WO2013136879A1 - 内燃機関の制御装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control device for an internal combustion engine, and more particularly to a control device for an internal combustion engine that can accurately estimate a knock state or a misfire state of the internal combustion engine by detecting a combustion state in a cylinder as an ion signal. .
- a spark ignition type internal combustion engine using gasoline has a compression ratio set to about 10
- a diesel type internal combustion engine has a compression ratio set to about 18. Therefore, a diesel type internal combustion engine is a spark ignition type internal combustion engine. It is said that the thermal efficiency is higher than In a spark ignition type internal combustion engine using gasoline, if the compression ratio is increased in order to increase the combustion efficiency, abnormal combustion called knocking (or knocking) tends to occur as the compression ratio increases. It is said that there is a limit to increasing the compression ratio.
- misfire or knock is determined in the ignition coil. Then, a technique for outputting the determination result to the control device side is proposed.
- a misfire detection circuit and a knock detection circuit are provided separately, and each detection result is output as a voltage value, for example, 5 V for misfire, 2.5 V for normal combustion, and 0 V for knock, and the control device It is said that misfire and knock can be determined from the voltage value.
- FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a control device for an internal combustion engine, and a conventional knock detection method and misfire detection method will be described with reference to FIG.
- reference numeral 9 is a knock sensor, and the knock sensor 9 captures pressure vibration caused by knock generated in the combustion chamber as mechanical vibration of the cylinder block of the internal combustion engine.
- the knock sensor 9 performs frequency analysis on the detected vibration to extract only the knock component, Determine if there is a knock.
- Numeral 11 is a toothless plate attached to the crankshaft that is synchronized with the movement of the piston 12, and has 60 teeth for every 6 ° crank angle, for example.
- Reference numeral 10 is a crank angle sensor which detects teeth of the tooth missing plate 11 and sends an angle signal and a reference signal to the control device 1. In the control device 1, the crank angle and the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine are calculated based on the signal. These calculated values are used for control of various actuators of the internal combustion engine, injection control of the fuel injection valve 4, and ignition control of the spark plug 7.
- a misfire When a misfire occurs, it appears as a slight change in the rotational speed of the combustion cycle. Therefore, a method is used in which a misfire is determined by calculating the change in the rotational speed (angular velocity).
- knock detection is performed by frequency analysis of the knock sensor signal to detect knock, and misfire is detected by detecting the misfire by obtaining the angle difference from the angle signal from the tooth missing plate. Yes. Since the two detection methods described above detect knocks and misfires using different detection mechanisms using different sensors, the problem is that the calculation load in the control device 1 is high.
- the technique described in Patent Document 1 proposes a simple configuration in which a signal output corresponding to misfire or knock is obtained in the ignition coil and output to the control device side.
- a misfire detection circuit and a knock detection circuit are provided, and each detection result is output as a voltage value as 5 V for misfire, 2.5 V for normal combustion, and 0 V for knock. The knock is judged.
- the technique described in Patent Document 1 merely determines the presence or absence of knock, and cannot detect a continuous change in knock intensity.
- the ignition timing of the internal combustion engine in the vicinity of the optimal ignition timing “MBT (Minimum spark advance for Best Torque)”.
- MBT Minimum spark advance for Best Torque
- the ignition timing is often set with a width in the direction of delaying the ignition timing. From the viewpoint of improving the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, it is effective to reduce the width in the direction in which the ignition timing is delayed. For this purpose, it is necessary to detect a trace knock (region between normal combustion without knock and heavy knock). is there.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide a control device for an internal combustion engine that can detect the misfire and detect the knock with the same determination function logic with a small calculation load and can detect the trace knock.
- a feature of the present invention is that an ion sensor is used to detect combustion ions generated in a combustion chamber, and this ion signal is integrated to obtain an integrated signal.
- This integrated signal is used as an integration signal for a misfire determination value and a predetermined number of cycles in the past. Is compared with the knock determination value based on the averaged signal to determine knock and misfire.
