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US 7,396,315 B2Granted
Vehicle control device
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki Ogawa, Yoshiharu Harada, Atsushi Yuki
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Abstract
An ECT_ECU executes a program including the steps of: when the vehicle is coasting, increasing at a predetermined variation rate an electrical load attributed to an alternator; and if the transmission has downshifted, reducing the electrical load attributed to alternator.
Claims10
A control device for a vehicle, including a drive source and a transmission linked to said drive source, said control device comprising:
- an applier that applies braking force to said vehicle;
- an acceleration pedal position detector that detects an acceleration pedal position;
- a downshift detector that detects whether downshifting said transmission from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio has completed;
- and
- a controller that causes said applier to apply said braking force when said acceleration pedal position is smaller than a predetermined angular position, and causes said applier to reduce said braking force when downshifting said transmission from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio has completed if said transmission downshifts from said first gear ratio to said second gear ratio while said braking force is applied.
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A control device for a vehicle, including a drive source and a transmission linked to said drive source, said control device comprising:
- means for applying braking force to said vehicle;
- means for detecting an acceleration pedal position;
- means for detecting whether downshifting said transmission from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio has completed;
- and
- means for controlling said means for applying, the means for controlling causing the means for applying to apply said braking force when said acceleration pedal position is smaller than a predetermined angular position, and causes said means for applying to reduce said braking force when downshifting said transmission from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio has completed if said transmission downshifts from said first gear ratio to said second gear ratio while said braking force is applied.
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