This paper presents an improved model for an automotive electronic throttle inspired on the behavior observed in real-time experiments. Due to a number of issues, particularly the return-spring, the performance of the throttle valve depends on whether it is opening or closing. This asymmetric behavior was taken into account to design a mathematical model of the throttle body and to derive a nonlinear asymmetric PI controller. The experimental demonstration suggests that considering an asymmetric term dramatically improves the performance of the controller

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Pujol, G., Vidal, Y., Acho, L. and Vargas, A. N. (2015), Asymmetric modelling and control of an electronic throttle. Int. J. Numer. Model, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnm.2063. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.