[특허]Method and device for detecting a tank level

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Method and device for detecting a tank level

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	G01F-023/00
미국특허분류(USC)	073/290R; 073/001.73; 073/114.54
출원번호	US-0452459 (2008-07-02)
등록번호	US-8733167 (2014-05-27)
우선권정보	DE-10 2007 030 992 (2007-07-04)
국제출원번호	PCT/EP2008/058477 (2008-07-02)
§371/§102 date	20100329 (20100329)
국제공개번호	WO2009/004020 (2009-01-08)
발명자 / 주소	Windbergs, Thor Posselt, Andreas Lorenz, Marko
출원인 / 주소	Robert Bosch GmbH
대리인 / 주소	Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
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A method for detecting the tank fuel level of a motor vehicle includes: ascertaining the tank level sensor signal (UTSG) of a tank level sensor, determining a calculated tank level (Fcalc) as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine, and providing a corrected tank level signal as a function of the tank level sensor signal (UTSG) and the calculated tank level (Fcalc).

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1. A method for detecting a fuel tank level of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising: ascertaining a tank level sensor signal of a tank level sensor;determining a calculated tank level as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine;at least one of smoothing and filtering the tank level sensor signal while taking into account specified boundary values including at least one of vehicle position, vehicle acceleration and the time since the last refueling; andproviding a corrected tank level signal as a function of the tank level sensor signal and the calculated tank level;wherein the corrected tank level signal is determined by correcting a slope of the tank level sensor signal as a function of a slope of the calculated tank level. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of the calculated tank level includes: (a) determining at least one of (i) an intake air quantity at a known fuel/air ratio and (ii) opening times of the fuel injectors and the fuel pressure; and(b) calculating the tank level based on the at least one of the determined intake air quantity and the determined opening times. 3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of the fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine is achieved as a function of at least one indicator of engine operating condition, the at least one indicator including the engine temperature, the tank ventilation and the operating state of a lambda probe. 4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein both of the tank level sensor signal and the calculated tank level contribute to a determination of the corrected tank level signal, and the function by which the corrected tank level signal is determined allows for the corrected tank level signal, to which both of the tank level sensor signal and the calculated tank level contribute, to be different than both of the tank level sensor signal and the calculated tank level. 5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: ascertaining a value for the tank level from the tank level sensor signal with the aid of a predetermined characteristics curve stored in an engine control unit;wherein the corrected tank level signal is provided as a function of the ascertained value for the tank level and the calculated tank level. 6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: providing an indication of a malfunction of the tank level sensor if the correction value for the slope of the tank level sensor signal exceeds a specified boundary value. 7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: providing an indication of a malfunction of the tank level sensor if a deviation between a calculated value for the fuel quantity consumed and a fuel quantity represented by the tank level sensor signal exceeds a specified tolerance amount. 8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the indication of a malfunction of the tank level sensor is provided if one of: (a) the tank level sensor signal corresponds to a level at a specified upper threshold and the calculated fuel quantity used since the last refueling exceeds the volume corresponding to the specified upper threshold by the specified tolerance amount; or (b) the tank level sensor signal corresponds to a level at a specified lower threshold and the calculated fuel quantity used since last reaching the specified lower threshold exceeds the volume represented the lower threshold by the specified tolerance amount. 9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the corrected tank level signal indicates a tank level different than that indicated by the tank level sensor signal and different than that indicated by the calculated tank level. 10. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising: calculating the corrected tank level signal by determining a change between the calculated tank level and an earlier calculated tank level, and determining a value whose difference from an earlier tank level sensor signal corresponds to the determined change, the value being selected as the corrected tank level signal. 11. A control unit for monitoring a fuel tank level of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising: means for receiving and ascertaining a tank level sensor signal transmitted by a tank level sensor;means for determining a calculated tank level as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine;means for at least one of smoothing and filtering the tank level sensor signal while taking into account specified boundary values including at least one of vehicle position, vehicle acceleration and the time since the last refueling; andmeans for providing a corrected tank level signal as a function of the tank level sensor signal and the calculated tank level;wherein the corrected tank level signal is determined by correcting a slope of the tank level sensor signal as a function of a slope of the calculated tank level. 12. A control unit for monitoring a fuel tank level of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising: a processor configured to: obtain a tank level sensor signal from a tank level sensor;determine a calculated tank level as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine;at least one of smooth and filter the tank level sensor signal while taking into account specified boundary values including at least one of vehicle position, vehicle acceleration and the time since the last refueling; andoutput a corrected tank level signal as a function of the tank level sensor signal and the calculated tank level;wherein the corrected tank level signal is determined by correcting a slope of the tank level sensor signal as a function of a slope of the calculated tank level. 13. A control unit for monitoring a fuel tank level of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, comprising: a processor configured to: obtain a tank level sensor signal from a tank level sensor corresponding to a first level of the tank;at least one of smooth and filter the tank level sensor signal while taking into account specified boundary values including at least one of vehicle position, vehicle acceleration and the time since the last refueling;determine a first calculated tank level corresponding to the first level of the tank and as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine;determine a second calculated tank level corresponding to a second level of the tank and as a function of a fuel quantity consumed by the internal combustion engine;calculate a corrected tank level signal based on the tank level sensor signal, the first calculated tank level, and the second calculated tank level; andoutput the corrected tank level signal as a representation of the second tank level;wherein the corrected tank level signal is determined by correcting a slope of the tank level sensor signal as a function of a slope of the calculated tank level. 14. The control unit as recited in claim 13, wherein all of the tank level sensor signal and the first and second calculated tank levels contribute to the calculation of the corrected tank level signal, and a function by which the corrected tank level signal is determined allows for the corrected tank level signal, to which all of the tank level sensor signal and the first and second calculated tank levels contribute, to be different than all of the tank level sensor signal and the first and second calculated tank levels.

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