- the present invention it is possible to reduce the calculation load by detecting the misfire state and the knock state of the combustion of the internal combustion engine with the same ion sensor and performing the determination process with the same determination function logic, and further, the trace knock is set by setting the knock determination threshold value. This makes it possible to increase the accuracy of ignition timing control.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an internal combustion engine system to which an internal combustion engine control device according to the present invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the structure and input / output relationship of the control apparatus of the internal combustion engine which becomes one Example of this invention. It is an ion signal measurement result figure which shows the measurement result of the ion signal produced by the combustion in a cylinder. It is a characteristic view for demonstrating the generation
- FIG. 1 shows an overall system of an internal combustion engine to which the present invention is applied.
- reference numeral 1 is a control device for an internal combustion engine, and signals from an air amount sensor 2, an ion sensor 8, a knock sensor 9, a crank angle sensor 10 and other sensors (not shown) are inputted. Yes. These input signals are used to calculate control amounts of various control actuators by a computer or the like built in the control device 1, and the control amounts calculated here are output to the control actuators.
- a control signal is output to an ignition coil 13 that applies a high voltage to the throttle valve 3, the fuel injection valve 4, the intake variable valve 5, the exhaust variable valve 6, and the spark plug 7.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an input / output signal processing block of an internal combustion engine control apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as a control apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the ignition timing calculation block 102 calculates the ignition timing
- the charging time calculation block 103 calculates the charging time of the primary current, which is the energy required for the ignition. Then, an ignition signal 14 in which the ignition timing and the charging time are paired is output to the ignition coil 13.
- the ignition coil 13 is composed of a primary coil 13A and a secondary coil 13B, and the upper end of the primary coil 13A is connected to a power source, and an ignition signal 14 is input to the lower end.
- a detailed description of a commonly used drive circuit such as a transistor is omitted.
- the upper end of the secondary coil 13B is connected to the power source, and the lower end is connected to the spark plug 7.
- the ignition signal 14 is input, charging of the primary coil 13A is started, and a predetermined period (usually converted to a crank angle). Charge over.
- This spark ignites the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber formed in the cylinder, combustion starts, the pressure in the combustion chamber increases, the piston 12 is pushed down, the crankshaft connected to the piston 12 is rotated, and the internal combustion engine It is taken out as the rotation output of
- the rotation speed of the crankshaft is inputted to the control device 1 when the crank angle sensor 10 detects the number of teeth formed on the tooth missing plate 11 fixed to the crankshaft.
- the ion signal can be detected in various forms, an embodiment in which the ion signal is detected as a current is disclosed here. Since the method of expressing the ion signal as a current is known, the description thereof is omitted here.
- the ion signal integration processing block 112 first performs integration processing of the ion signal itself.
- the ion signal is integrated without passing through a band pass filter or the like. This is a pretreatment for correlating the sum of ion components generated by combustion with the combustion state.
- this combustion period may not be the entire combustion period, but may be a selected period in which the combustion pressure actually increases and then decreases as the combustion progresses.
- the signal output from the ion signal integration processing block 112 is referred to as an ion signal integration value.
- This ion signal integral value is input to an ion signal average value calculation processing block 113 having a storage unit constituted by a semiconductor memory or the like, and the integral value of the ion signal generated in the past combustion cycle is added for several cycles, and this addition A value obtained by dividing the integrated value by the cycle number is output as an average value of the ion signal integrated values.
- This background level is input to the misfire / knock determination block 115 and compared with the integrated value of the ion signal at that time to generate a knock. The state is determined. Processing in the misfire / knock determination block 115 will be described later.
- the current ion signal integrated value determined is not used, but in several cycles including the previous ion signal integrated value determined. is there. Therefore, the current ion signal integral value to be determined is used for the next calculation of the background level.
