摘要:
A torque sensor for use in automotive transmissions includes first and second sets of grooves define first and second sets of elongate projections which are respectively subject to compression and elongation when the shaft in which they are defined, is subject to torque. Two yoked coils which are excited with an alternating current, are each disposed close to a set of projections. The compression and elongation of the projections changes the amount of magnetic flux which flows along the projections and therefore the inductance of the coils. The coils form part of a bridge circuit which is sensitive to the change in inductance in a manner which enables the amount of torque to be measured.
摘要:
First and second sets of grooves define first and second sets of elongate projections which are respectively subject to compression and elongation when the shaft in which they are defined, is subject to torque. Two yoked coils which are excited with an alternating current, are each disposed close to a set of projections. The compression and elongation of the projections changes the amount of magnetic flux which flows along the projections and therefore the inductance of the coils. The coils form part of a bridge circuit which is sensitive to the change in inductance in a manner which enables the amount of torque to be measured.
摘要:
In a system for controlling the output power of a power train an overall control is carried out so that a mismatch is not caused between the output characteristic changeover control of a variable output characteristic engine and the speed change control of an automatic transmission. From the requested driving force and the revolution speed that are respectively found by the requested driving force detection device and the speed detection device the control output determination device finds a combination of at least two of the engine output characteristic, the speed change stage and the engine throttle opening according to the two dimensional map of the requested driving force and the revolution speed, and the changeover executing device conducts total control on the power train so that the combination can be attained. When the power train is controlled totally as the combination, a mismatch between the changeover control of engine output characteristics and the speed change control can be avoided.
摘要:
A system and method for self diagnosing an engine controlling system such as an ignition system, fuel injection system, and an EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system are disclosed in which a periodic pseudo random signal is superposed on a control signal such as an ignition signal, fuel injection signal, or EGR rate controlled value indicating signal during an engine steady state condition, a cross-correlation function is calculated from both the superposed periodic random signal and output signal related to deterioration of the engine controlling system, and a value related to the cross-correlation function is compared with a reference value over which a performance of the engine controlling system cannot be maintained. If the value related to the cross-correlation function exceeds the reference value, the diagnostic system determines the occurrence of deterioration in the engine controlling system. The output related to the deteroration of the engine controlling system is, for example, a number of occurrences of misfiring determined according to change in engine revolutional speed. The periodic pseudo random signal is, for example, an M-series sequence signal. In the case of a diagnostic system for an EGR system the value related to the cross-correlation function may be, for example, a step response.
摘要:
In a closed loop air-fuel mixture control system for carburetor-equipped internal combustion engines, an exhaust gas sensor provides a feedback signal to a control unit where the signal is modified to meet the control characteristics of the closed loop. The modified feedback signal is converted into digital pulses whose width varies with the amplitude of the feedback signal. Additional air is supplied to the engine through an air bleed in accordance with the magnitude of the analog feedback signal to provide a coarse control of air-fuel ratio and in response to the digital pulses to provide a fine control of the ratio. The mixture is controlled in a wide range of ratios to eliminate the need for calibration which would be required for fitting the closed loop system to the time-varying characteristics of individual carburetors.
摘要:
An engine operational condition detector detects a mode among several modes, such as an idling state, a steady state and an accelerating state, where a signal is utilized for selectively actuating one of several integrators, each of which has a predetermined time-constant. One of the integrators, when actuated, integrates an output signal of a P-I controller of a closed loop fuel control system, the integrated signal being stored in a capacitor connected across the integrator. Electromagnetic valves disposed in the openings of main air-bleeds of main and slow circuits of a carburetor are energized in accordance with the output signal of each integrator while other electromagnetic valves disposed in the openings of auxiliary air-bleeds of the same are energized in dependence on the output signal of the P-I controller.
摘要:
A method of and apparatus for controlling the air-to-fuel ratio of a combustible mixture in an internal combustion engine of the particular type using mixture control means arranged to regulate the air-to-fuel mixture within a predetermined relatively high range for the purpose of enabling an exhaust cleaning catalytic reactor to perform its maximum function, characterized in that the air-to-fuel ratio is reduced, viz., the mixture is enriched during highly loaded operational conditions of the engine by supplying additional fuel to the mixture supply system of the engine, temporarily disabling the mixture control means during such conditions or diluting the exhaust gases during high load conditions of the engine so that the control means is caused to operate in such a manner as to compensate for the reduced concentration of air in the exhaust gases.
摘要:
In a spark-ignited internal combustion engine having a plurality of combustion chambers, at least one combustion chamber is intentionally caused to misfire either periodically or continuously to increase the amount of unburned fuel in the exhaust gas when the temperature in the thermal reactor drops excessively during, e.g., idling of the engine. An ignition system for performing the method has a supplementary ignition primary circuit which is normally disconnected from the ignition coil primary, but causes the secondary voltage either to become zero periodically or to lower when connected with the ignition coil primary. Alternatively, the ignition timing is retarded from a normal timing in a portion of the combustion chambers to raise the exhaust gas temperature. An ignition system for the ignition timing retardation has a supplementary circuit which prevents certain times of the breaks in the primary circuit from producing sparks in the intended combustion chambers and supplies a high voltage pulse to each of these combustion chambers with a predetermined time delay from each of the breaks which are made ineffectual.
摘要:
A basic pulse width T.sub.p is determined in accordance with the throttle valve opening and speed of an engine, and the basic pulse width T.sub.p is corrected when the peak value of cylinder pressures exceeds a given range established by the average value of the peak pressure values.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for controlling ignition system spark timing. It is detected whether the engine is under cranking or not. Means are included to provide a spark-advance characteristics when the engine is under cranking, which is separate from a spark-advance characteristic provided for the remaining engine operating conditions.