Tilt control system
OwnerJason Breazlaninventor
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Abstract
A tilt control system for a sidecar and a motorcycle. The tilt control system can include a main frame, a tilting frame, and an actuator. The actuator can be coupled to the main frame and to the tilting frame, and can be configured to control tilting of the tilting frame relative to the main frame. The tilt control system can include a sensor, and a controller in communication with the actuator and the sensor. The controller can be configured to determine an operating parameter (e.g., a pressure) based on sensor data received from the sensor, compare the operating parameter to a threshold criteria, and cause the actuator to control the orientation of the tilting frame relative to the main frame, based on the comparison of the operating parameter to the threshold criteria.
Claims19
A tilt control system for a sidecar and a motorcycle, the tilt control system comprising:
- a main frame;
- a tilting frame;
- an actuator arranged to tilt the tilting frame relative to the main frame, the actuator being configured to retract and extend to control tilting of the tilting frame relative to the main frame;
- at least one of a first pressure sensor or a second pressure sensor;
- and
- a controller in communication with the actuator and at least one of the first pressure sensor or the second pressure sensor, the controller being configured to:
- determine a first pressure or a second pressure based on sensor data received from at least one of the first pressure sensor or the second pressure sensor;
- compare the first pressure or the second pressure to a threshold criteria;
- and
- cause the actuator to control an orientation of the tilting frame relative to the main frame, based on the comparison of the first pressure or the second pressure to the threshold criteria.
A tilt control system comprising:
- a main frame;
- a tilting frame;
- a first actuator arranged to tilt the tilting frame relative to the main frame;
- at least one pressure sensor located along a first flow path between a valve and an end of a hydraulic cylinder of the first actuator;
- and
- a controller in communication with the first actuator, the controller configured to receive sensor data from the at least one pressure sensor, configured to detect the pressure based on the sensor data, and configured to cause the first actuator to control an orientation of the tilting frame relative to the main frame based on a pressure detected in the tilt control system being at least one of outside of or within a predetermined threshold.
A tilt control system comprising:
- a main frame;
- a tilting frame;
- a first actuator arranged to tilt the tilting frame relative to the main frame;
- a motorcycle that includes the main frame;
- at least one lateral wheel coupled to the motorcycle by the tilting frame;
- and
- a controller in communication with the first actuator configured to cause the first actuator to control an orientation of the tilting frame relative to the main frame based on a pressure detected in the tilt control system being at least one of outside of or within a predetermined threshold.
A tilt control system comprising:
- a main frame;
- a tilting frame;
- a first actuator arranged to tilt the tilting frame relative to the main frame;
- a second actuator arranged to tilt the tilting frame relative to the main frame;
- a controller in communication with the first actuator and the second actuator and configured to cause the first actuator and the second actuator to control an orientation of the tilting frame relative to the main frame based on a comparison of a pressure detected in the tilt control system with a predetermined threshold.
A computer-implemented method of controlling tilting for a motorcycle system, using an actuator coupled to a main frame of the motorcycle system and to a tilting frame of the motorcycle system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an electronic control device, sensor data from at least one of a first pressure sensor or a second pressure sensor;
- determining, using the electronic control device, a hydraulic pressure of the actuator from the sensor data;
- and
- causing, using the electronic control device, the actuator to control an orientation of the tilting frame relative to the main frame based on a determined hydraulic pressure of the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.