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Title: Concurrently adjusting interrelated control parameters to achieve optimal engine performance

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1227361

Methods and systems for real-time engine control optimization are provided. A value of an engine performance variable is determined, a value of a first operating condition and a value of a second operating condition of a vehicle engine are detected, and initial values for a first engine control parameter and a second engine control parameter are determined based on the detected first operating condition and the detected second operating condition. The initial values for the first engine control parameter and the second engine control parameter are adjusted based on the determined value of the engine performance variable to cause the engine performance variable to approach a target engine performance variable. In order to cause the engine performance variable to approach the target engine performance variable, adjusting the initial value for the first engine control parameter necessitates a corresponding adjustment of the initial value for the second engine control parameter.

Research Organization:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE (Germany)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-07NT43274
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH
Patent Number(s):
9,200,583
Application Number:
13/435,562
OSTI ID:
1227361
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Mar 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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