Patent ID: 9120487
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: B60W

Abstract:
1. A driving force control apparatus of a vehicle comprising: a memory unit configured to store a plurality of modes comprising different driving force characteristics; a mode selection calculation portion which selects a single mode from the plurality of modes based on a request signal from an external operation unit and outputs the selected mode as a request mode; a mode display calculation portion which sets a mode information corresponding to the request mode and has a mode display unit display the mode information as the selected mode; a control mode arbitration calculation portion which sets the mode corresponding to the request mode as a control mode, determines a mode limitation condition based on a driving condition parameter, and forcedly switches the control mode to a specific mode stored in the memory unit, the specific mode being different from the request mode, if the mode limitation condition is satisfied; and a control calculation portion which calculates a driving force instruction value based on the driving force characteristic of the specific mode set at the mode arbitration calculation portion, wherein, when the control mode arbitration calculation portion switches the control mode to the specific mode, the mode display calculation portion causes the mode display unit to display the mode information corresponding to the request mode.