Control device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9969397-B2
Application number	US-201415104847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2014
Priority date	Dec 17, 2013
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A clutch disposed between an engine and an automatic transmission and including a first engagement element connected to the engine and a second engagement element connected to the automatic transmission. The electronic control unit is configured to, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, execute predetermined control in which the engine is stopped, the clutch is disengaged, and the vehicle is caused to travel. The electronic control unit is configured to start the engine when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during execution of the predetermined control, and execute downshift of the automatic transmission such that the rotational speed of the second engagement element becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined rotational speed when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during the execution of the predetermined control and the rotational speed of the second engagement element is lower than the predetermined rotational speed, and then engage the clutch.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including: an engine, an automatic transmission, and a clutch disposed between the engine and the automatic transmission, the clutch including a first engagement element connected to the engine and a second engagement element connected to the automatic transmission,
the control device comprising:
an electronic control unit configured to
(i) when a predetermined condition is satisfied, execute predetermined control in which the engine is stopped, the clutch is disengaged, and the vehicle is caused to travel,
(ii) restart the engine before engaging the clutch, when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during execution of the predetermined control, and
(iii) execute a downshift of the automatic transmission such that a rotational speed of the second engagement element becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined rotational speed when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during the execution of the predetermined control and the rotational speed of the second engagement element is lower than the redetermined rotational speed, and then engage the clutch, wherein
the predetermined rotational speed is a maximum value of a rotational speed of the first engagement element when a rotational speed of the engine increases at the time of start of the engine.

2. A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including: an engine, an automatic transmission, and a clutch disposed between the engine and the automatic transmission, the clutch including a first engagement element connected to the engine and a second engagement element connected to the automatic transmission,
the control device comprising:
an electronic control unit configured to
(i) when a predetermined condition is satisfied, execute predetermined control in which the engine is stopped, the clutch is disengaged, and the vehicle is caused to travel,
(ii) restart the engine before engaging the clutch, when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during execution of the predetermined control, and
(iii) execute a downshift of the automatic transmission such that a rotational speed of the second engagement element becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined rotational speed when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during the execution of the predetermined control and the rotational speed of the second engagement element is lower than the redetermined rotational speed, and then engage the clutch, wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to set, as an operating point of the engine after the downshift is executed, an operating point higher in torque than an operating point on a constant-power line determined from an operating point of the engine before the downshift is executed.

3. A control device for a vehicle, the vehicle including: an engine, an automatic transmission, and a clutch disposed between the engine and the automatic transmission, the clutch including a first engagement element connected to the engine and a second engagement element connected to the automatic transmission,
the control device comprising:
an electronic control unit configured to
(i) when a predetermined condition is satisfied, execute predetermined control in which the engine is stopped, the clutch is disengaged, and the vehicle is caused to travel,
(ii) restart the engine before engaging the clutch, when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during execution of the predetermined control, and
(iii) execute a downshift of the automatic transmission such that a rotational speed of the second engagement element becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined rotational speed when the predetermined condition is not satisfied during the execution of the predetermined control and the rotational speed of the second engagement element is lower than the predetermined rotational speed, and then engage the clutch, wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to determine whether an upshift is executed based on a gear shift line after the downshift is executed, and the gear shift line is offset such that an accelerator depression amount of the gear shift line after the downshift is executed becomes larger than an accelerator depression amount of a gear shift line before the downshift is executed.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to engage the clutch after the rotational speed of the engine or the rotational speed of the first engagement element starts to decrease after reaching the maximum value at the time of start of the engine when a vehicle speed is lower than the predetermined vehicle speed.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to set, as an operating point of the engine after the downshift is executed, an operating point higher in torque than an operating point on a constant-power line determined from an operating point of the engine before the downshift is executed.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to determine whether an upshift is executed based on a gear shift line after the downshift is executed, and the gear shift line is offset such that an accelerator depression amount of the gear shift line after the downshift is executed becomes larger than an accelerator depression amount of a gear shift line before the downshift is executed.

7. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to determine whether an upshift is executed based on a gear shift line after the downshift is executed, and the gear shift line is offset such that an accelerator depression amount of the gear shift line after the downshift is executed becomes larger than an accelerator depression amount of a gear shift line before the downshift is executed.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yokokawa Takahiro

Classifications

• B60W2710/021

  Clutch engagement state · CPC title

• B60W10/02

  including control of driveline clutches · CPC title

• B60W10/11

  Stepped gearings · CPC title

• B60W10/06

  including control of combustion engines · CPC title

• B60W2510/0638

  Engine speed · CPC title