Engine control device for an internal combustion engine, featuring collective adjustment of engine operating parameters

Abstract

The invention relates to an engine control unit (1, 1′) for an internal combustion engine of a fleet vehicle (2, 2′) in a vehicle fleet with at least two fleet vehicles (2, 2′) with a control unit (3, 3), which is configured for setting control variables based on measured variables according to a control scheme stored in the engine control unit (1, 1′); and with a data interface unit (4, 4′), which is configured to transmit respective engine operating data sets to/from another engine control unit (1, 1′) of a respective drive internal combustion engine of at least one other fleet vehicle (2, 2′); wherein the control unit (3, 3′) is configured to set the control variables while considering at least one engine operating data set of the other engine control unit(s) (1, 1′) received via the data interface unit (4, 4′), in order to provide an improved control for the internal combustion engine.

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