a control output value based on a provisional value (DGUREA—EXS) of a control input value including a periodic reference signal by using a plant model indicating the dynamic characteristics of the control output value from the control input value of the plant, an evaluation function value calculator (512) for calculating an evaluation function value (J) including the predicted value (PREDNH3EXS) of the future of the calculated control output value, an extreme value search optimizer (513) for calculating a provisional value (DGUREA—OPT) of such a control input value as that the evaluation function value (J) becomes the extreme value on the basis of a product (CR) of the calculated evaluation function value (J) and a periodic reference signal (SREF), and an adder (54) for calculating a control input value (GUREA) including the provisional value (DGUREA—OPT) of the calculated control input value.
Abstract:
Nonlinear functions (table and map) of a temperature estimation model are corrected based on outputs from a temperature sensor. An electronic control system calculates, for a plant model constructed to calculate an estimated temperature value of the plant, an estimated temperature value using a correlation model between a first parameter regarding the plant and a second parameter regarding the plant model. This control system controls the temperature of the plant based on the calculated estimated temperature value of the plant. The control system also defines a plurality of functions (Wi) in a range of a plurality of the first parameters for the correlation model, calculates correction coefficients (Kli, Kci) that adjust the height of the plurality of functions based on the output of the temperature sensor and the calculated estimated temperature value of the plant, and corrects the correlation model by the plurality of functions (Wi) and correction coefficients (Kli, Kci).