Abstract: A control device of a vehicle with a stepped automatic transmission has: a gradient acquiring part; a driving force calculating part; a future change estimating part; and a shift control part. The shift control part prohibits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is within a reference range of speed of change where the occupants would not notice a change in speed or acceleration, and permits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is outside the reference range of speed of change.

Abstract: A control device of a vehicle with a stepped automatic transmission has: a gradient acquiring part; a driving force calculating part; a future change estimating part; and a shift control part. The shift control part prohibits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is within a reference range of speed of change where the occupants would not notice a change in speed or acceleration, and permits change of the gear stage when the speed of change of the speed or acceleration of the vehicle in the future if the maximum driving force applied, is outside the reference range of speed of change.

Abstract: A vehicle control device performs a program including the step of obtaining a target point for movement based on information from a vehicle exterior camera, the step of obtaining a distance X to the target point, the step of resetting a distance counter, the step of causing the vehicle to enter accelerated running at set acceleration, the step of causing the vehicle to change from the accelerated running to constant-speed running when the distance counter reaches X, and the step of causing the vehicle to change from the constant-speed running to decelerated running when the distance counter reaches X.

Abstract: An integrated control system includes a main control system controlling a driving system, a main control system controlling a brake system, and a main control system controlling a steering system, an adviser unit generating and providing information to be used at each control system based on environmental information around the vehicle or information related to a driver, an agent unit generating and providing information to be used at each of the main control systems to cause the vehicle to realize a predetermined behavior, and a supporter unit generating and providing information to be used at each of the main control systems based on the current dynamic state of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle has a drive control ECU that controls an internal combustion engine or a transmission on the basis of a target drive force. The drive control ECU has a first arbitrator that sets the target drive force on the basis of a driver's request and the like, and filters that have individually different damping characteristics and that correct the target drive force from the first arbitrator so that the vibration of a sprung weight of the vehicle is controlled, as well as a switch that includes a switching portion and a filter setting portion. The filter setting portion determines whether a pitching resonance frequency has changed. If having determined that the pitching resonance frequency has changed, the filter setting portion switches the filter having been used for correcting the target drive force to a filter corresponding to a post-change pitching resonance frequency.

Abstract: A controller controls braking force and driving force of a vehicle, in accordance with demand force. The controller includes a first and second demand force arithmetic units for arithmetically calculating first and second demand force. The first demand force includes a factor inducing vibration in suspended components of the vehicle. The second demand force substantially excludes the factor inducing vibration in suspended components of the vehicle. A vibration damping filter reduces the factor from a waveform of the first demand force, thereby producing post-filter demand force. An arbitration unit compares the post-filter demand force with the second demand force, thereby selecting one of the post-filter demand force and second demand force as final demand force.

Abstract: A powertrain control ECU sets a target driving force, and controls an internal combustion engine and a transmission of a vehicle. A first processor of the powertrain control ECU includes a driving force adjustment portion, a filter, a mode-switch, an environmental information-obtaining device, and a steering sensor. The driving force adjustment portion sets the target driving force based on at least one of instructions from a driver and from a second processor. The filter corrects the target driving force to suppress vibration on a spring of the vehicle. The mode-switch sets the running mode. The environmental information-obtaining device obtains information on the environment around the vehicle. The steering angle sensor determines the running condition. A correction amount, by which the filter corrects the target driving force, is adjusted according to the running mode, the environment, and the running condition.

Abstract: When a speed ratio, which is the ratio of the turbine speed to the engine speed, is equal to or less than 1, a driving torque converter dynamic characteristic model is used which is set based on a driving torque converter static characteristic in which the torque ratio decreases to 1 with an increase of the speed ratio. When the speed ratio is greater than 1, a driven torque converter dynamic characteristic model is used which is set based on a driven torque converter static characteristic in which the torque ratio is 1 regardless of the speed ratio.

Abstract: A power train control device includes a requested torque calculation unit that calculates requested torque for an engine based on a parameter input from an upper level computing device, a transmission gear ratio determination unit that determines a transmission gear ratio, a transmission control unit that calculates output shaft torque and gearshift time of an automatic transmission at the time of gearshift and outputs a control parameter to an automatic transmission control device, a generated driving torque calculation unit that calculates driving torque generated in the power train, taking account of the load torque of the engine input from a load torque computing device, and outputs the calculated driving torque to the upper level computing device, and an availability calculation unit that calculates and outputs availability of the driving torque to the upper level computing device.

Abstract: An integrated control system includes subsystem with a driving system control subsystem controlling a driving system, a brake system control subsystem controlling a brake system, and a steering system control subsystem controlling a steering system, a subsystem stabilizing a current dynamic state of the vehicle, a subsystem realizing a driving support function such as automatic cruising, and a storage unit for storing shared signals. Each subsystem includes a request unit, an arbitration unit, and an output unit.

Abstract: An ECU executes the step S100 of detecting an intake air amount QA and an ignition timing IT, the step S200 of calculating an estimated engine torque TE from QA and IT, the step S300 of detecting the engine rotation speed NE and the turbine rotation speed NT, the step S400 of calculating the speed ratio E of the torque converter 210, the step S500 of calculating a torque capacity C from the speed ratio, the step S600 of calculating a reference torque TP(0) from the torque capacity C, the step S700 correcting the reference torque TP(0) into TP based on a map, the step S900 setting TE as the estimated engine torque if TP is greater than TE, and the step S1000 setting TP as the estimated engine torque if TP is not greater than TE.

