US 11,993,120 B2
Utility vehicle
Yuta Ishibashi, Akashi (JP); Shintarou Nakamura, Akashi (JP); Ryo Nishio, Akashi (JP); and Makoto Masuda, Yokohama (JP)
Assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD., Akashi (JP); and ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed by KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD., Akashi (JP); and ROBERT BOSCH GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,103.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406058 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60G 17/0165 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/0165 (2013.01) [B60G 2400/204 (2013.01); B60G 2400/821 (2013.01); B60G 2600/184 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utility vehicle, comprising:
an electronically controlled vehicle behavior adjuster capable of modifying response characteristics of behavior of the utility vehicle;
an intention detector configured to detect at least one of intentions of an operator of moving the utility vehicle; and
a controller configured to change the response characteristics of the behavior of the utility vehicle when an operator's intention of moving the utility vehicle is detected by the intention detector compared to when an intention of the operator of moving the utility vehicle is not detected by the intention detector.