Method and device for determining the angle of inclination of a two-wheeled vehicle
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining an angle of inclination of a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- ascertaining a transverse acceleration and an acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle;
ascertaining a value of a first geometric variable that describes a cross-sectional profile of a tire of the vehicle along the transverse direction;
calculating, using a processor of a computer, a second geometric variable as a function of the transverse acceleration and the acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis;
calculating, using the processor, the angle of inclination as a function of a geometric relationship between the first geometric variable and the second geometric variable.
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Abstract
In a method for determining the angle of inclination of a two-wheeled vehicle of the type of a bicycle, a scooter or a motorcycle with respect to the roadway normal, the angle of inclination is able to be determined simply and accurately if the transverse acceleration of the vehicle is measured using a transverse acceleration sensor and the acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle is ascertained and the angle of inclination with respect to the roadway normal is calculated based on the two acceleration values.
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining an angle of inclination of a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
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ascertaining a transverse acceleration and an acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle; ascertaining a value of a first geometric variable that describes a cross-sectional profile of a tire of the vehicle along the transverse direction; calculating, using a processor of a computer, a second geometric variable as a function of the transverse acceleration and the acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis; calculating, using the processor, the angle of inclination as a function of a geometric relationship between the first geometric variable and the second geometric variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for determining an angle of inclination of a vehicle, comprising:
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a device for determining a transverse acceleration of the vehicle; a device for determining an acceleration of the vehicle in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle; and a processing device configured to calculate the angle of inclination by; calculating a second geometric variable as a function of the transverse acceleration and the acceleration in the direction of the vertical axis; and calculating the angle of inclination as a function of a geometric relationship between a first geometric variable that describes a cross-sectional profile of a tire of the vehicle along the transverse direction and the second geometric variable. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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