IP Library Granted Patent US 9,334,816
Granted Patent B2
US 9,334,816 · App. 14/352,118 · Granted May 10, 2016

Vehicle control system

Inventors: Satoshi Yamanaka (Susono, JP); Yoshio Ito (Susono, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F02D29/00F16H61/0031F16H2061/0087F16H2312/14
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Patent No.
US 9,334,816
App. No.
14/352,118
Granted
May 10, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle control system includes: an engine; a power transmission device that transmits power from the engine to drive wheel; a mechanical pump that supplies oil for operating the power transmission device to the power transmission device by driving of the engine; and an electric pump that supplies the oil to the power transmission device by driving of a motor. The vehicle control system is capable of executing stopped economy running control for stopping the engine when a vehicle is stopped, and travel economy running control for stopping the engine while the vehicle is traveling. During the execution of the stopped economy running control, learning control is executed whereby a control value for controlling the oil pressure is updated such that the actual oil pressure generated by the electric pump is converged to a target value. During the execution of the travel economy running control the learning control is prohibited.

Claims (16)

1. A vehicle control system capable of executing stopped economy running control for stopping an engine when a vehicle is stopped and travel economy running control for stopping the engine during traveling of the vehicle, the vehicle control system comprising:

an engine:

a power transmission device that transmits power from the engine to a drive wheel;

a mechanical pump that supplies oil for operating the power transmission device to the power transmission device by driving of the engine; and

an electric pump that supplies the oil to the power transmission device by driving of a motor, wherein

learning control for updating a control value for controlling oil pressure is executed so that actual oil pressure generated by the electric pump converges to a target value during execution of the stopped economy running control, and the learning control is prohibited during execution of the travel economy running control.

2. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the learning control is uncompleted, the execution of the travel economy running control is prohibited.

3. The vehicle control system according to claim 2 , wherein

even when the learning control is uncompleted, the execution of the travel economy running control is permitted in a case where the oil pressure generated by the electric pump during the execution of the stopped economy running control is larger than the target value.

4. The vehicle control system according to claim 3 , wherein

when a fuel consumption amount for generating the oil pressure of the electric pump is larger than a fuel consumption amount generated when the execution of the travel economy running control is prohibited, the execution of the travel economy running control is prohibited.

5. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein

when an execution condition of the travel economy running control is satisfied for the first time since the engine start, the execution of the travel economy running control is prohibited.

6. The vehicle control system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the travel economy running control is executed for the first time since the engine start, the control value of the electric pump is set such that the oil pressure generated by the electric pump during the execution of the stopped economy running control is at least larger than the target value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2014
From: YAMANAKA, SATOSHI; ITO, YOSHIO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 032684/0679 →
Continuity (1)
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