Patent ID: 7445066
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F02D,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control apparatus, where a motor is driven with power of an engine to rotate a drive shaft linked to drive wheels, said vehicle control apparatus comprising: a power demand determination module that determines a power demand to be output to the drive shaft according to a vehicle driving state; a control module that controls the engine and the motor with the determined power demand; a skid detection module that detects a skid occurring on the drive wheels; and a torque restriction module that, in response to detection of a skid by said skid detection module, restricts a torque level of the drive wheels for reduction of the skid, wherein under restriction of the torque level of the drive wheels by said torque restriction module, said power demand determination module limits the power demand, which is determined according to the vehicle driving state, with a power restriction rate that is regulated to have a specified relation to a torque restriction rate of restricting the torque level of the drive wheels.