A VIRTUAL-CAM BASED CONTROL METHODOLOGY FOR FREE-PISTON ENGINES

In conventional internal combustion engines, valves are opened and closed using a cam surface. The cam is kinematically related to the piston positions through the crankshaft and timing belt. In contrast, there is no crankshaft or kinematic cam surface in a free-piston engine to physically realize t...

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Main Author: Yong, Chao
Other Authors: George E. Cook
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07282011-114037/