A throttle assembly for an engine may include a remote throttle lever, a sensor, and a terminal. The remote throttle lever may be coupled physically to a user input device and operable to be moved under control of the user input device. The sensor is configured to detect a position of the remote throttle lever and generate an output signal indicative of the position of the remote throttle lever. The terminal configured to provide the output signal to a controller of the engine.

An electronic control method for a throttle by an electronic control throttle device that controls the throttle while an electronic control unit generates a control signal based on an input data signal. The method may include calculating an engine rotation speed deviation from a difference between an engine rotation speed and an input engine rotation speed command, calculating an engine rotational acceleration based on the engine rotation speed, obtaining a proportional torque from a product of the engine rotation speed deviation and a predetermined coefficient, obtaining an integral torque by integrating a value obtained by subtracting a product of the engine rotational acceleration and the predetermined coefficient from the product of the engine rotation speed deviation and the predetermined coefficient, and generating a control signal for the throttle by using a sum of the proportional torque and the integral torque as a value of a torque command.

A vehicle control device includes a memory configured to store relationship definition data that defines a relationship between a state of a vehicle and an action variable, which is a variable relating to an operation of electronic equipment in the vehicle, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute acquisition processing of acquiring a detection value of a sensor and driving preference information, operation processing of operating the electronic equipment, reward calculation processing of providing a greater reward when a characteristic of the vehicle satisfies a criterion than when the characteristic of the vehicle does not satisfy the criterion, and update processing of updating the relationship definition data. The processor is configured to, based on update mapping, output the relationship definition data updated to increase an expected return on the reward when the electronic equipment is operated in compliance with the relationship definition data.

A position sensor of the present invention includes: a magnet that moves together with a moving body; a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic flux generated by the magnet; and a detector that detects an anomaly of the magnetic sensor based on a detection value detected by the magnetic sensor. The magnetic sensor is set so as to detect the detection value taking a value on a locus preset in accordance with a position of the moving body, and the locus is set so that a change rate of the detection value corresponding to change of the position of the moving body differs for each of a plurality of sections set within a movement range of the moving body. The detector detects the anomaly of the magnetic sensor based on a relation between the detection value and a comparison value that is a value corresponding to the locus.

A method of controlling a turbocharged engine system including customized and selective operation of a turbocharger bypass valve to modulate air pressure through an intake system of the engine to achieve certain desirable auditory feedback, which are deliberately generated through control of engine systems. Additionally, the method may include receiving a user input corresponding to one of a plurality of turbocharger modes. Further, the method may include, in response to receiving the user input, determining an intake air pressure of an intake manifold of the turbocharged engine system. Still further, the method may include comparing the intake air pressure of the intake manifold with a predetermined threshold. Even further, the method may include adjusting a position of a bypass valve based on the turbocharger mode corresponding to the user input and the intake air pressure in comparison to the predetermined threshold. Related apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

A turbocharger and method of controlling the same includes a turbine housing comprising an inlet and an outlet, turbine wheel coupled to a shaft. The turbine housing comprising a first scroll and a second scroll for fluidically coupling the inlet and the turbine wheel. The first scroll has a first end adjacent the inlet and a second end adjacent the turbine wheel. The second scroll has a third end adjacent the inlet and a fourth end adjacent the turbine wheel. An exhaust gas diverter valve is coupled to the turbine housing restricting flow into the first scroll or the second scroll.

Methods and systems for unsticking a stuck gaspath actuator are disclosed. In one embodiment, an engine operating method includes adjusting exhaust valve timing of one or more cylinders of an engine in response to an indication that a gaspath actuator is stuck in position. In this way, pressure waves in an exhaust manifold and/or an intake manifold may be generated, which may act to unstick the gaspath actuator.

In at least some implementations, a charge forming device includes a body that has a throttle bore, a throttle valve associated with the throttle bore, a coupler and an actuator. The throttle has a valve head received within and movable relative to the throttle bore, and a valve shaft to which the valve head is coupled. The coupler is connected to the valve shaft and carries or includes a sensor element. And the actuator has a drive shaft coupled to the coupler so that rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to the coupler and the valve shaft.

A port fuel injection system includes a fuel pump configured to produce a flow of pressurized liquid fuel at a pressure between 10 and 50 bar. A fuel rail is connected to receive the flow of pressurized liquid fuel from the fuel pump, the fuel rail. A plurality of fuel injectors, including one fuel injector positioned in the intake port of each engine cylinder upstream of the intake valve for the engine cylinder are connected to receive pressurized fuel from the fuel rail. An engine control unit (ECU) receives signals from sensors on the internal combustion engine and is programmed to actuate the fuel injectors to deliver fuel to each engine cylinder over a full range of engine operating conditions. A port fuel injection system with high pressure and fast acting fuel injectors improves fuel delivery and performance over the full range of engine operating conditions.

An engine controller includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to, when an engine rotation speed is within a specified range, perform a throttle limit control that reduces an upper limit throttle opening degree, the upper limit throttle opening degree being an upper limit value of a control range of an opening degree of a throttle valve of an engine.