Patent ID: 7415389
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: G05B

Abstract:
1. A calibration data design tool for determining a model and/or one or more calibration parameters for an Engine Control Unit (ECU) that can be used to control one or more operational aspects of an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine includes one or more sensors and one or more actuators, the calibration data design tool comprising: a model determination module for determining a model and/or one or more calibration parameters for a model of an internal combustion engine that can be used by an ECU, the model determination module receiving inputs from one or more of the sensors of the internal combustion engine, and providing one or more outputs to one or more of the actuators of the internal combustion engine in an open loop manner; an application trial module coupled to the model determination module for operating or simulating an internal combustion engine in a closed loop manner using the model and/or calibration parameters determined by the model determination module; and a performance analyzer coupled to the application trial module for analyzing the performance of the internal combustion engine when operated or simulated by the application trial module.