US 7,925,406 B2Granted

Control apparatus for vehicle and method of controlling vehicle

AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsTomohiro Asami, Toshio Sugimura, Takaaki Tokura, Nobufusa Kobayashi

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Abstract

A first input torque value estimated when it is determined that an inertia phase has started is stored as an input torque value. Then, the input torque value is updated to a value determined based on the first input torque value and a second input torque value estimated when it is determined that the accelerator pedal has been operated by at least a predetermined amount. When the second input torque value is smaller than the first input torque value, the stored input torque value is updated to a value that is equal to or greater than the first input torque value. When the second input torque value is equal to or greater than the first input torque value, the stored input torque value is updated to the second input torque value.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes a power source, and an automatic transmission connected to the power source, in which a gear is selected from among a plurality of gears with different gear ratios by selectively engaging a plurality of friction engagement elements, the control apparatus comprising:

a torque-boost control portion that boosts torque output from the power source during a torque phase when the automatic transmission upshifts;
an inertia-phase determination portion that determines whether an inertia phase has started when the automatic transmission upshifts;
an operation determination portion that determines whether an accelerator pedal has been operated by at least a predetermined amount;
a torque output decreasing portion that decreases the torque output from the power source during the inertia phase so that the torque output from the power source is lower than a required torque, the required torque being set to increase as an accelerator pedal operation amount increases;
an input-torque estimation portion that estimates an input torque value that is a value of torque input to the automatic transmission;
an input-torque storage portion that stores, as the input torque value, a first input torque value that is estimated when it is determined that the inertia phase has started, and then updates the input torque value to a value determined based on the first input torque value and a second input torque value that is estimated when it is determined that the accelerator pedal has been operated by at least the predetermined amount;
and
an engagement-pressure control portion that controls an engagement pressure for a friction engagement element to be engaged when the automatic transmission upshifts, based on the stored input torque value,
wherein when the second input torque value is smaller than the first input torque value, the input-torque storage portion updates the stored input torque value to a value that is equal to or greater than the first input torque value, and when the second input torque value is equal to or greater than the first input torque value, the input-torque storage portion updates the stored input torque value to the second input torque value.

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means for boosting torque output from the power source during a torque phase when the automatic transmission upshifts;
means for determining whether an inertia phase has started when the automatic transmission upshifts;
means for determining whether an accelerator pedal has been operated by at least a predetermined amount;
means for decreasing the torque output from the power source during the inertia phase so that the torque output from the power source is lower than a required torque, the required torque being set to increase as an accelerator pedal operation amount increases;
means for estimating an input torque value that is a value of torque input to the automatic transmission;
input-torque storage means for storing, as the input torque value, a first input torque value that is estimated when it is determined that the inertia phase has started, and then updating the input torque value to a value determined based on the first input torque value and a second input torque value that is estimated when it is determined that the accelerator pedal has been operated by at least the predetermined amount;
and
means for controlling an engagement pressure for a friction engagement element to be engaged when the automatic transmission upshifts, based on the stored input torque value,
wherein when the second input torque value is smaller than the first input torque value, the input-torque storage means updates the stored input torque value to a value that is equal to or greater than the first input torque value, and when the second input torque value is equal to or greater than the first input torque value, the input-torque storage means updates the stored input torque value to the second input torque value.

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