Abstract: An ammonia selective reduction-type NOx catalyst (48) is interposed in an exhaust passage of an engine (2) installed in a series-type hybrid electric vehicle (1), and a urea-water injector (62) for supplying urea water in the upstream side of the ammonia selective reduction-type NOx catalyst (48) is placed in the exhaust passage. The engine (2) started in response to a storage state of a battery (8) is operated in a first operation mode, and urea water supply is suspended, until exhaust temperature reaches predetermined temperature (Ta). Once the exhaust temperature reaches the predetermined temperature (Ta), the engine (2) is operated in a second operation mode, and urea water is supplied from the urea-water injector (62). While the engine (2) is operated in the first operation mode, NOx emissions from the engine (2) are more decreased than in the second operation mode.

Abstract: When an estimated value (A value) of an accumulation amount in a filter for trapping particulate matter reaches a prescribed value A1 corresponding to a prescribed accumulation amount Qm of the particulate matter and ash (S12), the forced regeneration of the filter is performed (S20); and when the estimated value (A value) reaches the prescribed value A1 again before the elapsed time since the completion of the forced regeneration of the filter reaches a prescribed time period T1 (S12, S14), it is judged that the amount of the ash accumulated in the filter is equal to or larger than a regulation amount (cleaning is required).

Abstract: In order to simultaneously exert a plurality of functions such as execution of internal EGR, application of engine braking, improvement in fuel consumption and purification of exhaust gas, a variable valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine of the invention includes a cam shaft arranged to be rotatable on a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine, a rocker shaft arranged to be capable of oscillation in the internal combustion engine, a continuous variable rocker arm mechanism which is driven by a cam formed on the cam shaft, opens or closes air intake valves and exhaust valves, and continuously makes a lift of the valves variable, and a switching rocker arm mechanism which is driven by the cam formed on the cam shaft, opens or closes the air intake valves and the exhaust valves, and switches the lift of the valves in a stepwise manner.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purification device includes a NOx adsorption catalyst (36) and HC supply means (48) for adding HC to the exhaust gas flowing to the NOx adsorption catalyst (36). The HC supply means (48) is controlled first to supply an amount of HC required to keep the temperature of the NOx adsorption catalyst (36) at a second temperature which is derived by subtracting a temperature rise caused by rich spike from a first temperature predetermined as a temperature necessary for S purge, thereby increasing the temperature of the NOx adsorption catalyst (36), and then to additionally perform the rich spike for the S purge while continuing the HC supply.

Abstract: A vehicular display apparatus enables a driver to easily grasp a recognizing state of a white line and can prevent one from misjudging the recognizing state. The vehicular display apparatus has a white-line recognizing unit for recognizing a white line on a road surface on which a vehicle runs, and a display unit for displaying the white line on a screen based on a recognition result of the white-line recognizing unit. When the white-line recognizing unit recognizes the white line, the display unit displays the white line as a solid filled figure, and when the white-line recognizing unit does not recognize the white line, the display unit displays the white line as an outline figure.

Abstract: An exhaust purification apparatus for an engine has a first casing (17) that is interposed in an exhaust path (13); a second casing (23) that is set downstream of the first casing (17) and contains an exhaust purification device (24); a connecting pipe (22, 41, 51) that connects the first casing and the second casing (23) to each other and includes an insertion portion that is inserted in the first casing (17); and an injection nozzle (27, 52) that has a tip end inserted in the connecting pipe (22, 41, 51) and injects an auxiliary agent from the tip end. The insertion portion of the connecting pipe (22, 41, 51) is provided with a plurality of through-holes (22a, 41a, 41b, 51a) connecting the inside and the outside of the connecting pipe (22, 41, 51), so that the exhaust gas contained in the first casing (17) is introduced into the connecting pipe (22, 41, 51) through the through-holes and guided towards the second casing (23).

