VEHICULAR TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE, TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD, AND TRAVEL CONTROL PROGRAM

To provide a vehicular travel control device capable of using for travel control by predicting generatable energy in a vehicle that includes a constant recovery amount of regenerative energy.SOLUTION: A travel control device is provided, mounted to a vehicle that has, as power sources, a motor and an internal combustion engine, the travel control device comprises: a first obtaining portion obtaining a target point of the vehicle; a second obtaining portion obtaining a past travel history from a start point to a destination point; a third obtaining portion obtaining a target electricity storage rate being the electricity storage rate of a battery incorporated in the vehicle; an estimation portion estimating anticipated amount of generated energy being energy enabling electric power generation in a vehicle by the arrival of the vehicle at a target point based on travel history; a setting portion setting, on the basis of the predicted amount of generated energy and the target electricity storage rate, a first section in which only the motor is driven for the travel, and a second section in which at least the engine is driven for the travel; and a control portion controlling the travel of the vehicle on the basis of the first section and second section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】回生エネルギーの定量的な回収量を含む車両において発電可能なエネルギーを予想して走行制御に用いることができる車両の走行制御装置を提供する。【解決手段】動力源として電動機及び内燃エンジンを備える車両に搭載される走行制御装置であって、車両の目的地点を取得する第１取得部と、出発地点から目的地点までの過去の走行履歴を取得する第２取得部と、車両が目的地点に到着した時点で目標とする車両に搭載された電池の蓄電率である目標蓄電率を取得する第３取得部と、走行履歴に基づいて目的地点に到着するまでに車両において発電可能なエネルギーである発生エネルギーの予想量を推定する推定部と、発生エネルギーの予想量と目標蓄電率とに基づいて走行のために電動機のみを駆動する第１区間と走行のために少なくとも内燃エンジンを駆動する第２区間とを設定する設定部と、第１区間及び第２区間に基づいて車両の走行を制御する制御部と、を備える。【選択図】図１