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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Atsushi Yamasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Kyohei Ike, Kure, JP;
Yoshimitsu Fukuda, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Toshiyuki Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Kenji Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Chikako Ohisa, Aki-gun, JP;
Takeatsu Ito, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An engine control device to be mounted on a vehicle is provided. The control device includes a transmission state determining module for determining a connection between a stepped transmission and an engine, determining that a gear shift has started if the connection is disengaged from a connected state, and determining that the gear shift has finished if the connection is resumed, a gear position estimating module for estimating a gear position when the gear shift is determined to have started, a target engine speed specifying module for specifying a target engine speed based on the estimated gear position, and a speed control module for controlling an engine speed to the target engine speed when the gear shift is determined to have started.