Mass flow estimation with model bias correction for a turbocharged Diesel engine

A systematic design method for mass flow estimation with correction for model bias is proposed. Based on an augmented observable Mean Value Engine Model (MVEM) of a turbocharged Diesel engine, the online estimation of states with additional biases is performed to compute the mass flows for different places. A correction method is applied, that utilizes estimated biases which are in a least-square sense redistributed between the correction terms to the uncertain mass flow maps and then added to the estimated mass flows. An Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is tested off-line on production car engine data where the combination of an intake manifold pressure sensor, exhaust manifold pressure sensor and turbocharger speed sensor is compared and discussed in different sensor fusions. It is shown that the correction method improves the uncorrected estimated air mass flow which is validated against the airflow data measured in the intake duct.

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