Patent ID: 7214162
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: B60W,F02D,F02P,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control apparatus comprising: a shift detecting section configured to detect a shift being requested; a clutch element control section configured to selectively operate a clutch element operatively coupled to an output of an engine to perform a gear shift operation; an operating conditions detecting section configured to detect a vehicle operating condition effecting the gear shift operation; and an engine rotational speed control section configured to selectively conduct feedback control to adjust an engine rotational speed to a target rotational speed by directly controlling the engine while the clutch element is selectively operated during the gear shift operation, the engine rotational speed control section being further configured to set a responsiveness with which the engine rotational speed is adjusted toward the target rotational speed in a variable manner depending on the vehicle operating condition.