Patent ID: 7887458

Claim:
A clutch controller comprising: an actuator for changing a degree of engagement between drive-side and driven-side members of a clutch that are downstream of an engine in a torque transmission path; an actual torque obtaining section for obtaining torque transmitted from the drive-side member to a downstream mechanism of the torque transmission path as actual transmission torque, the downstream mechanism including the driven-side member; a request torque obtaining section for obtaining torque determined based on a rider's accelerator operation as request transmission torque; an engine torque obtaining section for obtaining torque outputted from the engine as engine torque; and a control unit for performing a first control under which the actuator is actuated based on a difference between the actual transmission torque and the request transmission torque, such that the actual transmission torque approximates the request transmission torque, wherein the control unit determines whether or not the engine operates in a predetermined operation range, and depending on the determination result, performs a second control under which the actuator is actuated such that the actual transmission torque approximates the engine torque, in place of the first control.