EP1740815A1 - Electronic control device and method for controlling the operation of motor vehicle components - Google Patents
Electronic control device and method for controlling the operation of motor vehicle componentsInfo
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- EP1740815A1 EP1740815A1 EP05731759A EP05731759A EP1740815A1 EP 1740815 A1 EP1740815 A1 EP 1740815A1 EP 05731759 A EP05731759 A EP 05731759A EP 05731759 A EP05731759 A EP 05731759A EP 1740815 A1 EP1740815 A1 EP 1740815A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
- F02D41/24—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means
- F02D41/26—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
- F02D41/24—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means
- F02D41/26—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor
- F02D41/266—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor the computer being backed-up or assisted by another circuit, e.g. analogue
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
- F02D41/22—Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
- F02D41/24—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
- F02D41/22—Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions
- F02D41/221—Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions relating to the failure of actuators or electrically driven elements
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02D—CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES
- F02D41/00—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
- F02D41/24—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means
- F02D41/26—Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents characterised by the use of digital means using computer, e.g. microprocessor
- F02D41/28—Interface circuits
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a control device and a method for controlling the operation of motor vehicle components, in particular an internal combustion engine or a transmission of a motor vehicle, according to the preamble of claims 1 and 8, respectively.
- control devices and control methods are known per se (DE 40 04 427 AI, DE 42 31 432 AI, DE 44 38 714 AI) and are implemented here by an electronic unit, usually referred to as a "control unit", in which a variety of control and / or monitoring functions for electronic or electrical components are combined.
- a control unit in which a variety of control and / or monitoring functions for electronic or electrical components are combined.
- the constantly increasing requirements with regard to the functionalities of such control devices in the past have led to the fact that the desired functions are now largely implemented by using a microcontroller.
- the term “microcontroller” here designates an electronic program-controlled control device which, like a PC, typically has a CPU, a RAM, a ROM and I / O ports, but in contrast to a PC is designed for a very special application.
- the components to be controlled by the control device can also be other components of the vehicle in addition to components that can be directly assigned to the internal combustion engine, such as a fuel pump, a throttle valve, a fuel injector or a fuel probe.
- the control device On the input side, the control device is required for control purposes. entered sensor signals or measured variables, z. B. regarding the crankshaft rotation speed and position, the engine temperature, the intake air temperature and quantity, the accelerator pedal position, etc. This list of the components to be controlled or sensed is by no means exhaustive and only serves to illustrate the multitude of conceivable functions of a control device.
- a microcontroller or its I / O ports are usually not suitable for direct control of the vehicle components of interest due to the technology involved, these components are usually controlled by assigned output stages, which for this purpose receive corresponding control signals from the microcontroller on the input side and those on the output side Provide the voltages or currents required for activating and deactivating the components, for example the charge and discharge current of a piezo-operated fuel injector.
- the output stages are usually also supplied with a digital, so-called release signal, by means of which, depending on the release signal state, a blocking or an activation of the activation is signaled.
- This release which is independent of the actual control of the output stage, is given by a release control device which is integrated in known control devices in a monitoring device which monitors the proper operation of the microcontroller in order to take suitable measures in the event of a fault, for example resetting the microcontroller (reset ) and / or to set one or more enable signals to the first enable signal state, with which each assigned output stage is blocked or switched off.
- a monitoring device often referred to as an "atchdog” can be integrated in the microcontroller or arranged separately from it. The function of such a monitoring device is based, for example, on the fact that this device assigns tasks to the microcontroller from time to time and uses the results returned by the microcontroller to determine whether the microcontroller is operating correctly or not.
- Release signals for the relevant output stages are provided (switch-off paths), can be designed multiple (redundant) for reasons of increased security. Furthermore, the ability to switch off output stages by means of the digital enable signals can be checked on the basis of a self-test in the inactive system state, i. H. at least once per usage cycle. A faulty deviation of the operating conditions from the permitted range, in particular any faults within the microcontroller, including faults caused by faulty software, are, however, most likely when the system is active.
- an enable signal is not converted to the first signal state which blocks the assigned output stage because the fault in the monitoring device itself or whose release control device is present or the error impairs the proper functioning of these latter devices.
- the control device is characterized by a modulation device for periodic modulation of the release signal provided by the release control device and an evaluation device for analyzing the release signal supplied to the output stage with regard to the periodic modulation and for setting the output stage in a predetermined fault condition in the absence of the periodic modulation.
