Development of an Injector Fault Insertion Tool for DI Gasoline and Diesel Engines

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renato Yapaulo ◽  
Matthew Viele ◽  
Andrew Polk
Keyword(s):  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Electrical Load ◽  
Control Software ◽  
Fuel Injectors ◽  
Running System ◽  
Insertion Tool

In order to ensure that every portion of the emission control software in a vehicle works, all fault conditions must be tested. Simply simulating faults in the software of the engine controller and reporting it to the OBD II scanner is inadequate; the fault condition must be injected externally to the Engine Control Unit (ECU). In the case of hard-to-reproduce mechanical failures, this is a challenging task. This paper discusses the development of a system capable of emulating various faults that a fuel injector can have while operating as part of a complete working vehicle. For the ECU to operate properly, all fuel injectors must be present in the vehicle, be fully functional, and must represent an accurate electrical load to the ECU. Then, the induced faults must be seamlessly inserted into the running system in less than 10μs and removed before the subsequent injection event. This was accomplished with a variety of COTS hardware, a simple custom circuit, and the use of a large, flexible FPGA platform.

Transient prediction capabilities of a novel physics-based ignition delay model in multi-pulsed direct injection diesel engines

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 948-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Jensen Samuel ◽  
A Ramesh
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Ignition Delay ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control Unit ◽  
Boost Pressure ◽  
Engine Control ◽  
Multiple Injections ◽  
Modeling Methodology

This work is an extension of a novel physics-based ignition delay modeling methodology previously developed by the authors to predict physical and chemical ignition delays of multiple injections during steady operations in diesel engines. The modeling methodology is refined in this work to consider the influence of additional operating parameters such as volumetric efficiency, exhaust temperature and pressure on the ignition delay of multiple injections. Computational fluid dynamics predictions on two different engines indicated that the main spray encounters local temperatures about 60 K above average temperatures for about 1 mg of pilot. Hence, the modeling methodology was further refined to include this effect by considering the air mass trapped in pilot spray, computed based on the spray penetration and cone angle and tuned using results of the computational fluid dynamics studies. Comparisons of the ignition delay predictions with the stock boost temperature sensor and a specially incorporated, transient-capable fine wire thermocouple indicated that the measurements with stock sensor could be satisfactorily used for transients. Cycle-by-cycle changes in ignition delay could be predicted accurately when transients were imposed in boost pressure, rail pressure and main injection quantity in a turbocharged intercooled diesel engine controlled with an open engine control unit. Further validations were done even under a transient cycle when the engine was controlled by its stock engine control unit. The same tuning constants could be used for the prediction of the ignition delay under transients on another naturally aspirated engine. This indicates the suitability of the model for application in different engines. Finally, the model was incorporated within an open engine controller, and cycle-by-cycle prediction of ignition delays of the pilot and main injections were done in real time. It was possible to compute the ignition delays in less than 2 ms within engine control unit using the already available sensor inputs within an error band of ±60 µs.

scholarly journals Development of a Fuel Quantity based Engine Control Unit Software Architecture

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-207
Author(s):  
Samuel J. Jensen ◽  
Pramod M. Paul ◽  
A. Ramesh ◽  
Anand Mammen Thomas ◽  
N. S. Prasad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Engine Speed ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control Unit ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Engine Control ◽  
Fuel Injector ◽  
Rail Pressure ◽  
Control Logic ◽  
Injection Duration

   Conventionally diesel engines are controlled in open loop with maps based on engine speed and throttle position wherein fuel quantity is indirectly fixed using the rail pressure and injection duration maps with engine speed and throttle position as the independent variables which are measured by the respective sensors. In this work an engine control unit (ECU) software architecture where fuel quantity is directly specified in relation to the driver demand was implemented by modifying the control logic of a throttle position based framework. A desired fuel quantity for a given engine speed and throttle position was mapped from base line experiments on the reference engine. Injection durations and rail pressure required for this quantity was mapped on a fuel injector calibration test bench. The final calculation of injection duration in the new architecture is calculated using the fuel injector model. This enables determination of fuel quantity injected at any moment which directly indicates the torque produced by the engine at a given speed enabling smoke limited fuelling calculations and easing the implementation of control functions like all-speed governing.

scholarly journals VLC-Based Car-to-Car Communication

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Arnez Pramesti Ardi ◽  
Ilham Sukma Aulia ◽  
Rizky Ardianto Priramadhi ◽  
Denny Darlis
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Communication System ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Visible Light Communication ◽  
Engine Control Unit ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Engine Control ◽  
Infrared Communication ◽  
Car Accidents

Based on data from the Indonesian Traffic Corps by September 2019, the number of car accidents was dominated by rear-hit crashes with 6,966 accidents. Most of these accidents occurred during car convoys. It needs a car-to-car communication to increase driver awareness. One of the technologies that can be applied is Visible Light Communication (VLC) and infrared communication. The transmitted data are the vehicle speed data, throttle position, and brake stepping indicator. The data are obtained by reading the Engine Control Unit (ECU) in the car. The data are packaged from the three data and sent to other cars at day and night using VLC and infrared communication. The experimental results show that in a communication system that uses VLC, data can be exchanged between cars during the day up to 2 meters and at night up to 11 meters. Otherwise, in infrared communication, vehicles can communicate during the day up to 2 meters and at night up to 0.7 meter. The test was also carried out with some conditions such as rain, smoke, passers, and other vehicle lights.

scholarly journals Engine control unit based on the Ni compactrio platform

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Strapko ◽  
Radek Tichánek
Keyword(s):  
Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control

SHRNUTÍ Byla vyvinuta programovatelna řidici jednotka na platformě CompactRIO s programem vytvořenym v prostředi LabVIEW. Jednotka byla vyvijena jako univerzalni a byla testovana při řizeni maleho zažehoveho motoru YAMAHA YZF R6. Jednotka je dale použitelna pro zažehove motory různe koncepce, přeplňovane i nepřeplňovane. Požadavku na univerzalnost jednotky byl přizpůsoben řidici program, ktery je uspořadan ve vzajemně komunikujicich samostatnych blocich. Zařizeni je rozšiřitelne o dalši I/O moduly, což umožňuje použiti dalšich snimačů, aktuatorů nebo modulů pro komunikaci. Rozhrani pro zesileni vystupů napajejicich zapalovani a vstřikovače bylo vyvinuto pro řizeni motoru YAMAHA YZF R6. Toto zařizeni zaroveň stabilizuje napajeni snimačů motoru a filtruje jejich vystupni signaly. Članek je shrnutim procesu vyvoje řidici jednotky motoru, obsahuje přehled použitych zařizeni, seznamuje s řidicim programem a zkušenostmi z testovani na motoru.

Design of a Motorcycle Engine Control Unit Using an Integrated Control-Implementation Approach

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (22) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Andrea Balluchi ◽  
Maria D. Di Benedetto ◽  
Alberto Ferrari ◽  
Giovanni Gaviani ◽  
Giovanni Girasole ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Control ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control Unit ◽  
Engine Control ◽  
Implementation Approach ◽  
Motorcycle Engine ◽  
Control Implementation
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