DocumentCode :
3494993
Title :
Designing a model of a full control module for a camless engine employing rotary valves
Author :
Zibani, Ishmael ; Chuma, Joseph ; Marumo, Rapelang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
fYear :
2013
fDate :
9-12 Sept. 2013
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
A camless engine using rotary valves has been proposed before and found feasible. In this paper, a single controller doing the primary engine functions of sparking, fuelling and valve events control is proposed. With no camshaft, only a crankshaft (optical) sensor is required. The controller has also the advantage of turning the engine in either direction, removing the need for a reverse gear. Full control over valve events, together with crank motion independent sparking, removes the need for a throttle valve and a mechanical starter. With the valve turning freely, no feedback sensing is necessary. The proposed controller has been designed, successfully compiled using ALTERA´s MAX PLUS II design environment and programmed into an FPGA device, the EPM7064LC68-7.
Keywords :
camshafts; control system synthesis; engines; gears; microcontrollers; motion control; valves; ALTERA MAX PLUS II design; EPM7064LC68-7; FPGA device; camless engine; control design; crank motion control; crankshaft optical sensor; design; primary engine functions; reverse gear; rotary valves; throttle valve; Coils; Engines; Fuels; Pistons; Sparks; Timing; Valves; camless; camshaft; controller; crankshaft; valve events;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2013
Conference_Location :
Pointe-Aux-Piments
ISSN :
2153-0025
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5940-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757724
Filename :
6757724
Link To Document :
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