Electronic valve control
AssigneeSparkcognition, Inc.
InventorSridhar Sudarsan
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Abstract
A method of controlling an electronically controllable valve of an engine includes receiving, from one or more operation sensors, operation data including sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of equipment that includes the engine, or a combination thereof. The method includes determining, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of the valve at least partially based on the operation data, and generating a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
Claims22
A vehicle comprising:
- an engine comprising an electronically controllable valve coupled to a combustion chamber and configured to control flow into the combustion chamber, out of the combustion chamber, or both;
- a memory configured to store one or more trained models, the one or more trained models including a valve control model;
- one or more vehicle operation sensors configured to generate vehicle operation data, the vehicle operation data including sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of the vehicle, or a combination thereof;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- determine, using the valve control model, an operating characteristic of the valve at least partially based on the vehicle operation data;
- and
- generate a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
An apparatus for controlling an engine of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store one or more trained models, the one or more trained models including a valve control model;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive vehicle operation data that includes sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of the vehicle, or a combination thereof;
- determine, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of an electronically controllable valve of the engine at least partially based on the vehicle operation data;
- and
- generate a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
A method of controlling an electronically controllable valve of an engine of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, from one or more vehicle operation sensors, vehicle operation data including sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of the vehicle, or a combination thereof;
- determining, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of the valve at least partially based on the vehicle operation data;
- and
- generating a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
A computer-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive vehicle operation data that includes sensor data corresponding to a condition of an engine of a vehicle, control inputs indicative of operation of the vehicle, or a combination thereof;
- determine, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of an electronically controllable valve of the engine at least partially based on the vehicle operation data;
- and
- generate a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
An apparatus for controlling an electronically controllable valve of an engine of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving vehicle operation data including sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of the vehicle, or a combination thereof;
- means for determining, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of the valve at least partially based on the vehicle operation data;
- and
- means for generating a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
A method of controlling an electronically controllable valve of an engine, the method comprising:
- receiving, from one or more operation sensors, operation data including sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of equipment that includes the engine, or a combination thereof;
- determining, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of the valve at least partially based on the operation data;
- and
- generating a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
An apparatus for controlling an engine, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store one or more trained models, the one or more trained models including a valve control model;
- and
- one or more processors configured to:
- receive operation data that includes sensor data corresponding to a condition of the engine, control inputs indicative of operation of equipment that includes the engine, or a combination thereof;
- determine, using a trained valve control model, an operating characteristic of an electronically controllable valve of the engine at least partially based on the operation data;
- and
- generate a control signal to effect operation of the valve in accordance with the operating characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.