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Vehicle parking control device

  • US 10,363,832 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2016
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle parking control device comprising:

  • a vehicle electronic control unit for controlling a vehicle, the vehicle electronic control unit being configured to;

    specify a target position as a target at a time when the vehicle is stopped, the target position being an installation position of a power supplying pad for electric power supply by way of magnetism;

    set a predetermined range that includes the target position, wherein the predetermined range is a range that is greater than a charging capable range within which a power supplying pad and a power receiving pad are capable of being magnetically coupled;

    determine whether or not a reference position of the vehicle is positioned inside of the predetermined range, the reference position being a mounted position of the power receiving pad;

    estimate an inclination state in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;

    estimate a state of charge of a battery; and

    switch between creep torque characteristics of the vehicle, in response to determining that a predetermined condition that the reference position of the vehicle is positioned inside of the predetermined range and an estimated state of charge of the battery is less than a predetermined value is satisfied,wherein the creep torque characteristics are switched so as to increase a creep torque in response to an estimated vehicular inclination state of an upward slope and to decrease the creep torque in response to the estimated vehicular inclination state of a flat or downward slope.

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