CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE

A control device for a vehicle comprising: a sensor that acquires information on a driving direction and a speed of the vehicle; a first calculator that calculates a slip angle of front wheels and a slip angle of rear wheels of the vehicle based on the information acquired by the sensor; a second calculator that calculates a saturation index of the front wheels and a saturation index of the rear wheels using a phase plane related to the slip angle of the front wheels and the slip angle of the rear wheels; and a controller that distributes traction torque to a front wheel axle and a rear wheel axle based on the phase plane and the saturation index of the front wheels and the saturation index of the rear wheels.