Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
701115000 | Specific memory or interfacing device | 45 |
20080215230 | ENGINE ROTATION CONTROL DEVICE AND BOAT - In an engine rotation control device, a remote control operation device is provided with a remote control side ECU and an engine side ECU so that an outboard motor can be remotely controlled. The remote control side ECU and the engine side ECU periodically communicate a control signal. A gauge includes a slow-speed operation section that changes the engine rotational speed during slow-speed cruising. The slow-speed operation section outputs a change command signal to change the engine rotational speed, and a rotational speed change signal generated by a signal output section based on the change command signal is transmitted to the engine side ECU as a periodic control signal. A reset section of the remote control side ECU resets the rotational speed change signal to an initial state in response to a request from a reset request section. | 09-04-2008 |
20090005957 | ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND ACTUATOR - A control system includes a nonvolatile memory of an electronic controller, which stores information regarding operation characteristics of a hydraulic-pressure control valve that serves as an actuator in advance, and an electronic control unit that controls an operation of the hydraulic-pressure control valve based on the information. The electronic control unit is formed separately from the hydraulic-pressure control valve. The electronic controller is formed integrally with the hydraulic-pressure control valve. The control system and the actuator simplify a work for replacing the electronic control unit or the actuator. | 01-01-2009 |
20090070022 | CALIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULED LINEAR CONTROL ALGORITHMS IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS, PENALTY FUNCTIONS, WEIGHTING, AND EMBEDDING - A method for calibrating an engine control system comprises identifying engine calibration sub-problems for an engine calibration; seeding an initial generation for one of the engine calibration sub-problems with known/good individuals; optimizing free parameters in the one of the engine calibration sub-problem over a parameter/coefficient scheduling space using a genetic algorithm; using penalty functions; identifying a next one of the engine calibration sub-problems containing a prior one of the engine calibration sub-problems; seeding an initial population of the next one of the engine calibration sub-problems with know/good individuals; repeating until the engine calibration containing the engine calibration sub-problems is solved; and operating an engine control system of a vehicle using the engine calibration. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070023 | Control Unit - Upon initiation of a initiation processing by a task management, reference is made to a initiation table for processing of initiation, and processing of measurement is performed by an input measurement processing in response to the preset timing. Then the input value is stored in a input value storage buffer. When an application program is acquired, an input value acquisition processing is initiated, the input value is from the buffer, and is transferred to the application program. When the application program is set, an output value updating is initiated, the output value having been transferred from the application program is updated, and the result is stored in an output value storage buffer. Further, output processing means is initiated in response to the timing preset on the initiation table and an output value is outputted from the output value storage buffer. | 03-12-2009 |
20090076715 | INTAKE CHARGE DEFICIT METHOD FOR ENGINE REAL-TIME DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATION - The present invention relates to a method of engine operation to provide a real time engine diagnostic to detect EGR, turbocharger or compressor malfunctions and to prevent such malfunctions from damaging the engine. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076716 | CHARACTERISTIC NUMBER METHOD FOR ENGINE REAL-TIME DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATION - A method of internal combustion engine operation that include real time engine diagnostics to detect hardware malfunctions that combines the signals for two or more sensors to detect the severity of a hardware malfunction. | 03-19-2009 |
20090112451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY - A system for determining and displaying a volumetric efficiency of an engine of an automobile includes an aftermarket display unit configured for installation into the automobile and a controller, the controller including a first memory configured to store calibration data associated with at least some of a plurality of OEM sensors of the engine and displacement data associated with the engine; a plurality of controller inputs coupled to the plurality of OEM sensors; and a controller output coupled to the aftermarket display unit. The controller is configured to execute program instructions to: read the sensor output; determine the volumetric efficiency based on the sensor output, the calibration data and the displacement data; and display the volumetric efficiency using the aftermarket display unit. | 04-30-2009 |
20090118993 | Adapting Indicated Engine Torque During Regeneration of a Diesel Particulate Filter - In a motor vehicle powertrain that includes a diesel engine, a particulate filter and a torque converter, a method for correcting an indicated engine output torque includes estimating a magnitude of torque being transmitted from the engine to the torque converter while regenerating the particulate filter, determining a reference magnitude of current engine torque being produced while regenerating the particulate filter, determining a torque error from a difference between the estimated magnitude and the reference magnitude, recording the torque error, determining a current torque error from the recorded torque error using a current engine speed and a current reference engine torque as indices to the recorded engine toque error, producing a corrected engine torque from the sum of the current torque error and the current reference engine torque, and using the corrected engine torque to control operation of the transmission. | 05-07-2009 |
