Control Apparatus and Control Method for Vehicle

A control apparatus for a vehicle including a plurality of power sources that drives a plurality of wheels, comprising:

• a required driving force determining unit that determines a driving force required for the vehicle based on an operating state of the vehicle;
• a distribution ratio determining unit that determines a distribution ratio for distributing the required driving force to the plurality of wheels, based on the operating state of the vehicle;
• a power source control unit that controls the plurality of power sources in accordance with the distribution ratio,
• wherein the distribution ratio determining unit determines the distribution ratio, based on a static load distribution ratio when a sign of the required driving force is negative, based on a dynamic load distribution ratio when the sign of the required driving force is positive, and based on the static load distribution ratio and the dynamic load distribution ratio when the sign of the required driving force changes;
• and
• wherein the static load distribution ratio is a ratio between portions of a vehicle load that are applied to the plurality of wheels when the vehicle is in a stopped state, and the dynamic load distribution ratio is a ratio between portions of a vehicle load that are applied to the plurality of wheels when the vehicle is in a running state.