Differential Flatness Theory for Internal Combustion Engines

Abstract

The chapter analyzes the use of differential flatness theory for the development of nonlinear filtering and control methods for internal combustion engines. The solutions developed with the use of differential flatness theory are shown to have application in robust control and filtering for valves of diesel engines, in filtering-based control of turbocharged diesel engines, in embedded adaptive control of turbocharged diesel engines, in embedded control and filtering of spark-ignited engines, in embedded adaptive control of spark-ignited engines, and finally in embedded control and filtering of the air–fuel ratio in combustion engines.