Vehicle control device and control method
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaaki Ichihara
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Abstract
In order to simplify a door lock operation by a user after starting an energy supply receiving operation, an ECU mounted on a vehicle stores an ID code beforehand. Furthermore, ECU locks all the doors, if a charging paddle on the power supply device side is connected with a charging plug on the vehicle side, and if an ID code received from the power supply device matches the ID code stored beforehand, and if a drive system of the vehicle is stopped, and if all the doors of the vehicle are closed.
Claims10
A control device of a vehicle including an energy receptacle for receiving energy supply from a supply device and at least one door opened and closed by a user, said supply device being provided with a connector connected to said energy receptacle at a time of energy supply to said vehicle, said control device comprising:
- a sensor for detecting whether or not said connector is connected with said energy receptacle;
- a door lock device for locking said door;
- and
- a control unit connected to said door lock device, wherein
- said control unit controls said door lock device such that said door is locked when a prescribed condition is satisfied, and
- said prescribed condition includes a condition that said sensor detects that said connector is connected with said energy receptacle.
A control method performed by a control unit controlling a vehicle including an energy receptacle receiving energy supply from a supply device and at least one door opened and closed by a user, said supply device being provided with a connector connected to said energy receptacle at a time of energy supply to said vehicle, wherein said control unit is connected with a door lock device for locking said door and a sensor for detecting whether or not said connector is connected with said energy receptacle, said control method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether or not said sensor detects that said connector is connected with said energy receptacle;
- and
- controlling said door lock device such that said door is locked when a prescribed condition including a condition that said sensor detects that said connector is connected with said energy receptacle is satisfied.
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