Vehicle control device
US10082124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control device is provided, which includes an engine including an ignition plug oriented inside a combustion chamber, a component provided in or near an exhaust passage of the engine, a processor configured to execute a vehicle attitude controlling module for controlling an attitude of a vehicle by retarding an ignition timing of the ignition plug to reduce an engine torque so as to decelerate the vehicle, when a condition is satisfied, the condition being that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle related value that is related to a steering angle of a steering device increases, and a torque reduction restricting module for restricting a reduction amount of the engine torque as at least one of an engine load and an engine speed increases during the vehicle attitude control.
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