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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Merlin Martin Manewald, Reutlingen, DE;
Christian Reisige, Tuebingen, DE;
Sebastian Eberle, Tuebingen, DE;
Joseph Reck, Filderstadt, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating a drive unit of an electric bicycle is disclosed. The method includes determining a temporary actual torque curve of a driver torque generated by a muscle force of a driver of the electric bicycle. The method further includes estimating a future torque curve by extrapolating the determined actual torque curve. In addition, the method includes determining whether the estimated future torque curve falls below a predetermined first torque threshold within a predetermined first time frame. The method also includes controlled reduction of a motor torque generated by way of the drive unit when the estimated future torque curve within the first time frame falls below the first torque threshold.