Motor control apparatus for vehicle
US6345216B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/919
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor control apparatus for a vehicle, including a vehicle velocity sensor; an engine rotational speed sensor; a first clutch switch which becomes off when a clutch is fully engaged, and successively from the fully engaged state becomes on just before the clutch is placed in a partially engaged state; a second clutch switch which becomes off when a clutch is fully released, and successively from the fully released state becomes on just before the clutch is placed in a partially engaged state; and a motor control device for controlling so as to generate electricity by the motor, determining as the approval of the idling power-generating control state, when at least one of the following two conditions is satisfied: the condition that a vehicle velocity is zero and an engine rotational speed exceeds zero, and the condition that a vehicle velocity is zero and the second clutch switch is off. The motor control apparatus can control the motor by determining an approval of the various motor control state using the neutral determination of the transmission, without using a mechanical gear position sensor.
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