Patent ID: 9139190
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B60W,B60Y,F02D,F16H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, comprising: a target rotational speed calculator configured to calculate a target rotational speed of an internal combustion engine in accordance with a drive condition of the vehicle; a transmission controller configured to change a transmission gear ratio of an automatic transmission so that a rotational speed of an output shaft of the internal combustion engine approaches the target rotational speed, the output shaft of the internal combustion engine being connected to the automatic transmission via a transfer mechanism; a fuel supply stop controller configured to stop supplying fuel to the internal combustion engine to start a fuel cutoff mode if a predetermined fuel supply stop condition is satisfied during deceleration of the vehicle; an estimator configured to estimate, before the predetermined fuel supply stop condition is satisfied during deceleration of the vehicle, whether a stoppage of fuel supply is a predetermined short-time stoppage based on the target rotational speed; and an inhibition controller configured to control the fuel supply stop controller to inhibit the stoppage of fuel supply to be performed by the fuel supply stop controller if the stoppage of fuel supply is to be the predetermined short-time stoppage that lasts a predetermined short time, wherein the inhibition controller is configured to control the fuel supply stop controller to inhibit the stoppage of fuel supply before the fuel cutoff mode starts.