Ion-sense-based real-time combustion sensing for closed loop engine control

SAE International Journal of Engines

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 267-277

  Malaczynski, Gerard ^a   Roth, Gregory ^a   Johnson, Donald ^a  

^a DELPHI CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMBUSTION KNOCK; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLERS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA HANDLING; DIESEL ENGINES; ENGINE CYLINDERS; ENGINES; EXTRACTION; GLOW PLUGS; ION ENGINES; IONIZATION; IONS; PRESSURE SENSORS;

COMBUSTION PARAMETERS; COMBUSTION STABILITY; COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE; CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK; HIGH SPEED DATA ACQUISITION; IN-CYLINDER PRESSURES; PRESSURE-BASED CONTROLS; SPARK-IGNITED ENGINES;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84878774315     PISSN: 19463936     EISSN: 19463944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2013-01-0354     Document Type: Article

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