Vehicle control apparatus

A vehicle control apparatus comprising:

• shift detecting section means for detecting a shift being requested;
• clutch element control means for selectively operating a clutch element operatively coupled to an output of an engine to perform a gear shift operation;
• operating conditions detecting means for detecting a vehicle operating condition effecting the gear shift operation;
• and
• engine rotational speed control means for selectively conducting feedback control to adjust an engine rotational speed to a target rotational speed while the clutch element is selectively operated during the gear shift operation,
• the engine rotational speed control means being further configured to set a responsiveness with which the engine rotational speed is adjusted toward the target rotational speed in a variable manner depending on the vehicle operating condition.

A method of performing a vehicle control comprising:

• detecting a shift being requested;
• selectively operating a clutch element operatively coupled to an output of an engine to perform a gear shift operation;
• detecting a vehicle operating condition effecting the gear shift operation;
• selectively conducting feedback control to adjust an engine rotational speed to a target rotational speed while the clutch element is selectively operated during the gear shift operation;
• and
• setting a responsiveness with which the engine rotational speed is adjusted toward the target rotational speed in a variable manner depending on the vehicle operating condition.