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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideki Aruga, Anjo, JP;
Kunihiro Iwatsuki, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Ota, Toyota, JP;
Toshihiro Shiimado, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 6/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 6/100 ;
Abstract
A vehicle control system comprising a vehicle speed sensor for detecting the speed of a vehicle; a recommended gear stage determine device for determining a recommended gear stage of an automatic transmission based on the vehicle speed and road situation; an upper limit gear stage set device for setting an upper limit gear stage on the basis of the recommended gear stage; and a shift device for changing the speed at the upper limit gear stage. The recommended gear stage determine device includes a suppress device for suppressing the number of determinations of the recommended gear stage at a corner.