- the knock avoidance control block 122 performs processing such as retarding the ignition timing to avoid knock, and the misfire / knock determination block 115. If it is determined that a misfire has occurred, the misfire avoidance control block 123 performs a process such as increasing the air-fuel mixture or increasing the air-fuel mixture to avoid misfire.
- FIG. 3 shows the measurement result of the ion signal output from the ion sensor 8 and shows it together with the pressure waveform in the combustion chamber for comparison.
- the ion signal has a characteristic that three peaks appear.
- the first peak 8A is a waveform that is seen when the ion sensor 8 is built in the ignition coil 7.
- a current flows through the detection portion of the ion sensor 8 and is output as an ion signal.
- the This peak 8A is actually a timing when there is no combustion flame in the combustion chamber, so this needs to be treated as noise.
- the second peak 8B is a waveform that is observed after the ignition signal 14 is cut off and a spark is blown between the gaps of the spark plug 7, and the ion signal cannot be detected while the spark is flying between the gaps. The ion component in the initial flame is detected. However, this second peak 8B has no correlation with the combustion pressure and cannot be said to accurately capture combustion, and cannot be used to detect knocks or misfires.
- the third peak 8C is a waveform detected when the combustion flame burns and spreads throughout the combustion chamber, and matches the pressure waveform in the combustion chamber well. Therefore, the ion component in the flame of the main combustion portion is detected. It can be said that.
- the third peak 8C is set as a predetermined combustion period, and the combustion state is estimated by an ion signal to be used for determination of knocking or misfire.
- FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the ignition signal 14 and the ion signal 8.
- the ignition signal 14 is input and charging for storing ignition energy in the primary coil 13A is started.
- the first peak 8A which is the noise waveform described in FIG. 3, is observed.
- the peak 8A is noise due to the ignition signal and is not used for detecting knocking or misfire.
- the ignition signal 14 is interrupted at time T2 after the charging time ⁇ t1, and the second peak 8B is observed during the time ⁇ t2 after the ignition signal 14 is interrupted.
- the peak 8B since the peak 8B has no correlation with the combustion pressure as described above and does not represent an accurate combustion state, the peak 8B is not used for detection of knocking or misfire.
- the third peak 8C from the time T3 after the lapse of the time ⁇ t2 to the time T4 after the lapse of the time ⁇ t3 is well correlated with the combustion pressure, so that the combustion state is well represented.
- Sampling is performed sequentially over a period and sent to the ion signal integration processing block 112, and the ion signal integration processing block 112 calculates the ion signal integration value.
- the ion signal average value calculation processing block 113 stores the past ion signal integration value stored therein, that is, the previous ion signal integration value S (i ⁇ 1). Ion signal integration value S (i-2) two times before, ⁇ Ion signal integration value S (i-3) three times before is averaged and output as a background level.
- the ground level Sh is assumed. This background level Sh is used for detecting knock.
- the number of ion signal integration values used for the averaging process is determined to be several cycles and not more than 10 cycles.
- FIG. 5 shows the result of misfire detection according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and is the result of verification in a steady operation state.
- the horizontal axis of the graph represents the net average effective pressure as the torque of the internal combustion engine, and the vertical axis represents the ion signal integrated value.
- reference numeral 22 indicates an area where stable rotation is possible at the rotational speed Ne1
- reference numeral 23 indicates an area where stable rotation is possible at the rotational speed Ne2.
- the reference numeral 24 is stable at the rotational speed Ne3. The region where the rotation can be performed is shown.
- the region 22 to the region 24 indicate the background level Sh in the operating state at the rotational speed Ne1 to Ne3. Since the background level Sh is the average of the ion signal integrated values for the past several cycles, there is no significant fluctuation in the steady state. Therefore, when the combustion state is stable, it falls within the region 22 to the region 24.
- FIG. 6 shows the result of knock detection according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and is the result of verification in steady operation.
- the horizontal axis of the graph represents the ignition timing as knock intensity. In the experiment, the ignition timing was controlled to change the knock intensity, and the vertical axis represents the ion signal integrated value.
