Method and device for determining a transverse gradient of a road surface on which a two-wheeler travels
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a two-wheeler on the basis of a transverse gradient of a road surface on which the two-wheeler travels, the method comprising:
- determining an inclination of the two-wheeler, the two-wheeler having only two wheels, each having a rolling circumference, the rolling circumference of at least one wheel of the two wheels changing as a function of an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface, relative to the road surface from a variable, which depends on the rolling circumference of the at least one wheel;
determining a tilt of the two-wheeler;
ascertaining the transverse gradient of the road surface from the tilt of the two-wheeler and the inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface; and
controlling, based on the ascertained transverse gradient, one of a braking system, a headlight control system, and a vehicle dynamics system of the two-wheeler.
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Abstract
A method for determining a transverse gradient of a road surface, on which a two-wheeler travels, the two-wheeler having at least one wheel, whose rolling circumference changes as a function of an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface, an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface being determined from a variable, which depends on the rolling circumference of the at least one wheel, and the transverse gradient of the road surface being determined from the tilt of the two-wheeler and the inclination relative to the road surface. A corresponding device and a computer program product are also described.
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1. A method for controlling a two-wheeler on the basis of a transverse gradient of a road surface on which the two-wheeler travels, the method comprising:
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determining an inclination of the two-wheeler, the two-wheeler having only two wheels, each having a rolling circumference, the rolling circumference of at least one wheel of the two wheels changing as a function of an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface, relative to the road surface from a variable, which depends on the rolling circumference of the at least one wheel; determining a tilt of the two-wheeler; ascertaining the transverse gradient of the road surface from the tilt of the two-wheeler and the inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface; and controlling, based on the ascertained transverse gradient, one of a braking system, a headlight control system, and a vehicle dynamics system of the two-wheeler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for controlling a two-wheeler on the basis of a transverse gradient of a road surface on which the two-wheeler travels, comprising:
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an inclination determining arrangement to determine an inclination of the two-wheeler, the two-wheeler having only two wheels, each having a rolling circumference, the rolling circumference of at least one wheel of the two wheels changing as a function of an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface, relative to the road surface from a variable, which depends on the rolling circumference of the at least one wheel; a tilt determining arrangement to determine a tilt of the two-wheeler; a gradient ascertaining arrangement, in communication with the inclination determining arrangement and the tilt determining arrangement, to ascertain the transverse gradient of the road surface from the tilt of the two-wheeler and the inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface; and an arrangement for controlling, based on the ascertained transverse gradient, one of a braking system, a headlight control system, and a vehicle dynamics system of the two-wheeler. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer readable medium having a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising:
a program code arrangement having program code for controlling a two-wheeler on the basis of a transverse gradient of a road surface on which the two-wheeler travels, the two-wheeler having two wheels, each having a rolling circumference, the rolling circumference of at least one wheel of the two wheels changing as a function of an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface, by performing the following; determining an inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface from a variable, which depends on the rolling circumference of the at least one wheel; determining a tilt of the two-wheeler; ascertaining the transverse gradient of the road surface from the tilt of the two-wheeler and the inclination of the two-wheeler relative to the road surface; and controlling, based on the ascertained transverse gradient, one of a braking system, a headlight control system, and a vehicle dynamics system of the two-wheeler. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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