Title: Engine mapping techniques

Authors: T.D. Barker

Addresses: Supervisor, Powertrain Optimisation Group, Ford of Britain, UK

Abstract: This paper describes the engine mapping techniques in use by Ford in Europe in its campaign to improve automotive fuel economy in the face of increasingly difficult exhaust emissions regulations. These techniques, which are based on Ford US developments (Baker and Daby, 1977), provide the best possible fuel economy while meeting specified emission standards and minimising the loss of performance. The balancing of the many interrelated factors which influence performance, economy and emissions requires sophisticated computerised methods which encompass both |engine mapping| and |powertrain matching|. In the following sections, the various steps involved in engine mapping are described, as well as the interactions with power-|engine mapping| and |powertrain matching|. The various steps involved in engine mapping are described, as well as the interactions with powertrain matching.

Keywords: engine mapping; mini-mapping; optimisation; emissions control; data collection; data validation; vehicle simulation; regression; powertrain matching.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1982.061277

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1982 Vol.3 No.2, pp.142 - 152

Published online: 25 May 2014 *

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