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2. Driver Demand
The driver demand is the translation of the pedal position into the fuel demand. It is calculated as
a function of the pedal position and of the engine speed. The driver demand is filtered in order to
limit the hesitations caused by rapid changes of the pedal position. A mapping determines the
maximum fuel which can be injected as a function of the driver demand and the rail pressure.
Since the flow is proportional to the injection time and to the square root of the injection pressure,
it is necessary to limit the flow according to the pressure in order to avoid extending the injection
for too long into the engine cycle. The system compares the driver demand with this limit and
chooses the smaller of the 2 values. The driver demand is then corrected according to the
coolant temperature. This correction is added to the driver demand.