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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2019
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yushi Shibaike, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A powertrain system includes one or more torque devices associated with the control of the driving force of a vehicle, and a control device configured to control the one or more torque devices. The control device is configured to act as: a first manipulated variable determination section that solves a linear programming problem to determine, based on one or more linear state equations that define a relationship between one or more state quantities controlled by the powertrain system and one or more manipulated variables of the one or more torque devices, the one or more manipulated variables such that one or more target state quantities are maximally achieved within one or more constraints of the powertrain system; and a torque device control section that controls the one or more torque devices in accordance with the one or more manipulated variables determined by the first manipulated variable determination section.