- a region 25 shows a region of a normal combustion state in a predetermined rotational speed region Ne, and this region is a state of the background level Sh when there is no so-called knock.
- the ignition timing As the ignition timing is advanced, knocking begins to occur and a change appears in the waveform of the ion signal representing the combustion state in the combustion chamber.
- the integrated value of the ion signal also changes according to the change in the knock intensity, and there is sufficient sensitivity from the trace knock region to the heavy knock region. In other words, if the ignition timing is sequentially advanced from the normal combustion region 25 where no knock has occurred, the ion signal integrated value increases following this and enters the heavy knock region. It is possible to detect trace knock sufficiently.
- Knock can be determined by setting a knock determination threshold by multiplying the background level Sh by a predetermined value or by multiplying the background level Sh by a predetermined ratio (a coefficient of 1.0 or more). .
- a predetermined ratio a coefficient of 1.0 or more.
- FIG. 7 shows the verification results when knock detection and misfire detection are performed simultaneously according to the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis represents time and the operating state is changing slowly, and the vertical axis represents the ion signal integrated value.
- ⁇ indicates a normal ion signal integration value S (i) in which neither knock nor misfire occurs, and this is within a predetermined range with the background level Sh26 as a boundary.
- the misfire determination threshold value is indicated by a broken line 27, and the ion signal integrated value S (i) below the threshold value is indicated by a circle to determine a misfire.
- a broken line 28 is a knock determination threshold value, and as described above, a predetermined value is added according to the background level Sh or a predetermined coefficient is multiplied, so that the background level Sh is adjusted. To change.
- the ion signal integrated value S (i) exceeding the knock determination threshold is indicated by a mark ⁇ and determined as knock.
- FIG. 8 shows a misfire / knock determination flowchart for carrying out the embodiment shown in FIG.
- control device 1 reads the operating state of the internal combustion engine, for example, the power supply voltage, the rotational speed, the load, etc., based on signals from various sensors in step 1 (hereinafter, “step” is described as “S”), and proceeds to S2.
- step is described as “S”.
- the ignition timing is calculated from these signals.
- the charging time is calculated or calculated with reference to a map in S3.
- step S5 the delay time ⁇ t2 shown in FIG. 4 is set from the time when the ignition signal is cut off, and this is determined using the concept as shown in FIG.
- step S6 the ion signal sampling start time T3 is determined, and in step S7, the end time T4 is determined. In these steps, an ion signal including the third peak 8C as shown in FIG. 4 is captured.
- the signal detected by the ion sensor 8 after the ignition operation is sampled over the period of the sampling start timing T3 and the sampling end timing T4 determined in S8A, and thereafter, between time T3 and time T4 in S8B.
- the ion signal integration value (Si) is calculated by integrating the sampled ion signal.
- the background level Sh is obtained by adding the integral value of the ion signal generated in the past combustion cycle for several cycles, and dividing the added integral value by the cycle number to obtain the ion signal integral value. Output as the average value of.
- the current ion signal integrated value determined in the calculation of the background level Sh is not used, and is several cycles including the previous ion signal integrated value determined. Therefore, the current ion signal integral value to be determined is used for the next calculation of the background level.
- a knock determination threshold value (a) and a misfire determination threshold value (b) corresponding to the operating state of the internal combustion engine are set.
- the method for determining the knock determination threshold value (a) and the misfire determination threshold value (b) is as described above.
- the knock determination threshold value (a) and the misfire determination threshold value (b) may refer to map values set in advance.
- the current ion signal integrated value S (i) is compared with the knock determination threshold value (a) and the misfire determination threshold value (b), and the case where each determination condition is met is knocked or misfired, respectively. It comes to judge.
- the calculation load can be reduced by detecting the misfire state and the knock state of the combustion of the internal combustion engine with the same ion sensor and performing the determination process with the same determination function logic, and the knock Since the trace knock can be detected by setting the determination threshold, the ignition timing control can be highly accurate.
