This invention relates to a method in connection with engine control, wherein a combustion feedback signal is derived by measuring one or more combustion related parameters during a chosen time period of a first combustion cycle, for control of a possible fault, wherein at least one reference featur
This invention relates to a method in connection with engine control, wherein a combustion feedback signal is derived by measuring one or more combustion related parameters during a chosen time period of a first combustion cycle, for control of a possible fault, wherein at least one reference feature for said parameters has been determined previously, and comparing said measured combustion feed back signal with said reference feature for automatic adaptation of at least one combustion related variable during a forthcoming combustion cycle wherein at least one reference features for each one of at least two different fault situations having been determined previously, and that a diagnosis 3 of said first combustion cycle is performed on the basis of said combustion feedback signal being processed and compared (T 1 -T n ) with each one of said reference features, the result of which is analysed by a decision logic, whereafter a diagnosis (D) is established by means of which one or more variables in a forthcoming combustion cycle is/are regulated in dependence of the outcome (D) of said diagnosis, thereby achieving fault tolerant engine control.
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1. Method in connection with engine control, wherein a combustion feedback signal ( 2 ) is derived by measuring in real time in a combustion chamber one or more combustion related parameters during a chosen time period of a first combustion cycle, for control of a possible fault, wherein at least on
1. Method in connection with engine control, wherein a combustion feedback signal ( 2 ) is derived by measuring in real time in a combustion chamber one or more combustion related parameters during a chosen time period of a first combustion cycle, for control of a possible fault, wherein at least one reference feature for said parameters has been determined previously, and comparing said measured combustion feed back signal with said reference feature for automatic adaptation of at least one combustion related variable during a forthcoming combustion cyclecharacterised in that at least one reference feature for each one of at least two different fault situations having been determined previously, and that a diagnosis (3) of said first combustion cycle is performed on the basis of said combustion feedback signal being processed and compared (T 1 -T n ) with each one of said reference features, the result of which is analysed by a decision logic, where after a diagnosis (D) is established that decides which fault is to be prioritized by means of which one or more variables in a forthcoming combustion cycle is/are regulated in dependence of the outcome (D) of said diagnosis, thereby achieving fault tolerant engine control. 2. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that said combustion feedback signal ( 2 ) is modelled, resulting in one or more parameter values which are used to establish a diagnosis of said first combustion cycle. 3. Method according to claim 2, characterised in that said combustion feedback signal is modelled by a parameterised function, preferably by means of a radial basis function network. 4. Method according to claim 3, characterised in that at least one of said one or more parameters is used for said comparison, said reference feature having been paramaterised too. 5. Method according to claim 2, characterised in that said parameter values from said modelling also is used to establish the magnitude for the regulation of the variables that are to be regulated according to the diagnosis D. 6. Method according to claim 1, characterised in that at least three reference features of at least three different fault situations having been determined previously and being compared. 7. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said reference feature comprises at least one ideal reference signal and at least one extreme reference signal. 8. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said combustion feedback signal consists of an ion current signal, measured in the combustion chamber. 9. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said combustion feedback signal consists of a cylinder pressure signal. 10. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that input actuator signals ( 1 ) for said first combustion cycle are used as additional information for said diagnosis. 11. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said one or more extreme signals comprises one or more extreme signals in the group that consists of misfire, pre-ignition, knock intensity, wrong location of peak pressure, wrong air-fuel ratio and wrong EGR rate. 12. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said ideal reference signal and/or said one or more extreme signals for said comparison is/are chosen in dependence of the current operating conditions of the engine. 13. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the variable or variables which is/are controlled comprises one or more variables in the group that consists of ignition timing, mass of fuel and/or air injected or timing of fuel and/or air injected. 14. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said diagnosis ( 3 ) comprises thresholding (J i ). 15. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said one or more variables in said forthcoming combustion cycle is/are regulated by calculation of optimal actuator signals ( 7 ) for that combustion arid/or by choice from two or more pre-designed control strategies. 16. A compu ter programme product directly loadable into the internal memory of a digital computer, comprising software code portions for performing the method of claim 1, when said product is run in a computer. 17. A computer readable medium comprising software code portions for performing the method of claim 1 when said product is run in a computer.
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