Patent ID: 7409945

Claim:
An arrangement for controlling an internal combustion engine comprising an electronic engine control unit ( 1 ), at least one fuel injector ( 2 ) with an injector needle ( 14 ) for controlling the injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, a connecting line ( 3 ) extending between the electronic engine control unit ( 1 ) and the injector ( 2 ) for the transmission of signals therebetween, and an intelligent electronic component ( 4 ) included in the injector ( 2 ) so as to form, together therewith, a structural unit ( 5 ), the electronic component ( 4 ) comprising an electronic memory unit ( 6 ) for storing data, a computation unit ( 7 ), an energy storage device ( 9 ) for storing electric energy and providing an energy supply for the electronic component ( 4 ) and also a measuring unit ( 8 ) for opto-electronically detecting the movement of the injector needle ( 14 ).