US Patent 11821376 Utility vehicle

A utility vehicle includes: an engine; a drive wheel; a power transmission path between the engine and the drive wheel; a clutch that is provided in the power transmission path and configured to disconnect power transmission when an engine rotational speed is lower than an engage rotational speed; an engine rotational speed sensor configured to sense the engine rotational speed; and a controller configured to control an operation of the engine, the controller including an engine brake necessity determination circuitry configured to determine necessity of engine braking, and an engine rotational speed control circuitry configured to control the engine rotational speed, and when the engine brake necessity determination circuitry determines that engine braking is necessary, the engine rotational speed control circuitry is configured to perform automatic engine brake control that increases the engine rotational speed so as to be equal to or higher than the engage rotational speed.