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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); F16H 59/74 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); F16H 59/74 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2550/143 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); Y02T 10/52 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
An object is to provide a vehicle control apparatus capable of enhancing fuel economy when coasting is performed by disconnecting a clutch disposed between an engine and drive wheels of the vehicle. A travel path and a travel pattern of a vehicle are predicted by a vehicle outside information collection device, such as a navigation system. Also, amounts of fuel consumption by normal traveling and coasting are predicted and compared, so that coasting control is performed in a case where an amount of fuel consumption can be reduced by performing the coasting control.