Vehicle control device and method for idle stop control for the same
First Claim
1. A vehicle control device for a vehicle system configured to automatically stop an internal combustion engine of a vehicle when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and automatically start the automatically stopped internal combustion engine when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, the vehicle control device comprising:
- a stop point detection unit configured to detect a stop point, at which the vehicle has a high probability to stop while the vehicle travels, the stop point being included in map information stored in a map information storage unit;
a traveling information control unit configured to learn and to store traveling information, which includes a state of the vehicle on determination that the vehicle stops at the stop point and on determination that the vehicle passes by the stop point, in a traveling information storage unit; and
a stop determination unit configured to determine whether to stop the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops at the stop point based on the traveling information of the stop point stored in the traveling information storage unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle control device for a vehicle system automatically stops an internal combustion engine of a vehicle when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and automatically starts the automatically stopped internal combustion engine when a predetermined start condition is satisfied. A stop point detection unit detects a stop point, at which the vehicle possibly stops, while the vehicle travels based on map information stored in a map information storage unit. A traveling information control unit stores traveling information, which includes a state of the vehicle stopping at a stop point and a state of the vehicle passing by the stop point, in the traveling information storage unit. A stop determination unit determines whether to stop the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops at a stop point based on the traveling information of the stop point stored in the traveling information storage unit.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle control device for a vehicle system configured to automatically stop an internal combustion engine of a vehicle when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and automatically start the automatically stopped internal combustion engine when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, the vehicle control device comprising:
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a stop point detection unit configured to detect a stop point, at which the vehicle has a high probability to stop while the vehicle travels, the stop point being included in map information stored in a map information storage unit; a traveling information control unit configured to learn and to store traveling information, which includes a state of the vehicle on determination that the vehicle stops at the stop point and on determination that the vehicle passes by the stop point, in a traveling information storage unit; and a stop determination unit configured to determine whether to stop the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops at the stop point based on the traveling information of the stop point stored in the traveling information storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11)
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6. A method for an idle stop control of a vehicle control device for a vehicle system configured to automatically stop an internal combustion engine of a vehicle when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and automatically start the automatically stopped internal combustion engine when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, the method comprising:
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detecting a stop point, which is included in map information and at which the vehicle has a high probability to stop, based on the map information, while the vehicle travels; learning and storing traveling information in a traveling information storage unit which includes a state of the vehicle on determination that the vehicle stops at the stop point; learning and storing traveling information in the traveling information storage unit which includes the state of the vehicle on determination that the vehicle passes by the stop point; and determining whether to stop the internal combustion engine, when the vehicle stops at the stop point, based on the traveling information of the stop point. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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12. A vehicle control device for a vehicle system configured to automatically stop an internal combustion engine of a vehicle when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied and automatically start the automatically stopped internal combustion engine when a predetermined start condition is satisfied, the vehicle control device comprising:
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a stop point detection unit configured to detect a stop point, at which the vehicle has a high probability to stop, while the vehicle travels, the stop point being included in map information stored in a map information storage unit; a traveling information control unit configured to learn and to store traveling information, which includes a state of the vehicle on determination that the vehicle stops at the stop point and a state of the vehicle on determination that the vehicle passes by the stop point, in a traveling information storage unit; a stop determination unit configured to determine whether to stop the internal combustion engine when the vehicle stops at the stop point based on the traveling information of the stop point stored in the traveling information storage unit, wherein the traveling information control unit is further configured to store the traveling information in the traveling information storage unit, the traveling information including an approach direction in which the vehicle approaches the stop point, and the stop determination unit is further configured to determine whether to stop the internal combustion engine, when the vehicle stops at the stop point, based on the approach direction to the stop point and the traveling information stored in the traveling information storage unit, the traveling information corresponding to the approach direction.
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