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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Daisaku Ogawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Daisuke Umetsu, Hiroshima, JP;
Osamu Sunahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Yasunori Takahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Yuichiro Akiya, Hiroshima, JP;
Chikako Ohisa, Aki-gun, JP;
Atsushi Yamasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Keiichi Hiwatashi, Aki-gun, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device is provided, which includes an engine, an engine control mechanism configured to control torque generated by the engine, and a processor configured to execute a vehicle attitude controlling module to perform a vehicle attitude control in which the engine control mechanism is controlled to reduce the torque so as to decelerate the vehicle, when a condition that the vehicle is traveling and a steering angle related value that is related to a steering angle of a steering device increases is satisfied, and a preventing module to prevent a combustion frequency of the engine per unit time from falling below a given value while the vehicle attitude controlling module executes the vehicle attitude control.