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Hybrid vehicle control system

US7693637B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 2005
Grant dateApr 6, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S903/946
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle control system is comprised of a controller which is arranged to select an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map of defining a plurality of running modes of the vehicle, to detect a generation of a mode transition in the optimal mode map, and to hold a current running mode selected before the transition for a holding time period when the generation of the mode transition is detected.

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