A transient virtual-AFR sensor using the in-cylinder ion current signal

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1672-1682

  Rivara, N ^a   Dickinson, P B ^a   Shenton, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air fuel ratio; Ion current; Neural network; Principal component analysis; Spark ionization

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTOMOBILE ENGINE MANIFOLDS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; FUELS; GASOLINE; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OXYGEN; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS;

AFR SENSORS; AIR PRESSURES; AIR-FUEL RATIO; ENGINE LOADS; ENGINE SPEED; ESTIMATION SCHEMES; EXHAUST GAS OXYGENS; EXHAUST MANIFOLDS; FUEL RATIOS; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARES; IC ENGINES; INTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; ION CURRENT; ION-CURRENT SIGNALS; IONIZATION SIGNALS; NEURAL-NETWORK; OFFLINE; PULSE WIDTHS; SPARK IONIZATION; SPEED SETTINGS; WIDE BANDS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 63449120071     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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