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VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT AND CONTROL METHOD

  • US 20130103241A1
  • Filed: 05/19/2011
  • Published: 04/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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