Control device
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShin Okumura
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Abstract
The control device is a control device applied to the vehicle. The control device is capable of performing a starting process to start the internal combustion engine by driving either the motor generator or the starter upon receipt of a starting request. The control device starts the internal combustion engine by driving the starter when, in the starting process, the starting request is based on remote operation from the communication device outside the vehicle. On the other hand, in the starting process, the control device starts the internal combustion engine by driving the motor generator if it receives a starting request while there is an occupant in the vehicle.
Claims5
A control device that is applied to a vehicle comprising:
- an internal combustion engine that includes a crankshaft as an output shaft;
- a motor generator that is able to apply torque to the crankshaft;
- a starter for starting the internal combustion engine;
- a battery for supplying electric power to the motor generator and the starter;
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- a communicator that is able to communicate wirelessly with an external communication device, wherein:
- the control device is able to execute a starting process for starting the internal combustion engine by driving either the motor generator or the starter when receiving a starting request;
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- the control device is configured to start the internal combustion engine by driving the starter in the starting process when the starting request is based on a remote operation from the communication device outside the vehicle, and is configured to start the internal combustion engine by driving the motor generator in the starting process when the starting request is received in a state where an occupant is present in the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.