956results about "Cycle sensors" patented technology

A system for displaying a digital window sticker within a vehicle includes a system controller adapted to select a digital image to be displayed, determine a location for the selected digital image to be displayed, and display, via a display within the vehicle, the selected digital image.

An embodiment of a motorcycle comprises a radar device configured to detect, for each side of the motorcycle, the presence of a vehicle near or approaching in at least a first zone characteristic of its blind spot and in at least a second zone adjacent to and behind the first zone with respect to the direction of travel of the motorcycle. The radar device comprises at least one sensor and at least one controller that determines the presence of the vehicle in one of the zones based on a signal sent by the sensor element. The controller is connected, directly or indirectly, to a monitor of the dashboard of the motorcycle and determines the illumination of at least one predetermined portion of the monitor when it detects the presence of the vehicle in one of the zones.

The proposed solution concerns a drive system for an electric bicycle, comprising a bottom bracket shaft for applying rider torque with a rider cadence for generating drive power for muscle-powered propulsion of the electric bicycle, at least one drive motor for providing externally generated support power in addition to the drive power depending on at least one operating parameter, a frequency unit for determining the rider cadence and a torque unit for determining the rider torque.The drive system also includes an electronic control unit for determining at least one operating parameter based on the rider's cadence and torque. This control unit comprises a filter unit configured to filter one or more values ​​of the rider torque based on the rider's cadence to determine a filtered rider torque value. It also includes an evaluation unit configured to determine the at least one operating parameter from a predefined map, which is at least two-dimensional, based on the filtered rider torque and the rider's cadence. The proposed solution also relates to a method for determining at least one operating parameter.

The invention relates to the technical field of electric vehicle power control, and provides a real-time dynamic power distribution optimization method for an electric vehicle controller. The method comprises the steps that after an input destination is received, a navigation route is generated according to the real-time position of the electric tricycle and the destination; performing global road condition analysis on the navigation route to obtain M local road sections and road condition information; the interactive load sensor obtains a real-time load; analyzing a power demand according to the real-time load and the M pieces of local road condition information, and outputting M power distribution modes; and when the electric vehicle controller runs along the navigation route, power distribution dynamic optimization and mode smooth switching are executed according to a local road section connection sequence until the electric vehicle arrives at a destination. The technical problems of low power distribution efficiency and insufficient cruising ability of the electric vehicle under complex road conditions and dynamic loads are solved, and the effects of automatically adapting to different road sections and load conditions through global road condition analysis and load sensing and improving the power distribution efficiency and the cruising ability of the electric vehicle are achieved.

When an external detection device detects an obstacle (another vehicle (T)) on either a left or right side of the own vehicle (M), a control device of a steering assistance device for a saddle type vehicle controls an assist torque so that a handle operation to the side opposite to the side on which the obstacle is detected becomes heavier (more difficult to turn) than a case in which the obstacle is not detected. The handle operation to the side on which the obstacle is detected makes a handle relatively light (makes it easier to turn) while steering assist is maintained.

A method for changing a transmission ratio of an electrically controllable gearing of a bicycle, in particular of an electric bicycle, includes (i) measuring a pedaling frequency of the bicycle rider on the pedal shaft, (ii) measuring a pedaling force of the bicycle rider, and (iii) determining a gear change operating state on the basis of the measured pedaling frequency and on the basis of the measured pedaling force if the measured pedaling frequency is less than or equal to a lower frequency threshold value or is greater than or equal to an upper frequency threshold value, and / or the measured pedaling force is less than or equal to a lower force threshold value or is greater than or equal to an upper force threshold value. After determining the gear change operating state, a control signal is generated for the gearing according to the determined gear change operating state.

A control device calculates assistive torque that is directed in a direction corresponding to a roll angular velocity detected by a sensor and has a magnitude corresponding to the roll angular velocity, and controls an actuator that applies the torque to a steering shaft based on the assistive torque. This allows appropriate torque to be applied to the steering shaft of a two-wheeled vehicle while avoiding problems specific to a torque sensor.

