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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2002
Noboru Shibata, Anjo, JP;
Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Anjo, JP;
Hideaki Ogasawara, Anjo, JP;
Mamoru Kurosawa, Anjo, JP;
Kazuyuki Watanabe, Toyota, JP;
Naoyuki Sakamoto, Toyota, JP;
Toshimitsu Sato, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Ayabe, Toyota, JP;
Hiromichi Kimura, Toyota, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An engine controller for a vehicle having an engine and an automatic transmission, the automatic transmission controlling the engine during a coast-down to a predetermined gear stage, the engine controller having an engine speed detection unit that detects the number of rotations of the engine output shaft an input shaft speed detection unit that detects the number of rotations of the input shaft a power-on detection unit for detecting a power-on state caused by a driver an engine output control unit that controls the output of the engine; and an engine control unit determines an engine speed and an input shaft speed and outputs a signal to the engine output control unit such that a predetermined relationship is maintained between the engine speed and the input shaft speed when the power-on state is detected in the coast-down state.