Powertrain control apparatus and method

Abstract

Hydraulic pressure supplied to a first brake and a second brake in a transmission is controlled during an upshift such that the second brake releases from an applied state, and the first brake applies from a released state. The hydraulic pressure supplied to the first brake is increased to a standby pressure. When a period of time has passed after the upshift starts, the output torque of a powertrain is increased. The standby pressure is corrected according to a decrease rate of an input shaft rotation speed of the transmission during an inertia phase of the upshift. An ECU executes a program that includes the step of setting the period of time from the start of the upshift until the output torque of the powertrain starts to increase, according to the standby pressure.

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