ADAPTIVE PROFILE CORRECTION FOR ROTATING POSITION ENCODERS IN RECIPROCATING ENGINES

摘要

A method and apparatus for adaptive profile correction for rotating position encoders in reciprocating engines measures a raw engine speed derived from a rotating position encoder (107) driven by a reciprocating engine. A first corrected engine speed (1103) is provided dependent on the raw engine speed and a predetermined first encoder profile while the engine is operating bounded within a first speed range (905), and a second corrected engine speed (1103) is provided dependent on the raw engine speed and a predetermined second encoder profile while the engine is operating bounded within a second speed range (903). A microcontroller (1205) derives a processed acceleration signal (1207) dependent on the measured engine speed and provides it to an external acceleration based misfire detection system (1201) which provides a misfire indication (1203) back to the microcontroller (1205) if a combustion misfire behaviour is detected in the processed acceleration signal (1207).