A solar wireless collector beacon (data hub) and associated method stores source data, received wirelessly from a data source, in a data buffer of the data hub. Sensor data is read from one or more onboard sensors of the data hub and stored as structural and/or environmental data in the data buffer. The environmental data is processed to determine an operating status of a vehicle being used with the data hub and an energy harvester of the vehicle is controlled to harvest energy from the vehicle based on the operating status. One or more of the operating status, the source data, and the environmental data is wirelessly transmitted from the data hub to an external device.

A virtual experience providing system that provides a virtual experience in a virtual reality image based on a virtual world representing a real world or an artificial world to a user who rides a rideable mobile body includes a storage medium configured to store computer-readable instructions and a processor connected to the storage medium, the processor executing the computer-readable instructions to generate a basic movement command which is a movement command to the rideable mobile body based on a steering operation of the user and generate an event action command different from the basic movement command when a predetermined event has occurred in the virtual world, wherein the event action command is a command for causing the rideable mobile body to perform an event action that is predetermined according to the predetermined event.

A virtual experience providing system that provides a virtual experience in a virtual reality image based on a virtual world representing a real world or an artificial world to a user who rides a rideable mobile body includes a storage medium configured to store computer-readable instructions and a processor connected to the storage medium, the processor executing the computer-readable instructions to generate a basic movement command which is a movement command to the rideable mobile body based on a steering operation of the user and generate an event action command different from the basic movement command when a predetermined event has occurred in the virtual world, wherein the event action command is a command for causing the rideable mobile body to perform an event action that is predetermined according to the predetermined event.

A bicycle power meter includes a strain gauge, a signal processing unit, a processor, and a signal transmitter. The strain gauge is disposed on at least one of an outer peripheral wall and an inner peripheral wall of a handlebar of a bicycle. The signal processing unit connected to the strain gauge by signal correspondingly outputs an electrical signal based on a deformation of the handlebar detected by the strain gauge. The processor connected to the signal processing unit by signal receives the electrical signal sent by the signal processing unit and calculates a measuring value based on the electrical signal and sends the measuring value in an output signal. The signal transmitter connected to the processor by signal receives the output signal sent by the processor and converts the output signal to a wired or wireless signal and sends the wired or wireless signal to a terminal device.

A bicycle power meter includes a strain gauge, a signal processing unit, a processor, and a signal transmitter. The strain gauge is disposed on at least one of an outer peripheral wall and an inner peripheral wall of a handlebar of a bicycle. The signal processing unit connected to the strain gauge by signal correspondingly outputs an electrical signal based on a deformation of the handlebar detected by the strain gauge. The processor connected to the signal processing unit by signal receives the electrical signal sent by the signal processing unit and calculates a measuring value based on the electrical signal and sends the measuring value in an output signal. The signal transmitter connected to the processor by signal receives the output signal sent by the processor and converts the output signal to a wired or wireless signal and sends the wired or wireless signal to a terminal device.

Provided are a self-balancing scooter and a control method thereof, and a kart powered by the same. The self-balancing scooter includes two scooter bodies on which foot boards and motorized wheels are disposed, and a rotating shaft device, where the rotating shaft device includes a rotating shaft, two axle seats, and a torsion limiting mechanism. The torsion limiting mechanism controls a rotation angle by the fit between a limiting portion on the rotating shaft and a fitting portion on one axle seat. The present disclosure realizes torsion limit by directly using the rotating shaft and the axle seats without the use of an additional element (for example, a limiting shaft), thus simplifying the structure of the rotating shaft device and facilitating assembly.

Provided are a self-balancing scooter and a control method thereof, and a kart powered by the same. The self-balancing scooter includes two scooter bodies on which foot boards and motorized wheels are disposed, and a rotating shaft device, where the rotating shaft device includes a rotating shaft, two axle seats, and a torsion limiting mechanism. The torsion limiting mechanism controls a rotation angle by the fit between a limiting portion on the rotating shaft and a fitting portion on one axle seat. The present disclosure realizes torsion limit by directly using the rotating shaft and the axle seats without the use of an additional element (for example, a limiting shaft), thus simplifying the structure of the rotating shaft device and facilitating assembly.

A control device that controls a straddle type vehicle, the control device comprising: a route information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle; a weather information acquisition unit configured to acquire weather information corresponding to the scheduled travel route; a determination unit configured to determine whether the scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle is to be affected by weather based on the weather information; and a control unit configured to control a function related to a traveling state of the straddle type vehicle, based on a determination result of the determination unit.

A control device that controls a straddle type vehicle, the control device comprising: a route information acquisition unit configured to acquire information of a scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle; a weather information acquisition unit configured to acquire weather information corresponding to the scheduled travel route; a determination unit configured to determine whether the scheduled travel route of the straddle type vehicle is to be affected by weather based on the weather information; and a control unit configured to control a function related to a traveling state of the straddle type vehicle, based on a determination result of the determination unit.

An electrical switch device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electrical switch unit and a connecting part. The electrical switch unit is configured to generate a signal in response to a user input. The connecting part is provided on the electrical switch unit so as to electrically connect an additional electrical switch device to the electrical switch device. The electrical switch device is configured to selectively transmit the signal from the electrical switch unit and an additional signal from the additional electrical switch device to an operating device configured to operate the electric component.