20090150060 | Split-cycle four-stroke engine - An engine has a crankshaft, rotating about a crankshaft axis of the engine. An expansion piston is slidably received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke of a four stroke cycle during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A compression piston is slidably received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke of the same four stroke cycle during the same rotation of the crankshaft. A ratio of cylinder volumes from BDC to TDC for either one of the expansion cylinder and compression cylinder is fixed at substantially 26 to 1 or greater. | 06-11-2009 |
20090171555 | System and method for remotely modifying vehicle operations - A method and control system for controlling an engine in a vehicle includes broadcasting a control signal including instructions for modification of a vehicle parameter to the vehicle during operation of the engine. | 07-02-2009 |
20090182491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING A DISTURBED CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL FROM A CYLINDER IN AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - For at least one disturbance variable of the cylinder pressure signal, which disturbance variable occurs only during specific limited time spans as the pressure profile of an operating cycle, a filter tuned to the type of disturbance variable is fixed and is assigned to the corresponding disturbance variable time window or windows ( | 07-16-2009 |
20090204315 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND WORK METHOD FOR A CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system (and a method of operating the system for an internal combustion engine. The control system has a trigger circuit for supplying trigger signals and an output stage having a plurality of output channels which supply actuating signals. The trigger circuit and the output stage are connected to one another by a selection interface and a trigger interface that is a single control line which supplies a time control signal. | 08-13-2009 |
20090271099 | DRIVE TRAIN - A drive train for a motor vehicle that has a drive unit controlled by a control device, a driveshaft and an element, which is operatively connected to the drive shaft and is driven by the same. At least one state value of the driven element is read into the control device, and a balancing of the cylinder of the drive unit is carried out utilizing the at least one state value. | 10-29-2009 |
20100036593 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An alcohol concentration sensor detects an alcohol concentration in fuel that is supplied to an internal combustion engine. A fuel injection quantity is controlled in accordance with a detection value of the alcohol concentration that is detected by the alcohol concentration sensor. When a temperature of the fuel, which is detected by a fuel temperature sensor or estimated from intake air temperature etc., is equal to or lower than a predetermined limit temperature, the detection value of the alcohol concentration, which is detected by the alcohol concentration sensor, is memorized as a memorized value of the alcohol concentration. When the temperature of the fuel is higher than the predetermined limit temperature, the fuel injection quantity is controlled by using the memorized value of the alcohol concentration instead of using the detection value, which is currently detected by the alcohol concentration sensor. | 02-11-2010 |
20100076669 | MOTORCYCLE PROVIDED WITH ENGINE SETTING SYSTEM - A motor vehicle includes an engine and an external setting unit configured to set an engine control amount. A control unit is configured to store a basic control map having a preset engine control amount contained therein. The control unit is also configured to communicate with the external setting unit. An engine setting system is configured to change the preset engine control amount by replacing the preset engine control amount with the engine control amount set by the external setting unit. The engine control amount set by the external setting unit is reflected in the basic control map. The engine control amount set by the external setting unit is reflected in the control map when a start preparing operation is detected. | 03-25-2010 |
20100082225 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ADAPTING VEHICLE EMISSIONS TO SURROUNDING POLLUTION LEVEL: THE "GREEN COMPLIANCE MODULE" - A process for modulating a vehicle's engine function in response to local pollution levels is described, as is a control unit specifically designed to implement the process. The process controller is referred to as the Green Compliance Module (“GCM”), which is integrated into the vehicle's wireless communication system. After receiving the wireless messages containing locality-specific pollution data and the applicable locality-specific threshold it is sent to the GCM. The GCM determines (i.e., calculates) the difference, if any, between the current pollution and/or engine emission levels and the applicable threshold values. The result of this calculation determines whether the vehicle's mechanical components, i.e., organs, will continue to operate normally or are either collectively or selectively modulated in order to decrease the vehicle's contribution of fuel emissions to the local pollution conditions. | 04-01-2010 |
20110035137 | VEHICLE OPERATION DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, VEHICLE OPERATION DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Vehicle operation diagnostic devices, methods, and programs detect an idling stop of a vehicle. The devices, methods, and programs acquire a fuel consumption required for an engine of the vehicle to start, and acquire, if the idling stop is detected, an amount of fuel consumed if idling were to be continued during a period in which the idling stop is performed. The devices, methods, and programs determine whether a fuel consumption reduction effect is obtained based on the engine-start fuel consumption and the fuel consumption if idling were to be continued, and provide guidance based on the determination of whether the fuel consumption reduction effect is obtained. | 02-10-2011 |
