Patent classifications
F01N2900/0402
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION
Methods and systems are provided for maintaining a database with details of frequently travelled routes and selecting a travel route for a vehicle from the database based on particulate filter regeneration requirements. In one example, a method may include selecting one or more routes from the database based on a current particulate filter soot level, fuel efficiency, travel time, operator behavior, etc., ranking the routes based on the particulate filter regeneration efficiency of each of the one or more routes. At vehicle key-off, the database may be updated with information regarding the travelled route including a level of particulate filter regeneration achieved during the drive cycle.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICULATE FILTER REGENERATION
Methods and systems are provided for selecting a first travel route for a vehicle from a database based on particulate filter regeneration requirements and an inferred initial driver state of mind. In one example, the initial driver state of mind may be selected based on a past driver history, and during travel along the first travel route, the driver state of mind may be updated based on the driver interactions with traffic. The route selection may also be updated based on the updated driver state of mind.
SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION DOSING CONTROL
Technical solutions are described for an emissions control system for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine. The emissions control system includes a reductant injector device, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) device, and a controller. The controller determines a reductant energizing time for the reductant injector device based on one or more operating conditions of the SCR device. The controller further computes a diagnostic adaptation factor for the reductant energizing time based on an on-board diagnostic signal. The controller further inputs an amount of reductant into the SCR device by adjusting a reductant energizing time of the reductant injector device according to the diagnostic adaptation factor.
METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CORRECTING FOR ERROR OF PARTICULATE MATTER SENSORS
A method for correcting for aging in particulate matter sensors for a diesel engine includes calculating calculated particulate matter values for a modeled diesel engine exhaust system over a period of time, measuring measured test particulate matter values with a test particulate matter sensor over the period of time in a test diesel engine exhaust system, determining differences between the calculated particulate matter values and the measured test particulate matter values from the test particulate matter sensor over the period of time, and correcting measured particulate matter values in at least one other particulate matter sensor over a same period of time based on the determined differences to obtain a corrected particulate matter value. A particulate matter sensor arrangement and a vehicle including a particulate matter sensor arrangement are also provided.
Method of determining correcting logic for reacting model of selective catalytic reduction catalyst, method of correcting parameters of reacting model of selective catalytic reduction catalyst and exhaust system using the same
Disclosed are a method of determining a correcting logic for a reacting model of an SCR catalyst, a method of correcting parameters of the reacting model of the SCR catalyst and an exhaust system to which the methods are applied. The reacting model of the SCR catalyst is defined by m parameters and has n input variables, where m and n are natural numbers with n smaller than m. The reacting model of the SCR catalyst may be adapted to predict nitrogen oxide (NOx) concentration at a downstream of the SCR catalyst at the least.
Self-tuning circuit for controlling input pressure values for an aftertreatment system
A controller including a self-tuning circuit for controlling a pressure system to output an input pressure corresponding to an input pressure value using an adaptive fuzzy control system and updating dosing command values of a dosing command table for controlling a dosing unit of an aftertreatment system. The self-tuning circuit is configured to determine an input pressure value and generate a pressure control signal using the adaptive fuzzy control system based on the input pressure value, a detected input pressure, and an error amount. The self-tuning circuit is further configured to regulate the input pressure of reductant to the dosing unit from a reductant tank using a pressure control signal for a pressure control device. The self-tuning circuit is further configured to update a dosing command value of a dosing command table of the controller in conjunction with regulating the input pressure of reductant.
HEIRARCHICAL ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A system for control of an internal combustion system having subsystems, each with different response times. Subsystems may include a fuel system, an air handling system, and an aftertreatment system, each being operated in response to a set of reference values generated by a respective target determiner. Calibration of each subsystem may be performed independently. The fuel system is controlled at a first time constant. The air handling system is controlled on the order of a second time constant slower than the first time constant. The aftertreatment system is controlled on the order of a third time constant slower than the second time constant. A subsystem manager is optionally in operative communication with each target determiner to coordinate control. Generally, dynamic parameters from slower subsystems are treated as static parameters when determining reference values for controlling a faster subsystem.
METHOD FOR MEASURING FLUID INJECTION
A method for measuring the injected mass of a fluid containing urea using a system for injecting the fluid into an exhaust system of a vehicle, in which injecting the fluid includes sequences of series of injections of fluid contained in an accumulator between sequences for starting the pump upon detection of a pressure below a threshold P.sub.ON and sequences for stopping the pump upon detection of a pressure above a threshold P.sub.OFF, the method particularly includes computing the injected mass using the complete circuit hydraulic stiffness, based on the hydraulic stiffness K.sub.D of the accumulator and the hydraulic stiffness K.sub.I of the remainder of the circuit, and includes comparing the computed injected mass with a setpoint injected mass.
Method for controlling the operation of an engine system
A computer implemented method for controlling the operation of an engine system in a vehicle is provided. The engine system comprising an engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system for reducing at least NOx emissions of the exhaust gases from the engine using a reductant, the engine system comprising a plurality of engine system components configured to perform a plurality of NOx emission reducing activities.
METHOD FOR OPERATING AN EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING AN SCR CATALYST
A method for operating a system having an internal combustion engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system having an SCR catalyst, wherein the internal combustion engine is controlled on the basis of at least one process parameter that influences a nitrogen oxide raw emission, wherein aging detection is performed for the SCR catalyst, wherein in a first operating mode of the internal combustion engine, if aging of the SCR catalyst is detected, the at least one process parameter is changed in the direction of a reduced nitrogen oxide raw emission, wherein the internal combustion engine is controlled on the basis of the changed at least one process parameter.