Apparatus and method for estimating atmospheric pressure in an internal combustion engine
AssigneeUnisia Jecs Corporation
InventorNaoki Tomisawa
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Abstract
Engine intake air flow rate is detected as a mass flow rate, using a thermal type air flow meter, and engine intake air flow rate is also detected as a volumetric flow rate based on throttle valve opening and rotational speed. The mass flow rate is converted to volumetric flow rate based on the current intake air temperature, and a ratio of, the volumetric flow rate obtained by the conversion and the volumetric flow rate based on throttle opening and engine rotational speed is output as a value corresponding to atmospheric pressure.
Claims14
An apparatus for estimating atmospheric pressure in an internal combustion engine, comprising:
- mass flow rate detection means for detecting engine intake air flow rate as a mass flow rate;
- volumetric flow rate detection means for detecting engine intake air flow rate as a volumetric flow rate;
- intake air temperature detection means for detecting engine intake air temperature, flow rate conversion means for converting said mass flow rate into a volumetric flow rate based on said intake air temperature;
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- atmospheric pressure estimation means for estimating atmospheric pressure based on a ratio of, the volumetric flow rate obtained by conversion with said flow rate conversion means, and the volumetric flow rate detected by said volumetric flow rate detection means, and outputting an atmospheric pressure signal,
- wherein said atmospheric pressure estimation means respectively weighted averages the volumetric flow rate obtained by conversion with said flow rate conversion means, and the volumetric flow rate detected by said flow rate detection means, prior to obtaining the ratio thereof to five a previously set maximum allowable time constant.
A method for estimating atmospheric pressure in an internal combustion engine, including;
- respectively detecting engine intake air flow rate as a mass flow rate and volumetric flow rate, and converting the mass flow rate into a volumetric flow rate based on engine intake air temperature, then estimating atmospheric pressure based on a ratio of, the volumetric flow rate obtained by said conversion and the intake air flow rate detected as a volumetric flow rate, and outputting an atmospheric pressure signal,
- wherein said volumetric flow rate obtained by conversion of said mass flow rate, and the intake air flow rate detected as volumetric flow rate, are respectively weighted averaqed, prior to obtaining the ratio thereof to give a previously set maximum allowable time constant.
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