Pilot control of an internal combustion engine

A computer program product for pilot control of a mixture preparation for an internal combustion engine, the computer program product stored in non-transitory memory such that when executed by a processing device, the computer program product causes the processing device to:

• determine a configuration of the internal combustion engine, wherein the configuration is realized by a combination of discrete positions of a plurality of actuators which influence operating parameters of the internal combustion engine;
• determine a constant adaptation component of the mixture preparation which is fed back by an exhaust gas probe of the internal combustion engine;
• store, in the non-transitory memory, the constant adaptation component and the associated configuration;
• and
• perform pilot control of the mixture preparation with the constant adaptation component when the internal combustion engine is operated in the same configuration, the pilot control being performed without receiving feedback from the exhaust gas probe,
• wherein the pilot control takes into account the constant adaptation component in an additive manner with a first load of the internal combustion engine and in a multiplicative manner, different from the additive manner, with a second load of the internal combustion engine, wherein the first load is less than the second load.

An apparatus for the pilot control of a mixture preparation for an internal combustion engine, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a first interface configured to sample a configuration of the internal combustion engine, wherein the configuration is realized by a combination of discrete positions of a plurality of actuators which influence operating parameters of the internal combustion engine;
• the first interface is also configured to sample a constant adaptation component of a mixture preparation which is fed back by an exhaust gas probe of the internal combustion engine;
• a memory configured to record the constant adaptation component and the associated configuration;
• and
• a processing device, coupled to the memory, configured to provide the constant adaptation component to the mixture preparation during the pilot control and when the internal combustion engine is operated in the same configuration, wherein the processing device is configured, during the pilot control, to take into account the constant adaptation component in an additive manner and in a multiplicative manner, the additive manner and the multiplicative manner being weighted that is dependent upon a load of the internal combustion engine, the pilot control being performed without receiving feedback from the exhaust gas probe.