Title:
RIDER CHARACTERISTICS ASSESSMENT DEVICE AND STRADDLE-RIDDEN VEHICLE PROVIDED THEREWITH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/077638
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided are a rider characteristics assessment device capable of assessing the characteristics of a rider driving a straddle-ridden vehicle, and a straddle-ridden vehicle provided with said rider characteristics assessment device. The rider characteristics are assessed from the straddle-ridden vehicle's turning movement which appears as a result of an event wherein the rider drives the straddle-ridden vehicle. Therefore, it is possible to stably make characteristics assessment, irrespective of individual driving and operating actions of the rider. Furthermore, the turning quality score of the vehicle is calculated on the basis of at least one or more vehicle states having influences on steering angles of the straddle-ridden vehicle, said states being a roll direction-related state, a pitch direction-related state, and a caster angle-related state. Consequently, it is possible to appropriately evaluate the turning quality of the straddle-ridden vehicle.
Inventors:
YONETA KEISUKE (JP)
DAIMOTO HIROSHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO ATSUO (JP)
DAIMOTO HIROSHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO ATSUO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2010/006830
Publication Date:
June 30, 2011
Filing Date:
November 22, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)
YONETA KEISUKE (JP)
DAIMOTO HIROSHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO ATSUO (JP)
YONETA KEISUKE (JP)
DAIMOTO HIROSHI (JP)
YAMAMOTO ATSUO (JP)
International Classes:
B62H7/00; B62J99/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2005038746A1 | 2005-04-28 |
Foreign References:
| JP2005310114A | 2005-11-04 | |||
| JP2006151280A | 2006-06-15 | |||
| JP2009219633A | 2009-10-01 | |||
| JP2006232172A | 2006-09-07 | |||
| JP3269296B2 | 2002-03-25 | |||
| JP3516986B2 | 2004-04-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2517952A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUGITANI, Tsutomu (JP)
Tsutomu Sugitani (JP)
Tsutomu Sugitani (JP)
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