A device with rotatable footpads for use with interactivity systems and method for same are disclosed. The apparatus may comprise two footpads that rotate independently with respect to at least one axis; two sole flaps that rotate independently and each are associated with a respective footpad; a plurality of sensors that detect the position of each footpad and each sole flap; and a controller transmitting signals from the plurality of sensors representing the movement of each footpad or sole flap to a virtual reality or teleoperation system. The method for using the apparatus may comprise stabilizing footpads by a mechanical means, detecting a movement of the footpads or the sole flaps via sensors; and transmitting a digital representation of the rotation of the footpads to an interactivity system.

A method optimizes the efficiency and quality of use of an electric vehicle. The vehicle includes an electric motor module, a battery module to power the electric motor module, a sensor group, and a control module. The method involves the control module acquiring measurements of the vehicle. The control module also calculates an operating parameter characterizing the use of the vehicle within a predetermined time interval based on the acquired measurements as a function of a power output from the motor; defines a quality of use index based on the operating parameter; determines an optimal value of the power output from the motor for which the quality of use index is equal to or greater than a limit value; and generates a control signal to modify the power output from the electric motor and the transmission ratio from the measured value to the optimal value within the time interval.

A saddle-ride vehicle with improved operability when an attitude of the vehicle changes in the opposite direction in a vehicle width direction in a short period of time. The saddle-ride vehicle includes: a steering actuator that applies torque in a steering direction to a suspension supporting a steering wheel; first detector that detects a roll angular velocity of a vehicle; and a controller that controls the steering actuator, based on the roll angular velocity detected by the first detector, to apply the torque to the suspension, in which the controller: includes modes of the control, the modes including a first control mode that performs control to apply a predetermined first steering torque, and a second control mode that performs control to apply a second steering torque smaller than first steering torque; and switches between the first control mode and the second control mode if a predetermined condition is satisfied.

The invention discloses a motorcycle self-adaptive vehicle lamp system based on an inertial element, and relates to the technical field of self-adaptive vehicle lamps, the system comprises an inertial sensing module, a vehicle lamp angle control module, a brightness adjusting module and a single chip microcomputer control unit; the inertia sensing module obtains the roll angle delta phi of a vehicle body, the y-axis acceleration and the vehicle speed through a gyroscope and a speed sensor. The vehicle lamp angle control module drives a vehicle lamp to rotate around an x axis and a y axis by using double steering engines, and dynamically adjusts the light axis of the vehicle lamp; the brightness adjusting module senses the environment illumination intensity by means of a light sensor and linearly adjusts the vehicle lamp brightness; the single-chip microcomputer control unit integrates inertia sensing data and illumination data and outputs a steering engine control signal and a brightness adjusting signal, self-adaptive adjustment of the motorcycle lamp along with the posture of a motorcycle body and ambient illumination is achieved, and the safety and the illumination effect of the motorcycle during night driving are improved.

An electrical device for a rotational device of a human-powered vehicle comprises a housing and a force sensor. The housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface includes an attachment surface configured to be attached to an additional attachment surface of the rotational device with an adhesive agent. The inner surface defines an internal space. The force sensor is attached to the attachment surface and is configured to measure a force applied to the rotational device in an attachment state where the attachment surface is attached to the additional attachment surface of the rotational device.

A passive safety device (1) for a motorcycle (100) comprises a gyroscope (16) configured to be engaged with a portion of the motorcycle (100) and to measure a lean angle assumed by the motorcycle (100), a microprocessor (14), and a display (22) connected to the microprocessor (14). The safety device (1) further comprises an infrared sensor (30) connected to the microprocessor (14) and configured to measure a temperature value of a tyre (102) of the motorcycle (100), the microprocessor (14) being configured to determine one or more safety lean angle values of the motorcycle (100) according to the measured temperature value of the tyre (102), and to display on the display (22) the measured lean angle assumed by the motorcycle (100) and the determined one or more safety lean angle values of the motorcycle (100).