- FIG. 9 shows a configuration in which the ion signal integration processing block 112 of the ion signal processing means 111 shown in the first embodiment is changed to an ion signal peak detection block 116.
- the operation of the second embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, but differs in that the ion signal peak value detection block 116 is used as described above.
- FIG. 10 shows the same ion signal waveform as that in FIG. 4 and shows the relationship between the ignition signal 14 and the ion signal 8.
- the ignition signal 14 is input and charging for storing ignition energy in the primary coil 13A is started.
- the first peak 8A which is the noise waveform described in FIG. 3, is observed.
- the peak 8A is noise due to the ignition signal and is not used for detecting knocking or misfire.
- the ignition signal 14 is interrupted at time T2 after the charging time ⁇ t1, and the second peak 8B is observed during the time ⁇ t2 after the ignition signal 14 is interrupted.
- the peak 8B since the peak 8B has no correlation with the combustion pressure as described above and does not represent an accurate combustion state, the peak 8B is not used for detection of knocking or misfire.
- the third peak 8C from the time T3 after the lapse of the time ⁇ t2 to the time T4 after the lapse of the time ⁇ t3 is well correlated with the combustion pressure, so that the combustion state is well represented. Sampling is performed sequentially over a period, and the peak value of the ion signal is extracted by the ion signal peak detection block 116 to obtain the ion signal peak value P (i).
- the ion signal peak value averaging processing block 117 includes the ion signal peak values P (i-1), P (i-2), P (i-3),... Averaging processing is performed and the result is output as the background level Ph.
- FIG. 11 shows a misfire / knock determination flowchart for carrying out the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the operating state of the internal combustion engine for example, power supply voltage, rotation speed, load, etc.
- the process proceeds to S2 to calculate the ignition timing from these signals.
- the charging time is obtained by calculating the charging time or referring to the map in S3.
- step S5 the delay time ⁇ t2 shown in FIG. 4 is set from the time when the ignition signal is cut off, and this is determined using the concept as shown in FIG.
- step S6 the ion signal sampling start time T3 is determined, and in step S7, the end time T4 is determined. In these steps, an ion signal including the third peak 8C as shown in FIG. 10 is captured.
- the signal detected by the ion sensor 8 after the ignition operation is sampled over the period of the sampling start timing T3 and the sampling end timing T4 determined in S8A, and thereafter, between time T3 and time T4 in S8B.
- the sampled ion signal peak value (Pi) is obtained.
- the background level Ph is obtained by adding the peak value of the ion signal generated in the past combustion cycle for several cycles, and dividing the added peak value by the number of cycles to obtain the ion signal peak. Output as the average value.
- the current ion signal peak value determined in the calculation of the background level Ph is not used, and is several cycles including the previous ion signal peak value determined. Therefore, the current ion signal peak value to be determined is used for the next calculation of the background level.
- a knock determination threshold value (a) and a misfire determination threshold value (b) corresponding to the operating state of the internal combustion engine are set.
- the method for determining the knock determination threshold value (a) and the misfire determination threshold value (b) is as described above.
- the knock determination threshold value (a) and the misfire determination threshold value (b) may refer to map values set in advance.
- the current ion signal peak value P (i) is compared with the knock determination threshold value (a) and the misfire determination threshold value (b), and the case where each determination condition is met is knocked or misfired, respectively. It comes to judge.
- the ion signal peak value detection block 116 is used in place of the ion signal integration processing block 112. However, knocking or misfire is detected using both the ion signal integration processing block 112 and the ion signal peak value detection block 116. May be detected.
- abnormal combustion is expected to occur even when the peak value does not reach the predetermined determination threshold, and this can be determined by the ion signal integrated value, and conversely, the integrated value has reached the predetermined determination threshold.
- Abnormal combustion is expected to occur even in the absence, and this can be determined by the ion signal peak value.
