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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2007
Applicant:
Akira Sakai, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Sakai, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a vehicle control apparatus, a hybrid ECU automatically stops and starts an engine if a predetermined condition is met while the vehicle is stopped. A brake ECU controls the braking force applied to wheels. A hybrid ECU controls the brake ECU so that braking force is applied to the wheels at the time of startup of the engine if while the vehicle is stopped, the vehicle run position is not selected as a shift position of the transmission. This restrains vibration of the vehicle at the time of startup of the engine.