Abstract: In a system for the closed-loop control of the supercharging of an internal-combustion engine, a manipulated variable is produced by means of a controller in dependence upon the deviation between a desired supercharging and an actual supercharging. With this manipulated variable, a final controlling element is triggered, which influences the supercharging of the internal-combustion engine. The controller parameters of the controller are repeatedly optimized. To this end, a model for the internal-combustion engine is specified, inclusive of a charging device, and the model parameters are determined from the manipulated variable and the actual supercharging. Controller parameters are determined from the model parameters and relayed to the controller. Moreover, in certain operating states, the controller parameters are stored in start-up characteristic maps. The start-up characteristic maps supply the initial values for the controller parameters each time the closed-loop control is activated.

Abstract: A device for detecting faults in conjunction with the detection of knocking in an internal combustion engine is disclosed, in which device the sensor output signals are compared with an engine speed-dependent, normalized reference level in order to detect knocking. As a function of the comparison result, knocking is detected and, when knocking is detected, knocking-preventing measures are initiated. So that the internal combustion engine does not erroneously go into unacceptable operating states when a knocking sensor or the associated evaluation circuit is operating incorrectly, continuous detection of faults takes place, during which it is tested whether the normalized reference level lies within a permitted range which is formed as a function of engine speed, this range being either the permitted, normalized reference level band or a range between an engine speed-dependent upper limit value (UGO) and an engine speed-dependent lower limit value (UGU).

Abstract: A protection system for a pressure-charged (supercharged) combustion engine. In normal operation, the pressure-charging is controlled and/or regulated to a specifiable desired setpoint value P Setpoint. For the case of over-boosting of the internal combustion engine, various protective measures are provided, which are used in dependence upon the extent of over-boosting. In the case of a first protective measure, the control and/or regulation of the pressure-charging is switched off, and a final controlling element, which influences the pressure-charging, is adjusted to a predeterminable position. In the case of a second protective measure, the fuel metering to individual cylinders is interrupted in accordance with a predetermined skip pattern. If it is not possible to achieve an adequate reduction in the pressure-charging by this means, the system switches successively to further skip patterns with a higher skip frequency.

Abstract: A system for automatically controlling the supercharging of an internal combustion engine by controlling a variable parameter signal, such as pressure, air quantity, or air mass which characterizes the status of the internal combustion engine supercharging operation. The system includes a closed-loop control system. To optimize supercharging performance the response characteristic of the control system is determined as a function of the rotational frequency of the internal combustion engine and an operating parameter signal which characterizes the dynamic output response of the internal combustion engine and of the supercharger. In the case of large system deviations, the operating parameter signal is derived from the actual measured value of the control variable.

Abstract: A method for recognizing a power stroke of each cylinder in a four-stroke engine calls for sensing a parameter of a cylinder in the engine for producing a signal of the parameter, the parameter being selected from the group consisting of pressure and knocking, and comparing the signal with a threshold value for determining whether the signal exceeds the threshold value and thereby is indicative of the cylinder being in a corresponding combustion stroke. In addition to sensing the pressure and knocking of the cylinder, sensing of sound signals from the cylinder is also employed in order to determine power and intake strokes of the cylinders.

Abstract: A knock sensor for indirect or direct fixing to an internal combustion engine has a housing (10) with a pressure sleeve (11) on the outer side of which a piezoceramic disk, a seismic mass (16), the contact disks (14), and the insulating disks (13) are arranged. The insulating disks (13) or the piezoelectrical disk (15) are or is made slightly electrically conductive so that the voltage spikes which occur due to the pyroelectrical effect can be easily eliminated. In this way, faulty measuring and interference can be avoided in the electrical circuit connected to the knock sensor.

Abstract: For eliminating acceleration knocking in spark ignition engines, the ignition is retarded when the engine is in dynamic operation by an amount which is optimized for the ambient conditions present at the start of each dynamic operation. The occurrence of knocking of the engine during acceleration is detected, and the amount of change of an engine operation parameter for a next acceleration is adjusted depending on whether or not the knocking during acceleration is occurring.

