Patent ID: 6902511
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle driving force control apparatus for a vehicle having a first drive wheel, a first drive source configured to drive the first drive wheel, and a clutch disposed in a torque transfer path from the first drive source to the first drive wheel, the vehicle driving force control apparatus comprising: a drive mode selection section configured to select a first drive mode in which the clutch is engaged and a second drive mode in which the clutch is disengaged; a clutch release section configured to output a clutch release command to disengage the clutch when the second drive mode is selected by the drive mode selection section; a brake force command determining section configured to determine a braking state; and a clutch maintaining section configured to maintain a current state of the clutch when the brake force command determining section determines the braking state.