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Engine control apparatus

  • US 7,487,033 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2007
  • Issued: 02/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An engine control apparatus for controlling an engine in a mode which is set from plurality of engine control modes including at least a high output mode for controlling the engine with a higher output and an output restricted mode for controlling the engine with a lower restricted output than that in the high output mode, comprising:

  • mode determining unit configured to determine which one of the high output mode and the output restricted mode is set as the control mode;

    vehicle speed detecting unit configured to detect a vehicle speed;

    required output detecting unit configured to detect an output required by an external operation; and

    target output setting unit configured to set a target output by correcting an output performance in the output restricted mode into the higher output range, when the mode determining unit determines that the output restricted mode is set as the control mode, and the detected vehicle speed is low and the detected required output is large.

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