Patent ID: 11927166
Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A control method for an internal combustion engine which includes a turbocharger, and which is connected to a stepped automatic transmission, the control method comprising:
judging whether or not an upshift of the automatic transmission is performed;
performing a first torque down control by an ignition timing retard of the internal combustion engine during the upshift;
judging whether or not a predicted torque estimated from a driving condition of the internal combustion engine is greater than a target torque at an end of the upshift; and
performing a second torque down control by the ignition timing retard of the internal combustion engine when the predicted torque is greater than the target torque.