摘要:
A fault diagnosis apparatus for detecting a fault in a fuel evaporative emission suppressing system comprises an electronic control unit. When fault diagnosis execution conditions are fulfilled, the electronic control unit stores an average of integral term values for air-fuel ratio feedback control, operating position of an idling speed control valve, and engine speed, and then actuates a purge control valve of the suppressing system so that the valve opens. In a predetermined time period after the actuation of the purge control valve, the integral term average and the like are stored again. If any changes of the integral term average and other values caused by the actuation of the purge control valve are detected, the suppressing system is concluded to be normal. If no changes are detected, on the other hand, the suppressing system is concluded to be faulty.
摘要:
A deterioration diagnostic apparatus for a three-way catalyst includes an electronic control unit, which obtains a frequency of reversals of the changing direction in which the output of an upstream-side O.sub.2 sensor changes, based on the number of times the output voltage of the O.sub.2 sensor crosses a threshold. Also, the control unit obtains a frequency of reversals of the changing direction in which the output of a downstream-side O.sub.2 sensor changes, based on the number of times the output voltage of the downstream-side O.sub.2 sensor crosses upper and lower reversal reference values which are obtained by adding and subtracting a hysteresis constant to and from an average value of input values of the downstream-side O.sub.2 sensor output voltage. The control unit further obtains the ratio of the reversal frequency of the downstream-side sensor output to the reversal frequency of the upstream-side sensor output, and diagnoses deterioration of the three-way catalyst when the reversal frequency ratio has become greater than a predetermined value.
摘要:
A fault diagnosis apparatus for a fuel evaporative emission suppressing system has an electronic control unit which inputs an average value of integral terms for air-fuel ratio feedback control, engine speed, etc. when diagnosis executing conditions are satisfied, and then starts opening operation of a purge control valve. Subsequently, the average value of integral terms, engine speed, etc. are input again. If no substantial change occurs in the average value, etc. with driving of the purge control valve, it is concluded that purge air for fault diagnosis has not been introduced, and that the suppressing system is faulty. In driving the purge control valve, its driving duty ratio is increased by a relatively small increment till the driving duty ratio reaches a predetermined duty ratio. If the system is normal, therefore, a purge-air introduction amount for fault diagnosis is increased by a relatively small increasing degree, to thereby prevent fluctuation of the air-fuel ratio or engine output torque attributable to the purge air introduction. After the driving duty ratio has reached the predetermined duty ratio, the driving duty ratio is increased by a relatively large increment, to thereby rapidly execute the purge-air introduction and fault diagnosis.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for detecting faults in a fuel evaporative emission control system, in which the fuel evaporative emission which is admitted from a fuel tank and adsorbed once by a canister is separated from the canister by purge air and sucked into a suction passage of an engine. The fault diagnostic apparatus fluid-tightly closes the fuel tank such that a vacuum is held in the fuel tank, and then detect the presence of a leak in a fuel evaporative emission flow path on the basis of a rate of increase of the pressure in the fuel tank. At the same time, the average value of the pressure in the fuel tank is calculated at regular intervals, and the calculated average value is compared with levels of the pressure in the tank detected within a predetermined period of time, so that the detection of the leak is interrupted depending upon the result of the comparison.
摘要:
In an internal combustion engine equipped with an electronic throttle control device for electrically driving a throttle valve, a control apparatus includes failure detecting means for detecting a failure of the electronic throttle control device, and control means for limiting fuel supply to the engine when the failure detecting means detects a failure of the electronic throttle control device, if the rotating speed of the engine becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with an electronic throttle control unit (drive by wire) as electronic throttle control means and an automatic transmission, and the object of the invention is to provide a control apparatus for a vehicle which is capable of ensuring stable travel even in the case where a throttle valve is stuck by a failure of an electronic throttle control unit. In a control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with electronic throttle control means for electrically driving a throttle valve by drive means and an automatic transmission having a plurality of speed change gear stages, the control apparatus is provided with sticking judgment means for judging whether or not the throttle valve has been stuck, and speed change regulation means for inhibiting use of a predetermined gear stage among the speed change gear stages of the automatic transmission in the case where the throttle valve is judged to have been stuck by the sticking judgment means.
摘要:
A method for detecting a misfire by fluctuation in crankshaft rotation in which the occurrence of a misfire can be detected exactly by eliminating the effect of detection error in detecting the fluctuation in crankshaft rotation, caused by the error in the construction of a crank angle sensor. By succeedingly receiving pulses from the crank angle sensor, a processor detects a time interval taken from the entering into a crankshaft rotation angle region, relating to a cylinder corresponding to both pulses, to the leaving therefrom (S2), calculates the crankshaft angular acceleration D.omega..sub.n by using the correction factor calculated on the basis of the above detected time interval, and the time interval determined by dividing the time taken for one rotation of the crankshaft by the number of cylinders (S3, S4), the latter interval being free from sensor error, and detects the occurrence of a misfire when the calculated value D.omega..sub.n is less than the decision value (S5 through S7).
摘要:
A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is applied to vehicles equipped with a so-called drive by wire. When one of several control systems within the control apparatus fails, the drive is urged to obtain repairs. Also, even when all of the several control systems of the drive by wire fail and the failures of these control systems cannot be detected, unpredictable motion of the throttle valve can be prevented, thereby enhancing vehicle safety. The present invention includes a plurality of electronic throttle control systems for electrically driving a throttle valve of an internal combustion engine, a failure detecting mechanism for detecting failures of the electronic throttle control systems, intake air volume control mechanism for driving the throttle valve in a closing direction and also supplying a predetermined intake air volume to the internal combustion engine if it is judged that all electronic throttle control systems have failed, and output suppression mechanism for controlling the driving of the throttle valve by a normal electronic throttle control system and also suppressing output of the internal combustion engine corresponding to the operational quantity of the accelerator pedal if the failure determining mechanism determines that one electronic throttle control system among the several electronic throttle control systems has failed.
摘要:
A fault diagnosis apparatus for detecting a fault in a fuel evaporative emission suppressing system, if it is concluded that an engine (1) is being operated in an operating state fulfilling fault diagnosis execution conditions, detects the current valve opening position of an idling speed control (ISC) valve (8) and then drives a purge control valve (46) to open the same. If a relatively high load is applied to the engine at this time, the threshold value determining the operating sensitivity of the ISC valve is so corrected as to be decreased. When a predetermined period of time has elapsed from the moment when the valve opening position of the ISC valve is detected, the valve opening position of the ISC valve is detected again. If the deviation between these valve opening positions is not larger than the threshold value, it is concluded that the purge air introduction by the drive of the purge control valve is not performed, that is, it is concluded that the valve is faulty. Since the operating sensitivity of the ISC valve increases as an engine load increases, erroneous diagnosis is prevented.
摘要:
A fault detection system is provided for an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system. The fault detection system is constructed of an engine operation state detection device, an EGR valve opening/closing device, and a system operation fault detection device. The engine operation state detection device is provided with an air flow sensor arranged in an intake passage on an upstream side of a throttle valve, and detects the engine operation state that the pressure difference between a pressure within an intake passage on a downstream side of the throttle valve and a pressure within the intake passage on an upstream side of the throttle valve is not greater than a critical pressure. Upon detection of the above engine operation state, the EGR valve opening/closing device opens or closes an EGR valve. When a change in the output from the air flow sensor between before and after the opening or closing of the EGR valve is detected to be smaller than a predetermined fault determination value, the system operation fault detection device detects that the EGR system is not operating properly. A fault determination zone is set by avoiding a critical pressure operation zone, so that a fault in the operation of the system can be detected with good accuracy.