- FIG. 12 shows the relationship between the ion signal and the ignition signal in the normal combustion state.
- the detection window is set by determining the time W1 and the time W2 using the internal timer 1 and the internal timer 2.
- This detection window corresponds to between time T3 and time T4, and the ion signal in the detection window is integrated to obtain an ion signal integrated value S (i).
- FIG. 13 shows an ion signal when knocking occurs, and the area and peak value of the ion signal itself are increased. Therefore, the ion signal integrated value also increases, and in this case, the detection logic shown in FIG.
- FIG. 14 shows an ion signal of the same scale as that at the time of the occurrence of the knock, but it is out of the detection window, and the ion signal integrated value is a small value.
- No. 15 is an ion signal having the same magnitude as that at the time of knock occurrence, but the generation time is shifted to the front side, and the ion signal integrated value in the detection window is small, so that it is not determined as a knock.
- the calculation load can be reduced by detecting the misfire state and the knock state of the combustion of the internal combustion engine with the same ion sensor and performing the determination process with the same determination function logic, and the knock determination threshold value. This makes it possible to detect a trace knock, so that the ignition timing control can be made highly accurate.
- SYMBOLS 1 Control apparatus, 2 ... Air quantity sensor, 3 ... Throttle valve, 4 ... Fuel injection valve, 5 ... Intake variable valve, 6 ... Exhaust variable valve, 7 ... Spark plug, 8 ... Ion sensor, 9 ... Knock sensor DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Crank angle sensor, 11 ... Crank plate, 12 ... Piston, 13 ... Ignition coil, 14 ... Ignition signal, 21 ... Misfire determination area, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 ... Background level, 27 ... Misfire determination Threshold value 28 ... Knock determination threshold value 101 ... Ignition signal generation means 102 ... Charging time determination section 103 ...
- Ignition timing determination section 111 ... Ion signal processing means 112 . Ion signal integration section 113 ... Ion signal integration value storage 115, misfire / knock determination unit, 116 ion signal peak detection unit, 117 ion signal peak value storage unit, 121 actuator control means, 122 ignition control unit, 1 3 ... variable valve control unit.
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このように、ノックの検出にはノックセンサの信号を周波数分析してノック発生を検知しており、また失火の検出には歯欠けプレートからの角度信号から角度差を求めて失火を検知している。以上に説明した2つの検出手法は、別々のセンサを使って、異なる検出メカニズムを用いてノックや失火を検出しているため、制御装置1内での演算負荷が高いことが課題であった。
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- 内燃機関の点火コイルに点火時期と一次コイルへの充電時間を含む点火信号を出力する点火信号生成手段と、シリンダ内の混合気の燃焼に伴って発生するイオン信号を検知するイオン信号検出手段と、前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定しイオン信号を積分する積分手段と、前記イオン信号の積分値を過去の所定の燃焼サイクル数にわたって平均化してバックグランドレベルを求めるバックグランドレベル生成手段と、前記バックグランドレベルより定まる所定の閾値と瞬時のイオン信号積分値を比較して瞬時のイオン信号積分値が前記所定の閾値を超えている場合をノックと判定するノック判定手段とを備えていることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。
