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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Uchida, Nagoya, JP;
Tadaaki Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes two accelerator position sensors and an electronic control unit. The two accelerator position sensors are configured to detect accelerator operation amounts. The electronic control unit is configured to perform drive control based on the accelerator operation amounts from the two accelerator position sensors. The electronic control unit is configured to, when failure occurs in one accelerator position sensor out of the two accelerator position sensors, perform the drive control based on the accelerator operation amount from the other accelerator position sensor out of the two accelerator position sensors, the accelerator operation amount being restricted by an accelerator operation amount upper limit that has a tendency of becoming larger as the vehicle speed is larger.