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Vehicle engine output control method and apparatus

US5019989A · kind A · utility

54Cited by
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28Claims
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Filing dateNov 27, 1989
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B2075/027
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A slip value of a driving wheel is calculated on the basis of driving and driven wheel velocities detected by wheel velocity sensors. A target engine output of a vehicle is set in accordance with the slip value of the driving wheel. A target fuel amount to the engine is set in accordance with the target engine output. A target opening of a throttle valve is set based on the target fuel amount. An opening correction value of the throttle valve is calculated in accordance with a deviation between the target fuel amount and an actual fuel amount to the engine detected by a fuel controller. A traction controller controls to cause the engine output to coincide with the target engine output by ontrolling the opening of the throttle valve to attain an opening as a sum of the target opening and the opening correction value.

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