Control system and control method
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsShoichiro Kaneko, Yoshiki Takahashi
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Abstract
The present invention obtains a control system and a control method capable of appropriately suppressing front lift-up of a straddle-type vehicle. In the control system and the control method according to the present invention, damping forces of suspensions and drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle are controlled. The drive power adjustment control is executed to adjust the drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle so as to suppress the front lift-up that causes a front wheel of the straddle-type vehicle to lift off from the ground, and initiation timing of the drive power adjustment control is controlled by using a physical quantity to which states of the suspensions are reflected.
Claims13
A control system (90) for controlling behavior of a straddle-type vehicle (100) that includes suspensions (5, 6), the control system comprising:
- a control section (92) that controls damping forces of the suspensions (5, 6) and drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle (100), wherein
- the control section (92)
- in response to determining that a possibility of occurrence of front lift-up that causes a front wheel (3) of the straddle-type vehicle (100) to lift off from the ground is higher than a reference, execute damping force adjustment control for adjusting damping forces of the suspensions (5, 6) so as to suppress the front lift-up,
- after executing damping force adjustment control, initiate drive power adjustment control for adjusting the drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle (100) so as to suppress the front lift-up, and
- controls initiation timing of the drive power adjustment control by using a measured characteristic of the suspensions (5, 6).
A control method for controlling behavior of a straddle-type vehicle (100) that includes suspensions (5, 6), and
- damping forces of the suspensions (5, 6) and drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle (100) being controlled by a control system (90), the control method comprising:
- in response to determining that a possibility of occurrence of front lift-up that causes a front wheel (3) of the straddle-type vehicle (100) to lift off from the ground is higher than a reference, executing damping force adjustment control for adjusting damping forces of the suspensions (5, 6) so as to suppress the front lift-up;
- after executing damping force adjustment control, executing drive power adjustment control for adjusting the drive power generated to the straddle-type vehicle (100) so as to suppress front lift-up;
- and
- adjusting initiation timing of the drive power adjustment control by using a measured characteristic of the suspensions (5, 6).
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