Utility vehicle
AssigneesKawasaki Motors, Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
InventorsYuta Ishibashi, Shintarou Nakamura, Ryo Nishio, Makoto Masuda
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Abstract
A utility vehicle includes an electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster, an intention detector, and a controller. The electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster is capable of modifying response characteristics of behavior of the vehicle. The intention detector detects at least one of intentions of an operator of moving the vehicle. When an operator's intention of moving the vehicle is detected by the intention detector, the controller changes the response characteristics of the behavior of the vehicle compared to when an intention of the operator of moving the vehicle is not detected by the intention detector.
Claims14
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- an electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster capable of modifying response characteristics of behavior of the utility vehicle;
- an intention detector configured to detect at least one of intentions of an operator of moving the utility vehicle;
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- a controller configured to change the response characteristics of the behavior of the utility vehicle when an operator's intention of moving the utility vehicle is detected by the intention detector compared to when an intention of the operator of moving the utility vehicle is not detected by the intention detector.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- an electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster;
- a sensor configured to detect at least one of intentions of an operator of moving the utility vehicle;
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- a computer configured to change response characteristics of behavior of the utility vehicle through the vehicle behavior adjuster when an operator's intention of moving the utility vehicle is detected by the sensor, compared to when an intention of the operator of moving the utility vehicle is not detected by the sensor.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- an electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster capable of operating in multiple modes with different response characteristics of behavior of the utility vehicle;
- a sensor configured to detect a predetermined specific operation performed by an operator after an ignition operation wherein an operation supplying electric power to electrical components of the utility vehicle is detected;
- a mode switch configured to be operated to select one of the modes of the vehicle behavior adjuster;
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- a computer configured to control the vehicle behavior adjuster so that it operates in a mode selected by the mode switch while the utility vehicle is in motion,
- wherein the computer controls the vehicle behavior adjuster when the predetermined specific operation is detected by the sensor while the utility vehicle is determined to be not in motion, so that the vehicle behavior adjuster operates according to a mode selected by the mode switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.