Patent ID: 9026326
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control unit that executes uphill start control, comprising: a first cancellation determination unit that cancels the uphill start control and sets a cancellation situation type flag to OFF if a vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a first vehicle speed threshold value or if an uphill gradient is lower than a first gradient threshold value during execution of the uphill start control; a second cancellation determination unit that cancels the uphill start control and sets the cancellation situation type flag to ON if the vehicle speed is decreased after being once increased within a range in which the vehicle speed is lower than the first vehicle speed threshold value during execution of the uphill start control; a first execution determination unit that determines an uphill start control condition and executes the uphill start control if a state where the vehicle speed is lower than a second vehicle speed threshold value and the uphill gradient is equal to or higher than a second gradient threshold value continues for a first set time when the cancellation situation type flag is OFF; and a second execution determination unit that determines an uphill start control condition and executes the uphill start control if a state where the vehicle speed is lower than the second vehicle speed threshold value and the uphill gradient is equal to or higher than the second gradient threshold value continues for a second set time which is shorter than the first set time when the cancellation situation type flag is ON.