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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Kensei Hata, Toyota, JP;
Yuji Iwase, Toyota, JP;
Yosuke Suzuki, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Kato, Toyota, JP;
Seitaro Nobuyasu, Toyota, JP;
Taro Moteki, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control system to prevent deterioration in controllability of the engagement device resulting from temporal deterioration of the engagement device. The vehicle control system is configured to switch a driving mode selectively between a first driving mode in which the engagement device is disengaged, and a second driving mode in which the engagement device is engaged. The vehicle control system comprises: an estimation means that estimates deterioration in an engagement property of the engagement device; and an engagement means that engages the engagement device after achieving synchronization between an input speed and an output speed, in case the estimation means estimates that the engagement property of the engagement device is deteriorated, and the driving mode is shifted from the first driving mode to the second driving mode.