Abstract: An engine output control apparatus for use with an automotive vehicle supported on a road surface by a pair of driven road wheels and a pair of non-driven road wheels to control an output transmitted from an internal combustion engine to the driven road wheels through an automatic transmission adapted to produce changes up based on engine output and vehicle speed. A traction control signal is produced when the degree of slip of the driven road wheels is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The engine output is reduced in the presence of the traction control signal. Changes up are produced at higher vehicle speeds in the presence of the traction control signal than in the absence of the traction control signal when the engine output is equal to or less than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A traction control apparatus is provided with a control factor calculation section for determining current slip values of the driving wheels, differential values of the wheel slips, a value of the vehicle speed, values of longitudinal acceleration and jerk resulting therefrom and values of centripetal acceleration and jerk resulting therefrom, a running condition and road surface decision section for determining a desired engine torque value and gain coefficients for controlling the engine torque values, a degree of unsafety allowable, gain coefficients for controlling the degree of unsafety by using the values determined by the control factor calculation section and the values outputted from the PD controlling section, an acceleration performance enhancing section for determining a first desired opening angle of a throttle valve by using the desired engine torque, the gain coefficients for controlling the engine torque and the values determined by the control factor calculation section, a driving safety secu

Abstract: Generating powertrain torque versus throttle angle position data is done in order to, in effect, linearize the relationship between the two. The results improve pressure control through a reduction in slip during a dry road to ice transition, and other maneuvers where large surface friction coefficent changes are common and may be encountered.

Abstract: In order to provide an accurate traction control by closing a second throttle valve provided in series to an accelerator-operated ordinary throttle valve, with a simplified actuator, a control system for reducing a vehicle driving torque employs one or more sensors for sensing a second vehicle operating parameter representing a road surface friction coefficient (.mu.) or a driver's command for acceleration, in addition to sensors for sensing a first vehicle operating parameter representing a drive wheel slip. When the road surface friction coefficient is high or when the driver depresses the accelerator pedal hard, the control system restrains the closing operation of the second throttle valve in accordance with the second parameter even though the closure of the second throttle valve is requested by the first parameter.