Patent ID: 7392120

Claim:
A vehicle dynamics control apparatus comprising: a lane deviation prevention control system configured to generate a yaw moment in a direction in which lane deviation is avoided, when a host vehicle tends to deviate from a driving lane; a vehicle dynamics control system configured to generate a yaw moment in a direction in which a driving stability is enhanced, when the driving stability of the host vehicle lowers; and a cooperative control system that makes a cooperative control between lane deviation prevention control achieved by the lane deviation prevention control system and vehicle dynamics stability control achieved by the vehicle dynamics control system, wherein the cooperative control system is configured to put a higher priority on a higher one of a controlled variable for the lane deviation prevention control system and a controlled variable for the vehicle dynamics control system when a direction of yawing motion created by the lane deviation prevention control achieved by the lane deviation prevention control system is identical to a direction of yawing motion created by the vehicle dynamics stability control achieved by the vehicle dynamics control system.