Designing a model of a full control module for a camless engine employing rotary valves

Ishmael Zibani; Joseph Chuma; Rapelang Marumo

doi:10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757724

Designing a model of a full control module for a camless engine employing rotary valves

Ishmael Zibani, Joseph Chuma, Rapelang Marumo

Electrical, Computer & Telecommunications Engineering

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Abstract

A camless engine using rotary valves has been proposed before and found feasible. In this paper, a single controller doing the primary engine functions of sparking, fuelling and valve events control is proposed. With no camshaft, only a crankshaft (optical) sensor is required. The controller has also the advantage of turning the engine in either direction, removing the need for a reverse gear. Full control over valve events, together with crank motion independent sparking, removes the need for a throttle valve and a mechanical starter. With the valve turning freely, no feedback sensing is necessary. The proposed controller has been designed, successfully compiled using ALTERA's MAX PLUS II design environment and programmed into an FPGA device, the EPM7064LC68-7.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE AFRICON 2013
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)	9781467359405
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757724
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	IEEE AFRICON 2013 - Pointe-Aux-Piments, Mauritius Duration: Sept 9 2013 → Sept 12 2013

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Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
ISSN (Print)	2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

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Other	IEEE AFRICON 2013
Country/Territory	Mauritius
City	Pointe-Aux-Piments
Period	9/9/13 → 9/12/13

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Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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