Electronic engine controls - availability, durability, and fuel economy effects on 1983 and later model year light-duty trucks. Technical report

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6656274

Nugent, T; Diatchun, Z; Cox, T

The application of microprocessor technology to optimize the functions of the internal combustion engine is underway. Passenger car model years 1980 and 1981 have seen the widespread introduction of electronic engine controls of varying degrees of complexity. These controls hold the promise of lowering engine emissions and raising engine fuel economy through the optimization of the combustion processes at all engine operational conditions. This paper examines the potential of this technology for use in the future light-duty truck fleet. The implications of this technology on fleet fuel economy, in conjunction with the more stringent emission standards in 1983, are examined along with projections as to the future availability and durability of these microprocessors and their associated engine sensors.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6656274
• Report Number(s): PB-80-199185
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRUCKS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL ECONOMY
MICROPROCESSORS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
COMPUTERS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
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ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
VEHICLES
WASTES
330100* - Internal Combustion Engines