Patent ID: 6494809
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02N,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An engine control apparatus comprising:a shift position detector that detects a shift position of a vehicle in which the engine is installed; and a controller that stops the engine upon fulfillment of a stopping condition and that restarts the engine afterwards 1) upon fulfillment of a first starting condition when the detected shift position is a running position and 2) upon fulfillment of a second starting condition when the detected shift position is a non-running position, wherein the first starting condition is established based on whether a power requirement exceeds a first starting determination threshold and the second starting condition is established based on whether the power requirement exceeds a second starting determination threshold, the first starting determination threshold is different from the second starting determination threshold so that the first starting condition makes it less likely to restart the engine than the second starting condition.