Patent ID: 8352150
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: F02D

Abstract:
1. An engine control apparatus, comprising: driving-state detection means for detecting a driving state; storage means for storing mode maps for respective engine control modes, the engine control modes including at least a power mode comprising engine output characteristics that prioritize power and a save mode comprising engine output characteristics with which power is suppressed, each mode map comprising lattice axes of an accelerator opening-degree and the driving state and setting an engine output command value for a corresponding engine control mode of the engine control modes; selecting means for selecting one of the engine control modes; and engine-output-command-value determining means for determining the engine output command value by referring to the mode map corresponding to the engine control mode selected by the selecting means, wherein the selecting means automatically selects one of the engine control modes on a basis of the driving state detected by the driving-state detection means, and wherein the driving state comprises an accelerator opening-degree change rate.