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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2022
Hino Motors, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Jun Namima, Hino, JP;
Minoru Kowada, Hino, JP;
Hino Motors, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An operating mode control device includes a travel driving force information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series travel driving force when traveling on a travel route; a vehicle speed information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series vehicle speed when traveling on the travel route; a motor operation estimation unit configured to estimate a time-series torque and rotation speed of the motor on the basis of a time-series travel driving force and vehicle speed; an efficiency calculation unit configured to acquire a time-series efficiency value of each operating mode on the basis of the time-series torque and rotation speed and calculate a total efficiency value; an operating mode determination unit configured to determine the operating mode having the highest total efficiency value as a default operating mode; and an operation control unit configured to control an operation by the default operating mode.