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US 2017/0282924 A1Published application
Rough terrain vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorNaoki Sakamoto
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Abstract
A determination unit in an ECU of a rough terrain vehicle determines a reverse running state in a case that an engine rotational speed of an engine decreases when a traveling drive force is generated in the rough terrain vehicle. Further, if the determination unit determines occurrence of the reverse running state, the ECU refers to a clutch hydraulic pressure map, and sets a target hydraulic pressure so as to decrease gradually over time.
Claims5
A rough terrain vehicle comprising:
- a forward/reverse movement command unit configured to issue a command for forward or reverse movement;
- a traveling drive unit configured to generate a traveling drive force in a direction commanded by the forward/reverse movement command unit responsive to an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, by transmitting an output of an engine to vehicle wheels;
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- a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is in a reverse running state in which traveling is taking place in a direction opposite to the direction commanded by the forward/reverse movement command unit;
- wherein the determination unit determines the reverse running state in a case that an engine rotational speed of the engine decreases when the traveling drive force is generated.
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