Abstract: A start control apparatus includes a starter, a number-of-revolutions detection unit of an internal combustion engine, a crank angle sensor, a cam sensor, and a control unit for controlling cylinder ignition based on a crank angle signal and a cam signal. The control unit has a start determination unit for determining whether starting the engine is to be continued or stopped based on the crank angle and fluctuation in the number of revolutions when the starter being switched from on to off is detected, and controls continuing or stopping ignition control in accordance with the determination of the start determination unit.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for a vehicle of the present invention includes a fuel pump, a fuel pressure regulator for controlling the fuel pressure in a fuel piping, and pump control means for operating the fuel pump at a given discharge amount by controlling/stopping the operation of the fuel pump by setting a DUTY drive signal supplied to the fuel pump control device to a predetermined DUTY when the output of a pressure detector for measuring the fuel pressure in the fuel piping reaches a first set pressure, and setting the DUTY drive signal according to the required amount of fuel discharge when the output of the pressure detector reaches a second set pressure.

Abstract: The present invention has: a crank signal vane in which teeth are provided on a circumference at predetermined crank angles, and a first missing tooth portion having one missing tooth and a second missing tooth portion having two missing teeth are established; a crank angle sensor for outputting a pulse shape crank signal pattern corresponding to the teeth; and an electronic control unit for calculating a crank signal period based on the crank signal pattern, computing a missing tooth identification value based on the calculated crank signal period; detecting the number of missing teeth based on the computed missing tooth identification value, detecting a crank angle reference position for cases in which the detected number of missing teeth is one or two, and identifying a cylinder group.

Abstract: A fuel supply system for a vehicle of the present invention includes a fuel pump, a fuel pressure regulator for controlling the fuel pressure in a fuel piping, and pump control means for operating the fuel pump at a given discharge amount by controlling/stopping the operation of the fuel pump by setting a DUTY drive signal supplied to the fuel pump control device to a predetermined DUTY when the output of a pressure detector for measuring the fuel pressure in the fuel piping reaches a first set pressure, and setting the DUTY drive signal according to the required amount of fuel discharge when the output of the pressure detector reaches a second set pressure.

Abstract: The ignition controller includes a crank angle sensor of an internal combustion engine, a cam sensor, and a control unit for controlling the ignition of each cylinder on the basis of a crank angle signal and a cam signal. Upon detecting a change in the engine speed of the internal combustion engine, the control unit has an ignition correcting unit for correcting the ignition energization start timing and the ignition timing in correspondence with that engine speed.

Abstract: A start control apparatus includes a starter, a number-of-revolutions detection unit of an internal combustion engine, a crank angle sensor, a cam sensor, and a control unit for controlling cylinder ignition based on a crank angle signal and a cam signal. The control unit has a start determination unit for determining whether starting the engine is to be continued or stopped based on the crank angle and fluctuation in the number of revolutions when the starter being switched from on to off is detected, and controls continuing or stopping ignition control in accordance with the determination of the start determination unit.

Abstract: The ignition controller includes a crank angle sensor of an internal combustion engine, a cam sensor, and a control unit for controlling the ignition of each cylinder on the basis of a crank angle signal and a cam signal. Upon detecting a change in the engine speed of the internal combustion engine, the control unit has an ignition correcting unit for correcting the ignition energization start timing and the ignition timing in correspondence with that engine speed.

Abstract: A cylinder identifying system for detecting reference position on a per cylinder basis with high accuracy and reliability independently of rotation states of an engine includes a means (31) for generating a plurality of crank angle pulses during rotation of a crankshaft (12), a means (21) for generating cylinder identifying pulses during rotation of a cam shaft (11), a means (40) for detecting reference positions on the basis of the crank angle pulses, a means (40) for setting cylinder identifying intervals with reference to the reference positions, a means (40) for identifying cylinders on the basis of the cylinder identifying pulse signals in the cylinder identifying intervals, and a means (40) for detecting low and high rotation speed ranges of the engine (10). Procedures of first and second performance specifications corresponding to low and high engine rotation speed ranges are changed over in dependence on the engine operation states.

