Motorcycle with radar device
OwnerVincenzo Ferraroinventor
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Abstract
An embodiment of a motorcycle comprises a radar device configured to detect, for each side of the motorcycle, the presence of a vehicle near or approaching in at least a first zone characteristic of its blind spot and in at least a second zone adjacent to and behind the first zone with respect to the direction of travel of the motorcycle. The radar device comprises at least one sensor and at least one controller that determines the presence of the vehicle in one of the zones based on a signal sent by the sensor element. The controller is connected, directly or indirectly, to a monitor of the dashboard of the motorcycle and determines the illumination of at least one predetermined portion of the monitor when it detects the presence of the vehicle in one of the zones.
Claims15
1-10. (canceled)
A saddle-ride type motorcycle comprising:
- a dashboard comprising a monitor;
- a radar device comprising at least one sensor and at least one controller;
- wherein the at least one controller is connected, directly or indirectly, to the monitor and is configured to:
- detect, for each side of the motorcycle, presence of a vehicle near or approaching in at least a first zone characteristic of a blind spot and in at least a second zone adjacent to and rear to the first zone with respect to a direction of travel of the motorcycle, based on a signal sent by the at least one sensor;
- determine an illumination of at least one predetermined portion of the monitor when it detects the presence of the vehicle in one of the first or second zones;
- and
- estimate a potential presence of the vehicle in a third zone adjacent to and in front of the first zone with respect to the direction of travel of the motorcycle, wherein the illumination of the predetermined portion or of a further predetermined portion of the monitor with respect to the predetermined portion is determined, directly or indirectly, based on a speed of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.