US 12,280,847 B2
Driver assistance system for motorcycle
Makoto Katayama, Saitama (JP); and Hiroki Tanaka, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/186,966.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-053392 (JP), filed on Mar. 29, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312044 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B62J 50/21 (2020.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B62J 27/00 (2020.01); B62J 45/20 (2020.01); B62J 45/41 (2020.01); B62J 50/22 (2020.01); B62K 23/02 (2006.01); B62L 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62J 50/21 (2020.02) [B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 15/2009 (2013.01); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B62J 27/00 (2013.01); B62J 45/20 (2020.02); B62J 45/41 (2020.02); B62J 50/22 (2020.02); B62K 23/02 (2013.01); B62L 3/026 (2013.01); B60L 2200/24 (2013.01); B60L 2240/42 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2300/36 (2013.01); B60W 2554/40 (2020.02); B60W 2554/4041 (2020.02)] 5 Claims
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1. A driver assistance system for a motorcycle, the driver assistance system comprising:
a wheel driver that generates a forward output for turning a wheel forward and moving a vehicle body forward, or generates a backup output for reversing the wheel and backing up the vehicle body;
a brake lever squeezably operable by a rider;
a control switch operable by the rider; and
a backup assistance controller that controls the wheel driver on a basis of an operation of the brake lever and the control switch, wherein
the backup assistance controller, after causing the wheel driver to generate the backup output when triggered by the control switch being turned on, continues to cause the backup output to be generated until the brake lever is operated or the control switch is turned off.