Abstract: In order to reduce noxious exhaust gasses and to improve output power of an engine when it is accelerated, by determining whether an I-gain is out of a predetermined range if a vehicle driving condition is changed to acceleration, the I-gain and a P-gain are modified and fuel supply is controlled on the basis of the modified gains if the I-gain is out of the predetermined range. Furthermore, by measuring a duration of inversion of the O2 sensor, an additional amount of fuel supplied is calculated if the measured duration exceeds a predetermined duration.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for adjusting a quantity of fuel delivered to an engine when an engine operating state transitions is provided. The apparatus and method includes determining a current steady-state quantity of fuel to be delivered to the engine and add a transitory quantity of fuel, based on a difference between a previous steady-state quantity of fuel delivered and the current steady-state quantity of fuel to be delivered, to the current steady-state quantity of fuel for a period of time following initiation of the transition. The invention also provides an apparatus and method by which an operator may adjust the amount of fuel delivered during an engine operating state transition.

Abstract: An apparatus and method transitions fuel delivery between a first injection characteristic shape and a second injection characteristic shape based on engine operating parameters. The apparatus and method may be adapted to control a fuel injection system, and to operate in at least a split injection mode and a boot injection mode, including steps or means for determining whether an acceleration condition exists, and on the basis of such determination, rapidly changing from a split injection mode to a boot injection mode. This may include a fuel injection control system and/or a controller operative to identify an acceleration condition on the basis of at least one sensed acceleration-related engine operating condition, and to rapidly change the fuel injection mode for at least one fuel injector from the split fuel injection mode to the boot fuel injection mode.

Abstract: Provided is a control apparatus for a fuel priority type internal combustion engine, including a means of directly or indirectly detecting a variation in air density, for correcting a maximum value of the desired fuel volume on a basis of a result of the detection so as to adjust the relationship between an accelerator opening degree and the desired fuel volume, or a shaft torque value and a desired fuel volume are determined in accordance with a fuel volume corresponding to an internal loss and a fuel volume corresponding to a maximum value of the desired fuel volume.

Abstract: A required fuel amount for an engine is calculated at a predetermined calculation cycle. A fuel injection amount to be injected from an upstream injection valve and a fuel injection amount to be injected from a downstream injection valve are then calculated. After fuel injection on the basis of the calculated fuel injection amounts, a lack of fuel delivered by the fuel injection amounts immediately before re-calculation of a required fuel amount at the calculation cycle until the end of an intake stroke (end of an intake valve opening period), is calculated by subtracting the fuel injection amounts from the re-calculated required fuel amount. The calculated lack of fuel amount is injected from the downstream injection valve during the intake stroke, e.g., in stages 6 and 7.

Abstract: Calculating an acceleration corrective in response to a subtle change in a throttle action by utilizing first and second rate-of-change calculators to calculate rates of change D&thgr;THA, D&thgr;THB of a throttle opening in preceding first and second periods (second period>first period) per a predetermined crankshaft rotational angle). A maximum value updater updates a stored value in a maximum value memory with a greater one of past and present maximum rates of change D&thgr;TH of the throttle opening, based on a compared result from a comparator. Points in a plurality of cycles read from a point calculator based on the maximum rate of change D&thgr;TH of the throttle opening are added together and inputted to a corrective value calculator.

Abstract: To change a fuel injection quantity to follow a throttle opening change in a low load region. A first calculator calculates a basic injection time using a throttle opening and an engine rotational speed. A second calculator calculates a basic injection time using an intake pipe negative pressure and the engine rotational speed. A selector selects the first calculator when the load is higher, and selects the second calculator when the load is lower. If the rate of change of the throttle opening is greater than a reference value, then a switcher sets the selector to select the first calculator. Thus, if the rate of increase of the throttle opening is greater than the reference value even when the load is low, the first calculator is selected.

Abstract: A method for controlling an engine comprises establishing a torque correction coefficient (KA) to compensate for reducing effect of available engine torque in operating range of different excess air ratios (&lgr;) that are lower than a predetermined value (unity=1). An initial base desired in-cylinder air mass (tQacb) is determined based on a requested engine torque (tTe). A desired excess air ratio (t&lgr;) is determined. The initial base desired in-cylinder air mass (tQacb) is adjusted with at least the desired excess air ratio (t&lgr;) and the correction coefficient (KA) to generate a desired in-cylinder air mass (tQac). A desired injected fuel mass (tQf) is controlled based on the desired in-cylinder air mass (tQac) to deliver the requested engine torque (tTe) with the desired excess air ratio (t&lgr;) held accomplished.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a multi-shot fuel injection signal during certain acceleration and deceleration conditions when a predetermined threshold emissions limit will be exceeded, the apparatus and method including an electronic controller coupled to the electronically controlled fuel injectors of the engine and operable to recognize the certain acceleration or deceleration conditions based upon certain sensed engine performance parameters. The controller is further operable to eliminate or disable one or more fuel shots associated with a multi-shot fuel injection signal to control emissions when the certain acceleration or deceleration conditions are recognized.