- 内燃機関の点火コイルに点火時期と一次コイルへの充電時間を含む点火信号を出力する点火信号生成手段と、シリンダ内の混合気の燃焼に伴って発生するイオン信号を検知するイオン信号検出手段と、前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定しイオン信号を積分する積分手段と、失火を検出するための予め定めた所定の閾値と瞬時のイオン信号積分値を比較して瞬時のイオン信号積分値が前記所定の閾値を超えている場合を失火と判定する失火判定手段とを備えていることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。
- 請求項1乃至請求項2のいずれかに記載の内燃機関の制御装置において、
ノック判定と失火判定を同一の演算処理で行うことを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 内燃機関の点火コイルに点火時期と一次コイルへの充電時間を含む点火信号を出力する点火信号生成手段と、シリンダ内の混合気の燃焼に伴って発生するイオン信号を検知するイオン信号検出手段と、前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定してイオン信号のサンプリング開始時期と終了時期を設定し、このサンプリング期間中のイオン信号のピーク値を抽出するイオン信号ピーク値検出手段と、前記イオン信号のピーク値を過去の所定の燃焼サイクル数にわたって平均化してバックグランドレベルを求めるバックグランドレベル生成手段と、前記バックグランドレベルより定まる所定の閾値と瞬時のイオン信号ピーク値を比較して瞬時のイオン信号ピーク値が前記所定の閾値を超えている場合をノックと判定するノック判定手段とを備えていることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。
- 内燃機関の点火コイルに点火時期と一次コイルへの充電時間を含む点火信号を出力する点火信号生成手段と、シリンダ内の混合気の燃焼に伴って発生するイオン信号を検知するイオン信号検出手段と、前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定しイオン信号を積分する積分手段と、前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定してイオン信号のサンプリング開始時期と終了時期を設定し、このサンプリング期間中のイオン信号のピーク値を抽出するイオン信号ピーク値検出手段と、失火を検出するための予め定めた所定の閾値と瞬時のイオン信号ピーク値を比較して瞬時のイオン信号ピーク値が前記所定の閾値を超えている場合を失火と判定する失火判定手段とを備えていることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。
- 請求項4乃至請求項5のいずれかに記載の内燃機関の制御装置において、
ノック判定と失火判定を同一の演算処理で行うことを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 請求項1または請求項4に記載の内燃機関の制御装置において、
ノックと判定した際は前記点火信号生成手段によって点火時期を遅角することを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 内燃機関の点火コイルに点火時期と一次コイルへの充電時間を含む点火信号を出力する点火信号生成手段と、
シリンダ内の混合気の燃焼に伴って発生するイオン信号を検知するイオン信号検出手段と、
前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定してイオン信号を積分してイオン信号積分値を求める積分手段と、
前記イオン信号積分値を過去の所定の燃焼サイクルにわたって平均化してバックグランドレベルを求めるバックグランドレベル生成手段と、
前記イオン信号積分値を予め定めた失火判定値及び前記バックグランドレベルに基づいたノック判定値と比較してノック及び失火を判定するノック及び失火判定手段とを備えたことを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 内燃機関の点火コイルに点火時期と一次コイルへの充電時間を含む点火信号を出力する点火信号生成手段と、
シリンダ内の混合気の燃焼に伴って発生するイオン信号を検知するイオン信号検出手段と、
前記点火信号の遮断後に、所定のディレイ時間を設定してイオン信号のサンプリング開始と終了時期を設定し、このサンプリング期間中のイオン信号のピーク値を抽出するイオン信号ピーク値算出手段と、
前記イオン信号ピーク値を過去の所定の燃焼サイクルにわたって平均化してバックグランドレベルを求めるバックグランドレベル生成手段と、
前記イオン信号ピーク値を予め定めた失火判定値及び前記バックグランドレベルに基づいたノック判定値と比較してノック及び失火を判定するノック及び失火判定手段とを備えたことを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 請求項8または請求項9に記載の内燃機関の制御装置において、
前記予め定めた失火判定値は運転領域毎に失火判定値が決められていることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 請求項8または請求項9に記載の内燃機関の制御装置において、
前記所定のディレイ時間は前記点火信号の遮断後に最初に現れるイオン信号のピークをマスクできる時間に設定されていることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。 - 請求項8または請求項9に記載の内燃機関の制御装置において、
前記バックグランドレベル生成手段は、取り込まれたイオン信号の積分値、或いはピーク値より前に取り込まれた所定の燃焼サイクル数のイオン信号の積分値、或いはピーク値を加算して、この加算されたイオン信号の積分値、或いはピーク値を前記所定の燃焼サイクル数で除算して前記バックグランドレベルを求めることを特徴とする内燃機関の制御装置。
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