Abstract: A cylinder identifying apparatus has a generator which generates a cylinder discrimination signal, a generator which generates a crank angle position signal, and a control unit which obtains the number of detections of the crank angle position signal, the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal, the number of detections of the crank angle position signal at the time of detection of the cylinder discrimination signal, etc. The control unit sets a cylinder discrimination period B35° to B75° CA if the present reference crank position is a first-time detection result after startup, sets a cylinder discrimination period B75° to B75° CA if the present reference crank position is a second-time or some other subsequent detection result, obtains the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal, and identifies a cylinder on the basis of the number of pulse dropouts and the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal.

Abstract: An actuator for changing a relative position of at least an intake or exhaust camshaft, and a crank shaft; a cylinder identifying unit for performing cylinder identification in accordance with results detected by a crank angle sensor and a cam angle sensor; a valve timing detecting unit for detecting valve timing in accordance with the results detected by the crank angle sensor and the cam angle sensor; and an OCV for controlling the actuator based on a value detected by the valve timing detecting unit are provided. Control is performed at a neutral point by a valve timing controlling unit when the cylinder identification by the cylinder identifying unit is in an indefinite state.

Abstract: A crank angle position signal is generated which corresponds to rotational angles of a crankshaft and includes a specific signal for obtaining reference crank angle positions of cylinders. A cylinder identification signal is generated corresponding to the respective cylinders in accordance with the rotation of at least one of an intake-side cam and an exhaust-side cam which are subjected to VVT control. Correlation between the reference crank angle positions and cylinder groups is specified based on a combination of the reference crank angle positions and the cylinder identification signal. Cylinder identification ranges of a prescribed angular length in consideration of an advance angle and a retard angle are set based on the reference crank angle positions. The cylinders are identified based on the reference crank angle positions whose correlation with cylinder groups within each of the cylinder identification ranges has been specified, and the cylinder identification signal.

Abstract: Even if the engine is started from any crank angle position, it is possible to correctly determine the rotational direction of a crankshaft, so that fuel injection or ignition can be stopped when the crankshaft is rotating in the reverse direction. A measurement member has a plurality of angular position detection portions arranged at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the crankshaft and a plurality of reference position detection portions at which a part of the angular position detection portions is missing. A crank angle sensor is arranged near the measurement member for generating a crank angle signal representative of the rotational position of the crankshaft. A period detector detects periods of pulses of the crank angle signal. A reference position determiner determines a plurality of reference positions based on the signal periods. A counter counts the pulses of the crank angle signal.

Abstract: Even if the engine is started from any crank angle position, it is possible to correctly determine the rotational direction of a crankshaft, so that fuel injection or ignition can be stopped when the crankshaft is rotating in the reverse direction. A measurement member has a plurality of angular position detection portions arranged at equal intervals in a circumferential direction of the crankshaft and a plurality of reference position detection portions at which a part of the angular position detection portions is missing. A crank angle sensor is arranged near the measurement member for generating a crank angle signal representative of the rotational position of the crankshaft. A period detector detects periods of pulses of the crank angle signal. A reference position determiner determines a plurality of reference positions based on the signal periods. A counter counts the pulses of the crank angle signal.

Abstract: The present invention has: a crank signal vane in which teeth are provided on a circumference at predetermined crank angles, and a first missing tooth portion having one missing tooth and a second missing tooth portion having two missing teeth are established; a crank angle sensor for outputting a pulse shape crank signal pattern corresponding to the teeth; and an electronic control unit for calculating a crank signal period based on the crank signal pattern, computing a missing tooth identification value based on the calculated crank signal period; detecting the number of missing teeth based on the computed missing tooth identification value, detecting a crank angle reference position for cases in which the detected number of missing teeth is one or two, and identifying a cylinder group.

