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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Oshiumi, Gotemba, JP;
Kensei Hata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takahito Endo, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yushi Seki, Susono, JP;
Katsuya Iwazaki, Susono, JP;
Yasuyuki Kato, Numazu, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system vehicle control system to remove deposition from the purification system without generating noises and vibrations is provided. The vehicle control system comprises a controller that operates the vehicle having an engine autonomously, and that removes deposition from a purification system. The controller is configured to: obtain an amount of deposition on the purification system; determine a presence of a passenger in the vehicle; and execute the removal control when an amount of the deposition on the purification system exceeds a threshold value. The threshold value includes a first threshold value used when the vehicle is propelled while carrying a passenger, and a second threshold value used when the vehicle is propelled autonomously without carrying a passenger that is smaller than the first threshold value.