Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof
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1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
- an internal combustion engine that outputs an engine driving force;
a motor that outputs a motor driving force;
an accumulator that supplies and receives electric power from the motor;
a shift position selecting device that allows a driver to select a neutral position and a drive position;
an accelerator operation amount acquisition device that acquires an accelerator operation amount by the driver;
a limit driving force setting module that sets a limit driving force that is a target value of a total driving force of the engine driving force and the motor driving force to reduce a behavior unstable state including at least a state in which a wheel spin occurs when the hybrid vehicle is in the behavior unstable state;
a limit driving force setting release device that allows the driver to release a setting of the limit driving force by the limit driving force setting module;
a target driving force setting module that sets a driving force demand for driving the vehicle based on the acquired accelerator operation amount, the target driving force setting module setting a target driving force that is a target value of a driving power based on the set driving force demand in response to a non-satisfaction of a predetermined condition upon a shift from the neutral position to the drive position, the target driving force setting module setting the target driving force so as to gradually change in comparison with that on the non-satisfaction of the predetermined condition based on the set driving force demand and a predetermined gradual change restriction until a satisfaction of a predetermined release condition in response to a satisfaction of the predetermined condition upon the shift from the neutral position to the drive position, the predetermined condition being configured to gradually change the target driving force through an annealing with a time constant, the target driving force setting module setting the target driving force based on the driving force demand as well as on the non-satisfaction of the predetermined condition regardless of whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied when the setting of the limit driving force by the limit driving force setting module is released; and
a control module that controls the internal combustion engine and the motor so as to ensure the total driving force is equivalent to the set target driving force.
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Abstract
When an accelerator opening Acc is equal to or more than a threshold value A2 upon a shift from a N position to a D position, a target torque T* is set to gradually change in comparison with when the accelerator opening Acc is less than the threshold value A2 based on a torque demand Trq corresponding to the accelerator opening Acc and a time constant τ or a gradual change restriction until a satisfaction of a release condition. An Engine 22, motors MG1 and MG2 are controlled so as to ensure a driving torque equivalent to the target torque T*.
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1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
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an internal combustion engine that outputs an engine driving force; a motor that outputs a motor driving force; an accumulator that supplies and receives electric power from the motor; a shift position selecting device that allows a driver to select a neutral position and a drive position; an accelerator operation amount acquisition device that acquires an accelerator operation amount by the driver; a limit driving force setting module that sets a limit driving force that is a target value of a total driving force of the engine driving force and the motor driving force to reduce a behavior unstable state including at least a state in which a wheel spin occurs when the hybrid vehicle is in the behavior unstable state; a limit driving force setting release device that allows the driver to release a setting of the limit driving force by the limit driving force setting module; a target driving force setting module that sets a driving force demand for driving the vehicle based on the acquired accelerator operation amount, the target driving force setting module setting a target driving force that is a target value of a driving power based on the set driving force demand in response to a non-satisfaction of a predetermined condition upon a shift from the neutral position to the drive position, the target driving force setting module setting the target driving force so as to gradually change in comparison with that on the non-satisfaction of the predetermined condition based on the set driving force demand and a predetermined gradual change restriction until a satisfaction of a predetermined release condition in response to a satisfaction of the predetermined condition upon the shift from the neutral position to the drive position, the predetermined condition being configured to gradually change the target driving force through an annealing with a time constant, the target driving force setting module setting the target driving force based on the driving force demand as well as on the non-satisfaction of the predetermined condition regardless of whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied when the setting of the limit driving force by the limit driving force setting module is released; and a control module that controls the internal combustion engine and the motor so as to ensure the total driving force is equivalent to the set target driving force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A control method of a hybrid vehicle including an internal combustion engine that outputs an engine driving force, a motor that outputs a motor driving force, an accumulator that supplies and receives electric power from the motor, and a shift position selecting device that allows a driver to select a neutral position and a drive position, a limit driving force setting module that sets a limit driving force that is a target value of a total driving force of the engine driving force and the motor driving force to reduce a behavior unstable state including at least a state in which a wheel spin occurs when the hybrid vehicle is in the behavior unstable state, a limit driving force setting release device that allows the driver to release a setting of the limit driving force by the limit driving force setting module, the control method comprising:
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(a) setting a driving force demand for driving the vehicle based on an accelerator operation amount by the driver, the Step (a) setting a target driving force that is a target value of a driving power based on the set driving force demand in response to a non-satisfaction of a predetermined condition upon a shift from the neutral position to the drive position, the Step (a) setting the target driving force so as to gradually change in comparison with that on the non-satisfaction of the predetermined condition based on the set driving force demand and a predetermined gradual change restriction until a satisfaction of a predetermined release condition in response to a satisfaction of the predetermined condition upon the shift from the neutral position to the drive position, the predetermined condition being configured to gradually change the target driving force through an annealing with a time constant, the Step (a) setting the target driving force based on the driving force demand as well as on the non-satisfaction of the predetermined condition regardless of whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied when the setting of the limiting driving force by the limit driving force setting module is released; and (b) controlling the internal combustion engine and the motor so as to ensure the total driving force is equivalent to the set target driving force.
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