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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Takeshi Hirata, Zama, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Yamato, JP;
Hiroshi Kaneko, Isehara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle control system for cutting off fuel to an internal combustion engine of hybrid vehicle while providing smooth transitions from a hybrid drive mode to an electric drive mode is provided. The hybrid vehicle control system includes an integrated controller configured to receive inputs corresponding to vehicle speed and an indicated driving force, and to select an appropriate mode transition pattern from a group of mode transition patters according to the change in indicated driving force.