Patent ID: 11938921
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle control device that controls a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a generator capable of generating electric power by power output from the internal combustion engine, and an electric motor coupled to a drive wheel and capable of driving the drive wheel by being supplied with electric power from the generator, and the vehicle being capable of series traveling in which electric power from the generator is supplied to the electric motor and the electric motor drives the drive wheel to cause the vehicle to travel,
wherein the vehicle control device is configured to:
execute rotation speed control when the vehicle is in the series traveling, in which a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine is increased to a first rotation speed in accordance with an increase in a speed of the vehicle, and when the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine reaches the first rotation speed, the rotation speed of the internal combustion engine is decreased to a second rotation speed lower than the first rotation speed; and
restrict execution of the rotation speed control when receiving a predetermined operation, and
wherein the predetermined operation is an operation for activating launch control, or an operation for depressing an accelerator pedal such that an accelerator opening degree becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value.