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Vehicle controller

  • US 7,774,122 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2006
  • Issued: 08/10/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle controller comprising:

  • an obstacle-determining portion that determines whether a vehicle is climbing up an obstacle; and

    a driving torque reducing portion that performs a driving torque reduction control that reduces the driving torque when the obstacle-determining portion determines that the vehicle is climbing up the obstacle;

    wherein;

    the obstacle-determining portion determines that the vehicle is climbing up the obstacle when the driving torque exceeds a threshold value of the driving torque, in a condition where a vehicle speed is maintained to be substantially constant.

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