Engine control device
First Claim
1. An engine control device for controlling an engine based on a driving state of a vehicle equipped with the engine, comprising:
- a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of the vehicle including an accelerator pedal operation state;
a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on a steering wheel operation state of the vehicle;
a torque-down demand amount-deciding part for deciding whether or not there is a torque-down demand, based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the steering wheel operation state, and, when there is the torque-down demand, deciding a torque-down demand amount;
a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque, based on the decided basic target torque, the decided torque reduction amount and the decided torque-down demand amount; and
an engine output control part for controlling the engine to cause the engine to output the decided final target torque,wherein the final target torque-deciding part is operable, when there is the torque-down demand, to restrict a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.
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Abstract
The engine control device comprises a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of a vehicle, a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on a steering wheel operation state, an TCM for deciding a torque-down demand amount, based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the steering wheel operation state, and a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque, based on the decided basic target torque, the decided torque reduction amount and the decided torque-down demand amount, wherein the final target torque-deciding part is operable, when there is a torque-down demand, to restrict a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.
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9 Claims
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1. An engine control device for controlling an engine based on a driving state of a vehicle equipped with the engine, comprising:
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a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of the vehicle including an accelerator pedal operation state; a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on a steering wheel operation state of the vehicle; a torque-down demand amount-deciding part for deciding whether or not there is a torque-down demand, based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the steering wheel operation state, and, when there is the torque-down demand, deciding a torque-down demand amount; a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque, based on the decided basic target torque, the decided torque reduction amount and the decided torque-down demand amount; and an engine output control part for controlling the engine to cause the engine to output the decided final target torque, wherein the final target torque-deciding part is operable, when there is the torque-down demand, to restrict a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An engine control device for controlling an engine comprising a throttle valve and an ignition system based on a driving state of a vehicle equipped with the engine, comprising:
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an accelerator position sensor for detecting a position of an accelerator pedal of the vehicle; a steering wheel angle sensor for detecting a turning angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle; a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on an output value of the accelerator position sensor; a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a torque reduction amount based on an output value of the steering wheel angle sensor; a torque-down demand amount-deciding part for deciding whether or not there is a torque-down demand, based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the steering wheel operation state, and, when there is the torque-down demand, deciding a torque-down demand amount; a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque, based on the decided basic target torque, the decided torque reduction amount and the decided torque-down demand amount; and an engine output control part for controlling the throttle valve and an ignition timing of the ignition system to cause the engine to output the decided final target torque, wherein the final target torque-deciding part is operable, when there is the torque-down demand, to restrict a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount.
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9. An engine control device for controlling an engine based on a driving state of a vehicle equipped with the engine, comprising:
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a steering wheel angle sensor for detecting a turning angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle; a basic target torque-deciding part for deciding a basic target torque based on a driving state of the vehicle including an accelerator pedal operation state; a torque reduction amount-deciding part for deciding a target additional deceleration to be added to the vehicle according to a steering speed calculated from an output value of the steering wheel angle sensor, and decide a torque reduction amount required for realizing the target additional deceleration; a torque-down demand amount-deciding part for deciding whether or not there is a torque-down demand, based on a driving state of the vehicle other than the steering wheel operation state, and, when there is the torque-down demand, deciding a torque-down demand amount; a final target torque-deciding part for deciding a final target torque, based on the decided basic target torque, the decided torque reduction amount and the decided torque-down demand amount; and an engine output control part for controlling the engine to cause the engine to output the decided final target torque, wherein the final target torque-deciding part is operable, when there is the torque-down demand, to restrict a change in the final target torque corresponding to a change in the torque reduction amount, and the torque reduction amount-deciding part is operable to decide the target additional deceleration such that as the steering speed becomes larger, the target additional deceleration becomes larger, and a rate of increase of the target additional deceleration becomes smaller.
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