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Vehicle control device

  • US 6,401,016 B1
  • Filed: 11/13/2000
  • Issued: 06/04/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control device for a vehicle,the vehicle comprising:

  • an engine, a generator connected to the engine, and a motor driven by the power generated by the generator, connected to a drive shaft of the vehicle, and the control device comprising;

    a sensor which detects a vehicle speed, a sensor which detects an accelerator depression amount, and a microprocessor programmed to;

    compute either of a target driving force and target output torque of the motor based on the vehicle speed and accelerator depression amount, compute a delayed target output torque of the motor by performing a delay processing on either of the target driving force and target output torque, and control the torque of the motor based on the delayed target output torque.

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