Patent ID: 6617704
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A hybrid vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle having front and rear wheels with at least one of the front and rear wheels being an engine driven wheel driven by an internal combustion engine and at least one of the front and rear wheels being a non-engine driven wheel driven by an electric motor that is mechanically independent from the engine, said hybrid vehicle control apparatus comprising:a target motor torque setting section configured to set a target drive torque of the electric motor; a motor output limit determining section configured to determine if said target drive torque of the electric motor reaches an output limit of the electric motor under current operating conditions; and a torque increasing section configured to increase drive torque to the engine driven wheel when it is determined that said target drive torque of the electric motor reaches said output limit of the electric motor.