Barometric Pressure Estimator for Production Engine Control and Diagnostics

Peter M. Olin; Peter J. Maloney

doi:10.4271/1999-01-0206

1999-03-01

Barometric Pressure Estimator for Production Engine Control and Diagnostics 1999-01-0206

A Barometric Pressure Estimator (BPE) algorithm was implemented in a production speed-density Engine Management System (EMS). The BPE is a model-based, easily calibrated algorithm for estimating barometric pressure using a standard set of production sensors, thereby avoiding the need for a barometric pressure sensor. An accurate barometric pressure value is necessary for a variety of engine control functions.

By starting with the physics describing the flow through the induction system, an algorithm was developed which is simple to understand and implement. When used in conjunction with the Pneumatic and Thermal State Estimator (PSE and TSE) algorithms [2], the BPE requires only a single additional calibration table, generated with an automated processing routine, directly from measured engine data collected at an arbitrary elevation, in-vehicle or on a dynamometer.

The algorithm has been implemented on several different engines. Results from testing at near sea level and at higher altitudes are presented.

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