An Equipment Health Monitoring method for an engine and an Equipment Health Monitoring system for performing the method are provided. At least some of the following units are used: an Engine Simulation Unit, a Possibilistic Drift Computation Unit, a Fuzzy String Generator Unit, an Experience-based String Matching Unit and an Information Fusion and Prognosis Unit.

The control device includes: an observation unit that calculates an amount relating to a state of a control target detected by a sensor; an abnormality predictor detection unit that detects an abnormality predictor of the control target; a reward calculation unit that calculates a reward which is an amount obtained by evaluating pass or fail of an operation of the control target; a basic control amount calculation unit that calculates data relating to the state during an operation and a basic control amount serving as a reference to control the control target; a control amount search unit that searches for a control amount at which the reward satisfies a predetermined condition based on the basic control amount, the data relating to the state during the operation and the reward; and a control unit that generates a command value to the control target.

A throttle control system for a vehicle includes a controller comprising at least one processor and at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, a throttle valve movable between valve positions, an input sensor to transmit a target position, and a position sensor configured to detect an instantaneous disposition of the throttle valve at one of the valve positions. The controller executes instructions stored in the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium. The controller receives the target position signal and the detected position signal. The processor compares the target position signal and the detected position signal to the instructions, selects an output signal, and transmits the output signal to the throttle valve. A first fuzzy control acceleration, a brake deceleration, and a second fuzzy control acceleration based on the output signal are applied to move of the throttle valve toward the target position.

An integrated control system and method which improves load application/rejection performance for diesel generating sets is disclosed. Feedback-linearizing control is used for voltage regulation, which removes interaction between automatic voltage regulation and speed regulation. A proper feed-forward signal is sent to the governor using load anticipation control. The integrated control reduces engine speed and voltage deviations. It is implemented in the voltage regulator, since it recognizes load changes before the engine. The integrated control helps the engine anticipate throttle adjustments in advance of load being recognized by the engine. Test results show an improvement in engine speed recovery after a large increase or decrease in load.

The control device includes: an observation unit that calculates an amount relating to a state of a control target detected by a sensor; an abnormality predictor detection unit that detects an abnormality predictor of the control target; a reward calculation unit that calculates a reward which is an amount obtained by evaluating pass or fail of an operation of the control target; a basic control amount calculation unit that calculates data relating to the state during an operation and a basic control amount serving as a reference to control the control target; a control amount search unit that searches for a control amount at which the reward satisfies a predetermined condition based on the basic control amount, the data relating to the state during the operation and the reward; and a control unit that generates a command value to the control target.

An intelligent variable mode control method for variable altitude turbocharging system of diesel engine, including: querying turbocharging pressure MAP chart upon speed and torque demands; reading a target pressure, and correcting it to obtain a corrected pressure; based on adaptive ranges of flow-pressure ratio of turbocharging modes, using fuzzy control algorithms to achieve intelligent selection of turbocharging modes; initializing opening degrees of high- and low-pressure stage bypass valves within adjustment ranges; using neural network fast prediction models to predict turbocharging pressures; using genetic algorithms to fast search bypass valve opening degrees corresponding the target and send them to the valve control unit. The invention achieves turbocharging mode selection and precise turbocharging pressure control during variable altitude operation of diesel engines, and achieves model-based intelligent variable mode adaptive optimization control of variable altitude diesel engine turbocharging systems.

The present invention provides a process for reducing abnormal combustion within a combustion chamber of the engine. The process can include simulation of the piston-driven internal combustion engine with oil droplets from the crankcase entering into the combustion chamber. In addition, the oil drops entering into the combustion chamber can be simulated as hot spots, as can simulation of fuel combustion within the combustion chamber. A probability of pre-ignition for at least a portion of the simulated hot spots as a function of the simulated fuel combustion and the simulated hot spots within the combustion chamber can be calculated and based on the calculation a combustion chamber parameter can be altered such that pre-ignition within the combustion chamber is reduced.

An integrated control system and method which improves load application/rejection performance for diesel generating sets is disclosed. Feedback-linearizing control is used for voltage regulation, which removes interaction between automatic voltage regulation and speed regulation. A proper feed-forward signal is sent to the governor using load anticipation control. The integrated control reduces engine speed and voltage deviations. It is implemented in the voltage regulator, since it recognizes load changes before the engine. The integrated control helps the engine anticipate throttle adjustments in advance of load being recognized by the engine. Test results show an improvement in engine speed recovery after a large increase or decrease in load.

To further reduce pollutant emissions during operation of an internal combustion using an exhaust catalytic converter and in particular to promptly detect and possibly even prevent a departure from the catalytic converter window, a first oxygen filling level in a front area of the exhaust catalytic converter and a second oxygen filling level in a rear area be determined as a function of a signal of a lambda sensor and that the fuel mixture of the internal combustion engine be influenced as a function of the two oxygen filling levels with the aid of a fuzzy controller.