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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Yusuke Nakade, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Miyoshi, JP;
Yusuke Nakade, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Miyoshi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device having a shift-by-wire system that switches a driving range of a vehicle transmission by inputting a range switching signal to a shift switching device, includes: an abnormality detecting means that detects an abnormality that the shift switching device cannot switch the driving range, of the shift-by-wire system; and a driving force suppressing means that suppresses a driving force of a vehicle when an abnormality is detected in the shift-by-wire system and when a vehicle stop is predicted, and the driving force suppressing means switching a gear stage of the vehicle transmission to a higher-speed gear stage.