Abstract:
THE INDICATED MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE IN THE CYLINDER OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE IS MEASURED FROM THE OUTPUT OF A PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY ESTABLISHING A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INTEGRALS OF THE CYLINDER PRESSURE DURISNG COMPRESSION AND EXPANSION. THE MEASURING APPARATUS INCLUDES AN INTEGRATOR AND SWITCHING MEANS TO TRANSMIT PRESSURE SIGNALS IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION OF THE ENGINE.