- the modulation of the release signal provided by the release control device and the evaluation of the release signal directed towards the output stage with regard to this modulation ensures that an error due to an error in the area of the release signal generation and / or release signal evaluation is reliable (based on the absence of the modulation) is recognized.
- the power stage in question can thus be reliably brought into a predetermined fault condition even in such a case.
- B. is provided as a switch-off or reset state of the output stage.
- the invention thus realizes a “failsafe shutdown path” which increases the security of the system.
- the modulation device comprises:
- a pulse generator for generating a periodic sequence of modulation pulses
- the evaluation device can comprise an evaluation stage connected upstream of the output stage, to which the release signal is input by the modulation stage and which analyzes the input release signal with regard to the presence of the release signal sections inverted in accordance with the modulation pulse sequence and, in the presence of these inverted release signal sections, forwards the release signal to the output stage and at If these inverted enable signal sections fail, the output stage is set to the predetermined fault state.
- the evaluation device is provided in such a way that when the input release signal changes from one to the other release signal state, the release signal passed on to the output stage is only allowed to pass if the evaluation device can rule out that the Transition of the input signal occurred solely on the basis of the modulation, that is to say was not caused by a corresponding transition of the release signal provided by the release control device.
- This check of the evaluation device prior to a change in the released release signal state may require a certain amount of time, but this is often acceptable in practice.
- this check of the evaluation device which is generally associated with a delay, can only be provided if the enable signal changes from the first to the second or from the second to the first enable signal state.
- the evaluation device is preferably designed such that the modulation of the input enable signal is removed, ie the enable signal output to the output stage contains no such modulation.
- the modulation in the enable signal it is also conceivable to leave the modulation in the enable signal, be it that the modulation sections that are relatively short in the temporal signal profile do not significantly impair the Ali control of the relevant output stage or that the modulations in the output stage are filtered out.
- the pulse generator together with the modulation stage z. B. may be provided integrated in the monitoring device, that is to say in particular together with the other circuit parts of the monitoring device in a common integrated circuit which may also include the microcontroller.
- the release control device is preferably integrated in a monitoring device (such as the watchdog mentioned at the beginning), which monitors the correct operation of the microcontroller and only provides the release signal in the second release signal state when proper operation is determined.
- a monitoring device such as the watchdog mentioned at the beginning
- the monitoring device including the release control device and including at least part of the modulation device (e.g. without the pulse generator described below) in a common integrated circuit, which is arranged separately from the microcontroller chip in an electronic unit (control unit).
- the evaluation device is preferably integrated in an output stage device containing the output stage, that is to say in particular in a common integrated circuit. Apart from the advantage of an inexpensive implementation tion of the evaluation device, for. B. without additional electronic components, in practice this results in a further, very substantial advantage in connection with overvoltage monitoring or in connection with the "fail-safe" behavior of the overall system in the event of a special overvoltage fault.
- the monitoring device exceeds a certain complexity, it makes economic sense in practice to implement this device in a technology different from the output stages, which are mostly power output stages, namely expediently in a low-voltage technology (such as, for example, B. the microcontroller).
- this monitoring device also takes over the task of overvoltage detection, since the precision required for this can generally not be achieved in the power output stages to be switched off, the situation may arise that the permissible voltage range of the monitoring device is exceeded, even if the output stage is still works in its permitted range, so that a transition to the desired predetermined fault condition can no longer be guaranteed.
- the evaluation device has a higher dielectric strength than the microcontroller or those circuit parts of the control device which are required to provide the release signal, that is to say the evaluation device z. B.
- the overvoltage-related failure in the area of the microcontroller or the monitoring device or the release control device can nevertheless be reliably detected as long as the overvoltage does not cause a failure of the output stage device.
- the latter can easily be guaranteed by appropriate dimensioning of the voltage strength of the output stage, which in practice is often designed anyway for the vehicle electrical system voltage plus a certain safety reserve.
- the modulation of the enable signal used according to the invention should have as little impact as possible on the normal operation of the system.
- the period of the modulation is specified in such a way that it is selected to be at most as large as an error reaction time specified for the monitoring device, preferably less than this error reaction time.
- z. B. periods of less than 100 ms well suited.
- the duty cycle of the modulation is less than 10%, e.g. B. in the order of 1%.
- the pulse duration should be in relation to the period That is, they are chosen to be relatively small and the period itself is also short enough for the application in question, in order to ensure a reaction of the evaluation device in the event of an error, taking into account all tolerances within predetermined error reaction times.
