Control device of vehicle

A control device of a vehicle capable of traveling according to a plurality of traveling modes,

• the vehicle including:
• an internal combustion engine;
• a generator configured to generate electric power by power of the internal combustion engine;
• an electric motor configured to output power in accordance with the supplied electric power;
• a driving wheel driven by power output from at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor;
• and
• a disconnection/connection part configured to disconnect/connect a power transmission path between the internal combustion engine and the driving wheel,
• the plurality of traveling modes including:
• a first traveling mode in which the disconnection/connection part is disconnected, and the driving wheel is driven by the power output from the electric motor in accordance with at least the electric power supplied from the generator to cause the vehicle to travel;
• and
• a second traveling mode in which the disconnection/connection part is connected, and the driving wheel is driven by at least the power of the internal combustion engine to cause the vehicle to travel,
• the control device comprising:
• a traveling mode setting unit configured to set the traveling mode of any one of the plurality of traveling modes;
• and
• an internal combustion engine control unit configured to control the internal combustion engine,
• wherein the internal combustion engine control unit is configured to, in a case where the traveling mode setting unit sets the first traveling mode, increase a rotational speed of the internal combustion engine in accordance with an increase in a speed of the vehicle, and when the rotational speed reaches a predetermined first rotational speed, decrease the rotational speed to a second rotational speed lower than the first rotational speed, and
• wherein in a case where the internal combustion engine control unit decreases the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine to the second rotational speed, the traveling mode setting unit is configured to forbid a transition to the second traveling mode for a predetermined period from when the rotational speed is decreased to the second rotational speed.