NDLI: AFR-Based Fuel Ethanol Content Estimation in Flex-Fuel Engines Tolerant to MAF Sensor Drifts

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Author	Kyung-ho Ahn Stefanopoulou, A.G. Jankovic, M.
Copyright Year	1993
Abstract	Flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) can operate on a blend of ethanol and gasoline in any volumetric concentration of up to 85% ethanol (93% in Brazil). Existing FFVs rely on ethanol sensor installed in the vehicle fueling system, or on an ethanol estimation based on air-to-fuel ratio (AFR) regulation via an exhaust gas oxygen (EGO) or λ sensor. The EGO-based ethanol detection is desirable from cost and maintenance perspectives but it is known to be prone to large errors during mass air flow sensor drifts. Ethanol content estimation can be realized by a feedback-based fuel correction of the feedforward-based fuel calculation using an exhaust gas oxygen sensor. When the fuel correction is attributed to the difference in stoichiometric air-to-fuel ratio (SAFR) between ethanol and gasoline, it can be used for ethanol estimation. When the fuel correction is attributed to a mass air flow (MAF) sensor error, it can be used for sensor drift estimation and correction. Deciding under which condition to blame (and detect) ethanol and when to switch to sensor correction burdens the calibration of FFV engine controllers. Moreover, erroneous decisions can lead to biases in ethanol estimation and in MAF sensor correction. In this paper, we present AFR-based ethanol content estimation, associated sensitivity and dynamical analysis, and a cylinder air flow estimation scheme that accounts for MAF sensor drift or bias using an intake manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor. The proposed fusion of the MAF, MAP, and λ sensor measurements prevents severe misestimation of ethanol content in flex fuel vehicles.
Sponsorship	IEEE Control Systems Society
Starting Page	590
Ending Page	603
Page Count	14
File Size	3532832
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10636536
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Ethanol Estimation Engines Petroleum Feedforward neural networks Vehicles sensor drift Automotive fault detection engine control estimation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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