20110106415 | Analog-To-Digital Converter Control Using Signal Objects - A method and apparatus for detecting an event and sampling first value from a pin in response to the event. A plurality of signal objects is stored in a memory. Each signal object identifies a single analog input pin and a trigger. | 05-05-2011 |
20110196597 | MEMORY CORRUPTION DETECTION IN ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS - A system for detecting memory corruption in an engine control module includes a variable selection module, an output module, an input module, and a response comparing module. The variable selection module selects a variable of a control system for testing. The output module outputs a predetermined value of said variable to a memory location where said variable is stored in said engine control module. The input module receives a response of said control system to said predetermined value when said predetermined value is written in said memory location. The response comparing module compares said response to a predetermined range and determines that said memory location is defective when said response is not within said predetermined range. | 08-11-2011 |
20120035838 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING AND TRANSMITTING OPERATING DATA OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for acquiring operating data of an internal combustion engine in a control unit during a diagnostic function of the control unit, and for transmitting the operating data from the control unit to a diagnostics device, the operating data being determined in the control unit with the aid of sensors assigned to the internal combustion engine and/or from variables derived from output signals of the sensors and/or from control unit-internal variables. According to the invention, it is provided that a specification of an operating data type and of a temporal resolution of the value reception is transmitted from the diagnostics device to the diagnostic function, that the operating data are collected in the control unit with the aid of the diagnostic function, that the value acquisition is started by the diagnostics device, that the operating data are stored in a buffer memory in the control unit, and that the operating data are transmitted from the buffer memory to the diagnostics device. The diagnostics device and the control unit are connected via standardized interfaces, whose transmission speed is limited for reasons of cost and security from interference. Due to the configuration of the diagnostic function in the control unit according to the invention, not every operating data value is retrieved individually by the diagnostics device, but rather a series of operating data values are buffered in a buffer memory in the control unit, the speed of data acquisition may be selected independently of the transmission speed of the interface between the control unit and the diagnostics device, and thus in particular may also be higher. Data acquisition at 100 Hz is possible using the method, and data acquisition synchronous with the rotational speed is also attainable. | 02-09-2012 |
20120215431 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PROVIDING A CURRENT CONTROL FUNCTION AND A SELF SHUT DOWN FUNCTION - Aspects of the invention are directed to an ignition semiconductor device that includes an output IGBT for ON-OFF control of a primary current in an ignition coil and a current control circuit for controlling a magnitude of the primary current in the ignition coil, the current control circuit being operated by the voltage between the gate terminal and the emitter terminal. The current control circuit can include a sense IGBT, a sense resistance, a gate resistance, a reference voltage, level shift circuits, a self shut down signal generator, a self shut down circuit, an operational amplifier, a MOSFET, a gate voltage control circuit , a pulse generation circuit, and a switching circuit. The self shut down signal generator, on detecting an abnormal state, can deliver a self shut down signal and the pulse generation circuit can generate a pulse signal to short-circuit the switching circuit. | 08-23-2012 |
20120277984 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DIAGNOSE VALVE LEAKAGE IN A VEHICLE - Systems and methods to diagnose valve leakage in a vehicle storing gaseous fuel in two or more vessels. A valve regulating the flow of the gaseous fuel from one of the vessels is closed and reopened, while the other vessels are providing gaseous fuel during a full run. The pressure spike from reopening the valve is analyzed to determine the rate of pressure change. Pressure spikes having a rate of change lower than a threshold parameter are indicative of a leaking valve. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283938 | MASTER/SLAVE ARRANGEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE WITH ENGINE IDENTIFICATION MODULE - A master/slave arrangement of an electronic engine control device with an engine identification module. The electronic engine control device controls and regulates the internal combustion machine. The engine identification module includes at least one microprocessor and a memory building block for storing an engine identification as well as engine specifics. The electronic engine control device and the engine identification module exchange data through an engine cable harness. The engine identification module is arranged inseparably at the crank housing of the internal combustion machine. The engine identification module can be removed from the crank housing as well as from the engine cable harness only by being destroyed. | 11-08-2012 |
20130013177 | EFFECTS OF BIODIESEL FUEL ON FUEL DILUTION OF ENGINE OIL - An engine and related control system determine an amount of fuel diluting the engine oil in the oil pan. Such information can be used to recommend an oil change and to estimate a fraction of biodiesel in the fuel supplied to the engine. According to one embodiment, actual oil volume in the oil pan is based on a signal from a level sensor in the oil and a theoretical oil volume is determined based on initial oil volume and fuel entering the oil in the oil pan, fuel leaving the oil pan due to evaporation, and oil being consumed in the combustion chamber. Based on the difference between the actual and theoretical oil volumes, a proportion of heavy fuel components or biodiesel can be determined and transmitted to an engine control system. | 01-10-2013 |
