Patent ID: 8047963
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60T,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control apparatus in a vehicle provided with a shift-by-wire parking mechanism that switches an output shaft of an automatic transmission between a locked state in which rotation is not possible, and an unlocked state in which rotation is possible, the vehicle control apparatus comprising: a control element that executes an auto parking control that sets the parking mechanism to the locked state when a request to switch a vehicle electrical power source from an ignition on position to an ignition off position has been received and a vehicle stop condition has been established, an ending process element that, after operation of the parking mechanism by the auto parking control, when the locked state has been established within a reference period, performs a normal ending process that stops a vehicle drive source and switches the vehicle electrical power source to the ignition off position, and when the locked state has not been established within the reference period, performs an abnormal ending process that stops the vehicle drive source and switches the vehicle electrical power source to an accessory position; and a support process element that, if an increase in vehicle speed is detected when the parking mechanism is operated by the auto parking control, performs a support process that prohibits operation of the parking mechanism and extends the reference period.