Abstract: A cylinder identifying system for an internal combustion engine enables fuel injection and ignition controls for individual cylinders to be speedily performed upon starting of engine. A cylinder identifying means (10) operating on the basis of a crank angle signal (SGT) and a cam signal (SGC) includes a pulse signal number storage means (12) for dividing an ignition control period of each cylinder into plural subperiods for counting for storage signal numbers of specific pulses generated over plural subperiods, and a subperiod discriminating means (14) for determining discriminatively a sequential order of the plural subperiods on the basis of combinations of the numbers of the specific pulses generated during the plural subperiods. The combinations of the numbers of specific pulses generated during the plural subperiods differ one another correspondingly to the plural subperiods independently from the start points thereof.

Abstract: A crank angle position signal is generated which corresponds to rotational angles of a crankshaft and includes a specific signal for obtaining reference crank angle positions of cylinders. A cylinder identification signal is generated corresponding to the respective cylinders in accordance with the rotation of at least one of an intake-side cam and an exhaust-side cam which are subjected to VVT control. Correlation between the reference crank angle positions and cylinder groups is specified based on a combination of the reference crank angle positions and the cylinder identification signal. Cylinder identification ranges of a prescribed angular length in consideration of an advance angle and a retard angle are set based on the reference crank angle positions. The cylinders are identified based on the reference crank angle positions whose correlation with cylinder groups within each of the cylinder identification ranges has been specified, and the cylinder identification signal.

Abstract: A cylinder identifying apparatus has a generator which generates a cylinder discrimination signal, a generator which generates a crank angle position signal, and a control unit which obtains the number of detections of the crank angle position signal, the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal, the number of detections of the crank angle position signal at the time of detection of the cylinder discrimination signal, etc. The control unit sets a cylinder discrimination period B35° to B75° CA if the present reference crank position is a first-time detection result after startup, sets a cylinder discrimination period B75° to B75° CA if the present reference crank position is a second-time or some other subsequent detection result, obtains the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal, and identifies a cylinder on the basis of the number of pulse dropouts and the number of detections of the cylinder discrimination signal.

Abstract: An actuator for changing a relative position of at least an intake or exhaust camshaft, and a crank shaft; a cylinder identifying unit for performing cylinder identification in accordance with results detected by a crank angle sensor and a cam angle sensor; a valve timing detecting unit for detecting valve timing in accordance with the results detected by the crank angle sensor and the cam angle sensor; and an OCV for controlling the actuator based on a value detected by the valve timing detecting unit are provided. Control is performed at a neutral point by a valve timing controlling unit when the cylinder identification by the cylinder identifying unit is in an indefinite state.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine control apparatus can reliably detect abnormality in a crank angle position signal to ensure a fail safe function upon occurrence of the abnormally. A fuel injection signal and an ignition signal is generated based on the result of cylinder identification performed by a cylinder identification part and the crank angle position of the crank angle position signal. An abnormality determination part determines whether the crank angle position signal is abnormal. The cylinder identification part includes a cylinder identification resetting part for resetting the current content of the cylinder identification performed by the cylinder identification part upon determination of abnormality.

Abstract: An engine control apparatus for preventing erroneous cylinder identification by clearing cylinder identification information upon detection of on/off operation of a starter (50) includes a sensor (32) for generating crank angle pulse signals with dropout portions corresponding to reference positions defined by tooth dropout sections provided in an angular position detecting member (31), a sensor (22) for generating cylinder identifying pulse signals, an electronic control unit (40) for identifying cylinders of the engine (10) and crank angle positions on the basis of sensor output signals. The electronic control unit (40) includes means for detecting changeover of driving/non-driving states of the starter (50), means for detecting an engine rotation speed (NE), and cylinder identification information invalidating means responsive for changeover of the starter driving states in an engine starting operation to inhibit the information from being employed in succeeding cylinder identification.