ENGINE CONTROL STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT USING THE RICARDO MICROPROCESSOR ENGINE CONTROL UNIT

The advent of electronic management systems for the control of internal combustion engines requires a systems approach to engine and control unit design. To augment its traditional expertise in the field of internal combustion engine design and development, Ricardo has developed a Microprocessor Engine Controller (MEC) for the development of engine control strategies. Emphasis has been placed on producing a unit capable of accepting a large number of control input variables and a wide range of possible control outputs. The unit can thus be used to control fuelling, timing and/or EGR rates on both diesel and gasoline engines. An ergonomic user interface allows the ready modification of control parameters during engine running both on the test bed and in the vehicle and these can be retained within the unit's non-volatile memory for later examination by the test engineer.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • ISATA 83. Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Electronics and Energy Saving in the Automotive Industries: Product and Process, Cologne, 19-23 September 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Automotion Limited

  42 Lloyd Park Avenue
  Croydon CRO 5SB, Surrey,   England 

  Ford Werke AG

  ,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Clark, C A
  • Boer, C D
• Conference:
  • ISATA 83. Volume 1. International Symposium on Automotive Technology and Automation with particular reference to Electronics and Energy Saving in the Automotive Industries: Product and Process, Cologne, 19-23 September 1983.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 99-110

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Electronic control; Exhaust gas recirculation; Gasoline engines; Internal combustion engines; Microprocessors; Refueling; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ignition timing
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic engine control; Fueling
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393092
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding, HS-037 234, HS-037 235
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM