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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1990
Masato Yoshida, Kyoto, JP;
Kazuhide Togai, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Danno, Kyoto, JP;
Makoto Shimada, Kyoto, JP;
Katsunori Ueda, Kyoto, JP;
Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an engine output control apparatus including an engine output control means for controlling the output of an engine, an electric motor for driving the means, and a motor control means for controlling the electric motor commensurate with the state of operation of an accelerator pedal, a method of controlling the output of the engine, comprising: obtaining an engine torque target (Te) commensurate with the state of operation of the accelerator pedal; calculating a target amount of engine control (.theta.t) based on the engine torque target (Te) and an engine speed (Ne); and controlling the engine output control means by the electric motor so as to meet with the target amount of engine control (.theta.t).