Abstract:
A machine having an internal combustion engine includes a camshaft wheel rotatably driven by a crankshaft of the engine. The camshaft wheel includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced teeth. A first engine angle indicator is positioned among the circumferentially spaced of the camshaft wheel and is one of a missing tooth and an additional tooth. A second engine angle indicator is positioned among the circumferentially spaced teeth of the camshaft wheel less than about 90 degrees from the first engine angle indicator. The second engine angle indicator is also one of a missing tooth and an additional tooth. A camshaft wheel sensor produces a pulsetrain in response to detection of the plurality of circumferentially spaced teeth and additional teeth. An electronic control module is configured to determine a location of the first engine angle indicator and the second engine angle indicator based on the pulsetrain, and determine a startup engine angle based on a timing separation between features of the pulsetrain.
Abstract:
A control system for controlling a device, the device having at least two functional elements, each functional element being controlled by a control signal, is disclosed in the present disclosure. The control system may include detecting means operatively connected to the device and configured to monitor the operation of the device, and to generate a signal indicative of an operating condition of the device. The control system may also include a control module operatively connected to the at least two functional elements and the detecting means, and configured to switch the two control signals applied to the respective functional elements in response to the signal generated by the detecting means.