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Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010

Filed:

May. 24, 2007
Applicants:

Jun Motosugi, Sagamihara, JP;

Ken Ito, Machida, JP;

Kazutaka Adachi, Yokohama, JP;

Hiroyuki Ashizawa, Yokohama, JP;

Inventors:

Jun Motosugi, Sagamihara, JP;

Ken Ito, Machida, JP;

Kazutaka Adachi, Yokohama, JP;

Hiroyuki Ashizawa, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A clutch control apparatus is provided for a hybrid vehicle having at least two different power sources and a clutch disposed between the power sources and the drive wheels arranged to vary a transmission torque capacity. A separate clutch input and output speed sensing device senses the actual clutch input and output speeds respectively. A controller is configured to calculate a target vehicle driving torque according to a driver's operation and the vehicle running condition.


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