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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Shinichi Kitajima, Wako, JP;
Atsushi Izumiura, Wako, JP;
Keisuke Uchida, Wako, JP;
Katsuhiro Kumagai, Wako, JP;
Asao Ukai, Wako, JP;
Hironao Fukuchi, Wako, JP;
Kazutomo Sawamura, Wako, JP;
Hideyuki Oki, Wako, JP;
Kenji Nakano, Wako, JP;
Fumihiko Konno, Wako, JP;
Takashi Kiyomiya, Wako, JP;
Nobuyuki Irie, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The control system of the present invention is provided for a hybrid vehicle with an engine, a motor, and a power storage unit. The control system selects one of an air intake passage pressure assist mode (PB assist mode) corresponding to a partial load range of the engine and a throttle assist mode corresponding to the opening state of a throttle. The control system comprises: an assist mode determining device for determining whether the vehicle is in the PB assist mode or in the throttle assist mode, based on the opening state of a throttle; a PB assist amount determining device for determining a base assist amount in the PB assist mode, based on the rotational speed of the engine and an air intake passage pressure (PB); a throttle assist amount determining device for determining the base assist amount in the throttle assist mode, based on the rotational speed of the engine, the base assist amount including a range defined by an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value; and a throttle assist amount changer for gradually changing the assist amount determined by the throttle assist amount determining device between the upper threshold value and the lower threshold value when the vehicle runs through a partial load range to a full load range of the engine.