Real-time estimation of the in-cylinder pressure of combustion engines is crucial to detect failures and improve the performance of the engine control system. A new estimation scheme is proposed based on the Extended Kalman Filter, which exploits measurements of the engine rotational speed provided by a standard phonic wheel sensor. The main novelty lies in a parameterization of the combustion pressure, which is generated by averaging experimental data collected in different operating points. The proposed approach is validated on real data from a turbocharged compression ignition engine, including both nominal and off-nominal working conditions. The experimental results show that the proposed technique accurately reconstructs the pressure profile, featuring a fit performance index exceeding 90% most of the time. Moreover, it can track changes in the engine operating conditions as well as detect the presence of cylinder-to-cylinder variations.

Quartullo, R., Garulli, A., Giannitrapani, A., Minamino, R., Vichi, G. (2023). In-Cylinder Pressure Estimation from Rotational Speed Measurements via Extended Kalman Filter. SENSORS, 23(9) [10.3390/s23094326].

In-Cylinder Pressure Estimation from Rotational Speed Measurements via Extended Kalman Filter

Quartullo R.;Garulli A.
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Giannitrapani A.;
2023-01-01

Abstract

Real-time estimation of the in-cylinder pressure of combustion engines is crucial to detect failures and improve the performance of the engine control system. A new estimation scheme is proposed based on the Extended Kalman Filter, which exploits measurements of the engine rotational speed provided by a standard phonic wheel sensor. The main novelty lies in a parameterization of the combustion pressure, which is generated by averaging experimental data collected in different operating points. The proposed approach is validated on real data from a turbocharged compression ignition engine, including both nominal and off-nominal working conditions. The experimental results show that the proposed technique accurately reconstructs the pressure profile, featuring a fit performance index exceeding 90% most of the time. Moreover, it can track changes in the engine operating conditions as well as detect the presence of cylinder-to-cylinder variations.
2023
Quartullo, R., Garulli, A., Giannitrapani, A., Minamino, R., Vichi, G. (2023). In-Cylinder Pressure Estimation from Rotational Speed Measurements via Extended Kalman Filter. SENSORS, 23(9) [10.3390/s23094326].
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