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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Kouichi Kuroda, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Itsuro Muramoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yoshitaka Deguchi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus and method of driving control of a hybrid vehicle in the invention divides a route into a plurality of section on the basis of a point at which start of the vehicle is predicted and a point at which stop of the vehicle is predicted or a start point of a regeneration section in which the motor continuously performs a regenerating operation for a predetermined time or longer as a border; estimates a vehicle speed pattern for each of the plurality of sections on the basis of a road condition and a driving history; and sets an operating schedule of the engine and the motor so as to minimize the fuel consumption of the engine to the destination on the basis of the vehicle speed pattern and fuel consumption characteristics of the engine.