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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1996
Tomokiyo Suzuki, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A motor vehicle control system including a differential for connecting vehicle wheels so as to permit differential actions of the wheels, a differential control device for controlling the differential, and a wheel rotation control device for controlling the rotation of the wheels, wherein the differential control device has an operator-controlled member whose output indicates a vehicle operator's desire, a vehicle condition detector for detecting the vehicle condition, a differential actuator for operating the differential so as to control the differential actions of the wheels, and a differential controller for controlling the actuator based on the outputs of the operator-controlled member and the vehicle condition detector, the system having a differential state detector whose output indicates the operating state of the differential, and a wheel rotation control determining device operated on the basis of the outputs of the operator-controlled member, differential state detector and vehicle condition detedtor, for determining whether a normal operation of the rotation control device should be permitted or inhibited.