In comparison to the mechanical linkage between accelerator pedal and throttle valve, an “Electric accelerator unit”, developed by VDO, makes if possible to assess the position of the pedal not, as has been customary, as an “order” from the driver, but as a “request”. It is left up to the electronic control module to set the proper fuel economy-oriented engine condition on the basis of given input data, such as rotational speed, vehicle speed, temperature, gear setting, etc.A number of applications, already proven advantageous in practice such as are discribed.Another control unit which provides fuel economy is the idle speed control using a controllable air bypass.With this unit it is possible to reduce the idle speed down to the lowest possible engine speed, which can save approx. 15% on fuel in city traffic.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Electronically Controlled Actuators- A Proper Means to Improve Fuel Economy


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE International Congress and Exposition ; 1981



    Publication date :

    1981-02-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Electronically Controlled Actuators A Proper Means to Improve Fuel Economy

    Collonia,H. / Hornfeck,W. / VDO Adolf Schindling,Schwalbach | Automotive engineering | 1981


    Electronically Controlled Fuel Injection

    Zapf,H. / Kattenbusch,G. / M.A.N.,Augsburg | Automotive engineering | 1980


    Electronically controlled fuel injector

    MATUSCHKA BORIS | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    CONTROLLING ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED TORQUE ACTUATORS FOR INTEGRATED VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL

    KAPOOR SAURABH / ASKARI HASSAN / TURHAN MUSTAFA HAKAN et al. | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    Development of piezo-electric actuators and sensors for electronically controlled suspension

    Fukami, A. / Yano, M. / Tokuda, H. et al. | Tema Archive | 1994