VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle control unit for use in a vehicle including:
- an internal combustion engine;
an electric motor;
a battery that supplies electric power to the electric motor; and
a transmission that transmits a driving force from at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to drive shafts,wherein, when a cornering of the vehicle is detected by a cornering detection device, a gear change in the transmission is prohibited at least when the vehicle is cornering, and when a storage state of the battery satisfies a first storage condition, an assist increase by the electric motor is permitted with the gear change in the transmission kept prohibited.
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Abstract
A control unit for use in a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, a battery that supplies electric power to the electric motor, and a transmission that transmits a driving force from at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to drive shafts prohibits a gear change in the transmission at least while the vehicle is cornering when a cornering of the vehicle is detected by a cornering detection device and permits an assist increase by the electric motor with the gear change in the transmission kept prohibited when a storage state of the battery satisfies a first storage condition. Consequently, a smooth re-acceleration can be realized during a cornering of the vehicle which involves acceleration and deceleration thereof.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. A vehicle control unit for use in a vehicle including:
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an internal combustion engine; an electric motor; a battery that supplies electric power to the electric motor; and a transmission that transmits a driving force from at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to drive shafts, wherein, when a cornering of the vehicle is detected by a cornering detection device, a gear change in the transmission is prohibited at least when the vehicle is cornering, and when a storage state of the battery satisfies a first storage condition, an assist increase by the electric motor is permitted with the gear change in the transmission kept prohibited. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. A vehicle control method for use in a vehicle including:
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an internal combustion engine; an electric motor; a battery that supplies electric power to the electric motor; a transmission that transmits a driving force from at least one of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor to drive shafts; and a control unit that controls the electric motor and the transmission, wherein, when a cornering of the vehicle is detected, the control unit prohibits a gear change in the transmission at least when the vehicle is cornering, and when a storage state of the battery satisfies a first storage condition, the control unit permits an assist increase in the electric motor with the gear change in the transmission kept prohibited.
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