Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Hiroaki Uchisasai

Yoshiaki Tsukada

Takashi Ozeki

Hiroyuki Kojima

Hiroshi Maeda

Takayuki Abe

Kazuyuki Fukaya

Kineo Tomura

Tsubasa Nose

Kiyotaka Sakai

Yuta Kanbe

Tsutomu Tamashima

Marika Mochizuki

Kazuhiko Nakamura

Junya Ono

Tatsuya Ryuzaki

Sumitaka Ogawa

Masahiro Kuroki

Takashi Tetsuka

Ryohei Tsuzuki

Tsubasa Fukuoka

A drive assistance device () for a saddle type vehicle () includes a ride sensor () configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part () configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller () configured to control driving of a plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) included in the vehicle body behavior generating part (), and, when at least one of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider (J), the controller () determines which of the plurality of devices (BR, EN, ST) is to be actuated according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor ().

Drive assistance device for saddle type vehicle

A straddle type vehicle comprises: a detection unit configured to detect a situation of a detection area on one of a rear side and a lateral side of a self-vehicle; a distance determination unit configured to determine a change in a relative distance between the self-vehicle and another vehicle detected in the detection area and a notification control unit configured to make a notification to a driver based on one of a detection result of the detection unit and a determination result of the distance determination unit. The notification control unit makes the notification by first notification output if the other vehicle is detected in the detection area by the detection unit, and makes the notification by second notification output if it is determined by the distance determination unit that the relative distance to the other vehicle has become short.

Straddle type vehicle

A drive assistance device () for a saddle type vehicle () includes a ride sensor () configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider (J), a vehicle body behavior generating part () configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller () configured to control driving of the vehicle body behavior generating part (), the vehicle body behavior generating part () includes a brake device (BR) configured to brake a host vehicle, and wherein, when the brake device (BR) is actuated regardless of an operation of the rider (J), the controller () actuates the brake device (BR) according to the ride attitude of the rider (J) detected by the ride sensor ().

The present invention provides a saddle ride type vehicle including a sensing unit configured to sense a four-wheel vehicle that is present in front of a self-vehicle and is traveling in a travel lane of the self-vehicle, and a control unit configured to, in a case where the four-wheel vehicle is sensed by the sensing unit, perform follow-travel control for causing traveling of the self-vehicle to follow traveling of the four-wheel vehicle, wherein the sensing unit senses a vehicle width of the four-wheel vehicle, and the control unit, in the follow-travel control, controls a travel position in a vehicle width direction of the self-vehicle so that at least a portion of the self-vehicle falls within a region within the vehicle width of the four-wheel vehicle.

Saddle ride type vehicle and control apparatus

A motorcycle includes a steering actuator configured to steer a front wheel, an actuator control unit configured to control the steering actuator, a collision determination unit configured to determine whether or not a collision has occurred in a host vehicle, and a riding determination unit configured to determine whether or not an occupant is riding the host vehicle. When it is determined that a collision has occurred and determined that no occupant is riding the host vehicle, the actuator control unit executes a step of positioning the front wheel at a position deviating from a central position.

Motorcycle

A drive assistance device () for a saddle type vehicle () includes a ride sensor () configured to detect a ride attitude of a rider, a vehicle body behavior generating part () configured to generate a behavior on a vehicle body by a prescribed output, and a controller () configured to control driving of the vehicle body behavior generating part (), and wherein, when the vehicle body behavior generating part () is actuated regardless of the operation of the rider, the controller () firstly controls the vehicle body behavior generating part () such that a low output that is lower than a predetermined original target output is generated as a predictive action, and sets an output value after that according to a change of detection information of the ride sensor () generated by the low output.

Driving assistance device for saddle type vehicle

A straddle type vehicle includes a setting unit configured to set a warning line along a boundary between a traveling lane of a self-vehicle and an oncoming lane, a warning unit configured to issue a warning if the self-vehicle has crossed the warning line, a detection unit configured to detect a difficult-to-travel region in the traveling lane, and a determination unit configured to determine whether it is difficult or possible for the self-vehicle to pass between the boundary and the difficult-to-travel region. If it is determined by the determination unit that it is difficult for the self-vehicle to pass, the setting unit changes a position of the warning line to a position shifted from the boundary toward the oncoming lane side.

