Engine Modeling and Control

This new text is very useful for engineers working on the control of both gasoline and diesel engines. It provides a very comprehensive treatment and goes into the details of engine control in much greater depth than many texts which are more aimed at control design methods. This text is highly recommended both for engineers in industry and for University researchers that need to understand the practical as well as the theoretical challenges in engine control. (ACTC applied control technology consortium, actc-control.com, August, 2017)

Rolf Isermann studied Mechanical Engineering and obtained the Dr.-Ing. degree in 1965 from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. In 1972 he became Professor in Control Engineering at the University of Stuttgart. From 1977-2006 he was Professor for Control Systems and Process Automation at the Institute of Automatic Control of the Darmstadt University of Technology. Since 2006 he is Professor emeritus and is head of the Research Group for Control Systems and Process Automation in the same institution. R. Isermann received the Dr. h.c. (honoris causa) from L'Universit Libre de Bruxelles and from the Polytechnic University in Bucharest. In 1996 he was awarded by the VDE-Ehrenring, and in 2007 by VDI-Ehrenmitglied. The MIT Technology Review Magazine awarded him in 2003 to the Top Ten of Emerging Technologies in Mechatronics. In 2010 he received the Rufus Oldenburger Medal from the Ameri can Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME: highest scientific award for lifetime achievements).

Introduction.- I Engine Modeling and Identification Methods.- Theoretical Modeling.- Experimental Modeling of Engines.- II Engine Models.- Spark Ignition Engines.- Diesel Engines.- III Engine Control.- Engine Control Structure and Components.- Engine-control methods and calibration.- Control of Gasoline Engines.- Control of Diesel Engines.