Patent ID: 9031727
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B60K,B60W,F02D,F02N,F16D,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle running control device in a vehicle including a power connecting/disconnecting device interrupting power transmission between an engine and drive wheels, the vehicle running control device providing free-run control of interrupting the power transmission with the power connecting/disconnecting device and stopping the engine during inertia running, the vehicle running control device being configured to determine a target vehicle deceleration at the start of the free-run control based on a vehicle speed and to estimate an estimated vehicle deceleration when the free-run control is started, before starting the free-run control, and when the estimated vehicle deceleration is close to the target vehicle deceleration at the start of the free-run control, the free-run control being provided.