Motorcycle Adaptive Cruise Control for Group Ride Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adaptive cruise control systems for motorcycles fail to provide adequate support during group rides, leading to deteriorated driving supportability for riders due to the specific vehicle size and operational challenges.
Innovation Solution
A controller for a rider support system that executes different adaptive cruise control operations based on the group ride mode, providing distinct notifications to the rider when the group ride mode is operable or inoperable, and adjusts vehicle positioning and speed control accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a specific adaptive cruise control operation is suddenly executed by a rider, then the motorcycle can maintain speed and distance from other vehicles, but driving supportability for the rider deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The notification device provides advance notification to the rider before the adaptive cruise control operation is executed. This preliminary action allows the rider to mentally prepare and understand the upcoming operation, preventing sudden execution that would deteriorate driving supportability while still enabling the productivity benefits of the cruise control function.
2Ease of operation
If the motorcycle executes different adaptive cruise control operations for group ride mode, then driving supportability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller dynamically switches between a first adaptive cruise control operation and a second adaptive cruise control operation based on whether group ride mode is detected. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to provide optimized driving supportability for different riding scenarios without requiring permanently complex hardware, as the complexity is managed through software-based operational modes.
3Loss of information
If the notification device provides different notifications for different operations, then the rider can recognize and respond appropriately, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification device provides differentiated notifications specifically tailored to the current operational context (group ride mode vs. normal mode). Instead of using a single generic notification, the system applies local quality by customizing the notification content and type to match the specific situation, ensuring the rider receives appropriate information without overwhelming complexity through a one-size-fits-all approach.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller for a rider support system has an acquisition unit and an execution unit. The acquisition unit acquires a surrounding environment information while the motorcycle travels. The surrounding environment information is information about an environment surrounding the motorcycle. The execution unit causes the motorcycle to execute an adaptive cruise control operation based on the surrounding environment information. The execution unit causes the motorcycle to execute: a first operation as the adaptive cruise control operation when a group ride mode in which the motorcycle travels together with at least one motorcycle in a group is inoperable; and a second operation as the adaptive cruise control operation when the group ride mode is operable, the second operation is different from the first operation. The execution unit causes a notification device to provide different notifications in the first operation and the second operation respectively, the notification is given to the rider.