摘要:
A throttle control apparatus includes an electrical drive unit for electrically driving a throttle of an internal combustion engine and a mechanical drive unit for driving the throttle through the operation of an accelerator by a driver. In the case where an abnormality is generated in the electrical drive unit, the driving of the throttle by the electrical drive unit is interrupted and the throttle is thereinstead driven by the mechanical drive unit. The mechanical drive unit is provided with a throttle opening angle control member. The throttle control apparatus further includes a torque control unit for suppressing an increase in output torque of the internal combustion engine in the case where a throttle opening angle is increased in the direction of an opening angle set by the throttle opening angle control member when the driving of the throttle by the electrical drive unit is interrupted.
摘要:
A throttle control apparatus serves to control a degree of opening of a throttle valve via an actuator. The throttle valve is provided in an air induction passage of an internal combustion engine. The throttle control apparatus includes a throttle opening degree sensor for detecting the degree of opening of the throttle valve. An engine operating condition detecting device is operative to detect an operating condition of the engine. A throttle opening degree estimating device is operative to estimate the degree of opening of the throttle valve on the basis of the operating condition of the engine which is detected by the engine operating condition detecting device. A memorizing means serves to memorize a corrective quantity. A corrective quantity updating device is operative to update the corrective quantity memorized by the memorizing device on the basis of a difference between an output value from the throttle opening degree sensor and an estimated value from the throttle opening degree estimating device. A control device serves to adjust a controlled quantity of the actuator in response to the output value from the throttle opening degree sensor and the corrective quantity memorized by the memorizing device to control the degree of opening of the throttle valve.
摘要:
An apparatus that detects a reference position of a throttle valve. The throttle valve is forced in either a valve opening direction or a valve closing directions by an urging member. A DC motor, which is connected to the throttle valve, drives the throttle valve against the force created by the urging member within a rotatable angle that is restricted by a stopper. A throttle valve opening sensor detects an opening angle of the throttle valve. A lock current detecting circuit detects a lock current created by the DC motor when the DC motor is brought into contact with the stopper. A throttle valve reference position renewing circuit updates the reference position, which is memorized in a throttle valve reference position memory, on the basis of an opening angle of the throttle valve, which is detected by the throttle valve opening sensor, when the lock current detecting circuit detects the lock current.
摘要:
A vehicle slip control system for controlling a wheel slip based on a friction coefficient of a road surface measures an engine torque T.sub.E by applying an intake pipe negative pressure Pm and a number of engine revolutions Ne to an engine model. A drive torque T is measured by applying the engine torque T.sub.E to an A/T model, and a driving wheel acceleration d.omega. is obtained by finding a difference of a detected driving wheel speed .omega.. By filtering this driving wheel acceleration d.omega., a post-filter driving wheel acceleration d.omega..sub.0 is calculated. A squat force Ws is calculated from the drive-torque T and the post-filter driving wheel acceleration d.omega., and a friction coefficient .mu. of the road surface is estimated from the squat force Ws. The estimated friction coefficient .mu. is used to control a wheel slip.
摘要:
An apparatus for controlling intake air flow rate in an internal combustion engine comprises a throttle valve disposed in intake air passage for swing movement to change a flow rate of air to be supplied to combustion chambers of the engine, a stopper portion to which the throttle valve is abutted so as to stop swinging thereof in a full closed portion thereof, a spring for continually urging the throttle valve towards the full closed position, a control unit for determining a desired opening degree of the throttle valve in accordance with requirements on the engine, an actuator for generating a driving force for swinging the throttle valve to the desired opening degree in accordance with a command signal from the control unit, and geared mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the actuator to the throttle valve. The geared mechanism includes a pair of gears, each having a gear tooth portion. The gears are able to engage with each other exclusively at such gear tooth portions. The gear tooth portion so extends that both of the gear tooth portions mesh with each other between full closed position and full open position of the throttle valve, and they are pushed out of mesh with each other over full open position of the throttle valve.
摘要:
An apparatus for treating fuel vapor, such as in a motor vehicle fuel tank, by subjecting it to adsorption treatment to prevent its direct emission into the atmosphere. The apparatus according to the present invention comprises a fuel tank, a partitioning wall provided within the fuel tank to define a small fuel storage chamber within the fuel tank, a canister container housed in the small fuel storage chamber, the canister container storing therein a fuel adsorbing material. When fuel feeding takes place, feeding fuel is introduced into the small fuel storage chamber to cool the canister container. However, when the engine is operated, high temperature return fuel is introduced into the small storage chamber to heat the canister container thereby promoting the adsorbing and de-adsorbing action of fuel by the fuel adsorbing material.
