A control element (100), for example for a vehicle (1000), is specified which has at least one tubular section (2) with a cavity (4) at least partially surrounded by a wall (3), and a piezoelectric component (1) which is arranged in the cavity and which is provided and embodied to generate a haptic signal at at least one partial region of the control element and/or to detect the action of pressure on at least one part of the piezoelectric component.

Furthermore, a vehicle (1000) with the control element (100) is specified.

A method for ascertaining movement variables of a two-wheeled vehicle. The two-wheeled vehicle includes a sensor system including rotational rate, acceleration, and wheel rotational speed sensors. The wheel rotational speed sensor detects at least one measurement pulse per rotation of a wheel of the two-wheeled vehicle. The method includes: acquisition of three-dimensional rotational rates of the two-wheeled vehicle by the rotational rate sensor, acquisition of acceleration values by the acceleration sensor, estimation of a state of movement of the two-wheeled vehicle based on the acquired rotational rates, the state of movement including estimated values for estimated acceleration values and for an estimated speed and for an estimated distance traveled, first correction of the estimated state of movement based on the acquired acceleration values, and ascertaining of an instantaneous speed of the two-wheeled vehicle and/or of a distance traveled by the two-wheeled vehicle, based on the corrected estimated state of movement.

A method for operating a two-wheeler. The two-wheeler includes a drive unit and a sensor system, the sensor system including a rotation rate sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a wheel speed sensor. The wheel speed sensor detects at least one measuring pulse per revolution of a wheel of the two-wheeler. The method includes: detecting three-dimensional rotation rates of the two-wheeler, detecting acceleration values of the two-wheeler, and estimating a motion state of the two-wheeler based on the detected rotation rates, the motion state including estimated values for estimated acceleration values and an estimated speed and an estimated distance covered, first correction of the estimated motion state based on the detected acceleration values, ascertaining an instantaneous steering angle of the two-wheeler based on the corrected estimated motion state, and actuating the drive unit and/or an antilocking system of the two-wheeler as a function of the ascertained instantaneous steering angle.

A helmet includes a transceiver configured to receive vehicle data from one or more sensors located on a vehicle. The helmet also includes an inertial movement unit (IMU) configured to collect helmet motion data of a rider of the vehicle and a processor in communication with the transceiver and IMU, and programmed to receive, via the transceiver, vehicle data from the one or more sensors located on the vehicle and determine a rider attention state utilizing the vehicle data from the one or more sensors located on the vehicle and the helmet motion data from the IMU.

A bicycle with an electric pedal assist motor capable of driving a chainring independent of cranks includes wheel speed sensors and crank cadence sensors. The wheel speed sensors and the crank cadence sensors measure wheel speed and crank cadence, respectively, and provide the measured wheel speed and crank cadence to controller of the bicycle. The controller activates motor overdrive based on the measured wheel speed and/or the measured crank cadence.

The present application pertains to the technical field of vehicles, and in particular to a vehicle intelligent control system based on a dual independent control system and a corresponding vehicle. The system includes a locomotive terminal and a cloud server. The locomotive terminal includes a first control system and a second control system both being operable independently and capable of exchanging data with each other in real time. The first control system monitors an operation state of the vehicle in real time and transmits at least part of operation state data to the second control system in real time, and controls an operation of the vehicle according to an internal preset instruction and a control instruction received from the second control system. The second control system receives data transmitted by the first control system and transmits at least part of the received data to the cloud server, and receives a control instruction from the cloud server and forwards the control instruction for controlling the operation of the vehicle to the first control system. The present application improves the adaptability and stability of the system, enhances the user experience and increases the safety of the vehicle.

A vehicle includes a controller configured to switch between a constant speed traveling mode in which a vehicle speed is held constant and an inertial traveling mode in which a prime mover is stopped or in an idling state, and a clutch apparatus configured to connect and disconnect power transmission between the prime mover and an output target, and the controller controls the clutch apparatus and decreases a clutch capacity so as to transit to the inertial traveling mode when detected that the vehicle is traveling on a downhill road during the constant speed traveling mode, and the controller controls the clutch apparatus and increases the clutch capacity so as to transit to the constant speed traveling mode when detected that the vehicle traveling on the downhill road has terminated.

A method for operating a driver assistance system for a two-wheeled vehicle, which is characterized in that in an intervention step, the driver assistance system intervenes as a function of a driver-specific driving-dynamics profile and an instantaneous driving state, the driving-dynamics profile reflecting a relationship between inclined-position values at which a driver of the two-wheeled vehicle drove in the past and acceleration values at which he drove at the same time, and the driving state being characterized by an instantaneously acquired acceleration value and an instantaneously acquired inclined-position value.

A method and an apparatus for monitoring a motorcycle. Based on the acceleration-relevant data, a vehicle motion and a vehicle position in three-dimensional space are estimated. The vehicle position in space is analyzed and is evaluated as a normal or a critical riding state. A detection direction of a sensor unit is predefined in such a way that in an upright normal resting position of the motorcycle the detection direction lies in a horizontal plane, and the detected acceleration-relevant data encompass a first acceleration component in a longitudinal vehicle direction and a second acceleration component in a transverse vehicle direction. A riding state evaluated as critical is plausibilized with the estimated vehicle motion in order to recognize a critical resting position after an accident. An emergency call is generated when a critical resting position after an accident is recognized.

The present invention obtains a controller and a control method capable of appropriately assisting with driving by a rider.

In the controller and the control method according to the present invention, an acquisition section of a controller (60) acquires lateral acceleration information of a traveling straddle-type vehicle (100), and in a control mode in which behavior control operation to make the straddle-type vehicle (100) automatically decelerate or automatically accelerate is performed, an execution section of the controller (60) changes the behavior control operation according to the lateral acceleration information.