20130131967 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NOx - A system and a method for controlling NOx may include predicting NOx generation amount by using a virtual sensor; comparing the NOx prediction amount with a predetermined NOx target amount; and controlling the NOx generation amount so as for the NOx prediction amount to follow the NOx target amount. | 05-23-2013 |
20130238228 | CODE LOCK SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING THEFT AND METHOD THEREOF - An anti-theft code lock control system including an engine state determination unit, an off time determination unit, a code input unit, a code matching determination unit, and an engine control unit, and a method thereof are provided, which can solve problems of a system in the prior art that determines an equipment off state only by a key signal and thus does not operate a code lock system in the case where a key is in an on state but an engine is in the same state as an engine off state. | 09-12-2013 |
20130253807 | METHOD FOR REVERSIBLY CODING AN ENGINE CONTROLLER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN MANIPULATION-PROOF FASHION, AND ENGINE CONTROLLER - A reversible, manipulation-proof method encodes an engine controller for a motor vehicle, which is designed for use in motor vehicles with different operating characteristics. At least one first operating characteristic is defined in invariant form for the motor vehicle, with which method during commissioning of the engine controller the first operating characteristic is stored in the engine controller during and/or after an authentication process in such a way that it can only be changed during and/or after a further authentication process. | 09-26-2013 |
20130261942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MATCHING VEHICLE ECU PROGRAMMING TO CURRENT VEHICLE OPERATING CONDITIONS - Disclosed herein are techniques for implementing vehicle ECU reprograming, so the ECU programming, which plays a large role in vehicle performance characteristics, is tailored to current operational requirements, which may be different than the operational characteristics selected by the manufacturer when initially programming the vehicle ECU (or ECUs) with specific instruction sets, such as fuel maps. In one embodiment, a controller monitors the current operational characteristics of the vehicle, determines the current ECU programming, and determines if a different programming set would better suited to the current operating conditions. In the event that the current programming set should be replaced, the controller implements the ECU reprogramming. In a related embodiment, users are enabled to specify the ECU programming to change, such as changing speed limiter settings. | 10-03-2013 |
20140172281 | ECU DATA SETTING SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING EOBD SELECTION LOGIC - An engine control unit (ECU) data setting system employs an European on-board diagnosis (EOBD) selection logic by which a function of managing and operating data according to application of EOBD can be improved, and an ECU data setting method. The ECU data setting system employing an EOBD selection logic includes: a control logic including a software switch for selecting application of EOBD; and end of line (EOL) equipment operated by the software switch of the control logic to input a control signal to an ECU and set application of the EOBD. | 06-19-2014 |
20140207361 | SLIDING MODE CONTROLLER AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICE - The invention relates to a sliding mode controller for controlling a controlled object system by using the adaptive sliding mode control. Also, the invention relates to an internal combustion engine system control device for controlling an internal combustion engine system by using the adaptive sliding mode control. The invention is characterized by comprising adaptive law input term learning means for learning an adaptive law input term so as to transfer an offset of a reaching law input term in the adaptive sliding mode control to the adaptive law input term. | 07-24-2014 |
20140316684 | MULTIPLE ENGINE SEQUENCER - Multiple engine sequencers in memory interfaces are disclosed. Individual sequencer engines of multiple engine sequencers perform at least portions of their respective operations in parallel with other individual sequencer engine operations performed in the memory interface. In at least one embodiment, sequencer engine operations are performed at least partially concurrently with other sequencer engine operations in the memory interface. | 10-23-2014 |
20150025782 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE - A device for controlling an engine includes: a first control circuit having a first controller, and a second control circuit having a second controller, the controllers being designed to control a state variable of the engine in each case. The second controller is disposed in such a way that it lies closer to the engine than the second controller in terms of signal technology. | 01-22-2015 |
20150094939 | POWERTRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for powertrain controls optimization. One method comprises adaptively learning engine settings for a sparse sample of a speed-load map, which includes engine operation at boundary conditions of a speed-load map, and generating a dynamic node look-up table based on the learned engine settings for the sparse sample. The dynamic node look-up table may provide engine settings for engine operation at speed-load points not explicitly learned during the adaptive learning. | 04-02-2015 |
20160010583 | REMOTE, BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH AN ENGINE CONTROL UNIT | 01-14-2016 |