- a release signal which is in the first release signal state is output to the subsequent output stage or the subsequent output stages in order to block activation of the controlled components (at least as long as the modulation is absent and / or at least for a predetermined period of time).
- the fault condition in which the power stage is to be placed is precisely that of enabling the activation. It is crucial that in the event of an error that is detected by the absence of the modulation, the relevant output stage is set to a predetermined error condition.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an engine control unit for controlling the operation of an injection engine of a motor vehicle
- FIG. 2 is a representation of the time course of various signals occurring in the engine control unit according to FIG. 1.
- an engine control device for a direct injection engine of a motor vehicle, comprising a microcontroller 12 for providing a control signal S for controlling the fuel injection system to be controlled during operation of the internal combustion engine (not shown), a release unit 14 for providing a digital release signal b, by means of which a lock is signaled by a first logic enable signal state “Low” (L) and a release of the activation of the fuel injection system by a second logic enable signal state “H” (H), and an output stage 16 for activating and deactivating the component to be controlled , here the fuel injection system, based on the control signal S taking into account an enable signal d input to this output stage 16.
- a microcontroller 12 for providing a control signal S for controlling the fuel injection system to be controlled during operation of the internal combustion engine (not shown)
- a release unit 14 for providing a digital release signal b, by means of which a lock is signaled by a first logic enable signal state “Low” (L) and a release of the activation of the fuel
- the release signal b output by the release unit 14 is input directly to the output stage 16, or the signals b and d are identical. Not so with the illustrated control unit 10, as will be described below.
- the output stage 16 initiates a fuel injection by outputting corresponding control signals to the various fuel injectors (the signal lines shown on the right-hand edge of FIG. 1 symbolize the control of four fuel injectors) only when the release signal d input to the output stage 16 is in the H state ,
- the injection timing and the injection quantities are essentially determined by the control signal S output by the microcontroller 12.
- the transmission of the control signal S is symbolized here only by one line. In fact, depending on the power stage to be controlled, this connection can be designed as a more complicated line arrangement.
- control device 10 all circuit parts of the control device 10 are omitted which are not essential for understanding the invention and which can be designed in a conventional manner (e.g. power supply (s), input signals on the microcontroller for receiving various sensor signals, which are required in the context of vehicle component control or engine control).
- power supply s
- input signals on the microcontroller for receiving various sensor signals, which are required in the context of vehicle component control or engine control.
- a special feature of the control device 10 shown is the generation, transmission and use of a special release signal and is explained below with reference to the output stage 16 for a fuel injection system, which is to be understood only as an example.
- the engine control unit 10 has further output stages for controlling further vehicle components, in particular engine components, for which the method of a particularly "safe" enable signal described below can also be used.
- a modulation device formed from a modulation stage 18 and a pulse generator 20 is connected directly downstream of the release unit 14 and ensures periodic modulation of the release signal b provided by the release control device. If several release units, such as the release unit 14 shown, are provided, for. B. in a monitoring device, a common pulse generator can advantageously be used to modulate the individual enable signals.
- the uppermost (first) curve in FIG. 2 represents the modulation pulse signal a generated by the pulse generator 20.
- This signal a consists of a periodic sequence of rectangular modulation pulses with a period Tpuls with a pulse duration of tpuls.
- the second course in FIG. 2 represents, for example, an enable signal b output by the enable unit 14, which changes from L to H at a time t1 and changes back to L at a time t2.
- These signals a and b are input to the modulation stage 18 in order to form a “modulated” release signal ⁇ , the course of which is also shown in FIG. 2. It can be seen from this that the modulation stage 18 periodically interrupts the H state, which signals the release of the activation of the fuel injection system, by comparatively short modulation pulses, during which the signal ⁇ to a certain extent signals the blocking of the injection system activation. In the example shown, this periodic modulation only takes place in the signal sections in which the signal b is in the H state.
- the release signal c input to the evaluation stage 22 is analyzed by the evaluation unit 22 with regard to the presence of the periodic modulation in the signal c and, to put it simply, is only passed on to the output stage 16 as the release signal d if the modulation in the input stage
- the evaluation stage 22 interprets the absence of the modulation as an error case and then puts the output stage 16 in a previously defined error state. In the exemplary embodiment shown, this is done by permanently outputting the enable signal d in the L state, regardless of the state of the signal c. In the example shown, the fuel injection is forcibly ended, regardless of the control signal S.