Abstract: A motor control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle with a diesel engine provides for a reduced compulsory regeneration time period so as to achieve enhancement of the fuel cost. The motor control apparatus includes a filter for collecting particulate matter in exhaust gas of the diesel engine, a compulsory regenerator for compulsorily regenerating the filter, and a battery charger for converting the output power of the diesel engine into electric power based on a charged state of the battery, and for charging the battery with the electric power. When the compulsory regeneration is executed, the supply of electric power to the battery by the engine is inhibited.

Abstract: The object is to allow a vehicle at a constant target cruising speed without making the occupants feel discomfort. A vehicular cruise control apparatus controlling a speed of a vehicle to be at a target cruising speed, the vehicular cruise control apparatus including: a first auxiliary brake (12,13 and/or 14) applying braking force in a stepwise manner to the vehicle; an acceleration detector (25) obtaining acceleration of the vehicle; an auxiliary brake actuator (25) activating the first auxiliary brake (12,13 and/or 14) if the acceleration (?) obtained by the acceleration detector (28) is greater than a first threshold (?TH1); a speed detector (15) obtaining the speed of the vehicle; and a threshold adjustor (27) decreasing the first threshold (?TH1) according to increase of the speed of the vehicle detected by the speed detector (15).

Abstract: An electric vehicle is provided with an electric motor and a transmission capable of being shifted by a shift mechanism from a neutral state to a start-up speed stage selected state in which a speed stage for start-up of the vehicle has been selected. On a request for a shift from the neutral state to the start-up speed stage selected state, an ECU performs the requested shift by controlling the shift mechanism. If the shift to the start-up speed stage selected state is not completed within a first specified time, the ECU performs a rotating position control in which the motor is controlled to produce a predetermined minute torque in forward and backward rotation directions of the motor, alternately, and a gear of the speed stage for start-up is caused to oscillate in a rotation direction by the minute torque being transmitted to an input shaft of the transmission.

Abstract: Driving forces of an engine and an electric motor can be transmitted to driving wheels, and the engine and the driving wheels can be mechanically connected and disconnected by a clutch. A vehicle ECU disengages the clutch and controls the motor to generate a required torque when an upper limit torque generable by the motor is equal to or above the required torque. On the other hand, the ECU engages the clutch and controls the engine and the motor in such a manner that a sum of the torques of the engine and the motor becomes the required torque when the upper limit torque is lower than the required torque. The ECU engages the clutch even if the upper limit torque is equal to or above the required torque when the revolution speed of the motor becomes equal to or above a predetermined revolution speed during traveling of the vehicle.

Abstract: Motor control means of a motor poppet valve has initial motor torque setting means for setting the initial motor torque of an electric motor so that the initial motor torque equals a torque corresponding to a force biasing a valve element of a poppet-valve body toward a valve seat or a proximate value, and drives the electric motor so as to obtain the initial motor torque when driving the electric motor to detach the valve element from the valve seat.

Abstract: A filter upstream-side pressure sensor detects the pressure on an upstream side of a filter. A filter downstream-side pressure calculating device subtracts an actual measurement value of the pressure difference between the upstream side and the downstream side of the filter from a pressure value on the upstream side of the filter. Based on this subtraction, the filter downstream-side pressure calculating device calculates a pressure value on the downstream side of the filter. A filter downstream-side pressure estimating device estimates a pressure value on the downstream side of the filter. An abnormality detection device compares the difference between the calculated pressure value and the estimated pressure value with a threshold. If the difference exceeds the threshold, it is determined that at least one of a differential pressure sensor and the filter upstream-side pressure sensor is not working normally.

Abstract: A roll-over suppressing control apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed which can carry out roll-over suppressing control appropriately in response to the type of turning. Upon turning of the vehicle, if a parameter corresponding to the rolling behavior of the vehicle becomes higher than a control start criterion value set in advance, then roll-over suppressing control of suppressing rolling of the vehicle is started. Then, if the parameter becomes lower than a control end criterion value set in advance, then the roll-over suppressing control is ended. As the control end criterion value, a steady turning control end criterion value is used when the turning of the vehicle is steady turning, but when the turning of the vehicle is non-steady turning such as lane change turning, a non-steady turning control end criterion value set to a value lower than that of the steady turning control end criterion value is used.

