Patent ID: 8221287
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a transmission gear position detecting device configured to detect a gear position of a transmission; a command signal output device configured to output a detected command signal indicating an engine driving power change command given by a driver; an opening degree signal output device configured to output a detected opening degree signal indicating an opening degree of a throttle valve; a valve drive device configured to drive the throttle valve to control the opening degree of the throttle valve; and a controller which is configured to set a target opening degree of the throttle valve based on the detected command signal and to control the valve drive device to cause the opening degree indicated by the detected opening degree signal to match the target opening degree; wherein the controller is configured to set, according to the gear position detected by the transmission gear position detecting device, the target opening degree of the throttle valve to a smaller value than when it is determined that the detected command signal and the detected opening degree signal are normal, when it is determined that at least one of the detected command signal and the detected opening degree signal is abnormal.