- the lowest curve in FIG. 2 represents the enable signal d passed on to the output stage 16 during normal operation. From this it can be seen that the signal transition from L to H (in signal c) taking place at the time t1 does not go directly to the output stage (in the signal d ) is passed on, but only after a fixed rise delay ⁇ tl. This is because, in the example shown, the evaluation unit 22 initially excludes the case in which this transition was caused by a “static” error in the signal c (or the transmission line provided for this purpose). For this purpose, the time period ⁇ tl is waited to determine the arrival of a modulation pulse. Only if this pulse is actually detected, the evaluation unit 22 also leaves the signal d in pass the H state. ⁇ tl is slightly larger than the pulse period Tpuls and is fixed.
- the transition from H to L in signal c at time t2 is not directly reflected in output signal d, but only after a certain time delay (dropout delay ⁇ t2).
- the evaluation stage 22 in the present example initially excludes the case in which this transition is only caused by the arrival of a modulation pulse. Accordingly, the time period ⁇ t2 is waited for. Only if the signal c does not change back to H within this period of time does the evaluation stage 22 let the signal d change to L.
- This drop delay ⁇ t2 is also fixed here and is slightly larger than the pulse width tpuls.
- the pulse period Tpuls, the pulse width tpuls and the "filter times" ⁇ tl, ⁇ t2 are to be selected appropriately according to the relevant system requirements.
- Tpuls / Tpuls should be as small as possible in most applications, e.g. B. less than 10%, in particular less than 1%.
- the shortest possible period Tpuls is advantageous. In the example shown for the fuel injection z. B. a Tpuls of the order of about 10 ms is conceivable.
- the evaluation stage 22 can, for example, cause the signal d to be high (enable) or low (disable) using certain criteria:
- the signal c has an undefined level. This can e.g. B. caused by an undervoltage in the area of the enable signal generation. (-> disable)
- the evaluation stage 22 also checks the time interval of successive pulses when pulses are detected in the signal to determine whether this is in accordance with the predetermined modulation period. This means that a proper modulation pulse sequence, e.g. B. be more precisely delimited from a pulse sequence caused by a disturbance.
- the release unit 14 is contained in a monitoring device 26, which communicates with the microcontroller 12 via a communication link 28, in particular in order to monitor its correct operation and, depending on the result of this monitoring, for. B. to set the enable signal b accordingly.
- the evaluation stage 22 has, due to its microelectronic integration in the area of the output stage device 24, a relatively high dielectric strength (eg 36V) compared to the microcontroller 12 and / or the monitoring device 26 due to the technology.
- the evaluation stage 22 can therefore advantageously still take fault measures, in particular block or switch off the output stage 16, if circuit parts of the control device 10 have been impaired or destroyed by an overvoltage, which are involved in the provision of the release signal.
- the fail-safe behavior of the overall system is therefore not only particularly reliable, but to a certain extent autonomous, as far as a failure of logic components such as the microcontroller caused by overvoltage is concerned.
- the additional logic in the output stage device 24 leads to an automatic, permanent shutdown of the output stage 16 as soon as a static state of the shutdown path is recognized, which transmits the signal c.
- the required dynamics only have to be generated in error-free system operation, so that a restricted operating mode is made possible if only the switch-off path is faulty, but not the control logic. In the event of a fault, the output stage behaves under the critical operating conditions as specified for this.
- the release or switch-off signal is advantageously safeguarded from the activation of a signal driver in the release control device to the reading of this signal by an input comparator of a power output stage (ie, for example completely from one IC to another IC). Only the function itself within the power stage (in the event of an error) must be ensured.
- the invention appropriate solution covers any root cause of a faulty shutdown path. Additional, in particular discrete, additional components are not absolutely necessary for implementation, which is favorable in terms of costs and the failure rate. The effectiveness of the protection during operation can be guaranteed continuously, whereby certain logic functions can remain usable if only one shutdown line is defective.
- the solution according to the invention can be implemented on the part of the monitoring device or a monitoring module to be backwards compatible with conventional output stages (if necessary with minor adaptation measures). A return from an unauthorized to an allowed operating range of the monitoring device does not change the effectiveness of the shutdown implemented according to the invention with regard to the stopping path.
- a digital enable signal is also supplied, by means of which a lock or release of the output stage is signaled, depending on the signal state.
- the power stage can be switched off.
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