Control device of vehicle and control method of vehicle
First Claim
1. A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising:
- a first gear connected to a crankshaft of an engine;
a second gear capable of engaging the first gear;
an actuator configured to move the second gear—
up to a position—
where at which the second gear engages the first gear;
a motor configured to cause the second gear to rotate;
and an electronic control unit programmed to;
adjust a length of a time period between (i) actuation of the, actuator in response to a startup request signal of the engine and (ii) subsequent driving of the motor to crank the engine, based on a state based on a state of the vehicle at a time of reception of the startup request signal, whereinthe electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where a rotational speed of the engine is higher than a reference speed, andthe electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a second length shorter than the first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where the rotational speed of the engine is lower than the reference speed.
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Abstract
A control device of a vehicle includes: a first gear connected to a crankshaft of an engine; a second gear capable of engaging the first gear; an actuator configure to move the second gear up to a position where the second gear engages the first gear; a motor configured to cause the second gear to rotate; and a controller configured to, when the engine is cranked by driving of the motor in response to elapsing of a predefined period after the actuator is actuated in response to a startup request signal of the engine, adjust a length of the predefined period on the basis of an operating state of a driver and a state of the vehicle at the time of reception of the startup request signal.
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6 Claims
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1. A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising:
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a first gear connected to a crankshaft of an engine; a second gear capable of engaging the first gear; an actuator configured to move the second gear—
up to a position—
where at which the second gear engages the first gear;a motor configured to cause the second gear to rotate; and an electronic control unit programmed to;
adjust a length of a time period between (i) actuation of the, actuator in response to a startup request signal of the engine and (ii) subsequent driving of the motor to crank the engine, based on a state based on a state of the vehicle at a time of reception of the startup request signal, whereinthe electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where a rotational speed of the engine is higher than a reference speed, and the electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a second length shorter than the first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where the rotational speed of the engine is lower than the reference speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6)
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3. A control method for a vehicle having an electronic control unit, the control method being performed by the electronic control unit and comprising:
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actuating an actuator that moves a second gear that is capable of engaging a first gear connected to a crankshaft of an engine of the vehicle, so that the second gear is moved to a position at which the second gear engages the first gear, in response to a startup request signal of the engine; driving a motor that causes the second gear to rotate, in response to elapsing of a time period after the actuator has been actuated; and adjusting a length of the time period between (i) the actuating of the actuator in response to the startup request signal of the engine and (ii) the subsequent driving of the motor to cause the second gear to rotate and crank the engine, based on a state of the vehicle at a time of reception of the startup request signal, wherein the electronic control, unit sets the length of the time period to a first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where a rotational speed of the engine is higher than a reference speed; and
,the electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a second length shorter than the first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where the rotational speed of the engine is lower than the reference speed. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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