High Data Rate (HDR) System

The HDR misfire monitor uses a high data rate CKP sensor signal which indicates 36 position references per crankshaft revolution. This high resolution signal is processed with a digital low pass filter. The low pass filter filters the high resolution crankshaft velocity signal to remove some of the crankshaft torsional vibrations that degrade signal to noise. Two low pass filters are used to enhance detection capability: a base filter and a more aggressive filter to enhance single cylinder capability at higher RPM. This significantly improves detection capability for continuous misfires on single cylinders up to red line. The changes in overall engine RPM are removed by subtracting the median engine acceleration over a complete engine cycle. The crankshaft acceleration is then processed by three algorithms similar to the LDR system. The final stage is to decimate the high resolution signals by selecting the peak acceleration values from within a window location for each cylinder. The resulting deviant cylinder acceleration values are used in evaluating misfire. Refer to the GENERAL MISFIRE PROCESSING  for more information.