The fuel injection timing IT is changed based operation and environmental condition of the engine. If the injection timing IT is changed, the rate of fuel passing through meshes of the mesh member (i.e., the mesh passing rate) changes. If the mesh passing rate changes, the set-off position (i.e., the ignition position of the air-fuel mixture) is extended or shortened. Based on this, under the condition of high ignition performance (i.e., the second condition), the mesh passing rate is controlled to increase thereby the set-off position is extended. On the other hand, under the condition of low ignition performance (i.e., the first condition), the mesh passing rate is controlled to decrease thereby the extension of the set-off position is suppressed or prohibited.

A method of correcting a fuel injection quantity of a vehicle corrects the fuel injection quantity prior to activation of a lambda sensor when an engine is turned on. Additionally, the method increases a speed for activating a catalyst to reduce a harmful substance in exhaust gas at the beginning of engine starting.

Systems and apparatuses include an a system including an engine out sensor, an exhaust sensor, and one or more processing circuits comprising one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors. The one or more memory devices are configured to store instructions thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive the engine out sensor information from the engine out sensor, receive the exhaust information from the exhaust sensor, determine the aftertreatment system characteristic based on the exhaust information, compare the aftertreatment system characteristic to an exhaust condition, determine an acceptable input value when the aftertreatment system characteristic meets the exhaust condition, and control at least one of a fuel system actuator and an air handling actuator to achieve the acceptable input value.

A first high side switch is configured to connect and disconnect a first reference potential to and from a first node, the first node configured to be electrically connected to a second node and a first end of a first inductor coil of a fuel injector of a cylinder and a first end of a second inductor coil of an oil control valve of the cylinder. A second high side switch is configured to connect and disconnect a second reference potential to and from the second node. A first low side switch is configured to connect and disconnect a ground reference potential to and from a second end of the second inductor coil of the oil control valve. A second low side switch is configured to connect and disconnect the ground reference potential to and from a second end of the first inductor coil of the fuel injector.

A method of compensating fuel for each cylinder of an engine during purging may include, compensating a fuel injection time for each cylinder depending on an amount of intake air for each cylinder, an injection pressure of the injector, and an internal pressure of a combustion chamber of the engine; pressurizing a vaporized gas adsorbed into a canister and injecting the pressurized vaporized gas into the intake pipe by operating an active purge pump; and estimating an amount of vaporized gas reaching each combustion chamber and converting the fuel injection time depending on the estimated amount of vaporized gas.

A fuel control system obtains a measured amount of fuel consumed by an engine and one or more corresponding operating parameters of the engine and determines a fuel consumption modeled amount based at least in part on a fuel consumption model of the engine and the one or more operating parameters. The fuel consumption model associates different amounts of fuel that, when supplied to the engine, generate corresponding designated outputs of the engine. The system also determines one or more differentials between the measured amount of fuel and the modeled amount and, responsive to the one or more of the differentials exceeding a threshold value, the system identifies one or more components of the powered system that contribute or cause the one or more differentials and/or changes an amount of fuel supplied to the engine according to the fuel consumption model to obtain a desired output of the engine.

A control device for an engine is provided, which includes a knock intensity sensor configured to detect a knock intensity, an output adjustment mechanism configured to adjust an engine output torque, and a controller configured to control the output adjustment mechanism based on the knock intensity. The controller executes a first control in which the output adjustment mechanism is controlled to reduce the knock intensity when the number of strong knocks that is the number of times the knock intensity becomes a second determination intensity or greater is a given determination number or less and when the knock intensity is greater than a first determination intensity, and executes a second control in which the output adjustment mechanism is controlled to reduce the maximum torque more than when the number of strong knocks is the determination number or less, when the number of strong knocks is greater than the determination number.

A garden tool includes a gasoline engine and a power source, the gasoline engine including a fuel supply system and an ignition system. The garden tool may further include a control system with at least one sensor used for collecting a working condition signal of the gasoline engine and a controller used for receiving the working condition signal and controlling the fuel supply system and/or the ignition system according to the working condition signal received. The power source may provide a power supply for the fuel supply system, the ignition system, and the control system through the controller.

A fuel injection control apparatus is provided. An injection unit injects fuel in an internal combustion engine. A carbon monoxide concentration sensor is provided in an exhaust path of the internal combustion engine and detects a carbon monoxide concentration in an exhaust gas. A control unit controls the injection unit based on the carbon monoxide concentration detected by the carbon monoxide concentration sensor such that an air fuel ratio in the internal combustion engine becomes close to a target air fuel ratio.

A method of operating an internal combustion engine system having a fuel injection system including a fluid delivery means operable to deliver a fuel entrained in gas directly into a combustion chamber. The method comprises supplying pressurised gas to the fluid delivery means from a gas supply system, and regulating gas pressure in the gas supply system. The gas pressure in the gas supply system may be regulated during a lag period between commencement of engine cranking and the delivery of fuel at a requisite fuel pressure to the fuel injection system. Regulating gas pressure in the gas supply system comprises opening the fluid delivery means to selectively allow gas to pass into the combustion chamber to relieve pressure in the gas supply system. Optionally, regulating gas pressure in the gas supply system may also comprise opening the fluid delivery means to selectively allow pressurised gas to flow from the combustion chamber to the gas supply system so as to pressurise the gas supply system.