Patent ID: 9175631
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B60H,B60W,F02D

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control system for a vehicle, comprising: an engine control device that is adapted to control an engine; an auxiliary control device that is adapted to control an auxiliary driven by power of the engine; a means that is provided for at least one of the engine control device and the auxiliary control device, for estimating a plurality of drive patterns for controlling the auxiliary; a fuel consumption rate relating value calculation means that is provided for the engine control device, for calculating fuel consumption rate relating values of the engine required to drive the auxiliary by the engine according to the respective estimated plurality of drive patterns by use of characteristic data (ECD) of the engine; and a selection means that is provided for the engine control device, for selecting a single drive pattern for driving the auxiliary based on the estimated plurality of drive patterns by use of the calculated fuel consumption rate relating values, wherein each of the estimated plurality of drive patterns defines both a drive amount and a drive timing.