Patent ID: 8332088
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A control device for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a rotating electric machine mounted, traveling by motive power of at least either one of said internal combustion engine and said rotating electric machine, said control device comprising: a motor travel selection detecting unit that detects that a driver has selected a motor travel allowing said vehicle to travel by motive power of said rotating electric machine with said internal combustion engine being off; a cruise travel selection detecting unit that detects that the driver has selected a cruise travel in which at least either one of the speed of said vehicle and the distance from another vehicle is automatically maintained at a predetermined value; and a control unit connected to the motor travel selection detecting unit and the cruise travel selection detecting unit, wherein said control unit determines whether or not a predetermined motor travel condition is satisfied, based on a state of said vehicle, controls said vehicle to perform said motor travel when it is detected that the driver has selected said motor travel and when it is determined that said motor travel condition is satisfied, controls said vehicle to perform said cruise travel when it is detected that the driver has selected said cruise travel, and controls said vehicle to perform said cruise travel, with priority over said motor travel, when it is detected that the driver has selected both said motor travel and said cruise travel.