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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Takahito Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Yoshinori Takezawa, Kobe, JP;
Takahito Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Yoshinori Takezawa, Kobe, JP;
Nabco, Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An electric-powered vehicle includes electric-powered drivers for driving wheels, a controller for controlling the electric-powered drivers to generate an assisting driving force in accordance with a vehicle operating force by an operator, and a brake-operation unit for applying braking forces on the wheels. The vehicle also includes a brake-operation detector for detecting a brake operation performed by the brake-operation unit. When the brake-operation detector detects the brake operation, the controller controls the drivers to reduce the assisting driving force. This structure solves a problem caused by simultaneous generation of the braking forces and the assisting driving force.