Provided is a vehicle movement control system which does not cause a discomfort feeling at a normal time and securely assists a driver at the time of emergency avoidance steering. The vehicle movement control system includes: a risk potential estimation unit which estimates a risk potential of a vehicle based on input environmental information and vehicle information; a vehicle longitudinal movement control unit which generates a longitudinal movement control command of the vehicle based on a lateral jerk of the vehicle and a predetermined gain; a vehicle yawing movement control unit which generates a yawing movement control command of the vehicle based on the lateral jerk of the vehicle and the predetermined gain; and a ratio adjustment unit which adjusts a ratio between the longitudinal movement control command of the vehicle and the yawing movement control command of the vehicle, wherein the ratio adjustment unit adjusts the ratio based on the risk potential estimated by the risk potential estimation unit.

A torque vectoring device for a vehicle is provided, comprising an electrical motor (110) being connected to a differential mechanism (20) via a transmission (120), wherein the torque vectoring device further comprises at least one control means (130, 150) for changing the torque path of the transmission (120) between a first mode, in which the transmission connects the electrical motor (110) to the input shaft of the differential mechanism (20) for hybrid drive mode, and a second mode, in which the trans mission connects the electrical motor (110) to the output shaft of the differential mechanism (20) for torque vectoring mode.

To reduce the complexity and the outlay involved in the development and implementation in a vehicle of systems and methods known from the prior art for operating a differential-free, clutch-controlled balancing unit having a first clutch and a second clutch, the invention provides for the first clutch and the second clutch to be controlled independently of the driving conditions, and always using the same variable controlled variable of the same value.

An embodiment electric vehicle drive apparatus for decreasing a drive speed of a motor and transferring the decreased drive speed to an output shaft is provided. The apparatus includes a first planetary gear set including three first planetary gear elements in which a first element is connected to the motor and a second element is connected to a first output shaft, a second planetary gear set including three second planetary gear elements in which a first element is connected to a third element of the three first planetary gear elements, a second element is connected to a second output shaft, and a third element is fixed, and a third planetary gear set including three third planetary gear elements in which first and second elements are connected to two elements of the three first planetary gear elements, respectively, and a third element is connected to a torque vectoring motor.

A control apparatus for a dynamic power transmission apparatus is provided. The dynamic power transmission apparatus includes a differential mechanism, an electric generator, an electric motor, and a fluid coupling. The electric motor is disposed at a position apart from a transmission path along which a dynamic power of an engine is transmitted to a driving wheel. The fluid coupling is disposed between the electric motor and the transmission path. The control apparatus includes an electronic controller configured to restrict a charge of an electric storage apparatus with an electric power generated by the electric generator, depending on a state of the electric storage apparatus, and control the fluid coupling to differentially rotate and to drive the electric motor by the electric power such that a dynamic power loss is generated in the fluid coupling, when restricting the charge of the electric storage apparatus.

A method for controlling a vehicle in a driving situation includes: determining a trajectory of the vehicle for the driving situation; determining a target steering angle on the basis of the trajectory; determining an actual steering angle of the vehicle in the driving situation; determining a steering angle deviation between the determined target steering angle and the determined actual steering angle; providing a steering angle tolerance value for the steering angle deviation; providing early detection of instability of the vehicle when the determined steering angle deviation violates the steering angle tolerance value; and in response to the early detection of instability of the vehicle: executing at least one driving dynamics intervention using at least one vehicle actuator of the vehicle to counteract the instability of the vehicle. A driver assistance system, a vehicle and a computer program product are configured to perform the method.

A method is for controlling a vehicle having an electric drive for driving wheels. A drive control unit generates a target torque and/or a target rotation speed and outputs them to the relevant drive. The method includes: determining a speed; determining an actual wheel dynamics variable which characterizes the rotational behavior of an individual wheel; determining thresholds associated with the wheels; determining a deviation between the actual wheel dynamics variable and the threshold and, if an impermissible deviation is present: limiting the target torque and/or the target rotation speed for the wheel with the impermissible deviation. If control deviations for the wheels of an axle which are different on different sides are determined, a brake request signal is output by the drive control unit. The limit torque and/or the limit rotation speed is specified/adjusted depending on the braking torque applied by the service brakes.

A driving force adjusting device includes an input unit configured for receiving an input of a selection distribution ratio, which is a ratio of driving force generation of front wheels and rear wheels selected by a user, a receiving unit configured for receiving driving information of a vehicle, a driving force determination unit configured for determining a driving force distribution ratio, which is a driving force generation ratio of the front wheels and the rear wheels, and determining driving force of the front wheels and the rear wheels using the driving force distribution ratio, and a driving control unit configured for controlling a driving unit generating driving force of the vehicle based on the driving force determined by the driving force determination unit.