VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising:
- a driving source for generating driving power for traveling of the vehicle;
a control device for controlling said driving source; and
an inclination detecting unit for detecting inclination of a road surface,said control device performing power changing driving in which the vehicle is traveled while switching said driving source between a first state and a second state, driving power of a first level being generated in said first state, driving power in said second state being made smaller than that in said first state,when it is recognized that the vehicle is traveling on an uphill road based on the inclination detected by said inclination detecting unit, said control device setting the driving power in said first state to be larger than that set when the vehicle is traveling on a flat road,when said power changing driving is being performed, said control device switching to said first state in response to speed of the vehicle being decreased to a lower limit value of a permitted range, and switching to said second state in response to the speed of the vehicle being increased to an upper limit value of said permitted range,when the vehicle is traveling on the uphill road, said control device setting said upper limit value to be lower than that set when the vehicle is traveling on the flat road.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes: a motor generator for generating driving power for traveling thereof; an ECU for controlling the motor generator; and an inclination detecting unit for detecting inclination of a road surface. The ECU performs power changing driving in which the vehicle is traveled while switching the motor generator between a first state (high output state) and a second state (low output state). In the first state (high output state), driving power of a first level is generated. In the second state (low output state), the driving power is made smaller than that in the first state. When it is recognized that the vehicle is traveling on an uphill road based on the inclination detected by the inclination detecting unit, ECU sets the driving power in the first state to be larger than that set when the vehicle is traveling on a flat road.
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18 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a driving source for generating driving power for traveling of the vehicle; a control device for controlling said driving source; and an inclination detecting unit for detecting inclination of a road surface, said control device performing power changing driving in which the vehicle is traveled while switching said driving source between a first state and a second state, driving power of a first level being generated in said first state, driving power in said second state being made smaller than that in said first state, when it is recognized that the vehicle is traveling on an uphill road based on the inclination detected by said inclination detecting unit, said control device setting the driving power in said first state to be larger than that set when the vehicle is traveling on a flat road, when said power changing driving is being performed, said control device switching to said first state in response to speed of the vehicle being decreased to a lower limit value of a permitted range, and switching to said second state in response to the speed of the vehicle being increased to an upper limit value of said permitted range, when the vehicle is traveling on the uphill road, said control device setting said upper limit value to be lower than that set when the vehicle is traveling on the flat road. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling a vehicle having a driving source for generating driving power for traveling thereof and an inclination detecting unit for detecting inclination of a road surface, comprising the steps of:
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bringing said driving source into a first state in which driving power of a predetermined level is generated; bringing said driving source into a second state in which the driving power is made smaller than that in said first state; performing power changing driving in which the vehicle is traveled while switching between said first and second states; when it is recognized that the vehicle is traveling on an uphill road based on the inclination detected by said inclination detecting unit, setting the driving power in the said first state to be larger than that set when the vehicle is traveling on a flat road; when said power changing driving is being performed, switching to said first state in response to speed of the vehicle being decreased to a lower limit value of a permitted range, and switching to said second state in response to the speed of the vehicle being increased to an upper limit value of said permitted range; and when the vehicle is traveling on the uphill road, setting said upper limit value to be lower than that set when the vehicle is traveling on the flat road.
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