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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Takahiko Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Masashi Kataoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiko Hasegawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Masashi Kataoka, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F007/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle includes a tip over detection device that uses a vertically oriented sensor to improve the accuracy of detecting when the vehicle has tipped over. An ECU communicates with the accelerometer and controls engine operation. The ECU stops the engine, preferably gradually, when the vehicle has tipped over. The sensor can also detect lean in additional directions that are orthogonal to the vertical direction.