PURPOSE: To detect the attaching looseness of a knocking sensor quickly and accurately.
CONSTITUTION: The output based on the knocking generated in an internal combustion engine from a knocking sensor 8 is amplified by a gain switch 12. The output is divided into a plurality of frequency bands by a digital filter 5 provided in a DSP 13. The abnormality of the knocking sensor 8 is detected by a knocking judging means 6 provided in the DSP 13 by using the specified frequency band among a plurality of the frequency bands. In this way, the attaching looseness of the knocking sensor 8 is accurately detected by using the specified frequency band in the output characteristics in detection of the knocking generated in the internal combustion engine from the knocking sensor 8.
KAMADO KOICHI
HARAGUCHI HIROSHI