Abstract: A vehicle integrated control system includes an external disturbance load compensator. The external disturbance load compensator executes a program including: a step of sensing a vehicle state; a step of sensing environmental information on the surroundings of the vehicle; a step of performing an external disturbance load calculation; a step of determining whether or not to permit an external disturbance load change based on the environmental information; when it is expected that the vehicle is about to move based on the environmental information, a step of suspending an external disturbance load change; when it is expected that the state of the vehicle does not change based on the environmental information, a step of calculating distribution ratio of a braking force to the main control system (brake) so as to cancel an engine torque change by the external disturbance load change.

Abstract: A powertrain control ECU sets a target driving force, and controls an internal combustion engine and a transmission of a vehicle. A first processor of the powertrain control ECU includes a driving force adjustment portion, a filter, a mode-switch, an environmental information-obtaining device, and a steering sensor. The driving force adjustment portion sets the target driving force based on at least one of instructions from a driver and from a second processor. The filter corrects the target driving force to suppress vibration on a spring of the vehicle. The mode-switch sets the running mode. The environmental information-obtaining device obtains information on the environment around the vehicle. The steering angle sensor determines the running condition. A correction amount, by which the filter corrects the target driving force, is adjusted according to the running mode, the environment, and the running condition.

Abstract: A controller controls braking force and driving force of a vehicle, in accordance with demand force. The controller includes a first and a second demand force arithmetic units for arithmetically calculating first and second demand force. The first demand force includes a factor inducing vibration in suspended components of the vehicle. The second demand force substantially excludes the factor inducing vibration in suspended components of the vehicle. A vibration damping filter reduces the factor from a waveform of the first demand force, thereby producing post-filter demand force. An arbitration unit compares the post-filter demand force with the second demand force, thereby selecting one of the post-filter demand force and second demand force as final demand force.

Abstract: For setting a predetermined target control amount concerning running of a vehicle according to an operation amount for a predetermined operation member for running the vehicle, an operation amount obtaining part obtaining the operation amount for the operation member; a trouble determining part determining whether or not a trouble occurs in any one of the operation member and the operation amount obtaining part; a target control amount setting part setting a trouble occasion target control amount which is a target control amount for a trouble occasion when the trouble determining part determines that a trouble occurs in at least any one of the operation member and the operation amount obtaining part; and a correcting part correcting the trouble occasion target control amount set by the trouble occasion target control amount setting part in such a manner that on-spring vibration of the vehicle is damped, are provided.

Abstract: An operating device of an apparatus which operates in response to operation of an operating member by a driver includes a detecting device which detects a running state of a vehicle; a setting apparatus which sets, according to the detected running state, a range of a control value controlled by the apparatus; and a control apparatus which controls, depending on whether or not the control value is in the range, reaction force applied to the operating member when the driver operates the operating member.

Abstract: An ECU executes a program that includes the step of setting a target deceleration of an operation vehicle on the basis of the amount of operation of a brake pedal, the step of dividing the target deceleration into a first deceleration caused by the braking force of brake devices and a second deceleration caused by the braking force of a power train, the step of controlling the brake devices to realize the first deceleration, the step of setting a speed change ratio of a belt type continuously variable transmission on the basis of the second deceleration, and the step of controlling the belt type continuously variable transmission to achieve the set speed change ratio.

Abstract: An ECU executes a program that includes the steps of: setting a target deceleration of an operation vehicle on the basis of the operation amount of a brake pedal; controlling a brake device so that the deceleration caused by the braking force from the brake device becomes equal to a target deceleration; controlling a belt type stepless transmission to achieve a gear ratio where the braking force from the powertrain, that is, the deceleration caused by engine braking, becomes equal to the target deceleration, if a shift lever is operated so as to shift the belt type stepless transmission downward; and controlling the brake device so that the deceleration caused by the brake device gradually increases.

Abstract: The present invention provides inspection of a transmission with higher precision and in a shorter period of time. Before a finished A/T is inspected, a V/B ASSY and an ECU are inspected together by a V/B tester in a subsidiary line. A solenoid current command value (a characteristic value inherent in the A/T) for a linear solenoid of the V/B ASSY is corrected and written into the ECU through CAN communication. Spring load of a return spring SP and stroke of the piston of a hydraulic servo for a frictional engagement element are measured. Actually measured values or corrected values of the spring load and the stroke are stored. In the final inspection of the A/T a finished-product tester reads the stored characteristic values and transmits them to the ECU integrated with the A/T through CAN communication. The characteristic values are then written into the ECU. The finished-product tester inspects the finished A/T product, using the characteristic values thus written into the ECU.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a vehicle in response to a target control value includes a first setting unit configured to set a first target control value in response to a driver's request, a correction unit configured to correct the first target control value set by the first setting unit such as to suppress over-spring vibration of the vehicle, a second setting unit configured to set a second target control value in response to conditions different from a driver's request, and an arbitration unit configured to arbitrate between the first target control value and the second target control value, wherein if the second setting unit sets the second target control value, the correction unit is prevented from correcting the first target control value, and the arbitration unit arbitrates between the first target control value not corrected by the correction unit and the second target control value.