Control of advanced combustion modes in internal combustion engines and integration with exhaust gas aftertreatment

作为许多西方国家的典型，加拿大的交通部门产生了大约30%的温室气体(GHG)和废气排放，如NOx和颗粒物，这些都会对大城市中心的公众健康造成不利影响。这导致了未来世界范围内严格的废气排放法规，这些法规将要求开发重大的新技术。例如，在美国，已经出台的2016年严格的燃油经济性标准要求轿车和轻型卡车组合车队的燃油经济性从2016年车型年的35.5英里/加仑提高到2025年的54.5英里/加仑。这与加拿大直接相关，因为汽车行业是跨国的。美国环境保护署(EPA)的项目：“...美国环保署预计，大部分改进将来自内燃机的进步……“。为了符合排放法规，内燃机需要一个复杂的废气后处理系统，并集成发动机控制。

Typical of many western countries, the transportation sector in Canada produces about 30% of Green House Gases (GHG) and exhaust emissions such as NOx and particulates which adversely affect public health in large urban centers. This has led to worldwide stringent future exhaust emission regulations and these will require that major new technologies be developed. For example, in the United States, stringent fuel economy standards for 2016 that have been introduced require combined car and light duty truck fleet-wide fuel economy to improve from 35.5mpg in Model Year 2016 to 54.5mpg in 2025. This is directly relevant to Canada as the automotive sector is transnational. The USA Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projects: “... EPA expects that the majority of improvements will come from advancements in internal combustion engines...”. To comply with emission regulations the internal combustion engine requires a complex exhaust gas aftertreatment system with integrated engine control.