Control of an electro-mechanical valve actuator for a camless engine

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 561-579

  Haskara, I ^a   Kokotovic, V V ^a   Mianze, L A ^a  

^a VISTEON CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Camless engine; Electro magnetic valve actuation; Feedback linearization; Nonlinear control; Soft seating; Variable valve timing

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; EXHAUST GASES; FUEL ECONOMY; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

CAMLESS ENGINES; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC VALVE ACTUATION; FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION; SOFT-SEATING; VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT);

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING;

EID: 2342440814     PISSN: 10498923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnc.903     Document Type: Article

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