Idle speed control of an automotive engine using a robust nonlinear controller-observer pair

  • Aamer I. Bhatti*
  • , Sarah K. Spurgeon
  • , Robert Dorey
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The design of a sliding mode controller for the idle speed control of an automotive engine is described. First, the development of a model appropriate for controller design is considered. Then a controller design procedure based on sliding mode theory is developed. A sliding mode observer is used for state estimation and the resulting nonlinear controller-observer pair is implemented on an engine test facility. The results of rig trials are presented and discussed. The robustness of the control strategy is confirmed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)525-539
Number of pages15
JournalEuropean Journal of Control
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Automotive
  • Idle speed control
  • Variable structure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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