Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoshio Itou
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Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus and method drives a driven device with power from a drive power source, and performs a control of stopping the drive power source based on a stop request. The load on the drive power source is reduced by controlling the driven device so as to reduce the load on the drive power source if the stop request has been output and a system that controls the rotating of the drive power source is in a state where the system is not allowed to stop the drive power source.
Claims18
A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- a driven device that is driven by power from a drive power source;
- a system that controls rotating and stopping of the drive power source based on a predetermined condition;
- a detector that detects a request to stop the drive power source;
- and
- a controller that determines that the system is in a state where the system is not allowed to stop the drive power source, and that controls the driven device so as to reduce a load on the drive power source if the detector detects the request to stop the drive power source and the controller determines that the system is in the state where the system is not allowed to stop the drive power source.
A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- a driven device that is driven by power from a drive power source;
- a system that controls rotating and stopping of the drive power source based on a predetermined condition;
- a detector that detects a request to stop the drive power source;
- and
- a controller that determines that the system is in a state where the system is allowed to stop the drive power source, and that controls the driven device so as to reduce a load on the drive power source if the detector detects the request to stop the drive power source and the controller determines that the system is not in the state where the system is allowed to stop the drive power source.
A vehicle control method for a vehicle having a drive power source, a driven device that is driven by power transferred from the drive power source, and a system that selectively runs and stops the drive power source, comprising:
- detecting a request to stop the drive power source;
- determining whether the system is in a state where the drive power source is not allowed to be stopped;
- and
- controlling the driven device so as to reduce a load on the drive power source if the request to stop the drive power source is detected and it is determined that the system is in the state where the drive power source is not allowed to be stopped.
A vehicle control method for a vehicle having a drive power source, a driven device that is driven by power transferred from the drive power source, and a system that selectively runs and stops the drive power source, comprising:
- detecting a request to stop the drive power source;
- determining whether the system is in a state where the drive power source is allowed to be stopped;
- and
- controlling the driven device so as to reduce a load on the drive power source if the request to stop the drive power source is detected and it is determined that the system is not in the state where the drive power source is allowed to be stopped.
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