Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a gasoline-diesel complex combustion engine includes an engine generating driving torque by burning gasoline fuel and diesel fuel, a driving information detector for detecting driving information of the engine, and a controller for controlling a diesel injector such that diesel fuel is injected as a single injection or a split injection based on a driving region and a knock intensity included within the driving information.

Abstract: A method of predicting NOx generation amount of a compression ignition engine is provided. The method includes predicting a composition ratio of a gas in a mixture and a flame temperature using driving variables of an engine and calculating a nitrogen oxide generation rate using the composition ratio of the gas in the mixture and the flame temperature. Additionally, a nitrogen oxide generation concentration around flame is calculated using the nitrogen oxide generation rate and a total nitrogen oxide generation amount of a cylinder is predicted using the nitrogen oxide generation rate and the nitrogen oxide generation concentration.

Abstract: A method of predicting a cylinder pressure of a diesel engine by a pressure predicting device may include predicting a pilot injection combustion pressure by pilot injection; predicting main combustion duration of main injection; and predicting a main injection combustion pressure after the main injection by using the pilot injection combustion pressure and the main combustion duration.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a gasoline-diesel complex combustion engine may include an engine generating driving torque by burning gasoline fuel and diesel fuel; a driving information detector for detecting driving information; a swirl pipe disposed in a combustion chamber, wherein gasoline fuel introduced through the swirl pipe generates a flow in a swirl direction in the combustion chamber; a tumble pipe disposed in the combustion chamber, wherein gasoline fuel introduced through the tumble pipe generates a flow in a tumble direction in the combustion chamber; a swirl gasoline injector and a tumble gasoline injector disposed in the swirl pipe and the tumble pipe for injecting gasoline fuel into the combustion chamber, respectively; and a controller calculating knocking intensity from the combustion pressure and the combustion pressure increasing rate, and controlling a gasoline fuel amount injected by the swirl gasoline injector and the tumble gasoline injector according to the knocking intensity.

Abstract: A method of predicting a cylinder pressure of a diesel engine by a pressure predicting device may include predicting a pilot injection combustion pressure by pilot injection; predicting main combustion duration of main injection; and predicting a main injection combustion pressure after the main injection by using the pilot injection combustion pressure and the main combustion duration.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a gasoline-diesel complex combustion engine includes an engine generating driving torque by burning gasoline fuel and diesel fuel, a driving information detector for detecting driving information of the engine, and a controller for controlling a diesel injector such that diesel fuel is injected as a single injection or a split injection based on a driving region and a knock intensity included within the driving information.

Abstract: A method of predicting NOx generation amount of a compression ignition engine is provided. The method includes predicting a composition ratio of a gas in a mixture and a flame temperature using driving variables of an engine and calculating a nitrogen oxide generation rate using the composition ratio of the gas in the mixture and the flame temperature. Additionally, a nitrogen oxide generation concentration around flame is calculated using the nitrogen oxide generation rate and a total nitrogen oxide generation amount of a cylinder is predicted using the nitrogen oxide generation rate and the nitrogen oxide generation concentration.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling NOx may include predicting NOx generation amount by using a virtual sensor; comparing the NOx prediction amount with a predetermined NOx target amount; and controlling the NOx generation amount so as for the NOx prediction amount to follow the NOx target amount.

Abstract: A method of predicting NOx generation amount may include calculating NO generation rate by using a combustion pressure of an engine and driving variables of the engine, obtaining NO generation period by using the combustion pressure of the engine, calculating NO generation amount based on the NO generation rate and the NO generation period, and predicting the NOx generation amount by obtaining NO2 generation amount based on a ratio between NO and NO2 according to the NO generation amount and a driving condition of the engine.

Abstract: A method of predicting NOx generation amount may include calculating NO generation rate by using a combustion pressure of an engine and driving variables of the engine, obtaining NO generation period by using the combustion pressure of the engine, calculating NO generation amount based on the NO generation rate and the NO generation period, and predicting the NOx generation amount by obtaining NO2 generation amount based on a ratio between NO and NO2 according to the NO generation amount and a driving condition of the engine.

Abstract: A system and a method for controlling NOx may include predicting NOx generation amount by using a virtual sensor; comparing the NOx prediction amount with a predetermined NOx target amount; and controlling the NOx generation amount so as for the NOx prediction amount to follow the NOx target amount.

Abstract: A method of through-etching a substrate that is simplified and by which the flow of ions can be kept to be regular during a plasma dry etching process, is provided. According to this method, a buffer layer is formed on a first plane of the substrate, a metal layer is formed on the buffer layer, an etching mask pattern is formed on a second plane opposite to the first plane, and the substrate is through-etched with the etching mask pattern as an etching mask. Preferably, the substrate is formed of a single-crystal silicon, the buffer layer is formed of silicon dioxide, and the metal layer is formed of aluminum.

Abstract: A method of through-etching a substrate that is simplified and by which the flow of ions can be kept to be regular during a plasma dry etching process, is provided. According to this method, a buffer layer is formed on a first plane of the substrate, a metal layer is formed on the buffer layer, an etching mask pattern is formed on a second plane opposite to the first plane, and the substrate is through-etched with the etching mask pattern as an etching mask. Preferably, the substrate is formed of a single-crystal silicon, the buffer layer is formed of silicon dioxide, and the metal layer is formed of aluminum.