Methods for driving pedal-driven vehicles, pedal-driven vehicles, computer program products, media and data carrier signals

Abstract

To provide a pedal-driven vehicle that can reduce the shock that occurs during gear changes. [Solution] The present invention relates to a method 100 for driving a pedal-driven vehicle, wherein the pedal-driven vehicle comprises at least one drive unit that provides driving torque to propel the pedal-driven vehicle, a gear shift mechanism that provides a variable gear ratio, and a control unit, and the method 100 comprises the steps of: providing a first driving torque by the drive unit; providing shift information, including a shift direction indicator, for a planned shift process, particularly by the gear shift mechanism; determining a second driving torque in accordance with the shift information, particularly by the control unit, where the second driving torque is less than or equal to the first driving torque; and controlling the drive unit, particularly by the control unit, so that the driving torque provided by the drive unit corresponds to the second driving torque.

Claims

1. A method (100) for driving a pedal-driven vehicle (200), The aforementioned pedal-driven vehicle (200) At least one drive unit (201) that provides driving torque to propel the pedal-driven vehicle (200), A gear shift mechanism (202) that provides a variable gear ratio, Control unit (203), It has, The above method (100) is, Step (110) of providing a first driving torque by the drive unit (201), Step (110) provides shift information, including a shift direction indicator, for the planned shift process, particularly by the gear shift mechanism (202), A step (120) in which a second drive torque is determined according to the shift information, particularly by the control unit (203), wherein the second drive torque is less than or equal to the first drive torque. The drive unit (201) is driven (130) in such a way that the drive torque provided by the drive unit (201) corresponds to the second drive torque, particularly by the control unit (203), to include, A method (100) for driving a pedal-driven vehicle (200).

2. The method according to claim 1 (100), characterized in that the second driving torque is smaller when the shift direction indicator is specific to an increase in the gear ratio than when the shift direction indicator is specific to a decrease in the gear ratio.

3. moreover, A step of determining the time to perform drive control (130) of the drive unit (201) according to the shift information, and performing the drive control (130), wherein the drive control (130) of the drive unit (201) is performed at the determined time. to include, The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by (100).

4. The method according to claim 3 (100), characterized in that the time for controlling the drive unit (130) is selected later when the shift direction indicator is specific to a decrease in the gear ratio than when the shift direction indicator is specific to an increase in the gear ratio.

5. moreover, The steps include: a step of grasping, in particular, the driver torque provided by the driver of the pedal-driven vehicle (200) to propel the pedal-driven vehicle (200) using a grasping unit (204); The steps include determining the second drive torque such that the sum of the second drive torque and the driver torque is less than or equal to the total torque limit, to include, The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that (100).

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 (100), characterized in that the second driving torque is determined to be a torque in the opposite direction to the driver torque.

7. The shift information includes a target gear position indicator, the target gear position indicator is specific to the target gear position of the planned shift process, and the method (100) further includes, The additional step of determining the second drive torque and / or the time point at which the drive unit (201) is driven (130) according to the target gear position indication, to include, The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that (100).

8. The method according to claim 7 (100), characterized in that the gear ratio of the target gear, as characterized by the target gear, increases, and the second drive torque is selected to be increasingly lower.

9. moreover, The drive unit (201) is driven and controlled, in particular by the control unit (203), such that the drive torque provided by the drive unit corresponds again to the first drive torque. to include, The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that (100).

10. A pedal-driven vehicle (200), At least one drive unit (201) that provides driving torque to propel the pedal-driven vehicle (200), A gear shift mechanism (202) that provides a variable gear ratio, Control unit (203), Equipped with, The pedal-driven vehicle (200) is configured to be driven by the method (100) described in any one of claims 1 to 9. A pedal-driven vehicle (200).

11. A computer program product comprising instructions causing a pedal-driven vehicle (200) according to claim 10 to perform the method (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

12. A computer-readable medium on which the computer program product described in claim 11 is stored.

13. A data carrier signal for transmitting the computer program product described in claim 11.

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