Abstract: In a motor control method and apparatus for an internal combustion engine, a point for the beginning of injection moment and injection period for each cylinder are determined in a load-controlled way in a motor controller and supplied to the actuators for execution of the injection. To improve the response characteristic of the internal combustion engine, control information for injection of the cylinder currently to be addressed is transmitted as reserve information for the subsequent cylinder in every transmission cycle. In the event of a load increase, reserve information from the previous transmission cycle is used to control injection in the subsequent cylinder.

Abstract: A method and an arrangement for operating a drive unit of a vehicle are suggested. A desired value is preset and an actual value corresponding to the desired value is determined. The desired value is filtered in at least one operating situation. At the start of filtering, the filter is initialized with the determined actual value.

Abstract: A method for controlling a common rail injection system for turbochargeable internal combustion engines, in particular diesel engines, in which in a first steady-state or quasi-steady state load condition of the internal combustion engine, a rail pressure is established as a function of the injection volume in accordance with a first characteristic curve, the rail pressure being established in a second, non-steady-state load condition of the internal combustion engine, in particular at non-steady-state full load, as a function of the injection volume in accordance with a second characteristic curve, the rail pressure in the case of the non-steady-state load condition being elevated in each case with respect to the rail pressure in the presence of the steady-state or quasi-steady-state load condition, with an identical injection volume.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling fuel injection signals to an engine during a sudden acceleration event. The present apparatus and method includes an electronic controller coupled to the electronically controlled fuel injectors of the engine and operable to recognize a sudden acceleration condition based upon certain sensed conditions associated with the acceleration of the engine. The controller is further operable to increase the pull-in current level and/or the hold-in current level of the fuel injection signals to improve fuel injector performance, fuel consumption, and emissions when a sudden acceleration event is recognized. Shortening the duration of the fuel shots associated with the fuel injection signal helps offset additional electrical power requirements associated with the higher current levels.

Abstract: A control apparatus controls the opening and closing timings of the intake and exhaust valves and the fuel injection timing. When the water temperature of the engine is equal to or below a predetermined value, the exhaust valve closes before the top dead center, and the intake valve opens after the top dead center. At the same time, if the pressure inside the intake passage is equal to or below a predetermined value, the fuel injection is conducted during the intake process. Furthermore, the intake fuel injection timing is changed according to the rotational speed of the engine. In this manner, the vaporization of the injected fuel is promoted, and stability of the combustion is improved. Also the exhaust emission is improved, while the fuel consumption is reduced.

Abstract: In a fuel injection control apparatus of an internal combustion engine for controlling a fuel supply quantities by making use of a fuel behavior model obtained by modeling the dynamic behavior of fuel flowing from injector 27 into combustion chamber 14 of cylinder 10 of engine 1, the fuel behavior model is configured to estimate the dynamic fuel behavior such as attachment onto and detachment from a wall surface, e.g., using separate quantities, a wall surface adhesion quantity Fwv(k) of a low boiling point component and a wall surface adhesion quantity Fwp(k) of a high boiling point component at each time k, and to control an injected fuel quantity Fi(k) so that a fuel quantity Fc(k) of fuel flowing into the cylinder becomes a target value.

Abstract: A control device and method of injected fuel for a direct cylinder injected, internal combustion engine. The control device primarily increases the fuel amount to a certain amount under the conditions that the engine load is increasing such as an acceleration condition. The device, however, when a quick change of the load increase occurs, reduces the increase amount of the fuel at the first combustion cycle or cycles. Although there may be other controls, the device then gradually increases the fuel amount to the amount until the primary amount at intervals of at least one combustion cycle. The quick change of the load increase is, in one aspect of the invention, defined as that a crankshaft rotational speed is within a predetermined range and the throttle valve opening is larger than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A fuel injection controller for a diesel engine to be mounted on an engine-operated vehicle, having a control unit which conducts computation to determine a total amount of fresh intake air per an engine cylinder through the computation of the sum of a residue amount of fresh air that remains in the computed amount of exhaust gas entering the engine cylinder and the computed amount of intake air, to obtain an amount of fuel injection under the total amount of fresh intake air, which defines a smoke generation limit as a basic limitative smoke generating fuel injection amount, to store the basic limitative smoke generating fuel injection amount as a stored basic limitative smoke generating fuel injection amount upon judging whether or not the engine comes into either accelerating or decelerating operation, to compare the stored basic limitative amount of fuel injection and the basic amount of fuel injection computed during the accelerating or decelerating operation to thereby determine a larger or smaller one

