Patent ID: 8364358
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle on the basis of a detection signal obtained from a shift range detecting unit configured to detect a shift range selected by a shift operating unit, a vehicle speed detecting unit configured to detect a vehicle speed, and an engine rpm detecting unit configured to directly or indirectly detect an engine rpm, wherein when the vehicle speed detecting unit detects that a vehicle speed Vi is less than a reference vehicle speed V wherein when the engine rpm detecting unit detects that the engine rpm is not more than a predetermined value R wherein a control signal for compulsorily decreasing the engine rpm to be not more than the predetermined value R wherein a first control data table has an engine rpm time-series control pattern set in advance to compulsorily decrease the engine rpm during the prohibiting control, and wherein the engine rpm is controlled to decrease in accordance with the first control data table during the prohibiting control.