Introduction

Spark Ignition ( SI ) Engine Control : Control of a SI engine for

the best fuel efficiency, low emission and good drivability is a
demanding control system problem.

Classical control techniques like PID control cant provide the

best performance over the entire operating envelop due to
highly non-linear behavior of the engine.

OBJECTIVES

To design and develop the Engine Management System (EMS)

based on Neural Network based Fuzzy Logic Control (FLC) /
Model Reference Control (MRC) techniques to improve the
engine performance and reduce pollution.

To reduce the controller tuning time with minimal number of

experiments

Engine Management System (EMS)

Engine Open Loop

Engine Specification: 125 CC, 4-Stroke Port Fuel Injected
(PFI) Gasoline Engine

Engine open loop response

Performance Graphs
With closed loop Proportional Control of Spark Time Engine
Speed fluctuations was reduced, hence improved Noise,
Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Reduced Fuel consumption resulted in less Green House
gas (CO2) and HC emissions

Engine Test Results

Model Reference Idle Speed Engine

controller

Engine Reference
Model
Reference
Speed

Error

PID
Controller

VMRC

Spark
Time
Engine

Speed
Signal
Conditioning

Actual Speed

Speed Sensor

Proposed Model Based Controller

Summary

A low cost Microcontroller based Engine Management System (EMS) for a

single cylinder Spark Ignition (SI), Port Fuel Injected (PFI) was designed and
developed.

The control algorithms for Classical PID and Fuzzy Logic control techniques
have developed and tested.

The closed loop performance shows improvement in terms Idle Speed, Fuel
Consumption and Emissions.

Test will be conducted to evaluate the performance of the Model Reference

Control algorithm over the conventional techniques.