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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2022
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Matthias Weinmann, Balingen, DE;
Daniel Baumgaertner, Neustetten, DE;
Andreas Wienss, Eningen Unter Achalm, DE;
Joseph Reck, Filderstadt, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling an electric bicycle that can be operated with motor force and/or with pedal force is disclosed. The method includes (i) providing a trigger signal for enabling the activation of a walk mode to a control unit of the electric bicycle, (ii) providing a measurement signal of a sensor device regarding a property of the electric bicycle and/or regarding a component comprised by the electric bicycle to the control unit, (iii) detecting plausibility of the trigger signal on the basis of the provided measurement signal, and (iv) controlling the electric bicycle by enabling the activation of the walk mode in accordance with the detection of the plausibility of the trigger signal. Also disclosed is an electric bicycle that can be operated with motor force and/or with pedal force.