Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the ultrasound testing of hot rolling material during the rolling procedure in one of a plurality of rolling stands in a rolling train which are arranged one behind the other, comprising at least two rolls which leave a roll gap between them, there being associated with the rolls ultrasound testing heads which are arranged such that parts of the roll body itself serve as the path along which the ultrasound waves pass on their way to the rolling material to be tested in the roll gap, which is characterised in that the rolls provided with the ultrasound testing heads are adjustable, have a straight transverse profile and a diameter which is a multiple of the width of the roll gap, with the result that a large rolling angle (?) is provided, and these rolls are arranged in one of the first rolling stands of the rolling train.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the ultrasound testing of hot rolling material during the rolling procedure in one of a plurality of rolling stands in a rolling train which are arranged one behind the other, comprising at least two rolls which leave a roll gap between them, there being associated with the rolls ultrasound testing heads which are arranged such that parts of the roll body itself serve as the path along which the ultrasound waves pass on their way to the rolling material to be tested in the roll gap, which is characterised in that the rolls provided with the ultrasound testing heads are adjustable, have a straight transverse profile and a diameter which is a multiple of the width of the roll gap, with the result that a large rolling angle (?) is provided, and these rolls are arranged in one of the first rolling stands of the rolling train.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing an exhaust-gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine provides that the fuel quantity, which is needed for a desired mixture composition, is computed, at least approximately, in a control apparatus from at least stored data of the EGR system. The stored data can be in the form of a through-flow characteristic line. Thereafter, the fuel quantity is corrected by a control factor in dependence upon the mixture composition. The control factor is computed and stored when the EGR system is switched on and the control factor is computed and stored when the EGR system is switched off. The difference of these control factors is then formed and compared to pregiven values. A fault signal is outputted in the event of a deviation.

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling an internal combustion engine as a function of performance characteristics such as load, engine speed, a corrected value for the intake air temperature being used for the control, the corrected value being obtained from the following formula: TANSK=T1+(TWS−T1)*f where TANSK=corrected value of the intake air temperature, T1=value (TANS) of the intake air temperature remote from the internal combustion engine determined by calculation or measured, TWS=value of the mean temperature of the intake manifold, f=weighting factor ranging from 0 to 1.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for diagnosing an exhaust-gas recirculation system of an internal combustion engine wherein the fuel quantity, which is needed for a desired mixture composition, is computed, at least approximately, in a control apparatus, inter alia, from stored data of the EGR system. The stored data can be in the form of a through-flow characteristic line. Thereafter, the fuel quantity is corrected by a control factor in dependence upon the mixture composition. The control factor is computed and stored when the EGR system is switched on and the control factor is computed and stored when the EGR system is switched off. The difference of these control factors is then formed and compared to pregiven values. A fault signal is outputted in the event of a deviation.

Abstract: A method for influencing fuel metering in an internal combustion engine, in particular in transient operation. In accordance with the method, a correction signal (fTW, kTW) is generated to influence the fuel metering. At least one of the following signals is considered thereby: a signal (QK), which relates to the heat flow through fuel evaporation in the intake section (102); a signal (QAn), which relates to the heat flow between the air flowing through intake section (102) and the wall of intake section (102); a signal (QMot), which relates to the heat flow between the engine block and the wall of intake section (102); a signal (QU), which relates to the heat flow between the air flowing through the engine compartment and the wall of intake section (102). In generating the correction signal (fTW, kTW), a signal (TW) can be determined, which represents the wall temperature of the intake section (102).

Abstract: A device and method for controlling the amount of fuel supplied to an internal combustion engine as a function of operating characteristics such as the pressure in the intake manifold, the engine speed, coolant temperature and intake air temperature, where a load signal formed from pressure and engine speed values is corrected by a correction factor F.sub.CORR as a function of the temperature, and when forming the correction factor F.sub.CORR, the influences of the engine temperature and/or the intake air temperature on the load sensing are weighted separately as a function of the operating point.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for determining a load signal of an internal combustion engine having an intake pipe with a pressure sensor, external exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) and an EGR valve. A load signal (tl) is computed in a circuit arrangement which is proportional to the mass inducted per revolution of the engine. The computation is made in dependence upon measured intake-pipe pressure (ps) and the speed (n) of the engine in rpm. On the one hand, the method makes a simple adaptation possible, while, on the other hand, a correct load signal is formed also in steady-state operation and, in this way, reduced exhaust-gas emissions of the engine are made possible. The exhaust-gas mass flow flowing through the EGR valve is determined by converting the exhaust-gas mass flow into an rpm-dependent signal. The rpm-dependent signal is filtered in a filter simulating charging operations in the intake pipe.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the starting behavior of a catalytic conversion system by placing an apparatus in the exhaust-gas pipe of an internal combustion engine. The conversion power of the starting region can be determined from the temperature which results when an air/fuel mixture is fed to the catalytic conversion system.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for controlling the fuel quantity for an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter and includes the steps of: determining the air mass flow inducted by the engine; determining a precontrol variable for the quantity of fuel in dependence on current values of operating variables of the engine; presetting a desired lambda value for the air/fuel mixture to be supplied to the engine; checking the actual lambda value of the exhaust gas forward of the catalytic converter; comparing the desired lambda value to the actual lambda value to form a comparison; controlling the fuel quantity in dependence upon the comparison; determining the oxygen actual charge level of the catalytic converter; comparing the determined actual charge level to a desired charge level; and, then, when the actual charge level is greater than the desired charge level, lowering the desired lambda value to below the value one; otherwise, when the actual charge level is less than the desired charg