Abstract: To change a fuel injection quantity to follow a throttle opening change in a low load region. A first calculator calculates a basic injection time using a throttle opening and an engine rotational speed. A second calculator calculates a basic injection time using an intake pipe negative pressure and the engine rotational speed. A selector selects the first calculator when the load is higher, and selects the second calculator when the load is lower. If the rate of change of the throttle opening is greater than a reference value, then a switcher sets the selector to select the first calculator. Thus, if the rate of increase of the throttle opening is greater than the reference value even when the load is low, the first calculator is selected.

Abstract: Calculating an acceleration corrective in response to a subtle change in a throttle action by utilizing first and second rate-of-change calculators to calculate rates of change D&thgr;THA, D&thgr;THB of a throttle opening in preceding first and second periods (second period > first period) per a predetermined crankshaft rotational angle). A maximum value updater updates a stored value in a maximum value memory with a greater one of past and present maximum rates of change D&thgr;TH of the throttle opening, based on a compared result from a comparator. Points in a plurality of cycles read from a point calculator based on the maximum rate of change D&thgr;TH of the throttle opening are added together and inputted to a corrective value calculator.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling the fuel mass to be delivered to an individual cylinder of an internal combustion engine during engine transients caused by intake control device transitions. The method and system compensates for fuel transport dynamics and the actual fuel injected into the cylinder. A plurality of engine parameters are sensed, including cylinder air charge. An initial base desired fuel mass is determined based on the plurality of engine parameters. An initial transient fuel mass is also determined based on prior injection history which, in turn, is modified based on the transition of the intake control device for that cylinder. A desired injected fuel mass to be delivered to the cylinder is determined based on the initial base desired fuel mass and the initial transient fuel mass. These same calculations are then used to compensate for changes to the base desired fuel mass while the fuel injection is in progress, resulting in an updated desired injected fuel mass.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control apparatus for controlling an internal combustion engine that enables preferable acceleration in response to the running status of the internal combustion engine. When a computer which computes the fuel supply of the internal combustion engine at each engine cycle according to engine parameters detects a change in the throttle opening level of the internal combustion engine from a low opening level which is lower than a predetermined opening level to a non-low opening level which is higher than the predetermined level and when the computer detects that a variation &Dgr;&thgr;TH in the opening level of a throttle is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the computer generates different increment correction values and corrects fuel supply according to the increment correction values.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for controlling loading of an internal combustion engine based on a an adjusted load bias signal produced by an engine control computer. The engine control computer is responsive to engine speed and commanded fueling to produce a load bias signal, is responsive to engine speed, engine intake air pressure and the load bias signal to produce an acceleration-adjusted load bias value, and is responsive to engine speed, a reference engine speed and the load 10 bias signal to produce a deceleration-adjusted load bias value. The engine control computer is thereafter operable to compare the load bias value, the acceleration-adjusted load bias value and the deceleration-adjusted load bias value and produce the adjusted load bias signal as one of these three signals based on a comparison therebetween. The adjusted load bias signal is provided to an external load generator operable to control loading of the engine based thereon.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine control unit for hybrid vehicle makes an electric motor function as a main driving source for the vehicle under a predetermined condition and at the same time, controls a hybrid mechanism so as to warm up the internal combustion engine. If a requested engine output to the internal combustion engine exceeds a predetermined output or if an accelerator opening degree exceeds a predetermined opening degree, the same control unit changes the operating condition of the internal combustion engine from the warm-up operation condition to an operation condition fitting to the requested engine output.

Abstract: An internal-combustion engine control system is able to suppress the occurrence of problems such as changes in air-fuel ratio. The internal-combustion engine control system is equipped with intake pressure detecting means for detecting intake pressure in the internal-combustion engine; operating state detecting means for detecting the operating state of the internal-combustion engine; and controlling means for controlling the operation of the internal-combustion engine according to the operating state of the internal-combustion engine; wherein the controlling means corrects the amount of the fuel injection according to a differential pressure between the intake pressure in a steady operation mode of the internal-combustion engine and an intake pressure detected by the intake pressure detecting means.