20160035153 | METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VEHICLE AND FUEL PUMP - A method for data communication between a vehicle and fuel pump includes storing vehicle operating data on an onboard recorder in the vehicle, and transmitting the vehicle operating data from the onboard recorder to the fuel pump. The vehicle operating data includes vehicle identification information. | 02-04-2016 |
20160049023 | Method and System for Providing Feedback to a Driver of a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle - A method of providing feedback to a driver of a hybrid or electric vehicle having an energy regeneration mode of operation is provided. The method comprises determining a distance saved value in dependence on an amount of energy recovered during the trip cycle by operation of the vehicle in the regeneration mode. The distance saved value represents the distance which could have been travelled using the recovered energy. The method further comprises displaying the determined distance saved value on a display ( | 02-18-2016 |
20160108838 | UREA SOLUTION SPRAY NOZZLE - A urea solution spray nozzle maybe provided that can suppress the deposit and growth of urea in the urea solution spray nozzle. A urea solution spray nozzle according to at least one present embodiment is such that urea solution flow paths and gas flow paths and are constituted, and urea solution and gas are mixed and injected from an injection port, and a slit, which is a lateral ejection port, is constituted in such a manner that the gas is ejected in the same direction as the injection direction of the urea solution along surfaces of the urea solution spray nozzle, and a water-repellent coating layer is formed on the surfaces of the urea solution spray nozzle. | 04-21-2016 |
20160125673 | METHOD OF PREDICTING THE FUTURE OPERATION OF A VEHICLE - A method for predicting the future operation of a vehicle is disclosed which uses stored data representative of commonly followed routes to predict the future operation of the vehicle for the current trip. By establishing that the route currently being followed is comparable to one of the commonly followed routes, information relating to that ‘common route’ is then used to predict the future operation of the vehicle for the current trip. | 05-05-2016 |
20160131067 | Automated Assembly of ECU Calibrations - A system and method for building engine calibrations for the operation of an engine. The system includes a processor that is operatively coupled to a memory. The system identifies a plurality of features, which may be stored on a memory, relating to the operation of the engine. Each of the plurality of features is associated with a feature calibration data file. A user may selected, such as via operation of an input, which features are to be used in building engine calibrations. The system may implement rules that identify which of the selected features may be combined with other selected features in creating the engine calibration build. The feature calibration files for permissible combinations of features may then be assembled and used in generating an engine calibration. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131068 | ENGINE SYSTEM UTILIZING MODAL WEIGHTED ENGINE OPTIMIZATION - An engine system is disclosed. The engine system may have an engine. The engine system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine and a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The engine system may also have a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to generate an operating histogram based on the sensor signal and the speed signal. Further the controller may be configured to receive modal points for the engine, the modal points having associated emissions limits. The controller may also be configured to generate a calibration parameter set for the operating histogram based on the weights. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the calibration parameter set to the engine. | 05-12-2016 |
20160131069 | ENGINE SYSTEM UTILIZING CLOUD BASED ENGINE OPTIMIZATION - A cloud based engine optimization system is disclosed. The system may have an engine. The system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine and a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The system may also have a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to upload the operating histogram to a server and receive, from the server, a calibration parameter set. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the received calibration parameter set to the engine. The server may be configured to generate the calibration parameter set that reduces both a fuel consumption amount for the engine and an amount of emissions discharged by the engine when performing operations corresponding to the operating histogram. | 05-12-2016 |
20160138500 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CYLINDER BANK MISFIRE DETECTION AND REACTIVATION - Various systems and methods are described for deactivation and reactivation of a cylinder bank in a V-engine. In one example, the cylinder bank is deactivated responsive to an indication of misfire based on crankshaft acceleration and exhaust air fuel ratio. The cylinder bank is reactivated sequentially based on exhaust catalyst temperature. | 05-19-2016 |
20160153381 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR FOR HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP OF GDI ENGINE | 06-02-2016 |
20160186681 | Multi-Mode Advanced Combustion Engine with Supervisory Control - An engine system uses data associated with at least one operating condition of an engine to set the engine system to an AI mode when the engine is in an SI mode 1) within first operating condition limits, and 2) when a rate of change of a first operating condition is within rate of change limits, maintain the engine system in the SI mode when the engine is outside of first operating condition limits or when the rate of change of the first operating condition is not within rate of change limits, set the engine system to the SI mode when the engine is in the AI mode outside second operating condition limits, and maintain the engine system in the AI mode when the engine is within second operating condition limits, wherein the second operating condition limits are different from the first operating condition limits. | 06-30-2016 |
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