Global Patent Index - EP 2078841 B1

EP 2078841 B1 20181031 - Monitoring unit and method

Title (en)

Monitoring unit and method

Title (de)

Überwachungseinheit und -verfahren

Title (fr)

Unité et procédé de surveillance

Publication

EP 2078841 B1 20181031 (EN)

Application

EP 08075042 A 20080114

Priority

EP 08075042 A 20080114

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2078841A1] A monitoring unit for determining the operational condition of an engine, the engine comprising a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder comprising a combustion chamber into which fuel is injected by an associated fuel injector, the unit comprising inputs for receiving first data related to engine rotation, storage means (58) for storing a plurality of templates, each template comprising second data related to engine rotation, said second data being characteristic of a particular operational condition, and one or more engine parameters associated with said operational condition, and processing means (56) configured: i) to compare said received first data to said second data in order to determine a best matching template, and ii) to determine the operational condition of the engine in dependence on said one or more engine parameters associated with said best matching template.

IPC 8 full level

F02D 41/14 (2006.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F02D 41/1497 (2013.01); F02D 41/2422 (2013.01); F02D 41/2416 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1004 (2013.01); F02D 2200/1015 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

FR 2896312 A1 20070720 - TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2078841 A1 20090715; EP 2078841 B1 20181031

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08075042 A 20080114