Patent ID: 8880293

Claim:
A vehicle motion control apparatus configured to be used with a vehicle including a brake apparatus capable of generating a brake force during a steering operation of the vehicle, the vehicle motion control apparatus comprising: a brake control apparatus configured to control the brake apparatus so as to generate a predetermined brake force based on a target longitudinal acceleration calculated according to a steering operation of the vehicle; a plurality of force generation apparatuses disposed between a vehicle body of the vehicle and a plurality of axles, each of the force generation apparatuses being capable of generating an adjustable force between the vehicle body and each wheel of the vehicle; a force adjustment unit configured to adjust the force of each of the force generation apparatuses; a pitch rate detection unit configured to detect a pitch rate due to a shake of the vehicle body in a pitch direction; and a target pitch state calculation unit configured to calculate a target pitch state from a state in which the vehicle turns, by taking a pitch rate from the pitch rate detection unit or an estimated pitch rate calculated based on the target longitudinal acceleration into account, wherein the force adjustment unit adjusts the force of each of the force generation apparatuses so that a pitch state of the vehicle body approaches the target pitch state calculated by the target pitch state calculation unit.