SLOPE VEHICLE

Abstract

The objective of this study is to provide a multi-stage transmission type tilting vehicle that allows easier assisted control of pitch posture and tilt posture transition, thereby reducing the driver's burden on roads with consecutive curves or consecutive uphill and downhill sections. A control unit on the tilting vehicle performs a capacitor charging / discharging cycle consisting of two controls. First, acceleration control is performed via a motor generator that uses the discharge power of a capacitor in the latter half of curve A, which assists the transition from a pitch to an upright posture using engine power, in response to an acceleration command input on an accelerator handle.Second, regenerative braking control is performed via the motor generator to charge the capacitor through regenerative braking during the period until the latter half of corner B, in response to the release of the acceleration command on the accelerator handle. This regenerative braking restores the electrical energy in the capacitor that has been reduced due to the assistance for the tilt-to-upright posture transition in the latter half of corner A, thereby maintaining the charging / discharging cycle throughout the successive corners.