Driving force control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle

An apparatus for controlling a driving force for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• an accelerator manipulated variable detecting section that detects a manipulated variable of an accelerator;
• a vehicular velocity detecting section that detects a vehicular velocity;
• and
• a target driving force calculating section that derives a vehicular target driving force in accordance with a vehicle driver's demand, the apparatus achieving the derived target driving force and the target driving force calculating section comprising:
• a vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force calculating section that calculates a vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force from an absolute value of the manipulated variable of the accelerator and the vehicular velocity;
• an acceleration control purpose target driving force calculating section that generates an acceleration control purpose target driving force from at least one of an absolute value of a result of calculation by the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force calculating section and a variation speed of the result of calculation by the same;
• and
• a target driving force synthesizing section that synthesizes both of the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force and the acceleration control purpose target driving force.

A method for controlling a driving force for an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting a manipulated variable of an accelerator;
• detecting a vehicular velocity;
• and
• deriving a vehicular target driving force in accordance with a vehicle driver's demand, the method achieving the derived target driving force and driving the vehicular target driving force comprising:
• calculating a vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force from an absolute value of the manipulated variable of the accelerator and the vehicular velocity;
• generating an acceleration control purpose target driving force from at least one of an absolute value of the accelerator manipulated variable and a variation velocity of the manipulated variable of the accelerator;
• and
• synthesizing both of the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force and the acceleration control purpose target driving force to achieve a target driving force of the vehicle.

A method for controlling a driving force for an automotive vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting a manipulated variable of an accelerator;
• detecting a vehicular velocity;
• and
• deriving a vehicular target driving force in accordance with a vehicle driver's demand, the method achieving the derived target driving force and deriving the target driving force comprising:
• calculating a vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force from an absolute value of the manipulated variable of the accelerator and the vehicular velocity;
• generating an acceleration control purpose target driving force from at least one of an absolute value of a result of calculation of the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force and a variation velocity of the result of calculation of the same;
• and
• synthesizing both of the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force and the acceleration control purpose target driving force.

An apparatus for controlling a driving force for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• accelerator manipulated variable detecting means for detecting a manipulated variable of an accelerator;
• vehicular velocity detecting means for detecting a vehicular velocity;
• and
• target driving force calculating section for deriving a vehicular target driving force in accordance with a vehicle driver's demand, the apparatus achieving the derived target driving force and the target driving force calculating means comprising:
• vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force calculating means for calculating a vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force from an absolute value of the manipulated variable of the accelerator and the vehicular velocity;
• acceleration control purpose target driving force calculating means for generating an acceleration control purpose target driving force from at least one of an absolute value of the accelerator manipulated variable and a variation velocity of the manipulated variable of the accelerator;
• and
• target driving force synthesizing means for synthesizing both of the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force and the acceleration control purpose target driving force.

An apparatus for controlling a driving force for an automotive vehicle, comprising:

• accelerator manipulated variable detecting means for detecting a manipulated variable of an accelerator;
• vehicular velocity detecting means for detecting a vehicular velocity;
• and
• target driving force calculating section for deriving a vehicular target driving force in accordance with a vehicle driver's demand, the apparatus achieving the derived target driving force and the target driving force calculating means comprising:
• vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force calculating means for calculating a vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force from an absolute value of the manipulated variable of the accelerator and the vehicular velocity;
• acceleration control purpose target driving force calculating means for generating an acceleration control purpose target driving force from at least one of an absolute value of a result of calculation by the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force calculating means and a variation velocity of the result of calculation by the same;
• and
• target driving force synthesizing means for synthesizing both of the vehicular velocity control purpose target driving force and the acceleration control purpose target driving force.