Abstract: An engine control method for improving air-fuel ratio control controls airflow when fuel injector limits are reached. The method includes a transient fuel model to calculate a required fuel injection amount based on actual cylinder air charge and feedback from an exhaust sensor. When the required fuel injection amount is outside an operable range, for example, less than zero, airflow is controlled to prevent deviations of exhaust air-fuel ratio. Otherwise, airflow is controlled to provide a desired engine torque. Alternatively, a minimum allowable airflow is determined based on a minimum achievable fuel flow. Then, airflow is prevented from falling below this minimum allowable airflow. The method is particularly useful in preventing rich excursions during rapid decreases in desired engine torque, such as during a driver tip-out.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling the fuel mass to be delivered to an individual cylinder of an internal combustion engine during engine transients caused by intake control device transitions. The method and system compensates for fuel transport dynamics and the actual fuel injected into the cylinder. A plurality of engine parameters are sensed, including cylinder air charge. An initial base desired fuel mass is determined based on the plurality of engine parameters. An initial transient fuel mass is also determined based on prior injection history which, in turn, is modified based on the transition of the intake control device for that cylinder. A desired injected fuel mass to be delivered to the cylinder is determined based on the initial base desired fuel mass and the initial transient fuel mass. These same calculations are then used to compensate for changes to the base desired fuel mass while the fuel injection is in progress, resulting in an updated desired injected fuel mass.

Abstract: A method of controlling the air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine having an exhaust passage including a catalytic converter. The method includes providing a first air-fuel ratio sensor upstream of the catalytic converter, and providing a second air-fuel ratio sensor downstream of the catalytic converter. A control module having an input connected to the first and second air-fuel ratio sensors and an output connected to actuators for controlling the engine is also provided. This establishes a first feedback loop including the first air-fuel ratio sensor and a second feedback loop including the second air-fuel ratio sensor. The method further includes detecting an output value of the second air-fuel ratio indicative of a rich or lean exhaust gas air-fuel ratio. In response to the output value, the system monitors the engine mass airflow, and controls the duration of air-fuel ratio of the engine as a function of the engine mass airflow.

Abstract: An engine control program is divided into an application layer and a platform layer. The application layer defines a program which is independent of a hardware and is provided under an object-oriented design. The platform layer defines a program which is dependent on the hardware and is provided under the object-oriented design, and divided into three layers, that is, an upper layer, an intermediate layer and a lower layer. The upper layer, intermediate layer and the lower layer includes a sensor/actuator layer, a device driver layer and a virtual MPU layer, respectively.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle are suggested. A desired torque value or a desired power value is formed on the basis of the driver command which serves to control the drive unit. A maximum permissible torque or a maximum permissible power is determined and the desired value is limited to the maximum permissible value when the desired value exceeds the maximum permissible value.

Abstract: A method of controlling torque changes in a direct injection diesel engine having a control unit which controls the amount of fuel in the engine combustion chambers depending on signals fed into the control unit representing at least accelerator pedal position and engine speed. When the accelerator pedal is depressed, for example, thereby requesting a torque (tq), which exceeds a predetermined upper torque limit (b) stored in the control unit, the torque is first controlled up to a lower torque limit (c) stored in the control unit and from there gradually to the upper torque limit (b), from which the torque is then released up to the torque requested by the driver with the accelerator pedal.

Abstract: In a method to avoid bucking oscillations during acceleration of vehicles, the engine torque is varied. To reliably prevent bucking oscillations without adversely affecting the acceleration behavior and exhaust behavior, it is proposed that during operation of the gas pedal, the engine torque be varied according to a stipulated engine torque curve between a lower torque value and an upper torque value, in which the engine torque curve has a local maximum adjacent to the lower torque value and has a local minimum between the local maximum and the upper torque value.

Abstract: An air-fuel ratio control system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is equipped with an exhaust emission control catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, air-fuel ratio control means for controlling an air-fuel ratio of at least one of the plurality of cylinders, and an exhaust gas temperature sensor operating as catalyst temperature detection. During a cold start of the engine, the air-fuel ratio control means achieves one of rich-state and stoichiometric operation in all of the cylinders until the temperature of the exhaust emission control catalyst reaches a predetermined temperature. After the temperature of the exhaust emission control catalyst has reached the predetermined temperature, the air-fuel ratio control means starts lean-state operation in a first portion of the plurality of cylinders while maintaining rich-state operation in a second portion of the plurality of cylinders.

