The integrity of the exhaust emission system in a passenger vehicle can best be maintained by monitoring its performance continuously on board the vehicle. It is with the intent of monitoring emission system performance that the California Air Resources Board has proposed regulations which will require vehicles to be equipped with on-board monitoring systems. These proposed regulations are known as OBDII and will probably be followed by similar Federal EPA regulations.This paper discusses a method of monitoring engine misfire as part of the OBDII requirements for passenger vehicle on-board diagnostics. The method is relatively inexpensive in that it uses an existing sensor for measuring instantaneous crankshaft angular position, and utilizes electronic signal processing which can be implemented in relatively inexpensive custom integrated circuits. Our experimental results, obtained over nearly a decade, indicate that the performance of the proposed misfire detection system is sufficient to detect extremely low levels of engine misfire, thus effectively protecting the health of the emissions control system.
Onboard Diagnosis of Engine Misfires
Sae Technical Papers
Passenger Car Conference & Exposition ; 1990
1990-09-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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