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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Hideaki Suganuma, Yokohama, JP;
Mamoru Kuraishi, Ome, JP;
Kazunao Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Naitou, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiaki Niwa, Okazaki, JP;
Masatoshi Takahara, Okazaki, JP;
Fumiharu Ogawa, Okazaki, JP;
Hideaki Suganuma, Yokohama, JP;
Mamoru Kuraishi, Ome, JP;
Kazunao Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Naitou, Okazaki, JP;
Toshiaki Niwa, Okazaki, JP;
Masatoshi Takahara, Okazaki, JP;
Fumiharu Ogawa, Okazaki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya-shi, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes a road condition acquisition portion () that acquires information on an actual road condition; a storage portion () where road data is stored; a route setting portion () that sets a route to a destination, based on the road data stored in the storage portion (); a travel pattern setting portion () that sets a travel pattern on the route set by the route setting portion (), based on the road data stored in the storage portion (); an operation schedule setting portion () that sets an operation schedule that is a schedule of operations of the engine and the motor, based on the travel pattern set by the travel pattern setting portion (); and a control portion () that controls the operations of the engine and the motor based on the information on the actual road condition acquired by the road condition acquisition portion () and the operation schedule set by the operation schedule setting portion ().