SELECTION OF ENGINE MAPS BASED ON IN-SITU DETECTION OF VISCOSITY

    公开(公告)号:US20190128157A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-02

    申请号:US16165145

    申请日:2018-10-19

    IPC分类号: F01M11/10 F02D11/02 F02D41/04

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for in-situ determination of engine oil viscosity to allow for selection of an engine map by an engine control module (ECM) to match the detected viscosity. The new engine map selected based on the viscosity can correspond to an engine map based on an engine oil with a different HTHS viscosity than the prior engine map. Instead of requiring a reprogramming of an ECM when the engine oil is changed, an ECM can have access to a plurality of engine maps corresponding to different engine oils at a given HTHS viscosity and/or at different HTHS viscosities. The ability of an ECM to select an engine map corresponding to a different HTHS viscosity based on in-situ viscosity detection can allow the oil in an engine to be changed without requiring access to the ECM for reprogramming.

    Method for improving fuel economy test precision in on-road vehicles

    公开(公告)号:US10458830B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15667135

    申请日:2017-08-02

    IPC分类号: G01M15/05 G01F9/02 G07C5/00

    摘要: A method for improving fuel efficiency testing precision in on-road vehicles. The method comprises: installing one or more dataloggers in one or more vehicles, each datalogger configured to receive fuel consumption data broadcast by an on-road vehicle's engine control unit (ECU); transmitting the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to a processor; and analyzing, using the processor, the fuel consumption data from the one or more dataloggers in the one or more on-road vehicles to determine fuel efficiency of the one or more on-road vehicles. The fuel consumption data comprises fuel rate data from the ECU which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, engine speed and other operating parameters from the ECU that are transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, torque sensor data which is transmitted through the one or more dataloggers, and traditional fuel log data.