Patent ID: 8155848
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B60K,B60W,F16H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a vehicle drive device having a friction engagement element capable of being engaged and disengaged by an oil pressure generated by an electric oil pump; a start operation detecting unit that detects a start operation of the vehicle; a vehicle status change detecting unit that detects a status change of the vehicle; an electric oil pump control unit that controls the electric oil pump; and a management unit that is connected between the vehicle status change detecting unit and the electric oil pump control unit in a manner capable of transmitting data, wherein the management unit transmits a wakeup signal to the electric oil pump control unit when a status change of the vehicle is detected by the vehicle status change detecting unit, and when the wakeup signal is received by the electric oil pump control unit prior to the start operation detecting unit detecting the start operation of the vehicle, the electric oil pump control unit starts the electric oil pump in response to the wakeup signal wherein the start operation detecting unit detects the start operation of the vehicle by detecting an ON operation of the vehicle start switch.