Patent ID: 7844382

Claim:
A driving force control apparatus for a vehicle having a power source and a transmission connected to said power source, with a one-way clutch inserted in a powertrain including said transmission, said driving force control apparatus comprising: a target driving force setting unit setting a target driving force based on operation by a driver; a transient characteristics addition unit calculating a final target driving force by adding, to said target driving force as set, transient characteristics of said target driving force, based on an operating state of said one-way clutch; a control unit controlling said power source and said transmission based on said final target driving force as calculated; and a calculation unit calculating, when said one-way clutch is in a non-driven state, a required time that is required for the non-driven state to change to a driven state, wherein said transient characteristics addition unit calculates the final target driving force by adding transient characteristics of said target driving force, based on a parameter that is set based on said required time.