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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Isuzu Motors Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Ooshima, Saitama, JP;
Nobuyuki Nishimura, Yokohama, JP;
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device controls a vehicle provided with a transmission having a direct gear and normal gears including an overdrive gear having a lower gear ratio than the direct gear. The device includes a travel segment determination unit which determines a forward travel segment having a different road slope from a current travel segment, a current gear position selection unit that selects a current gear position based on a travel resistance of the vehicle, a forward gear position selection unit that selects a forward gear position based on a travel resistance in the forward travel segment, and a shift control unit that selects whether or not to upshift the transmission based on a situation until the vehicle reaches the forward travel segment, when an upshift to the overdrive gear is newly selected in a case where the current gear position and the forward gear position are the direct gear.