Vehicle driving device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9428170-B2
Application number	US-201414285358-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2014
Priority date	May 27, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle driving device includes: a clutch that is provided between a driving shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a manual transmission and that connects the driving shaft and the input shaft to each other or disconnects the driving shaft and the input shaft from each other; a detection unit that detects an obstacle that is an obstacle to traveling of a host vehicle; a collision possibility determination unit that determines a possibility of collision between the obstacle and the host vehicle based on obstacle detection information detected by the detection unit; and a collision avoidance unit that, when the collision possibility determination unit determines that there is a possibility of collision with the obstacle, performs a fuel cut of the engine even if a rotation speed of the engine is less than an idling rotation speed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle driving device comprising:
a clutch that is provided between a driving shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a manual transmission and that connects the driving shaft and the input shaft to each other or disconnects the driving shaft and the input shaft from each other;
a detection unit that detects an obstacle that is an obstacle to traveling of a host vehicle;
a collision possibility determination unit that determines a possibility of collision between the obstacle and the host vehicle based on obstacle detection information detected by the detection unit;
a collision avoidance unit that, when the collision possibility determination unit determines that there is a possibility of collision with the obstacle, performs a fuel cut of the engine even if a rotation speed of the engine is less than an idling rotation speed;
a speed detection unit that detects a speed of the vehicle;
a clutch torque changing unit that changes clutch torque between the driving shaft and the input shaft; and
an engine restart unit that restarts the engine after disengaging the clutch by the clutch torque changing unit when the engine is stopped by the fuel cut.

2. The vehicle driving device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the collision avoidance unit performs the fuel cut in the engine in a state where the clutch is engaged.

3. The vehicle driving device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an engine operation unit that operates an output of the engine based on an operating force;
an engine operation amount detection unit that detects an operation amount of the engine operation unit; and
a first clutch returning unit that stops intervention of the clutch torque changing unit when the engine operation amount detection unit detects an operation of the engine operation unit and the collision possibility determination unit determines that there is no possibility of collision with the obstacle after the engine is restarted.

4. The vehicle driving device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second clutch returning unit that stops intervention of the clutch torque changing unit when the manual transmission is in a neutral state after the engine is restarted.

5. The vehicle driving device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a clutch torque changing unit that changes clutch torque between the driving shaft and the input shaft; and
a clutch operation detection unit that detects an operation of a clutch operation unit that operates the clutch,
wherein the collision avoidance unit engages the clutch using the clutch torque changing unit when the clutch operation detection unit detects the operation of the clutch operation unit.

6. The vehicle driving device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a braking force generation unit that generates a braking force,
wherein the collision avoidance unit causes the braking force generation unit to generate a braking force when the collision possibility determination unit determines that there is a possibility of collision with the obstacle.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Tamaru Daisuke

Classifications

• B60W10/184

  with wheel brakes · CPC title

• B60W30/09

  Taking automatic action to avoid collision, e.g. braking and steering · CPC title

• F16D2500/7041

  Position · CPC title

• B60W10/06 Primary

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W2710/0627

  Fuel flow rate · CPC title