Sliding mode control of a direct-injection monopropellant-powered actuator

Author(s):  
K.B. Fite ◽  
J.E. Mitchell ◽  
E.J. Barth ◽  
M. Goldfarb
Author(s):  
Stephen Pace ◽  
Guoming G. Zhu

A multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) sliding mode control scheme was developed with guaranteed stability to simultaneously control air-to-fuel ratio (AFR) and fuel ratios to desired levels under various air flow disturbances by regulating the mass flow rates of engine port-fuel-injection (PFI) and direct injection (DI) systems. The sliding mode control performance was compared with a baseline multiloop proportional integral differential (PID) controller through simulations and showed improvements. A four cylinder mean value engine model and the proposed sliding mode controller were implemented into a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulator and a target engine control module, and HIL simulations were conducted to validate the developed controller for potential implementation in an automotive engine.


Author(s):  
Stephen Pace ◽  
Guoming G. Zhu

Air-to-fuel (A/F) ratio is the mass ratio of air-to-fuel mixture trapped inside a cylinder before combustion begins, and it affects engine emissions, fuel economy, and other performances. Using an A/F ratio and dual-fuel ratio control oriented engine model, a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) sliding mode control scheme is used to simultaneously control the mass flow rate of both port fuel injection (PFI) and direct injection (DI) systems. The control target is to regulate the A/F ratio at a desired level (e.g., at stoichiometric) and fuel ratio (ratio of PFI fueling vs. total fueling) to a given desired level between zero and one. A MIMO sliding mode controller was designed with guaranteed stability to drive the system A/F and fuel ratios to the desired target under various air flow disturbances. The performance of the sliding mode controller was compared with a baseline multi-loop PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller through simulations and showed improvements over the baseline controller.


2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Aamir Hashim Obeid Ahmed ◽  
Martino O. Ajangnay ◽  
Shamboul A. Mohamed ◽  
Matthew W. Dunnigan

2009 ◽  
Vol 129 (7) ◽  
pp. 1389-1396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Misawa Kasahara ◽  
Yuki Kanai ◽  
Ryoko Shiraki ◽  
Yasuchika Mori

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