Patent ID: 6385521
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle vibration restraining apparatus for restraining a front-rear vibration of a vehicle comprising a power source that produces a drive force of the vehicle and a continuously variable transmission that transmits the drive force to a vehicle-driving portion and that continuously varies a speed change ratio, the vehicle vibration restraining apparatus comprising:a vibration restrainer that controls at least one of the power source and the continuously variable transmission so as to restrain the front-rear vibration of the vehicle; a vibration period calculator that calculates a specific vibration period of the vehicle in accordance with a state of load on the vehicle; and a timing determiner that determines a timing of a control output to the at least one of the power source and the continuously variable transmission based on the specific vibration period calculated by the vibration period calculator.