Control apparatus for vehicle and control method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10107392-B2
Application number	US-201715612269-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2017
Priority date	Jun 16, 2016
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

In a control apparatus for a vehicle, in the cases where engine torque is higher than first torque and an engine torque change amount is larger than a first torque change amount when control is shifted from complete engagement control of a lock-up clutch to deceleration slip control, an electronic control unit is configured to shift the control from the complete engagement control to acceleration slip control and then shift the control from the acceleration slip control to the deceleration slip control after the vehicle is brought into a driven state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control apparatus for a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine, a transmission, a torque converter, and a lock-up clutch, the torque converter being provided between the engine and the transmission, and the lock-up clutch being provided in the torque converter,
the control apparatus comprising
an electronic control unit configured to execute complete engagement control, acceleration slip control, and deceleration slip control of the lock-up clutch,
the acceleration slip control being control in which the lock-up clutch is controlled to achieve arbitrary differential rotation in an accelerated state of the vehicle, and
the deceleration slip control being control in which the lock-up clutch is controlled to achieve the arbitrary differential rotation in a decelerated state of the vehicle,

the electronic control unit being configured to obtain engine torque of the engine and an engine torque change amount of the engine,
the electronic control unit being configured to determine a driving state and a driven state of the vehicle;
as a result of the electronic control unit determining that:
(i) the engine torque is higher than first torque, and
(ii) the engine torque change amount is larger than a first torque change amount,

the electronic control unit being configured to shift the control from the complete engagement control to the acceleration slip control, and then shift the control from the acceleration slip control to the deceleration slip control after the vehicle is brought into the driven state;
as a result of the electronic control unit determining that:
(iii) the engine torque is higher than second torque and is equal to or lower than the first torque, and
(iv) the engine torque change amount is larger than a second torque change amount and is equal to or smaller than the first torque change amount,

the electronic control unit being configured to continue the complete engagement control, and then shift the control from the complete engagement control to the deceleration slip control after the vehicle is brought into the driven state, and
as a result of the electronic control unit determining that one of following conditions is satisfied:
(v) the engine torque is equal to or lower than the second torque, and
(vi) the engine torque change amount is equal to or smaller than the second torque change amount,

the electronic control unit being configured to shift the control from the complete engagement control to the deceleration slip control.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the driving state is a state in which an engine speed is higher than a turbine rotational speed, the turbine rotational speed is a rotational speed of a turbine shaft of the torque converter, and
the driven state is a state in which the engine speed is lower than the turbine rotational speed.

3. A control method for a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine, a transmission, a torque converter, a lock-up clutch, and an electronic control unit, the torque converter being provided between the engine and the transmission, and the lock-up clutch being provided in the torque converter,
the control method comprising:
executing complete engagement control, acceleration slip control, and deceleration slip control of the lock-up clutch by the electronic control unit,
the acceleration slip control being control in which the lock-up clutch is controlled to achieve arbitrary differential rotation in an accelerated state of the vehicle, and
the deceleration slip control being control in which the lock-up clutch is controlled to achieve the arbitrary differential rotation in a decelerated state of the vehicle;

obtaining, by the electronic control unit, engine torque of the engine and an engine torque change amount of the engine;
determining, by the electronic control unit, a driving state and a driven state of the vehicle;
as a result of the electronic control unit determining that:
(i) the engine torque is higher than first torque, and
(ii) the engine torque change amount is larger than a first torque change amount,

shifting, by the electronic control unit, the control from the complete engagement control to the acceleration slip control, and then shifting the control from the acceleration slip control to the deceleration slip control after the vehicle is brought into the driven state;
as a result of the electronic control unit determining that:
(iii) the engine torque is higher than second torque and is equal to or lower than the first torque, and
(iv) the engine torque change amount is larger than a second torque change amount and is equal to or smaller than the first torque change amount,

continuing, by the electronic control unit, the complete engagement control, and then shifting the control from the complete engagement control to the deceleration slip control after the vehicle is brought into the driven state; and
as a result of the electronic control unit determining that one of following conditions is satisfied:
(v) the engine torque is equal to or lower than the second torque, and
(vi) the engine torque change amount is equal to or smaller than the second torque change amount,

shifting, by the electronic control unit, the control from the complete engagement control to the deceleration slip control.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Matsubara Wataru
• Sagawa Ayumu

Classifications

• F16D2500/10412

  Transmission line of a vehicle · CPC title

• F16D2500/3065

  Torque of the engine · CPC title

• F16D48/06

  Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure · CPC title

• F16H61/143 Primary

  using electric control means · CPC title

• F16D2500/3066

  Torque change rate of the engine · CPC title