Powertrain engine control method and vehicle operated thereby

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11248547-B2
Application number	US-201916704072-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2019
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A powertrain engine control method may include: acquiring period information based on tooth information of an engine crank target wheel by using a timer (T); subdividing the period information by a division rate value (R) by using a timer (D) so as to enable the timer (D) to operate R times; carrying out synchronization with the timer (D) and carrying out counting by using a timer (A) from a zero (0) to 720 degrees for a four-stroke engine operation cycle; and correcting, by using a timer (V), an angle counter which is not generated at the time of deceleration of a vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A powertrain engine control method using an engine controller equipped with a central processing unit including a general purpose timer, the control method comprising:
acquiring, by a first timer, period information based on tooth information of a crank target wheel;
subdividing the period information by a division rate value using a second timer so as to enable the second timer to operate times corresponding to the division rate value;
carrying out synchronization with the second timer and carrying out counting using a third timer from a zero (0) to 720 degrees for a four-stroke engine operation cycle; and
correcting, by a fourth timer, an angle counter which is not generated at a time of deceleration of a vehicle; and
triggering the third timer and the fourth timer by generating an overflow flag, when the second timer reaches a value of zero from a set value.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein in acquiring the period information, the first timer is configured to obtain the period information of a corresponding tooth by capturing every one of input tooth information of the crank target wheel.

3. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein in subdividing the period information, the second timer is configured to set a timer size by dividing a previous tooth period signal size provided by the first timer by the division rate value for refinement so as to enable the second timer to operate times corresponding to the division rate value based on one crank tooth input signal.

4. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the third timer is configured to carry out counting up and the fourth timer is configured to carry out counting down based on a trigger signal generated from the third and fourth timers.

5. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the third timer is set to be reset every zero (0) to 720 degrees and configured to carry out counting based on an engine operation stroke period.

6. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the third timer is configured to carry out counting up by the second timer up to a specified size.

7. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the specified size is calculated as: N×R×2 when a crank carries out two turns, where N is a number of teeth of a crank target wheel counted for a predetermined period by the second timer, and R is a division rate value.

8. A powertrain engine control method using an engine controller equipped with a central processing unit including a general purpose timer, the control method comprising:
acquiring, by a first timer, period information based on tooth information of a crank target wheel;
subdividing the period information by a division rate value using a second timer so as to enable the second timer to operate times corresponding to the division rate value;
carrying out synchronization with the second timer and carrying out counting using a third timer from a zero (0) to 720 degrees for a four-stroke engine operation cycle;
correcting, by a fourth timer, an angle counter which is not generated at a time of deceleration of a vehicle;
setting the fourth timer to a size value at which one tooth is divided; and
when a next tooth signal is input, checking whether the fourth timer carries out counting times corresponding to the size value of the fourth timer.

9. The control method according to claim 8 , wherein:
when the fourth timer does not reach a value of 1 at the next tooth signal, the second timer is operated to trigger the third timer and the fourth timer so as to carry out correction such that the third timer produces a specified size, and
the specified size is calculated as: N×R×2 normally during two crank turns, where a number of teeth of a crank target wheel counted for a predetermined period by the second timer, and R is a division rate value.

10. A vehicle operated by the powertrain engine control method according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Hyundai Autoever Corp

Inventors

• Kwak Hye Rim

Classifications

• F02D41/04

  Introducing corrections for particular operating conditions (F02D41/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02D2250/16

  End position calibration, i.e. calculation or measurement of actuator end positions, e.g. for throttle or its driving actuator · CPC title

• F01L2820/042

  Crankshafts position · CPC title

• F02D41/1401

  characterised by the control or regulation method (F02D41/1473, F02D41/1477 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01M15/06

  by monitoring positions of pistons or cranks · CPC title