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Apparatus and method for controlling driving force supplied to wheels on opposite sides of vehicle

  • US 20060015238A1
  • Filed: 07/07/2005
  • Published: 01/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for controlling driving forces supplied to a left wheel and a right wheel of a vehicle, comprising:

  • driving force adjusting device for adjusting a driving force to be supplied to the left wheel and that to be supplied to the right wheel;

    first controlling device for controlling said driving force adjusting device such that a difference between a speed of the left wheel and a speed of the right wheel coincides with a target wheel speed difference matching a running state of the vehicle;

    second controlling device for controlling said driving force adjusting device such that a yaw momentum generated on the vehicle coincides with a target yaw momentum matching the running state of the vehicle; and

    control amount adjusting device for changing a first contribution of said first controlling device to said driving force adjusting device and a second contribution of said second controlling device to said driving force adjusting device based on a turning state of the vehicle and outputting the first contribution and the second contribution, which have been changed, to said driving force adjusting device.

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