Rider characteristics assessment device and straddle-ridden vehicle provided therewith

• Main Authors: YAMAMOTO ATSUO, YONETA KEISUKE, DAIMOTO HIROSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 19.09.2012
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES PECULIAR TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR,e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS, CYCLE PROTECTORS; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFTOF CYCLES; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE; CHECKING-DEVICES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE; CYCLE STANDS; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS

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.