Patent ID: 9415657
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B60G,B60T,B60W

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle control device comprising: a motive power source orientation control device configured to calculate a motive power source orientation control amount for a vehicle motive power source so as to yield a target orientation for vehicle body orientation, and being configured to output the amount to the motive power source; a friction brake orientation control device configured to calculate a brake orientation control amount for a friction brake so as to yield a target orientation for vehicle body orientation, and being configured to output the amount to a friction brake; a damping force control device configured to calculate a shock absorber orientation control amount for a variable-damping-force shock absorber so as to yield a target orientation for vehicle body orientation, and being configured to output the shock absorber orientation control amount to the variable-damping-force shock absorber; a state quantity detection device configured to detect a state quantity indicating vehicle body orientation; and an orientation control device configured to control vehicle body orientation via the motive power source orientation control device when the absolute value of the amplitude of the detected state quantity is less than a first predetermined value, via the damping force control device in addition to the motive power source orientation control device when the absolute value of the amplitude is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value and less than a second predetermined value greater than the first predetermined value, and via the friction brake orientation control device in addition to the motive power source orientation control device and the damping force control device when the absolute value of the amplitude is equal to or greater than the second predetermined value, the orientation control device including an operation switching unit configured to set the shocker absorber orientation control amount and the brake orientation control amount to zero when the absolute value of the amplitude of the pitch rate is less than the first predetermined value and to set the brake orientation control amount to zero when the absolute value of the amplitude of the pitch rate is greater than the first predetermined value and less than the second predetermined value.