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Air-fuel ratio control system based on adaptive control theory for internal combustion engines

US5797384A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 1996
Grant dateAug 25, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 21, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02D2041/1433
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion includes an air-fuel ratio sensor arranged in the exhaust system, and an ECU which controls an amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine in a feedback manner based on an output from the air-fuel ratio sensor by using an adaptive controller of a recurrence formula type, such that the air-fuel ratio of an air-fuel mixture supplied to the engine becomes equal to a desired air-fuel ratio. Deterioration of a response characteristic of the air-fuel ratio sensor is detected based on at least one adaptive parameter used in the feedback control of the amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine.

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