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Setting values of a fuel injection quantity for an engine having an exhaust gas recirculator (EGR) and variable nozzle turbo (VNT), and an engine speed, and measurement values of a manifold air pressure (MAP) and a mass air flow (MAF) are obtained. According to a combination of the reference values

Setting values of a fuel injection quantity for an engine having an exhaust gas recirculator (EGR) and variable nozzle turbo (VNT), and an engine speed, and measurement values of a manifold air pressure (MAP) and a mass air flow (MAF) are obtained. According to a combination of the reference values of an EGR valve opening degree and a VNT nozzle opening degree, which correspond to the setting values, or a combination of a control value of the EGR valve opening degree by a MAF controller and a control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree by a MAP controller, which correspond to the measurement values, a mode that the MAF and MAP controllers, a first interference compensator from the MAF controller to the MAP controller and a second interference compensator for the reverse direction are enabled and a mode that the MAF or MAP controller is enable are dynamically switched.

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1. An engine control method comprising: obtaining a setting value of a fuel injection quantity for an engine having an exhaust gas recirculator (EGR) and a variable nozzle turbo (VNT), a setting value of an engine speed, a measurement value of a manifold air pressure (MAP) of the engine and a measur

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An engine control method comprising: obtaining a setting value of a fuel injection quantity for an engine having an exhaust gas recirculator (EGR) and a variable nozzle turbo (VNT), a setting value of an engine speed, a measurement value of a manifold air pressure (MAP) of the engine and a measurement value of a mass air flow (MAF) of the engine; andcontrolling a MAF control system of the engine, a MAP control system of the engine, a first interference compensation system from the MAF control system to the MAP control system and a second interference compensation system from the MAP control system to the MAF control system according to a combination of a reference value of an EGR valve opening degree and a reference value of a VNT nozzle opening degree, which correspond to the setting value of the fuel injection quantity and the setting value of the engine speed or a combination of a control value of the EGR valve opening degree by the MAF control system, which corresponds to the measurement value of the MAF, and a control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree by the MAP control system, which corresponds to the measurement value of the MAP, andwherein the controlling comprises:upon detecting that both of a first condition and a second condition are not satisfied, enabling the MAP control system, the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, wherein the first condition is a condition that the reference value or the control value of the EGR valve opening degree is within a range considered as being completely closed or completely opened, and the second condition is a condition that the reference value or the control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree is within a range considered as being completely closed or completely opened;upon detecting that the first condition is satisfied and the second condition is not satisfied, disabling the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system or adjusting outputs of the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, and enabling the MAP control system; andupon detecting that the second condition is satisfied and the first condition is not satisfied, disabling the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system or adjusting outputs of the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, and enabling the MAF control system. 2. An engine control apparatus, comprising: a data obtaining unit to obtain a measurement value of a manifold air pressure (MAP) of an engine having an exhaust gas recirculator (EGR) and a variable nozzle turbo (VNT), and a measurement value of amass airflow (MAF) of the engine; anda controller to control a MAF control system of the engine, a MAP control system of the engine, a first interference compensation system from the MAF control system to the MAP control system and a second interference compensation system from the MAP control system to the MAF control system according to a combination of a reference value of an EGR valve opening degree and a reference value of a VNT nozzle opening degree, which correspond to a setting value of a fuel injection quantity and a setting value of an engine speed or a combination of a control value of the EGR valve opening degree by the MAF control system, which corresponds to the measurement value of the MAF, and a control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree by the MAP control system, which corresponds to the measurement value of the MAP, andwherein, upon detecting that both of a first condition and a second condition are not satisfied, the controller enables the MAP control system, the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, wherein the first condition is a condition that the reference value or the control value of the EGR valve opening degree is within a range considered as being completely closed or completely opened, and the second condition is a condition that the reference value or the control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree is within a range considered as being completely closed or completely opened;upon detecting that the first condition is satisfied and the second condition is not satisfied, the controller disables the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system or adjusting outputs of the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, and enabling the MAP control system; andupon detecting that the second condition is satisfied and the first condition is not satisfied, the controller disables the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system or adjusting outputs of the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, and enabling the MAF control system. 3. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a processor to execute an engine control procedure, the engine control procedure comprising: obtaining a setting value of a fuel injection quantity for an engine having an exhaust gas recirculator (EGR) and a variable nozzle turbo (VNT), a setting value of an engine speed, a measurement value of a manifold air pressure (MAP) of the engine and a measurement value of a mass air flow (MAF) of the engine; andcontrolling a MAF control system of the engine, a MAP control system of the engine, a first interference compensation system from the MAF control system to the MAP control system and a second interference compensation system from the MAP control system to the MAF control system according to a combination of a reference value of an EGR valve opening degree and a reference value of a VNT nozzle opening degree, which correspond to the setting value of the fuel injection quantity and the setting value of the engine speed or a combination of a control value of the EGR valve opening degree by the MAF control system, which corresponds to the measurement value of the MAF, and a control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree by the MAP control system, which corresponds to the measurement value of the MAP, andwherein the controlling comprises:upon detecting that both of a first condition and a second condition are not satisfied, enabling the MAP control system, the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, wherein the first condition is a condition that the reference value or the control value of, the EGR valve opening degree is within a range considered as being completely closed or completely opened, and the second condition is a condition that the reference value or the control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree is within a range considered as being completely closed or completely opened;upon detecting that the first condition is satisfied and the second condition is not satisfied, disabling the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system or adjusting outputs of the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, and enabling the MAP control system; andupon detecting that the second condition is satisfied and the first condition is not satisfied, disabling the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system or adjusting outputs of the MAP control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system, and enabling the MAF control system. 4. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium as set forth in claim 3, wherein the MAP control system, the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system have a gain element, and in the controlling, a value of the gain element is respectively set to carry out the enabling, the disabling or the adjusting. 5. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium as set forth in claim 3, wherein, the controlling further comprises: upon detecting that the first condition and the second condition are satisfied, disabling the MAP control system, the MAF control system, the first interference compensation system and the second interference compensation system. 6. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium as set forth in claim 3, wherein the adjusting is carried out by using an output value of a function of the reference value or the control value of the EGR valve opening degree or the reference value or the control value of the VNT nozzle opening degree, and the function outputs a value greater than 0 and less than 1. 7. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium as set forth in claim 6, wherein the function is a linear function or a sigmoid function. 8. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium as set forth in claim 7, wherein the linear function or the sigmoid function is defined as a hysteresis function that outputs a different value between a direction of opening the VNT nozzle or the EGR valve and a direction of closing the VNT nozzle or the EGR valve.