Vehicle control system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKensei Hata, Yuji Iwase, Yosuke Suzuki, Koichi Kato, Seitaro Nobuyasu, Taro Moteki
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Abstract
A vehicle control system for preventing malfunction of the clutch for selectively connecting the engine with the power train. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a motor disposed on a power train, and a clutch interposed therebetween. In order to prevent a malfunction of the clutch, the vehicle control system is configured to engage the clutch while causing a slip but without starting the engine if the engine has not yet been started.
Claims10
A vehicle control system, which is applied to a vehicle comprised of an engine, a motor disposed on a power train, and a clutch for selectively connecting the engine with the power train that is adapted to cause a slip when engaged,
- wherein the vehicle control system is configured to engage the clutch while causing a slip but without starting the engine provided that the engine is not activated.
A vehicle control system for a vehicle, comprising
- an engine;
- a motor disposed on a power train;
- a clutch that selectively connects the engine with the power train, the clutch is adapted to cause a slip when engaged;
- and
- an electronic control unit that is operatively connected to the clutch and the engine, the electronic control unit configured to control the clutch to engage while causing a slip but without starting the engine provided that the engine is not activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.