摘要 |
A control method for controlling the operation of a compression ignition internal combustion engine comprising the steps of measuring the change in the engine speed which occurs during a period leading up to substantially the top-dead-centre position of a cylinder of the engine, using the measured engine speed change in a delta speed change algorithm, and using the output of the delta speed change algorithm to derive a pilot fuel correction factor. The pilot fuel correction factor may be derived using a fuel balancing or correction algorithm. The method may also be used in conjunction with a fuel balancing algorithm for correcting or balancing the fuel quantities delivered in the main injections. <IMAGE> |