Air-fuel-ratio control of engine system with unknown input observer

Jing Na, Guido Herrmann, Clement Rames, Richard Burke, Chris Brace

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    Abstract

    This paper presents an alternative control to maintain the air-fuel-ratio (AFR) of port-injected spark ignition (SI) engines at certain value, i.e. stoichiometric value, to improve the fuel economy. We first reformulate the AFR regulation problem as a tracking control for the injected fuel mass flow rate, which can simplify the control synthesis when the fuel film dynamics are taken into account. The unknown engine parameters and dynamics can be lumped as an unknown signal, and then compensated by incorporating the unknown input observer into the control design. Only the measurable air mass flow rate through throttle, manifold pressure and temperature, and the universal exhaust gas oxygen (UEGO) sensor are utilized. Simulations based on a mean-value engine model (MVEM) illustrate that the proposed control can achieve satisfactory transient and steady-state performance with strong robustness when the engine is operated in varying speed conditions.
    Original languageEnglish
    PublisherIEEE
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-9892-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2016

    Keywords

    • Air-to-fuel ratio control
    • Spark ignition engine
    • Unknown input observer
    • Mean-value engine model

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