Engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, vehicle equipped with engine automatic stop restart control apparatus, and engine automatic stop restart method

An engine automatic stop restart method that performs automatic engine stop control to automatically stop an engine in response to a driver's depression of brake as one of preset engine stop conditions and performs automatic engine restart control to automatically restart the engine in response to the driver's release of brake as one of preset engine restart conditions, said engine automatic stop restart method comprising the steps of:

• (a) performing vehicle automatic stop control to automatically stop the motor vehicle upon satisfaction of predetermined vehicle stop conditions;
• (b) determining whether all the preset engine stop conditions except the driver's depression of brake are satisfied after an automatic stop of the motor vehicle by said step (a);
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• (c) performing the engine automatic stop control to automatically stop the engine when said step (b) determines satisfaction of all the preset engine stop conditions except the driver's depression of brake.

A vehicle with an engine automatic stop restart control apparatus mounted thereon, said engine automatic stop restart control apparatus performing automatic engine stop control to automatically stop an engine in response to a driver's depression of brake as one of preset engine stop conditions and performing automatic engine restart control to automatically restart the engine in response to the driver's release of brake as one of preset engine restart conditions,

• said engine automatic stop restart control apparatus comprising:
• an automatic drive control module that performs vehicle automatic stop control to automatically stop the motor vehicle upon satisfaction of predetermined vehicle stop conditions;
• an engine stop condition judgment module that determines whether all the preset engine stop conditions except the driver's depression of brake are satisfied after an automatic stop of the motor vehicle by the vehicle automatic stop control of said automatic drive control module;
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• an engine stop control module that performs the engine automatic stop control to automatically stop the engine when said engine stop condition judgment module determines satisfaction of all the preset engine stop conditions except the driver's depression of brake.