摘要:
A running control apparatus for an engine-driven vehicle includes a throttle command setting unit for setting a throttle command value based on an accelerator operation degree detected by an accelerator operation degree detector, and a throttle opening and closing driving unit controlled by a throttle opening and closing control unit for adjusting the opening of a throttle valve to the throttle command value, the throttle command value being set to change at a change rate smaller than a change rate of the accelerator operation degree in a region where the accelerator operation degree is small, while, to change at the change rate larger than the change rate of the accelerator operation degree in a region where the accelerator operation degree is large, and the running control apparatus further includes an A/T load signal setting unit and an automatic transmission control unit, in which the A/T load signal setting unit sets an A/T load signal so that the A/T load signal approximates to the throttle command value as the accelerator operation degree decreases, while, the A/T load signal approximates to the accelerator operation degree as the accelerator operation degree increases, and the automatic transmission control unit performs speed change control of an automatic transmission based on the A/T load signal and a vehicle speed signal detected by a vehicle speed detector.
摘要:
A throttle valve control apparatus serves to electrically drive a throttle valve which adjusts a rate of air flow into an engine mounted on a vehicle. The throttle valve control apparatus includes a lever connected to the throttle valve for movement in an opening direction and a closing direction together with the throttle valve. An opening degree limiting member is located in a side of the lever which corresponds to the opening direction. A spring urges the opening degree limiting member in a direction of closing the throttle valve. An accelerator interlocking and driving device serves to move the opening degree limiting member in accordance with a degree of operation of an accelerator member. A throttle actuator functions to adjust a degree of opening of the throttle valve. A vehicle speed sensor functions to detect a running speed of the vehicle. A guard actuator serves to adjust a position of the opening degree limiting member. An auto cruise control device serves to control the throttle actuator and to feedback-control the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor at a target vehicle speed. A guard control means serves to control the guard actuator and to adjust the position of the opening degree limiting member at a position slightly separated from a position of the lever in the opening direction during control by the auto cruise control device. A changing device serves to change control of the position of the opening degree limiting member by the guard control device and control of the position of the opening degree limiting member by the accelerator interlocking and driving device with each other.
摘要:
A throttle control device for a vehicle engine enables adjustment of pedal feeling of an accelerator pedal in accordance with a state of operation of the engine. A throttle valve provided in an intake pipe of an engine is actuated to vary its opening by a stepping motor. The accelerator pedal is provided with an accelerator opening sensor 10 which detects an amount of step down or operation of the accelerator pedal. The engine is provided with a water temperature sensor capable of detecting a temperature of cooling water circulated through the engine. A shift lever device is provided with a shift position sensor capable of sensing a range to which the shift lever has been operated. A CPU sets an amount of play of the accelerator pedal, i.e., a width of an insensitive zone, in accordance with the temperature of the cooling water detected by the water temperature sensor and the shift position detected by the shift position sensor. The CPU controls the stepping motor to attain a throttle opening corresponding to the accelerator operation amount after correction of the latter in accordance with the set amount of play of accelerator pedal operation.
摘要:
A traction control system controls the engine torque so as to prevent wheel slip during acceleration. The system has an electric control unit ECU which detects the state of wheel slip on the basis of the deviation of the drive wheel speed from a target drive wheel speed computed in accordance with signals from various sensors such as drive wheel speed sensors, trailing wheel speed sensors, shift position sensor for sensing the shift position in an electronic control transmission ECT, engine speed sensor and accelerator sensor for sensing the amount of operation of accelerator. The ECU computes, in accordance with the state of the slip, a limit drive torque which does not allow surplus wheel slip during acceleration. The ECU also updates the limit drive torque depending on whether the surplus slip takes place on drive wheels, and detects also the amount of operation of the accelerator so as to inhibit updating of the limit drive torque when the detected amount of operation of accelerator is below a value corresponding to a limit throttle opening, whereby the engine is controlled such that the drive torque applied to the drive wheels is maintained below the limit drive torque.