In a vehicle dynamics control apparatus capable of balancing a vehicle
dynamics stability control system and a lane deviation prevention control
system, a cooperative control section is provided to make a cooperative
control between lane deviation prevention control (LDP) and vehicle
dynamics stability control (VDC). When a direction of yawing motion
created by LDP control is opposite to a direction of yawing motion
created by VDC control, the cooperative control section puts a higher
priority on VDC control rather than LDP control. Conversely when the
direction of yawing motion created by LDP control is identical to the
direction of yawing motion created by VDC control, a higher one of the
LDP desired yaw moment and the VDC desired yaw moment is selected as a
final desired yaw moment, to prevent over-control, while keeping the
effects obtained by both of VDC control and LDP control.