A detector 22 detects action forces acting on a wheel 5 provided to a
vehicle. An estimator 21a estimates the present value of a vehicle mass m
on the basis of an action force acting in a component force direction out
of the action forces, and an acceleration of the vehicle in the component
force direction. Specifically, the estimator 21a estimates the present
value of the vehicle mass m on the basis of an acceleration ax in the
longitudinal direction and a longitudinal force Fx or on the basis of an
acceleration ay in the lateral direction and a lateral force Fy. The
estimator estimates the present value of a center-of-gravity height of
the vehicle on the basis of the detected variation amount of the vertical
force and the detected longitudinal force.