2001 年 67 巻 658 号 p. 1598-1604
When CVT was equipped with an engine, fuel consumption of the car becomes economical while the throttle valve angle and the gear ratio of CVT were controlled simultaneously. If the engine was operated with a lean air-fuel ratio (A/F), it is also effective for fuel economy and low level emission. Therefore, combining A/F control with the simultaneously control of the throuttle valve angle and the gear ratio becomes more important method for controlling the powertrain of a car. However, though these input-output relations were coupled complicatedly, the adequate and convenient control method was required for the simple powertrain control. From such point of view, investigation about appilication of decoupling control theory for Engine-CVT-A/F consolidated control was carried out experimentally. Good experimental results were obtained.