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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a driving force control apparatus () configured to control driving forces applied to four wheels by controlling a driving force application apparatus (in-wheel motors (FL toRR) and friction braking apparatus ()) configured to apply driving forces to front left and right wheels (FL andFR) and rear left and right wheels (RL andRR) independently. The driving force control apparatus () is configured to: calculate vehicle body speeds Vat positions of the four wheels, vertical loads Fzof the four wheels, and a driving force Fx required by a driver (Sto S); calculate, based on those values, target driving forces Ffor the four wheels to set tire sliding vectors of the four wheels to be the same (S); and control the driving force application apparatus such that the driving forces of the four wheels are equal to corresponding target driving forces, respectively (S).