Patent classifications
F02D41/0205
Abnormality diagnosis device for in-cylinder pressure sensor
An abnormality diagnosis device of an in-cylinder pressure sensor is provided. The device carries out a performance determination in which a performance quality of the sensor is determined based on an electric signal inputted from the sensor. The device carries out a first determination in which the performance determination is performed at a given timing, a performance recovery in which a given deposit removal control is executed in which a deposit accumulating inside the combustion chamber is removed when the performance quality of the in-cylinder pressure sensor is determined to fall below a given reference value, and a second determination in which the performance determination is carried out again after the performance recovery. In the second determination, the in-cylinder pressure sensor is diagnosed as abnormal when the performance quality of the sensor is determined to fall below the given reference value.
System and method to control powertrain during directional shift
A method for controlling powertrain of a machine not having a torque converter output speed sensor during a direction change of the machine is provided. The method includes retrieving a first desired engine speed value and a second desired engine speed value based on a detection of the direction change by a control module. The second desired engine speed value is determined based on a current gear setting of a gear shift lever and a desired gear setting of the gear shift lever. The method further includes determining the desired engine speed value based on a comparison between the first desired engine speed value and the second desired engine speed value by the control module. The control module is configured to identify a lower value of the first desired engine speed value and the second desired engine speed value as the desired engine speed value.
Drive control arrangement for a mobile working machine and interface
A drive control arrangement, for driving of consumers of a mobile working machine with a Diesel engine, includes a Diesel engine controller, vehicle controller, and interface. The engine controller is configured to actuate the Diesel engine via a first control signal. The vehicle controller is configured to (i) control the consumers via at least one second control signal, (ii) transfer a power demand, via the interface, to the engine controller, and (iii) receive feedback, via the interface, with reference to an available power from the Diesel engine. The interface is configured such that the power demand includes a value for a mechanical power and at least one speed interval value. When the engine is delivering a power according to the value of the power demand and/or with reference to the feedback, the engine controller is further configured to control a speed of the engine in a speed interval with reference to the at least one speed interval value.
ROADSIDE INDUCEMENT ASSISTANCE
A method of controlling vehicle inducement in response to an override request includes transmitting, by a controller, an override request to a remote computing device. The override request includes a fault condition resulting in a vehicle inducement that limits a performance parameter of the vehicle to a first value. The method additionally includes receiving, by the controller, instructions from the remote computing device in response to the override request. The instructions include an inducement calibration including a second value of the performance parameter. The method further includes controlling, by the controller, the vehicle inducement to limit the performance parameter of the vehicle to the second value.
Systems and methods for adaptive acceleration based speed control
A method of controlling speed of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The method includes receiving a load parameter input. The method also includes determining a requested speed demand and detecting a change in load based on the load parameter input. The method also includes determining a modified speed demand based on the detected change in load, and modifying the requested speed demand to the modified speed demand.
PTO TRANSMISSION
A method for shifting a PTO transmission includes selecting a PTO output speed from one of a first PTO speed and a second PTO speed of the PTO transmission, operating the PTO transmission in a reduced power mode at the selected PTO speed, the reduced power mode providing lower power to the PTO transmission at the selected PTO speed than a normal operating mode, comparing an instantaneous drive power to a maximum drive power in the reduced power mode, and when the instantaneous drive power exceeds the maximum drive power, automatically shifting the PTO transmission under load from the reduced power mode to the normal operating mode and automatically adjusting a transmission ratio of a vehicle transmission.
GENERATOR DRIVEN BY ENGINE
When an acceptance unit accepts an advance notice, a control unit, controls inflow amount of the air, an air fuel ratio derived from an injection amount of a fuel, and an advance of an ignition timing of an ignition device to temporarily increase a power that can be supplied by a generator. The control unit is determines whether a margin of an opening of a throttle is not less than a predetermined threshold. If the margin of the opening of the throttle is less than the predetermined threshold, the control unit inhibits a temporarily increase of the power. If the margin of the opening of the throttle is not less than the predetermined threshold, the control unit permits the temporarily increase of the power.
POWER SYSTEM DAMAGE ANALYSIS AND CONTROL SYSTEM
A damage analysis and control system is disclosed. An example process may include receiving a data set of measurements associated with a period of operation of a power system. The data set of measurements may identify a frequency that the power system is in an operating state during the period of operation, and the data set of measurements may identify a frequency of damage measurements associated with the operating state. The process may include determining, using a damage model and the data set of measurements, a damage score for the operating state during the period of operation of the power system. The process may include determining that the damage score satisfies a threshold damage score associated with the damage model and performing an action associated with the power system based on the damage score satisfying the threshold damage score.
Automatic control systems for frost fans
A retrofittable control system for controlling an engine and a clutch of a frost fan may include a data processing system, a thermostat, a human machine interface, a throttle control module, and/or a clutch control module. The control system may be configured to automatically start the fan when the thermostat detects a temperature below a user defined turn-on temperature, and to automatically shut down and park the fan when the thermostat detects a temperature above a user defined turn-off temperature. In some examples, starting up the fan may include running a clutch engagement sequence that engages the clutch at different speeds for different durations.
PTO transmission
A PTO transmission includes a PTO control system, an input shaft, a first output shaft, a parallel intermediate shaft, a second output shaft coaxially disposed with respect to the first output shaft, four gear pairs disposed so that the input shaft comprises two gears, the first output shaft comprises three gears, the intermediate shaft comprises two gears, and the second output shaft comprises one gear. Two gear pairs are in engagement between the input shaft and the first output shaft, one gear pair is in engagement between the first output shaft and the intermediate shaft, and one gear pair is in engagement between the input shaft and the second output shaft. At least one gear of each gear pair is shiftable.