Patent ID: 7762562

Claim:
A vehicle attitude control apparatus provided with four actuators which independently drive four wheels suspended on a vehicle body by a suspension apparatus and capable of controlling vehicle running attitude through the independent control of driving torques generated by the four actuators, the vehicle attitude control apparatus comprising: roll detecting means that detects a roll of a vehicle; and driving torque control means that produces, in accordance with the detected vehicle roll, a difference in the driving torques generated by the actuators, corresponding to the front and rear wheels at the side where the vehicle body moves up due to the vehicle roll, such that forces are generated in the front and rear wheels, at the side where the vehicle body moves up, in opposite directions with respect to the fore and aft direction of the vehicle so that downward force is generated at the vehicle body that moves up, or produces a difference in the driving torques generated by the actuators, corresponding to the front and rear wheels at the side where the vehicle body moves down due to the vehicle roll, such that forces are generated in the front and rear wheels, at the side where the vehicle body moves down, in opposite directions with respect to the fore and aft direction of the vehicle so that upward force is generated at the vehicle body that moves down, thereby applying to the vehicle body force in the direction opposite to the roll.