Good afternoon, everyone. This is my first post in this forum, so I apologize in advance if I do something wrong, thanking the help I will receive to improve this website.
I'm a Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair student and I would like to do a final project based on the management of a common rail diesel engine using Arduino technology.
I am a novice in Arduino, but many colleagues have recommended this product to me.
I have in mind to create a project similar to the one you can find in this link http://dmn.kuulalaakeri.org/dmn-edc/ created by the partner dmn, but based on a common rail.
My questions are:
Is it possible to manage a common rail with Arduino? What product do you recommend? Any advice on how to start this project?
Thank you very much for everything and a pleasure to be in this community.
aitorlamerce:
project based on the management of a common rail diesel engine using Arduino technology.
I am a novice in Arduino,
It seems to me there are two complex technologies here - the common-rail fuel injection system and the Arduino control system.
You say you are an Arduino novice so let us assume you are very familiar with common-rail injection technology. Even with that combination this would be a very ambitious project for an Arduino novice. I suggest that your first task is to grow your knowledge so you are no longer an Arduino novice. Study the example programs that come with the Arduino IDE. They probably cover most of the techniques you will need. There are also many online Arduino tutorials - I suggest you find one that suits your learning style and work through it. Buy an Uno and learn to use it.
When you know a bit more about Arduinos you will realise that the choice of Arduino may depend on the requirements of the fuel injection system that you want to mate it with. I presume the injection system will have sensors and actuators and you need to know their technical specs for interfacing them to a microprocessor. It is possible that the Uno will be sufficient.
I don't know the answer to your question but something that is obviously missing is any kind of description of what a common rail diesel engine is, how it works and how it might interface to any kind of controller. Presumably it has electrical inputs and outputs and presumably you know all about them. Safe to assume that many of the people here have no idea what they are but might be able to help you if you provided that information. By 'provided that information' I mean schematics posted here, descriptions posted here, photos posted here, not links to external sites that we have to wade through to understand the equipment.