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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mikihiko Onari, Kokubunji, JP;
Teruji Sekozawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Motohisa Funabashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Takeshi Atago, Katsuta, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 9/02 ;
Abstract
To perform the proper control conforming to the intent of a driver of an automotive vehicle under any condition which is encountered by the vehicle, optimum control methods are preliminarily classified in accordance with categories relating to conditions of the vehicle and categories relating to intents of the driver and the classified optimum control methods are stored in a memory, thereby selecting one of the control methods corresponding to the combination of the categories to which the vehicle condition and the driver's intent detected during the running of the vehicle belong.