Control apparatus for vehicle, vehicle, and motor

A control apparatus configured to be mounted on a vehicle, the control apparatus including, on paths configured to transmit a torque output from an engine, two clutches of which respective torque capacities change in accordance with operations of actuators, to respectively receive the torque output, and two dog clutch transmission mechanisms including a common output shaft and mounted downstream of the respective clutches, the control apparatus being configured and programmed to execute during a gear change period switching control to switch the paths to transmit the torque from one of the two clutches and two transmission mechanisms to another of the two clutches and two transmission mechanisms, and rotation control to change a rotation speed of the engine by providing an instruction value to the actuators such that the torque capacities of the two clutches become greater or smaller relative to the torque output from the engine, the control apparatus comprising:

• a holding unit configured and programmed to store condition-specific information indicating a relationship between the torque capacity and the instruction value to be provided to the actuators, to be applied under each of four driving conditions that are determined based on whether the rotation speed of the engine increases or decreases during the gear change, and whether the switching control is executed before or after the rotation control in the gear change;
• a determining unit configured and programmed to determine under which driving condition among the four driving conditions the gear change is executed;
• a deciding unit configured and programmed to decide an instruction value to be provided to the actuators corresponding to a target value of the torque capacity based on the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition;
• a control unit configured and programmed to change the rotation speed of the engine by providing the decided instruction value to the actuators;
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• an update unit configured and programmed to update the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition based on information indicating a relationship between a target value and an actual value of the torque capacity that is generated during a period in which the rotation speed of the engine is changed.

A control apparatus configured to be mounted on a vehicle, the control apparatus including, on a path configured to transmit a torque output from an engine, a clutch of which torque capacity changes in accordance with an operation of an actuator, and a dog clutch transmission mechanism mounted downstream of the clutch, the control apparatus being programmed to execute rotation control to change a rotation speed of the engine in a gear change period by providing an instruction value to the actuator such that the torque capacity of the clutch becomes greater or smaller relative to the torque output from the engine, the control apparatus comprising:

• a holding unit configured and programmed to store condition-specific information indicating a relationship between the torque capacity and the instruction value to be provided to the actuator, and to be applied under each of a plurality of driving conditions that lead to different torque capacities generated in the clutch despite a same instruction value is provided to the actuator, or a plurality of driving conditions that lead to different characteristics during a change of the rotation speed of the engine despite a same torque capacity is generated in the clutch;
• a determining unit configured and programmed to determine under which driving condition among the plurality of driving conditions a gear change is executed;
• a deciding unit configured and programmed to decide an instruction value to be provided to the actuator corresponding to a target value of the torque capacity based on the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition;
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• a control unit configured and programmed to change the rotation speed of the engine by providing the decided instruction value to the actuator.

A vehicle including a control apparatus mounted on the vehicle, the control apparatus including, on a path configured to transmit a torque output from an engine, a clutch of which a torque capacity changes in accordance with an operation of an actuator, and a dog clutch transmission mechanism mounted downstream of the clutch, the control apparatus being configured and programmed to execute rotation control to change a rotation speed of the engine during a gear change period by providing an instruction value to the actuator such that the torque capacity of the clutch becomes greater or smaller relative to the torque output from the engine, the control apparatus comprising:

• a holding unit configured and programmed to store condition-specific information indicating a relationship between the torque capacity and the instruction value to be provided to the actuator, and to be applied under each of a plurality of driving conditions that lead to different torque capacities generated in the clutch despite a same instruction value is provided to the actuator, or a plurality of driving conditions that lead to different characteristics during a change of the rotation speed of the engine despite a same torque capacity is generated in the clutch;
• a determining unit configured and programmed to determine under which driving condition among the plurality of driving conditions a gear change is executed;
• a deciding unit configured and programmed to decide an instruction value to be provided to the actuator corresponding to a target value of the torque capacity based on the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition;
• a control unit configured and programmed to change the rotation speed of the engine by providing the decided instruction value to the actuator;
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• an update unit configured and programmed to update the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition based on information indicating a relationship between a target value and an actual value of the torque capacity that is generated during a period in which the rotation speed of the engine is changed.

A motor including a control apparatus, the control apparatus including, on a path configured to transmit a torque output from the motor, a clutch of which a torque capacity changes in accordance with an operation of an actuator, and a dog clutch transmission mechanism mounted downstream of the clutch, the control apparatus being configured and programmed to execute rotation control to change a rotation speed of the motor during a gear change period by providing an instruction value to the actuator such that the torque capacity of the clutch becomes greater or smaller relative to the torque output from the motor, the control apparatus comprising:

• a holding unit configured and programmed to store condition-specific information indicating a relationship between the torque capacity and the instruction value to be provided to the actuator, and to be applied under each of a plurality of driving conditions that lead to different torque capacities generated in the clutch despite a same instruction value is provided to the actuator, or a plurality of driving conditions that lead to different characteristics during a change of the rotation speed of the motor despite a same torque capacity is generated in the clutch;
• a determining unit configured and programmed to determine under which driving condition among the plurality of driving conditions a gear change is executed;
• a deciding unit configured and programmed to decide an instruction value to be provided to the actuator corresponding to a target value of the torque capacity based on the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition;
• a control unit configured and programmed to change the rotation speed of the motor by providing the decided instruction value to the actuator;
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• an update unit configured and programmed to update the condition-specific information that is applied under the determined driving condition based on information indicating a relationship between a target value and an actual value of the torque capacity that is generated during a period in which the rotation speed of the motor is changed.