Abstract: A fuel distribution control for the fuel control system of an internal combustion engine having a fuel control computer generating fuel delivery signals indicative of the engines fuel requirements, means for delivering fuel to the engine in response to said fuel delivery signals and means for generating amplitude signals indicative of the magnitudes of the torque impulses generated by the individual cylinders, the fuel distribution control comprising means for correcting the amplitude signals as a function of the cylinders position along the engine's crankshaft and engine speed, means for generating an average amplitude signal for each cylinder, means for generating an individual difference signal for each cylinder indicative of the difference between the average amplitude signal for the individual cylinders and the average amplitude of all the cylinders, means for generating a fuel correction for each individual cylinder from said difference signals, and means for summing the fuel correction signal with the

Abstract: A fuel distribution control system for equalizing the amplitude of the torque impulses imparted to the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine having a fuel control computer generating fuel quantity signals indicative of the engines fuel requirements, fuel delivery means delivering fuel to the engine in response to the fuel quantity signals and means responsive to the instantaneous rotational velocity of the engine's crankshaft for generating signals indicative of the amplitude and phase angle of the torque impulses imparted to the engine's crankshaft by the individual cylinder.

Abstract: A closed loop timing optimization control for an internal combustion engine closed about the instantaneous rotational velocity of the engine's crankshaft is disclosed herein. The optimization control computes from the instantaneous rotational velocity of the engine's crankshaft, a signal indicative of the angle at which the crankshaft has a maximum rotational velocity for the torque impulses imparted to the engine's crankshaft by the burning of an air/fuel mixture in each of the engine's combustion chambers and generates a timing correction signal for each of the engine's combustion chambers. The timing correction signals, applied to the engine timing control, modifies the time at which the ignition signal, injection signals or both are generated such that the rotational velocity of the engine's crankshaft has a maximum value at a predetermined angle for each torque impulse generated optimizing the conversion of the combustion energy to rotational torque.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the various functions of an internal combustion engine using a program-controlled microprocessor having a memory preprogrammed with various control laws and associated control schedules receives information concerning one or more engine operating parameters such as manifold pressure, throttle position, engine coolant temperature, air temperature, and engine speed or period and the like. These parameters are sensed and then supplied to input circuits for signal conditioning and conversion to digital words usable by the microprocessor.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the various functions of an internal combustion engine using a program-controlled microprocessor having a memory preprogrammed with various control laws and associated control schedules receives information concerning one or more engine-operating parameters such as manifold pressure, throttle position, engine coolant temperature, air temperature, engine speed or period and the like. These parameters are sensed and then supplied to input circuits for signal conditioning and conversion to digital words usable by the microprocessor system. The microprocessor system computes a digital word indicative of a computer-commanded engine control operation and output circuitry responds to predetermined computer-generated commands and to the computed digital command words for converting them to corresponding pulse-width control signals for controlling such engine operations as fuel-injection, ignition timing, proportional and/or on-off EGR control, and the like.

Abstract: An incinerator/combustor, comprising an elongated combustion chamber surrounded by an afterburner which is in turn surrounded by a housing, the afterburner and housing being coaxial with, and cooperating to provide redundant heating for, the combustion chamber, is disclosed. The combustion chamber is generally cylindrical with a horizontal axis, one end being adapted to receive materials to be burned. An ash chamber is spaced from the other end of the combustion chamber to define a circumferential opening which serves as an exhaust outlet. The two chambers are relatively movable to permit the flow of exhaust gases to be controlled. Air under controlled pressure is introduced to the combustion chamber to produce a cyclonic flow to enhance burning. A fuel supply may be provided to initiate combustion, but the system is designed to require no fuel other than the material being incinerated during normal continuous operation.