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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Akira Sato, Kanagawa, JP;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a controller and a control method appropriately improving safety of a saddled vehicle. According to the controller and the control method according to the present disclosure, a controller maneuvers a saddled vehicle and has a control section. The control section executes a distance control in which a distance between the saddled vehicle and a target vehicle is controlled based on surrounding environment information of the saddled vehicle. The control section initiates the distance control according to a first operation in which a rider of the saddled vehicle operates an operation unit to change a reference state of the operation unit to a different state that is different from the reference state. The control section terminates the distance control according to a second operation in which the rider returns the operation unit to the reference state during execution of the distance control.