Abstract: A process for controlling knocking of an internal combustion engine comprises the steps of retarding an ignition angle when a cylinder knocks, resetting the ignition angle by adjusting in the direction of "advance", storing prevailing ignition angle retardation values in an adaptation characteristic diagram which, depending on a size of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine, has subdivided ranges, with one value of an ignition angle retardation determined during operation in an appropriate range and particularly on leaving this range, always being stored, setting the value of the ignition angle retardation as stored for a particular range on changing into this range, and on changing the range, resetting the ignition angle with increased advance adjustment speed until knocking occurs in this range or until a predetermined value of the ignition angle is reached.

Abstract: The method for closed-loop knock control of a internal combustion engine, includes retarding the ignition angle when at least one cylinder knocks and then resetting the ignition angle at a later time. For internal combustion engines with a turbocharger, the method also includes reducing the boost pressure when an ignition-angle limiting value dependent on an exhaust gas temperature is reached, and then increasing the boost pressure again as soon as the ignition-angle limiting value is again crossed due to resetting of the ignition angle. The ignition angle and boost pressure values established are stored as a function of the respective operating condition of the internal combustion engine for adaptive process control and used as starting values when the same engine operating conditions are again reached.

Abstract: A method of and a device for monitoring combustion in a spark ignition internal combustion engine having a combustion chamber and a discharge system wherein a discharge voltage is monitored for determining whether combustion in the combustion chamber takes place.

Abstract: A method for recognition of the power stroke of an internal combustion engine is proposed, in which recognition as to whether a cylinder is currently in the power stroke is possible by means of camparison of a signal that is synchronous with the crankshaft angle and a signal that is modulated by the combustion events of the engine.

Abstract: A first control unit of a multiple function control system for a motor vehicle engine controls a function, such as fuel injection, for which it is desirable to provide an engine load signal measured by the amount of air drawn or forced into the engine per unit of time, determined by what is generally known as an air quantity meter. A second control unit of the control system controls the timing of an electrical ignition system for which it has been conventional to supply an engine load signal derived from a pressure transducer.

Abstract: To provide for adaptive change of the operating characteristics of an engine, so that it will operate at its optimum effectiveness, just below the knocking limit, while reliably preventing knocking thereof, a computer receives engine data from respective sensors and a knock sensor (5), from which the computer calculates, based on data stored in a memory (3), operating parameters for the engine (1). The engine is, for example, an Otto-type internal combustion engine (ICE) or a Diesel engine. The operating characteristics, as computer-modified based on sensed knocking, and the modification data, are then placed into the memory to modify the basic memory content. Preferably, the memory has a basic memory content section and a programmable differential or modification section, in which algebraic constants or modifying factors are stored, based on actual experience of operation of the engine, just under the knocking limit.

Abstract: To prevent slow reestablishment of operating conditions which might lead to knocking of an internal combustion engine if the internal combustion engine operates under transient conditions, for example under conditions of rapid acceleration, the reestablishment rate of an operating control signal, for example ignition timing which, after retardation, is again advanced, transient speed changes are sensed in a differentiator (17) and, if so sensed, cause reestablishment of prior operating condition at a faster rate (f3) than otherwise, normally set into the system (see f2, FIG. 2). Additionally, the reference level of a comparator which compares sensed engine vibration signals with a reference can be increased so that, due to increased engine noise, erroneous knocking signals will not be generated by the comparator.

Abstract: A demodulated audio signal for detection of engine-knock is digitalized to produce a sequence of digital signals corresponding to the various cylinders of the engine in turn. These digital signals are recursively filtered by applying a factor k to a newer value and its complement (1-k) to an older value from the same cylinder or a value obtained therefrom by partial filtering and the sum of the two factor-modified terms is formed to provide a reference value with which the most recent digital signal is compared, to produce an indication of engine-knock when the latter exceeds a reference value by a predetermined amount. The factor k is varied in accordance with acceleration of engine speed or with the level of signals from the vibration sensor that exists before the application of automatic gain control prior to integration.