Patent ID: 7043352

Claim:
An internal combustion engine control device comprising: an intake air quantity control section configured to control an intake air quantity drawn into an engine based on a target intake air quantity; a fuel injection quantity control section configured to control a fuel injection quantity of the engine based on a target fuel injection quantity calculated based on an actual air quantity and a target air-fuel ratio; a combustion mode control section configured to selectively control a combustion mode of the engine so that the engine operates in at least a prescribed combustion control mode; an intake air quantity correcting section configured to correct the target intake air quantity to a larger value by using a torque correction value in order to compensate for a torque decline resulting from operating the engine according to the prescribed combustion control mode; and a torque correction value modifying section configured to modify the torque correction value in accordance with a change in a fuel property with respect to a reference fuel property.