Torque demand control by nonlinear MPC for speed control of vehicles with variable valve lift engine

In this paper, a nonlinear Model Predictive Control (MPC) is applied for a torque demand control for speed control of vehicles with variable valve lift engine. In the control several constraints, e.g., A/F ratio, valve lift range, etc. are considered. The validity of the proposed method will be demonstrated by numerical simulations using a SICE engine benchmark simulator.