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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Shuji Inoue, Osaka, JP;
Shinji Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Ryouji Oonishi, Osaka, JP;
Hajime Homma, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Includes electric motor () driving driving wheel () , speed control unit () controlling driving of electric motor () based on instructed speed ω*, brake control unit () controlling hydraulic brake () applying mechanical braking to an electromotive vehicle, speed sensor () detecting traveling speed ωof the electromotive vehicle, and determination unit () determining whether the mechanical braking needs to be applied in response to the difference between instructed speed ω* and traveling speed ω, and controlling operation of brake control unit () based on the determination result. Determination unit () determines that mechanical braking needs to be applied when instructed speed ω* indicates deceleration and traveling speed ωis higher than instructed speed ω* , and performs control so that brake control unit () works hydraulic brake ().