In a vehicle dynamics control (VDC) system for a four-wheel-drive vehicle
employing a brake control system regulating braking forces applied to
road wheels independently of each other and a differential mechanism
controlling a differential motion between front and rear wheel axles, a
VDC controller controls a braking force of each road wheel depending on
whether the vehicle is in oversteering or understeering. The VDC
controller includes a braking-force compensation section that compensates
for a braking force of at least one of a first wheel, which is subjected
to vehicle dynamics control, and a second wheel to which a transferred
braking force is transferred from the first wheel through the
differential mechanism, to reduce a braking force of the second wheel and
to prevent the braking force of the second wheel from exceeding a lateral
grip limit of the second wheel during the vehicle dynamics control.