Abstract: An agitating device for agitating the exhaust gas of an engine includes a base plate having a plurality of through holes that are defined by radially extending spoke portions and a ring-like rim portion and are arranged in a circular pattern in a circumferential direction of the base plate, and a plurality of fins expanding from the respective spokes on a slant with respect to the base plate. The base plate is fixed in the exhaust passage by the rim portion being jointed to the exhaust passage at welded portions. The welded portions are each disposed in an area between respective two adjacent spoke portions in the circumferential direction of the base plate, and an outer edge of the rim portion positioned on the outer side of the rim portion in extending directions of the spoke portions is located next to the exhaust passage with a gap provided therebetween.

Abstract: An exhaust purification apparatus for an engine comprises a selective reduction-type NOx catalyst that is interposed in an exhaust passage of the engine and selectively reduces NOx contained in exhaust gas of the engine, an EGR device that recirculates exhaust gas of the engine to an intake side of the engine, an exhaust-purification-efficiency estimation unit that estimates exhaust purification efficiency of the NOx catalyst with respect to NOx, a target-exhaust-purification-efficiency calculation unit that calculates target exhaust purification efficiency with respect to NOx on the basis of an operational state of the engine, and a control unit that controls the EGR device to compensate a decrease amount of the estimated exhaust purification efficiency to the target exhaust purification efficiency.

Abstract: A fuel injection control device for an engine comprises a fuel injecting device for directly injecting fuel into a cylinder of the engine and being capable of changing fuel injection rate arbitrarily during injecting the fuel, a fuel supplying device for supplying high-pressure fuel to the fuel injecting device, and a control unit for controlling the fuel injecting device depending on an operating region of the engine so as to adjust a quantity of fuel to be injected into the cylinder of the engine, the control means reducing the fuel injection rate of the fuel injecting device once and subsequently increasing the fuel injection rate during the main injection that contributes to torque generation of the engine.

Abstract: An exhaust purifying apparatus is provided with a filter located in an exhaust path of an internal combustion engine and configured to collect particulates in exhaust gas. The exhaust purifying apparatus is also provided with a differential pressure sensor which detects the pressure difference generated between the upstream side and downstream side of the filter. The problem detection apparatus of the exhaust purifying apparatus is provided with a differential pressure calculation unit and a judgment unit. The differential pressure calculation unit calculates the pressure difference between the upstream and downstream sides of the filter based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine. The judgment unit calculates a difference P between an actual measurement value of the pressure difference and a calculation differential pressure value compares the difference P with a threshold value, and detects that the filter has a problem.

Abstract: Parameters having a correlation with a crowded condition of a road traveled by a vehicle are inputted to an ideal fuel consumption estimation model. This ideal fuel consumption estimation model estimates an ideal fuel consumption of vehicle based on the parameters. The ideal fuel consumption of vehicle estimated by the ideal fuel consumption estimation model is outputted to an output portion.

Abstract: A combustion control system of a diesel engine, which controls a fuel-injection timing by switching from one to another of a normal combustion mode, a premix combustion mode, and a transition mode of between these modes, and switches from the normal combustion mode to the transition mode if an intake oxygen density is equal to or lower than a predetermined value in the normal combustion mode.

Abstract: A control device for a diesel engine has a valve timing switching mechanism capable of selectively switching between first opening/closing timing and second opening/closing timing for an exhaust valve. The first opening/closing timing is set such that the period for which the exhaust valve is open overlaps the period for which an intake valve is open, and that opening start timing for the exhaust valve is after bottom dead center of expansion stroke of a piston. The second opening/closing timing is set such that opening start timing for the exhaust valve is advanced compared with the opening start timing according to the first opening/closing timing. A control unit controls the valve timing switching mechanism so that the exhaust valve is opened and closed according to the first opening/closing timing, at least when the diesel engine is operating in a predetermined cold condition.