An orientationally flexible bump sensor is disclosed. The system includes at least one bump sensor mounted to a vehicle, the at least one bump sensor comprising at least two axes of measurement. A computer processor is configured to evaluate the at least two axes of measurement to determine which axis of the at least two axes of measurement has a highest magnitude vector and determine a gain value to cause the highest magnitude vector to be approximately 1 g. The computer processor will assign the gain value to the axis with the highest magnitude vector, such that the gain value is applied to each measurement generated by the axis with the highest magnitude vector.

The invention relates to a safety unit (14) for a two-wheeler (10). The safety unit (14) comprises an ABS unit (30) for controlling braking, and a communication unit (34) for communicating with other external devices. The ABS unit (30) comprises a power supply connection (46) for supplying the ABS unit (30) with power, a communication interface (50) via which the ABS unit (30) communicates with other units of the two-wheeler (10), a microprocessor (42a) for processing data and generating braking interventions, and a wheel speed sensor interface (54) for detecting at least one signal from a wheel speed sensor.The communication unit (34) comprises a power supply connection (46) for supplying the communication unit (34) with power, a communication interface (50) via which the communication unit (34) communicates with other units of the two-wheeler (10), a microprocessor (42b) for processing data, a mobile radio communication interface (74) for mobile communication with external units, and / or a satellite positioning unit (70) for determining the position of the two-wheeler (10). The ABS unit (30) and the communication unit (34) are housed in a common housing (38), and both units (30, 34) are connected via a common power supply connection (46) and a communication interface (50).

A vehicle (50) comprising an orientationally flexible bump sensor (35f, 35r), which orientationally flexible bump sensor comprises: at least one bump sensor mounted to said vehicle, said at least one bump sensor comprising at least two axes of measurement; and a computer processor configured to: evaluate said at least two axes of measurement to determine which axis of said at least two axes of measurement has a highest magnitude vector; determine a gain value to cause said highest magnitude vector to be approximately lg; and assign said gain value to said axis with said highest magnitude vector, such that said gain value is applied to each measurement generated by said axis with said highest magnitude vector.

The present invention relates to a control unit (10) for an electric bicycle (100), wherein the control unit (10) is configured to determine and / or detect a temperature value, wherein the control unit (10) is configured to generate a first profile of temperature values ​​for a first period of time, wherein the control unit (10) is configured to determine and / or detect a first limit value, wherein the control unit (10) is configured to output and / or detect a signal when the first profile reaches the first limit value, wherein the signal is configured to adjust a property of at least one component of the electric bicycle (100), and wherein the control unit (10) is configured to adjust the first limit value based on the first profile.

A system for providing steering assistance in a vehicle includes an electric motor and an Electronic Control Unit (ECU) electronically coupled to the electric motor. The ECU determines whether the vehicle is in a straight running state, a transient running state, or a steady cornering state. A first control signal is sent to the electric motor to set torque of the electric motor to a first value based on the determination that the vehicle is in the transient running state or the steady cornering state. A second control signal is sent to the electric motor to set torque of the electric motor to a second value based on the determination that the vehicle is in the straight running state.

The present invention proposes a cycling power and status measurement apparatus of a riding device, which includes a sensor assembly disposed on the user's foot, it includes a pressure sensing device and an inertial sensing module configured to collect the user's motion-related data when cycling, a electronic computing device communicatively coupled to the sensor assembly to receive the motion-related data and calculate cycling power according to the motion-related data through executing an algorithm when the user performs the cycling.

A method for component protection, an associated computer program product, an associated device, and an associated bicycle are shown. The method for component protection in a bicycle (10) comprises the steps of receiving (S1) sensor information from a sensor device, determining (S2) based on the sensor information whether the bicycle (10) is currently in a flight phase, and, if the bicycle (10) is currently in a flight phase, preventing (S3b) a switching operation of a switching device of the bicycle (10).

