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US 11,203,291 B2Granted
Controller and control system
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsMasahiro Nakakura, Kazuki Koshiyama, Toshihiko Takahashi, Satoshi Shahana, Hitoshi Takayama, Masafumi Tanaka, Yasuhiro Nakashima, Takafumi Nishino, Shingo Sakurai
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Abstract
An electronic controller and a control system are provided that allow the rider to comfortably ride a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller includes at least one processor configured to control a notification device based on environmental information related to a surrounding environment of a human-powered vehicle.
Claims12
A control system comprising:
- a detection device arranged on a human-powered vehicle;
- and
- an electronic controller comprising at least one processor configured to obtain environmental information related to a surrounding environment of the human-powered vehicle from a detection result of the detection device,
- the at least one processor being further configured to output a control signal to control a component of the human-powered vehicle based on the environmental information obtained from the detection device,
- the component including at least one of a shifting device, a travel assist device assisting in travel of the human-powered vehicle, an adjustable seatpost, a brake device, a lamp, or a power generator,
- the controlling of the adjustable seatpost includes changing a height of a saddle of the adjustable seatpost, and
- the environmental information including at least one of information related to a slope of a road surface, information related to friction of a road surface, information related to an irregularity of a road surface, information related to an obstacle, information related to a road sign, information related to a road marking, or information related to another moving object.
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A control system comprising:
- a detection device arranged on a frame of a human-powered vehicle;
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- an electronic controller comprising at least one processor configured to obtain environmental information related to a surrounding environment of the human-powered vehicle from a detection result of the detection device,
- the at least one processor being further configured to output a control signal to control at least two different functions of components of the human-powered vehicle based on the environmental information obtained from the detection device, and
- the environmental information including at least one of information related to a slope of a road surface, information related to friction of a road surface, information related to an irregularity of a road surface, information related to an obstacle, information related to a road sign, information related to a road marking, or information related to another moving object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.