Abstract: A system for controlling camshaft timing, air/fuel ratio and electronic throttle position in an automotive internal combustion engine uses a controller for operating a camshaft phaser, electronic throttle positioner and fuel injectors. The controller determines camshaft timing, steady-state electronic throttle position, steady-state fuel supply, and compensatory transient electronic throttle position, and transient fuel supply such that an engine operating with the present system has the torque output characteristics matching a conventional engine having fixed camshaft timing, but with lower fuel consumption and lower exhaust emissions than a conventional engine.

Abstract: An improved engine fuel control method which divides the liquid fuel into a plurality of components characterized by relative volatility. The mass and evaporation characteristics of each fuel volatility component are determined separately within the fuel puddle, with the overall puddle behavior being characterized as the sum of the behaviors of the individual volatility components. The method involves determining, for each engine cycle, the mass of fuel that will evaporate from the puddle, the mass of vapor required to achieve the desired air/fuel ratio for the engine cylinder, the fraction of the injected fuel that will vaporize, and the mass of fuel that needs to be injected in order to achieve the desired air/fuel ratio in the cylinder. Finally, the puddle mass is updated for the next intake event.

Abstract: A method for determining a fuel quantity to be fed to an internal combustion engine, includes initially determining a desired fuel quantity on the basis of a desired operational performance of the internal combustion engine. Moreover, a minimum air/fuel ratio is determined at which soot-free operation of the internal combustion engine is possible, and a maximum fuel quantity is determined on the basis of the minimum air/fuel ratio. The desired fuel quantity which is limited to the maximum fuel quantity is then determined as the fuel quantity to be fed to the internal combustion engine. It is advantageous in this case to determine the minimum air/fuel ratio in non-steady operation on the basis of a charging pressure or a difference between the charging pressure and the ambient pressure.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling an automatic transmission. The method initially determines if a kick down gear change is required. If so, the method determines if the throttle rate is increasing. If the throttle rate is increasing, the method determines if the throttle rate is less than a pre-selected threshold. If the throttle rate is greater than or equal to the pre-selected threshold, the kick down gear change is performed at an aggressive rate. However, if the throttle rate is less than the pre-selected threshold, the kick down gear change is performed at a slower rate.

Abstract: A basic fuel injection amount is calculated according to an engine running state, and a fuel injection amount based on the basic fuel injection amount is injected by a fuel injector in synchronism with the engine rotation. An increase of an intake air amount is also estimated from when synchronous injection starts to when the engine intake stroke is complete. The fuel injector is controlled so that a fuel amount corresponding to this increase is asynchronously injected relative to the engine rotation. In this way, the fuel injection amount immediately increases when there is an increase of intake air amount during synchronous injection, and engine acceleration performance is improved.

Abstract: A method for controlling an injection of fuel in an internal combustion engine in which steady-state optimum injection parameters, in particular the start-of-injection angle, is corrected for non-steady-state operating phases. The correction is carried out by a transmission element to which the driver's request is fed as an input and correction parameters are determined therefrom. Using the correction parameters, fuel injection parameters obtained from a characteristic diagram that is optimum for steady-state operating conditions are corrected. In this manner, the behavior of the internal combustion engine is improved for non-steady-state operating phases.

Abstract: The apparatus for correcting air-flow sensor output includes an air-flow sensor sensing an air-flow in an intake of an engine, and other sensors sensing operating conditions of the engine. An electronic control unit determines whether the engine is operating in one of a first and second state based on the sensed operating conditions, and reads a correction factor from a data map based on the sensed operating conditions when the engine is operating in the first state. Also, the electronic control unit calculates a new correction factor based on the sensed operating conditions and stores the new correction factor in the data map when the engine is operating in the second state. Then, the electronic control unit determines a corrected air-flow quantity based on the sensed air-flow and one of the read correction factor and the calculated correction factor.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a quantity of fuel to be injected into a multi-cylinder, internal combustion engine during each combustion event of the engine includes an air flow sensor for sensing a quantity of air flowing through the engine. An electronic control unit is operative to determine a desired combustion fuel quantity based on the quantity of air flowing through the engine and determine a desired fuel injection quantity based on a previous fuel injection quantity delivered during a previous combustion event and the desired combustion fuel quantity. The control unit is further operative to control the amount of fuel injected into the engine for the current combustion event based on the desired fuel injection quantity.

