Patent ID: 8834321
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B60W,F02N,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling automatic stop and restart of an engine of a vehicle, comprising: an automatic stop and restart control unit which stops and restarts the engine; a brake pressure detection unit which detects brake pressure in a brake system, the brake system generating the brake pressure in response to brake manipulation to cause a braking force for wheels, and the brake system controlling the brake pressure to perform anti-skid control; a first determination unit which determines whether or not the brake pressure detected by the brake pressure detection unit is equal to or more than a first threshold; a second determination unit which determines whether or not the brake pressure detected by the brake pressure detection unit is equal to or more than a second threshold which is larger than the first threshold; a stop allowing unit which allows the automatic stop and restart control unit to stop the engine while the engine is in operation, when the first determination unit determines that the brake pressure is equal to or more than the first threshold and the second determination unit determines that the brake pressure is less than the second threshold; and a stop inhibiting unit which inhibits the automatic stop and restart control unit from stopping the engine while the engine is in operation, when the first determination unit determines that the brake pressure is less than the first threshold or the second determination unit determines that the brake pressure is equal to or more than the second threshold.