Abstract: A method for accurately determining the measure of mass airflow into an internal combustion engine is implemented with a controller that determines measures of various engine parameters, determines a prediction set including at least one predicted value of a measurable engine parameter and at least one predicted value of mass airflow into the engine, determines an estimation set including at least one estimated value of mass airflow into the engine and controls the engine in response to the estimated value of mass airflow.

Abstract: A method and apparatus disclosed provide dynamic prediction of re-circulated exhaust gas content in an engine intake manifold. An engine-controller combination, comprises a vehicle engine and an exhaust gas re-circulation valve providing re-circulation of engine exhaust gas. Several sensors determine measures of a set of engine parameters and provide measurement signals indicative of the measures. A microprocessor control unit receives the measurement signals, (ii) predicts future values of MAP and P.sub.o, where MAP represents an absolute pressure of an engine intake manifold and where P.sub.o represents a new air partial pressure of the engine intake manifold, and (iii) controls the vehicle engine in response to the predicted future values of MAP and P.sub.o.

Abstract: A method for accurately determining the measure of mass airflow into an internal combustion engine determines measures of various engine parameters and implements the mathematical modeling technique of prediction and estimation.

Abstract: An engine--powertrain--controller combination includes a microprocessor control unit which predicts a future value of an engine state and uses that predicted value in engine control functions for improved control of the engine--powertrain in such areas as air-fuel ratio control, control of the engine during engine idle, and engine spark timing control.

Abstract: A method for estimating and correcting bias errors in a vehicle system which implements iterative prediction and estimation to determine a measure of at least one determinable vehicle engine parameter determines if the vehicle engine is in a substantially steady state condition, determines a measure of error between the predicted and measured values of a control parameter while the vehicle is in the steady state condition, estimates a system bias in response to the determined error, and offsets the system bias in subsequent predictions, thereby reducing the error between the predicted and measured values of the control parameter and increasing the accuracy of the estimations of the determinable vehicle parameter.