Vehicle control apparatus for controlling the drive force of the vehicle
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
- an acceleration detecting unit configured to detect a forward/backward acceleration of a vehicle;
a road surface slope estimating unit configured to estimate a road surface slope based on the detected forward/backward acceleration; and
a vehicle control unit configured to perform vehicle control to reduce a drive force of the vehicle during a vehicle running condition where a vehicle speed is greater than zero, when certain conditions are met, the certain conditions including a condition based on the estimated road surface slope, wherein the vehicle control unit determines whether or not to perform the vehicle control while the vehicle speed is between a first vehicle speed and a second vehicle speed that is lower than the first vehicle speed based on conditions, wherein the conditions exclude the certain condition based on the estimated road surface slope.
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Abstract
While a vehicle speed is between a first certain vehicle speed and a second certain vehicle speed lower than the first certain vehicle speed, it is determined whether to perform vehicle control in accordance with conditions excluding a condition based on the estimated road surface slope.
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1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
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an acceleration detecting unit configured to detect a forward/backward acceleration of a vehicle; a road surface slope estimating unit configured to estimate a road surface slope based on the detected forward/backward acceleration; and a vehicle control unit configured to perform vehicle control to reduce a drive force of the vehicle during a vehicle running condition where a vehicle speed is greater than zero, when certain conditions are met, the certain conditions including a condition based on the estimated road surface slope, wherein the vehicle control unit determines whether or not to perform the vehicle control while the vehicle speed is between a first vehicle speed and a second vehicle speed that is lower than the first vehicle speed based on conditions, wherein the conditions exclude the certain condition based on the estimated road surface slope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle control apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting a forward/backward acceleration of a vehicle; means for estimating a road surface slope based on the detected forward/backward acceleration; and means for performing vehicle control to reduce a drive force of the vehicle during a vehicle running condition where a vehicle speed is greater than zero, when certain conditions are met, the certain conditions including a condition based on the estimated road surface slope are met, wherein the means for performing vehicle control determines whether or not to perform the vehicle control while the vehicle speed is between a first vehicle speed and a second vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed based on certain conditions, wherein the certain conditions exclude the condition based on the estimated road surface slope.
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