Adaptive control performance indicators for internal combustion engines

• Main Author: North, David Lawrence
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/19395

The purpose of the investigation is to study the dynamics of the internal combustion engine-vehicle-driver system. Specifically, the system variables, engine angular velocity and engine angular acceleration are examined as potential observers of the engine mean torque. Such an observer is a requirement for the application of adaptive control to internal combustion engines. This type of control system has shown promise in providing solutions to the present problems of fuel economy, air pollution and performance. A nonlinear dynamic model of the engine-vehicle-driver system is developed. This model is linearized and simplified to provide expressions for the variables of interest, the engine angular acceleration and velocity. The validity of the simplified model is established by comparison with results obtained from the computer simulation of the nonlinear model. The agreement between the two models is good. The solutions of the equivalent system model are analyzed to determine which is the best observer for the mean torque. It is established that the steady state forced oscillatory engine angular acceleration response provides the best observer. === Applied Science, Faculty of === Mechanical Engineering, Department of === Graduate