Abstract: A fuel control unit and a fuel injection control method for a multi-cylinder engine adjust the pulse width of asynchronous injection so as to set the air-fuel ratio of a fuel-air mixture in a first cylinder to 17 or more but under 21 if it is determined according to an engine speed (Ne) that an engine is in an idling mode and if it is determined according to the opening of a throttle valve that a condition for starting the acceleration of the engine has been satisfied. The foregoing first cylinder is the cylinder in which compression pressure increases first following the determination described above.

Abstract: A fuel injection amount controller for engines capable of decreasing the shocks caused by the correction of increasing or decreasing the amount of fuel at the time of changing over the operation mode. The fuel injection amount controller includes an operation condition detector for detecting the operation conditions of an engine inclusive of an intake pipe pressure and a crank angle. An air-to-fuel ratio controller controls the air-to-fuel ratio of the engine to a ratio more lean than stoichiometric when operation conditions represent a predetermined operation condition. A pressure deviation detector calculates a pressure deviation in the intake pipe pressure within a predetermined period of time or between predetermined crank angles. A fuel amount correction device injects the fuel in an amount corresponding to the pressure deviation when the deviation is not smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A method of controlling the mass of fuel delivered to a direct injected engine subject to a change with time in engine load demand. A rate of change of fuel required per cycle of the engine in response to the change in engine load demand is determined. A filter constant is applied to the determined rate of change of fuel required to maintain a value of the rate of change of fuel required at no greater than a predetermined threshold level. The application of the filter constant is dependent upon at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of engine gear, clutch position, vehicle road speed, engine load and engine speed.

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 fuel injection control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes an injector control apparatus 120B for controlling a fuel injection amount toward a target fuel injection amount Fm. The injector control apparatus 120B includes an expected engine revolution number calculating means 9 for calculating an expected engine revolution number Nf for a predetermined interval based on the engine revolution number Ne, expected throttle opening degree calculating means 10 for calculating an expected throttle opening degree .theta.f for the predetermined interval based on a throttle opening degree .theta., expected drawn air amount calculating means 11 for calculating an expected drawn air amount Qf for the predetermined interval based on the expected engine revolution number and the expected throttle opening degree, and target fuel injection amount calculating means 12 for calculating a target fuel injection amount Fm.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a cylinder-injection engine includes an electronic control unit which calculates an average effective pressure according to throttle opening and engine rotation speed, calculates an intake air amount per intake stroke according to an intake air amount detected by an airflow sensor and engine rotation speed, and calculates a volumetric efficiency based on the calculated intake air amount.

Abstract: A method for controlling fuel supply to an engine, having idle and off-idle operating modes, including determining the total fuel per cycle at idle (FPC.sub.TOTAL-IDLE); determining the total fuel per cycle off-idle (FPC.sub.TOTAL OFF-IDLE); comparing (FPC.sub.TOTAL OFF-IDLE) with (FPC.sub.TOTAL OFF-IDLE); wherein if (FPC.sub.TOTAL OFF-IDLE) is less than (FPC.sub.TOTAL-IDLE), a control means determines a fueling level to the engine at least greater than (FPC.sub.TOTAL OFF-IDLE).

Abstract: A method is provided for enriching a fuel to air ratio in an engine during acceleration based on a known fuel multiplier. Initially, the method retrieves the fuel multiplier from a dynamic crankshaft fuel control (DCFC) system. This system uses the fuel multiplier to reduce the amount of fuel delivered to the engine. When acceleration is desired, the method increases the overall acceleration enrichment values as a function of the DCFC fuel multiplier. Thus, when the vehicle is launched via a throttle tip-in while the DCFC system is active, the acceleration enrichment values are increased thereby improving drivability by having combustion taking place in a richer environment.

Abstract: Intake pressure is estimated for an engine load using an averaged accelerator depression position derived by smoothing sensed changes in accelerator depression position. Throttle valve opening angle is controlled based on the thus estimated intake pressure. A corresponding fuel injection value is calculated and supplied to the engine thus matching the estimated air and fuel amounts. Thus, deviation of the air-fuel mixture from a stoichiometric ratio can be reduced even with rapid and complicated accelerator operations.

Abstract: A fuel metering control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders. The system includes an air/fuel ratio sensor and engine operating condition detecting means for detecting engine operating conditions such as engine speed and engine load. The basic quantity of fuel injection is determined by retrieving mapped data according to the detected parameters. A plurality of controllers are provided all using outputs of the air/fuel ratio sensor. The controllers are configured to receive the sensor outputs through filters having different cutout frequency so as to avoid control interference therebetween.