Control apparatus and control method
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorTomohiro Shoji
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a control apparatus and a control method capable of improving the safety of a straddle-type vehicle. In a control apparatus 20 and a control method according to the present invention, an execution section of the control apparatus 20 executes a rider support operation for supporting driving by a rider, and a determination section of the control apparatus 20 determines the visibility of a straddle-type vehicle 1 from an oncoming vehicle. The execution section executes, based on a visibility determination result from the determination section, a traveling position support operation which is the rider support operation of recommending or correcting the traveling position of the straddle-type vehicle 1 in a lane width direction.
Claims14
A control apparatus (20) for a rider support system (10) for supporting driving of a straddle-type vehicle (1) by a rider, the control apparatus configured to:
- execute a rider support operation for supporting driving by the rider;
- and
- determine a visibility of the straddle-type vehicle (1) from an oncoming vehicle (3),
- wherein the control apparatus (20) executes, based on a visibility determination result, a traveling position support operation which is the rider support operation of recommending or correcting a traveling position of the straddle-type vehicle (1) in a lane width direction.
A control method for a rider support system (10) for supporting driving of a straddle-type vehicle (1) by a rider, comprising:
- executing, via a control apparatus (20), a rider support operation for supporting the driving by the rider;
- and
- determining, via the control apparatus (20), a visibility of the straddle-type vehicle (1) from an oncoming vehicle (3),
- wherein the control apparatus (20) executes, based on a visibility determination result, a traveling position support operation which is the rider support operation of recommending or correcting a traveling position of the straddle-type vehicle (1) in a lane width direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.