Straddle type vehicle and control apparatus

This clutch control device includes an engine (), a transmission (), a clutch device () configured to connect and disconnect motive power transmission between the engine () and the transmission (), a clutch actuator () configured to drive the clutch device () and change a clutch capacity, a hydraulic circuit () provided between the clutch device () and the clutch actuator (), an air bleeding device () configured to perform air bleeding of the hydraulic circuit (), a control unit () configured to calculate a control target value of the clutch capacity, a control mode changeover switch () configured to enable a control mode of the control unit () to be switched to an air bleeding mode, and an air bleeding switch () configured to enable a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic circuit () to increase in the air bleeding mode.

Clutch control device and hydraulic equipment control device

An invention is a saddle type vehicle comprising a lighting device, and an operator configured to perform a driving operation of a direction indicator, characterized in that the lighting device is configured to irradiate a part of a road surface on a front to lateral side of the saddle type vehicle in accordance with input of an operation of showing an intention of route change to the operator by a driver of the saddle type vehicle.

Saddle type vehicle

An information notification apparatus is mounted on a straddle type vehicle and is capable of performing information notification mutually with a vehicle existing on the periphery of the straddle type vehicle. The information notification apparatus comprises: a plurality of detection units, having detection areas of different characteristics, configured to detect relative information representing a relative relationship with the vehicle; and a detection control unit configured to control, based on vehicle speed information of the straddle type vehicle, switching of a detection unit used for the information notification in the plurality of detection units.

Information notification apparatus of straddle type vehicle, straddle type vehicle, and information notification method

A saddle-type vehicle includes a helmet and an occupant authentication device configured to perform authentication of an occupant by a small camera (an imaging element) provided in the helmet. The occupant authentication device releases lock on the vehicle if the occupant is authenticated.

Saddle-type vehicle

A fail detecting device for a rotation angle sensor, for detecting a fail of the rotation angle sensor even if the number of rotation angle sensors is one. A cam is configured to be driven to rotate in one direction by an electric motor to reciprocate a push rod. An output voltage of an angle sensor is set so that the region equal to or lower than a first predetermined voltage and the region equal to or higher than a second predetermined voltage higher than the first predetermined voltage are recognized as a dead zone. The elapsed time after the transition to the dead zone is measured by a timer and it is determined that the angle sensor is in the fail state if the output voltage corresponding to the dead zone is detected although the estimated time of the passage through the dead zone has elapsed.

Fail detecting device for a rotation angle sensor for an electrical clutch

A transmission controller for a continuously variable transmission system steadily returns a gear ratio toward the low-ratio range, even after a driving pulley has stopped during sudden deceleration. A control unit is provided which drives an actuator to move a driving-pulley movable half part to a position in the low-ratio range when a vehicle speed sensor detects the sudden deceleration of a body, a pulley number-of-revolution sensor detects stopping of the driving pulley, and then a gear ratio sensor detects that the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission system has not returned to the low-ratio range where a sufficient acceleration is obtainable at the time of restart. Upon detecting a restart, the control unit presses the driving-pulley movable half part onto a V-belt to prevent sliding therebetween and thereby reduce a loss in the transmission of a driving force at the time of restart.

Transmission controller for continuously variable transmission system

A control mechanism for a hybrid vehicle having a motor driving means enabling its running through an output of an electric motor, and an engine driving means enabling its running through an output of an engine, includes a throttle sensor and a driving change-over control unit having a mode map for determining each of working regions M, E of the motor driving unit and the engine driving unit in response to a sensing signal &#x3b8; of the throttle sensor. The mode map is provided with a critical region Ma adjacent to the working region E of the engine driving unit in the working region M of the motor driving unit and an informing unit (display device) to inform a driver of a fact that the motor driving unit is being operated in the critical region Ma. The display device also indicates a battery residual amount.

Control mechanism and display for hybrid vehicle

A hybrid vehicle includes an engine and a drive motor which adds power to power generated by the engine in a superimposed manner to assist the engine. A power control unit includes: a fourth rotor sensor as a vehicle speed sensor which detects vehicle speed of the hybrid vehicle; an accelerator sensor which detects an amount of accelerator operation; and an ECU having an assist map which determines an output command reference value for the drive motor based on the vehicle speed and the amount of accelerator operation. The ECU outputs, to the drive motor, a corrected output command value which is calculated by adding an additional value corresponding to a rate of change in the amount of accelerator operation, to the output command reference value obtained from the assist map.

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Hiroaki Uchisasai