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| 20090277704 | Hybrid vehicle, control method of hybrid vehicle, and computer-readable recording medium recording program for allowing computer to execute control method - A hybrid vehicle has as a travel mode an EV mode for traveling while stopping the engine, and an HV mode for operating the engine. An ECU ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100222952 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a plurality of batteries, a vehicle load (motor generators, inverters, boost converters, connection units, and system main relays) configured to be able to select at least one of the plurality of batteries as an electric power supply source, and for generating drive force by receiving electric power from the electric power supply source, and a control unit for controlling the vehicle load such that the vehicle load receives the electric power from the electric power supply source in response to a selection instruction for selecting the electric power supply source. The selection instruction is input by a user. That is, the user can select a battery to be used for traveling of the vehicle. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20120203433 | VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a braking force application device that executes braking force holding control which holds braking force irrespective of braking operation by a driver during a stop on a slope; and a control limiting device that limits execution of the braking force holding control when a shift position is set in a neutral position. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120247424 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE CONTROLLER FOR SETTING IDLE SPEED AND VEHICLE MOUNTING THE SAME - An ECU for controlling an engine counts an unused time TIM of engine in a low-temperature environment. If the unused time TIM is shorter than a predetermined reference value, the ECU sets idle speed immediately after start of operation of the engine to a first idle speed, and if the unused time TIM is longer than the reference value, sets the idle speed to a second idle speed higher than the first idle speed. If duration of the second idle speed exceeds a reference period determined by state of driving of the vehicle, the ECU sets the idle speed to be lower than the second idle speed. In this manner, increased vibration in idling operation in a low-temperature environment can be prevented. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140014065 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENIGNE AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING CONTROL DEVICE - An ECU for controlling an engine counts the continued period of stopping the engine in a low-temperature environment. The ECU sets the idle rotational speed at a first idle rotational speed when the stopped period is below a predetermined threshold value, and at a second idle rotational speed higher than the first idle rotational speed when the stopped period exceeds the reference value. Accordingly, resonance at the driving force transmission system during idle operation can be prevented even in the case where a mount employed for attaching the engine to the vehicle is hardened as a result of undergoing a low-temperature environment for a long period of time, and the resonant rotational speed of the driving force transmission system including the engine varies. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140129068 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle outputs creep torque by output torque of a second MG. A creep control unit controls creep torque when an accelerator pedal is not operated. The creep control unit controls a creep cut amount defined by a decrement of creep torque when the brake pedal is operated relative to creep torque when the brake pedal is not operated such that the creep cut amount when reverse running is selected is smaller than the creep cut amount when forward running is selected. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140141934 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An ECU selects, in accordance with operation by a driver, either one of a manual shift mode in which a shift range can be manually changed through the operation by the driver and an engine rotation speed is controlled in accordance with a selected shift range and an automatic shift mode in which the engine rotation speed is controlled so as to reduce an amount of fuel consumption as compared with that in the manual shift mode. The driver is recommended to make a change from the manual shift mode to the automatic shift mode when the manual shift mode is selected. | 05-22-2014 |
