Measuring and testing – Vehicle chassis – Steering
Patent
1996-08-06
1998-09-08
Raevis, Robert
Measuring and testing
Vehicle chassis
Steering
G01M 1500
Patent
active
058047115
ABSTRACT:
A method, and a corresponding system, for determining misfire in a reciprocating engine measures engine crankshaft angular velocity and provides an angular velocity signal as measured from the engine crankshaft (403). A filtered acceleration signal, dependent on the engine crankshaft angular velocity signal and independent of normal combustion information and other high-order effects is provided via filtering (405). When the filtered acceleration signal exceeds a threshold dependent on at least one of the following; engine speed, engine load, or engine temperature (711), a misfire is indicated. Preferably, prior to the misfire determination, the filtered acceleration signal (701) is sampled over a first period of engine crankshaft rotation to provide a first data point (703), over a second period of engine crankshaft rotation to provide a second data point (707), and over a third period of engine crankshaft rotation to provide a third data point (705). Then, an average of the first and third data points is subtracted from the second data point and a combined acceleration signal is provided (511). Then, a misfire is indicated (517) when the combined acceleration signal exceeds the threshold (513). Preferably, this sampling of the filtered acceleration signal is continuous, and the sampling of the first, second and third data points is separated by two engine crankshaft rotations.
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Lynch Marvin L.
McClish Michael A.
Plee Steven L.
Remboski Donald J.
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