A vehicle control system is comprised of a controller which is arranged to select an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map of defining a plurality of running modes of the vehicle, to detect a generation of a mode transition in the optimal mode map, and to hold
A vehicle control system is comprised of a controller which is arranged to select an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map of defining a plurality of running modes of the vehicle, to detect a generation of a mode transition in the optimal mode map, and to hold a current running mode selected before the transition for a holding time period when the generation of the mode transition is detected.
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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle control system comprising: a controller arranged to select an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map defining a plurality of running modes of the vehicle, to detect a generation of a mode transition from a current running mode
What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle control system comprising: a controller arranged to select an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map defining a plurality of running modes of the vehicle, to detect a generation of a mode transition from a current running mode to the optimal mode in the optimal mode map, and to hold the current running mode, which was selected before the transition from the current running mode to the optimal mode, for a holding time period when the generation of the mode transition is detected, wherein the controller is further arranged to calculate a time period necessary for the mode transition from the current running mode to the optimal mode at the driving point at which the generation of the mode transition is detected, and wherein the holding time period is determined based on the mode transition time period. 2. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is further arranged to calculate energy necessary for the mode transition at the driving point at which the generation of the mode transition is detected, and to calculate energy coincident time by which the energy of a maintained mode is coincident with energy of the transition mode, the holding time period being determined based on the energy coincidence time. 3. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is further arranged to limit a transition speed of the mode transition, and wherein the holding time period is set such that the transition speed becomes smaller than or equal to the limited transition speed. 4. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the controller is further arranged to estimate a running load of the vehicle, and wherein the holding time period is determined based on the estimated running load. 5. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a differential gear transmission comprising a planetary gearset including rotating elements which are connected to a plurality of driving sources including an internal combustion engine and at least one motor, an engagement element which is attached to one of the rotating elements and which produces a fixed transmission ratio by putting the engagement element in an engaged state and which produces a continuously variable transmission ratio by putting the engagement element in a disengaged state, and an engine clutch for engaging and disengaging a connection between the engine and the planetary gearset; and a battery connected to the motor to charge and discharge electric power from and to the motor, wherein the controller is further arranged to control the engagement and the disengagement of each of the engagement element and the engine clutch to produce a desired running mode. 6. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the controller is further arranged to limit a transition speed according to at least one of a maximum discharging electric power and a maximum charging electric power of the battery. 7. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the controller is further arranged to limit a transition speed by limiting a revolution speed of one of the rotating elements of the differential gear transmission. 8. The vehicle control system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the controller is further arranged to execute holding of the current running mode when the running mode is transited from a first running mode produced by disengaging both of the engine clutch and the engagement element to a second running mode produced by disengaging the engine clutch and by engaging the engagement element, and to estimate a running load of the vehicle. 9. A vehicle control system comprising: a transmission comprising a planetary gearset whose rotating elements are connected to an internal combustion engine, at least one motor and an output, an engine clutch through which a rotating element of the planetary gearset is connected to the engine, and an engagement element which is capable of engaging one of the rotating elements except for the rotating elements connected to the engine and the output, the transmission being capable of producing a plurality of running modes by changing engagement states of the engine clutch and the engagement element; and a controller arranged to select an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map defining the running modes, to detect a generation of a mode transition from a current running mode to the optimal mode in the optimal mode map, and to hold the current running mode, which was selected before the transition from the current running mode to the optimal mode, for a holding time period from the generation of the mode transition, when the generation of the mode transition is detected, wherein the controller is further arranged to calculate a time period necessary for the mode transition from the current running mode to the optimal mode at the driving point at which the generation of the mode transition is detected, and wherein the holding time period is determined based on the mode transition time period. 10. A vehicle control system comprising: optimal mode selecting means for selecting an optimal mode adapted to a driving point of a vehicle from an optimal mode map defining a plurality of running modes of the vehicle; mode transition detecting means for detecting a generation of a mode transition from a current running mode to the optimal mode in the optimal mode map; mode transition holding means for holding the current running mode, which was selected before the transition from the current running mode to the optimal mode, for a holding time period when the generation of the mode transition is detected; mode transition time period calculating means for calculating a time period necessary for the mode transition from the current running mode to the optimal mode at the driving point at which the generation of the mode transition is detected; and holding time period determining means for determining the holding time period based on the mode transition time period.
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