Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – With indicator or control of power plant
Patent
1997-07-31
1999-06-29
Dombroske, George
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
With indicator or control of power plant
60276, 73 2331, 731181, G01M 1500
Patent
active
059162945
ABSTRACT:
A system and method estimates tailpipe emissions by sensing (703) a catalyzed gas stream (506) and providing a total-combustible gas signal (511) dependent thereon. The total-combustible gas signal (511) has a magnitude comprised of a first portion, dependent on a concentration of the hydrocarbon gas in the catalyzed gas stream (506), and a second portion, dependent on a concentration of the other combustible gasses in the catalyzed gas stream (506). A magnitude relationship between the first portion and the second portion is variable when the catalyzed gas stream (506) transitions into a region on the rich side of stoichiometry. The variability the magnitude relationship of the first and second portions is filtered out so that the magnitude relationship is substantially constant when the catalyzed gas stream (506) transitions into the region on the rich side of stoichiometry. The filtered signal is then integrated and compared to a threshold and an out-of-compliance signal (523) is provided when the filtered integrated signal (519) exceeds the threshold.
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"Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals" by John B. Meywood, copyright 1998, pp. 146-147, 570-571.
Adams Neil J.
Naber Jeffrey D.
Remboski, Jr. Donald J.
Young Daniel A.
Dombroske George
Hopman Nicholas C.
Motorola Inc.
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