Ionization current interpretation for ignition control in internal combustion engines

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1107-1113

  Eriksson, L ^a   Nielsen, L ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

engine control; engine efficiency; pattern recognition; spark advance control; spark plug sensing

Indexed keywords

IGNITION CONTROL; IONIZATION CURRENT INTERPRETATION; SPARK ADVANCE CONTROL;

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SPARK PLUGS;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

EID: 0031208877     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0661(97)00103-2     Document Type: Article

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