The invention relates to a straddle-type vehicle. A two-wheeled motor vehicle is described having a body frame, a steering device, front wheels, a steering angular velocity detection unit, a gyroscope sensor, a limiting device and a limiting control unit; the steering device is rotatably supported by the vehicle body frame; the front wheel is steered by the steering device; when the front wheel is steered by the steering device, the steering angle of the front wheel is changed; a steering angular velocity detection unit that detects a steering angular velocity of the front wheel; the gyroscope sensor detects the inclination direction of the two-wheeled motor vehicle; the limiting device limits the change of the steering angle of the front wheel; and a restriction control unit that causes the restriction device to restrict the change of the steering angle of the front wheel in the tilt direction when the value detected by the steering angular velocity detection unit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

A state estimating system (1) comprises an acquiring unit (41) and an estimating unit (42). The acquiring unit (41) acquires vibration information relating to vibrations of a vehicle, which is either a human-powered vehicle or an electric bicycle (2). The estimating unit (42) estimates the state of the vehicle on the basis of the vibration information acquired by the acquiring unit (41). If it is estimated that the vehicle is in an abnormal state, the estimating unit (42) outputs abnormal state information indicating that there is an abnormality in the vehicle, and if it is estimated that the vehicle is in a normal state, the estimating unit (42) outputs normal state information indicating that the vehicle is normal.

A control device is provided for controlling an adjusting device of a human-powered vehicle. The adjusting device adjusts a front initial sag amount of a front suspension of the human-powered vehicle in a state in where a rider is riding the human-powered vehicle and a rear initial sag amount of a rear suspension of the human-powered vehicle in a state where the rider is riding the human-powered vehicle. The control device comprises an electronic controller configured to output a front control signal that adjusts the front initial sag amount of the front suspension of the human-powered vehicle, and output a rear control signal that adjusts the rear initial sag amount of the rear suspension of the human-powered vehicle to the adjusting device based on traveling information related to traveling of the human-powered vehicle.

Disclosed is a warning device (100) with means (102) for detecting a speed limit. Furthermore, the warning device (100) comprises a testing device (104) configured to perform a first test based on an instantaneous acceleration and an instantaneous speed of the vehicle to determine whether the instantaneous acceleration is suitable for changing a vehicle speed within a predetermined period of time and / or a predetermined distance traveled to a value that lies within a speed interval based on the detected speed limit. The warning device (100) further comprises a warning means (106) configured to output a first warning message if the first test by the testing device (104) reveals that the instantaneous acceleration is unsuitable.

A control device for a human-powered vehicle has an electronic controller that controls a motor that applies a propulsion force to the human-powered vehicle to assist a human driving force. The human-powered vehicle includes a transmission device. The electronic controller is configured to assist in propulsion of the human-powered vehicle with the motor in a state in which the human-powered vehicle is propelled by the human driving force. In a case where a transmission ratio of the transmission device is changed, the electronic controller decreases an assist level of the motor in accordance with the human driving force input to the human-powered vehicle, and controls the motor so that the assist level is greater for a case where the human driving force is a first human driving force than the assist level for a case where the human driving force is less than the first human driving force.

The present invention provides a control device for human-powered vehicles that can suppress abnormal noises, and components for human-powered vehicles. [Solution] The control device for a human-powered vehicle includes a motor, a first gear to which torque is transmitted from the motor, and a second gear that meshes with the first gear, and comprises a control unit configured to control the motor, wherein the control unit is configured to control the motor in a first control state in which, when a predetermined first condition is met, a first torque is transmitted to the first gear to suppress abnormal noise caused by backlash between the first gear and the second gear.

Provided is a straddled vehicle comprising handlebars and configured to have a steering assistance function, and which can improve convenience in regard to the steering assistance function. A control device, through at least one of (1) and (2) below, changes the relationship between a handlebar operation-related physical quantity and an assisted steering force-related physical quantity such that the outputted assisted steering force-related physical quantity differs even if the handlebar operation-related physical quantity is the same. (1) Changing the range of the handlebar operation-related physical quantity which is set such that the assisted steering force-related physical quantity is not output even if the handlebars are operated. (2) Changing the relationship between the handlebar operation-related physical quantity and the assisted steering force-related physical quantity output in accordance with the handlebar operation-related physical quantity in an output increasing region where the assisted steering force-related physical quantity output in accordance with the handlebar operation-related physical quantity also becomes greater when the handlebar operation-related physical quantity becomes greater.