Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, program for causing computer to execute vehicle control method, and recording medium having program recorded thereon
First Claim
1. A vehicle control device having a plurality of driving modes, comprising:
- a destination setting portion setting a destination;
a route setting portion setting a driving route from a starting point to said destination;
a driving route dividing portion dividing said driving route;
a driving mode fixing portion fixing a driving mode by associating any of the driving modes with for each section of the divided driving route, based on an instruction from an operator; and
a driving control portion causing a vehicle to travel said each section in the associated driving mode,said driving route dividing portion dividing the driving route from said starting point to said destination into sections appropriate for each of said plurality of driving modes and provisionally deciding a driving mode for each divided section, andsaid driving mode fixing portion changing the driving mode associated with each section into another driving mode based on the instruction from the operator.
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Abstract
A vehicle control method having an HV driving mode in which operation of an internal combustion engine is permitted and an EV driving mode in which a vehicle is driven by using a motor with the internal combustion engine stopped includes the steps of: setting a destination; setting a driving route from a starting point to the destination; dividing the driving route and associating any of the driving modes with each section of the divided driving route; fixing the division of the driving route and the driving mode associated with each section based on an instruction from an operator; and causing the vehicle to travel each section in the associated driving mode.
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17 Claims
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1. A vehicle control device having a plurality of driving modes, comprising:
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a destination setting portion setting a destination; a route setting portion setting a driving route from a starting point to said destination; a driving route dividing portion dividing said driving route; a driving mode fixing portion fixing a driving mode by associating any of the driving modes with for each section of the divided driving route, based on an instruction from an operator; and a driving control portion causing a vehicle to travel said each section in the associated driving mode, said driving route dividing portion dividing the driving route from said starting point to said destination into sections appropriate for each of said plurality of driving modes and provisionally deciding a driving mode for each divided section, and said driving mode fixing portion changing the driving mode associated with each section into another driving mode based on the instruction from the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle control device having a plurality of driving modes, comprising:
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means for setting a destination; means for setting a driving route from a starting point to said destination; means for dividing said driving route; means for fixing a driving mode by associating any of the driving modes for each section of the divided driving route, based on an instruction from an operator; and means for causing a vehicle to travel said each section in the associated driving mode, said means for dividing said driving route dividing the driving route from said starting point to said destination into sections appropriate for each of said plurality of driving modes and provisionally deciding a driving mode for each divided section, and said means for fixing a driving mode changing the driving mode associated with each section into another driving mode based on the instruction from the operator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle control method having a plurality of driving modes, comprising the steps of:
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setting a destination; setting a driving route from a starting point to said destination; dividing said driving route; fixing a driving mode by associating any of the driving modes with for each section of the divided driving route, based on an instruction from an operator; and causing a vehicle to travel said each section in the associated driving mode, in said step of dividing said driving route, the driving route from said starting point to said destination being divided into sections appropriate for each of said plurality of driving modes and a driving mode for each divided section being provisionally decided, and in said step of fixing a driving mode, the driving mode associated with each section being changed into another driving mode based on the instruction from the operator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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