Control apparatus for hybrid vehicles
First Claim
1. A control apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for driving one of front and rear wheels, a first motor connected to said engine for driving one of said front and rear wheels and generating electric power, a second motor driving the other of said front and rear wheels and generating electric power, and a battery for storing electric power generated by said first motor and said second motor and supplying electric power to said first motor and said second motor, said control apparatus comprising:
- a running state estimating unit for estimating a running state of the hybrid vehicle; and
an output changing unit for changing the output of said first motor and said second motor depending on said running state estimated by said running state estimating unit.
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Abstract
A road situation is estimated. If in a slipping state (a wheel slip flag F_SLIP=1) or if an output changing switch is turned on by the driver of a hybrid vehicle, a second motor is energized based on a 4WD-oriented rear motor drive power map to avoid the slip. At the same time, a first motor is driven to generate electric power based on a 4WD-mode front motor charging map, thereby energizing the second motor.
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1. A control apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for driving one of front and rear wheels, a first motor connected to said engine for driving one of said front and rear wheels and generating electric power, a second motor driving the other of said front and rear wheels and generating electric power, and a battery for storing electric power generated by said first motor and said second motor and supplying electric power to said first motor and said second motor, said control apparatus comprising:
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a running state estimating unit for estimating a running state of the hybrid vehicle; and
an output changing unit for changing the output of said first motor and said second motor depending on said running state estimated by said running state estimating unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6, 8)
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2. A control apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle having an engine for driving one of front and rear wheels, a first motor connected to said engine for driving one of said front and rear wheels and generating electric power, a second motor driving the other of said front and rear wheels and generating electric power, and a battery for storing electric power generated by said first motor and said second motor and supplying electric power to said first motor and said second motor, said control apparatus comprising:
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an output changing controller for making a control action to change the output of said second motor; and
an output changing unit for changing the output of said second motor depending on the control action made by said output changing controller. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 9)
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