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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2013
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Naito, Aichi-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Naito, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A control method for a vehicle, which is equipped with a drive unit configured to drive a driving wheel and a controller configured to control the drive unit and receive an activation command for the drive unit from a user, includes determining whether the vehicle carries out coasting with the drive unit unactivated, determining whether the activation command has been received during the coasting, and limiting an actual braking force generated by the drive unit if the controller has received the activation command during the coasting, compared to a case where the vehicle runs in a state other than the coasting.