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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Yuichi Shimasaki, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An input drive power applied to an automatic transmission is sequentially recognized. When there is a demand for the automatic transmission to make a gear shift, a clutch mechanism is disengaged, and a drive power generated by an electric motor connected to the automatic transmission at an output side of the clutch mechanism is controlled depending on the input drive power (input drive power immediately prior to a gear shift) that is applied to the automatic transmission immediately before the clutch mechanism starts to be disengaged. The drive power generated by the electric motor is controlled such that a drive power equivalent to the input drive power immediately prior to a gear shift is applied from the electric motor to the automatic transmission.