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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
Kazushi Hosomi, Susono, JP;
Masashi Takagi, Susono, JP;
Mitsuyoshi Yokokawa, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhiro Saito, Okazaki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A traction control apparatus for vehicles according to the present invention has a slip state detector for detecting a slip state of a wheel, a parameter determining device for determining a control parameter for generating braking force according to the slip state detected, a control permitting device for permitting traction control, a parameter changer for changing the control parameter so as to decrease the braking force when the control parameter is one to generate the braking force at the wheel over permissible braking force at the start of control, and a traction control for executing the traction control, based on the control parameter. Thus the apparatus can restrain uncomfortableness during the traction control and can prevent large input from entering the power train.