Training system and method for motorcycle riding

• US 10,283,007 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2015
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Kurosawa, Fuminobu, Behrendt, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Yao, Samchuan C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Valle, Lily M Del
• Application Number:
  US14/676,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20150364061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,497 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/052 characterised by provision for recording or measuring trainee's performance devices for psychotechnics, e.g. for vehicle drivers A61B5/16, A61B5/18
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/058 for teaching control of cycles or motorcycles

Abstract

A training system for a motorcycle has a plurality of sensor monitoring operating conditions of the motorcycle. A navigation system indicates a location and a route traveled by the motorcycle. A processor is coupled to the plurality of sensors and the navigation system. A memory is coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: analyze the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route; and provide feedback to increase a riding performance when re-riding the route.

Claims

1. A training system for a motorcycle comprising:

a plurality of sensors monitoring operating conditions of the motorcycle, the plurality of sensors being coupled to the motorcycle and comprising at least one gyroscope, wherein the operating conditions monitored by the gyroscope comprise a tilt angle of the motorcycle and a body lean of a rider of the motorcycle;

a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and a navigation system;

the navigation system indicating a location and a route traveled by the motorcycle and determining whether the location and the route has been previously ridden through by the motorcycle using the processor and a global positioning system (GPS);

and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

analyze the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route by comparing the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route with an optimized run along the route using physical limitations of at least one of a roadway, the motorcycle, or the rider of the motorcycle; and

in response to the navigation system determining that the motorcycle is riding the previously ridden route, provide feedback to the rider of the motorcycle while the motorcycle is re-riding the route based on the comparison to increase a riding performance, wherein the feedback comprises instructions on how to adjust at least one of the operating conditions being monitored by the plurality of sensors.

2. The training system of claim 1, wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to issue a warning prior to riding into a caution area on the route based on the operating conditions.

3. The training system of claim 1, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to provide the feedback in real time.

4. The training system of claim 1, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to provide the feedback in at least one of an audible or visual mode.

5. The training system of claim 1, comprising a storage device recording the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors and an associated position of the route where the operating conditions were monitored.

6. The training system of claim 1, comprising a user interface inputting information to review the operating conditions analyzed.

7. The training system of claim 1, comprising a display screen showing visual feedback of a run recorded by a camera and analyzed.

8. The training system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors further comprises:

an accelerometer monitoring g-force acceleration;

a steering angle sensor monitoring a steering angle of the motorcycle; and

a velocity sensor monitoring a speed of the motorcycle.

9. The training system of claim 1, comprising a camera capturing visual data along the route.

20. The training system of claim 1, wherein the instructions on how to adjust the at least one operating condition are based on a physical characteristic of the rider of the motorcycle.

10. A training system for a motorcycle comprising:

a plurality of sensors monitoring operating conditions of the motorcycle, the plurality of sensors being coupled to the motorcycle and comprising at least one gyroscope, wherein the operating conditions monitored by the gyroscope comprise a tilt angle of the motorcycle and a body lean of a rider of the motorcycle;

a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and a navigation system;

the navigation system indicating a location and a route traveled by the motorcycle and determining whether the location and the route has been previously ridden through by the motorcycle using the processor and a global positioning system (GPS);

and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to;

analyze the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route by comparing the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route with an optimized run along the route using physical limitations of at least one of a roadway, the motorcycle, or the rider of the motorcycle; and

in response to the navigation system determining that the motorcycle is riding the previously ridden route, provide feedback to the rider of the motorcycle while the motorcycle is re-riding the route to increase a riding performance re-riding the route, wherein the feedback comprises instructions on how to adjust at least one of the operating conditions being monitored by the plurality of sensors based on the comparison or a warning prior to riding into a caution area on the route based on the operating conditions.

11. The training system of claim 10, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to provide the feedback in real time.

12. The training system of claim 10, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to provide the feedback in at least one of an audible or visual mode.

13. The training system of claim 10, comprising a storage device recording the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors and an associated position of the route where the operating conditions were monitored.

14. The training system of claim 10, comprising a user interface inputting information to review the operating conditions analyzed.

15. The training system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of sensors further comprises:

an accelerometer monitoring g-force acceleration;

a steering angle sensor monitoring a steering angle of the motorcycle; and

a velocity sensor monitoring a speed of the motorcycle.

16. The training system of claim 10, comprising a camera capturing visual data along the route.

17. A method to provide feedback for increasing a performance on a motorcycle comprising:

monitoring operating conditions of a motorcycle by a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors being coupled to the motorcycle and comprising at least one gyroscope, wherein the operating conditions monitored by the gyroscope comprise a tilt angle of the motorcycle and a body lean of a rider of the motorcycle;

indicating a location and a route traveled by the motorcycle by a navigation system;

determining whether the location and the route has been previously ridden through by the motorcycle using a processor and a global positioning system (GPS);

analyzing the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route by comparing the operating conditions monitored by the plurality of sensors along the route with an optimized run along the route using physical limitations of at least one of a roadway, the motorcycle, or the rider of the motorcycle; and

in response to determining that the motorcycle is riding the previously ridden route, providing feedback to the rider of the motorcycle while the motorcycle is re-riding the route to increase a riding performance, wherein the feedback comprises instructions on how to adjust at least one operating condition being monitored by the plurality of sensors based on the comparison or a warning prior to riding into a caution area on the route based on the operating conditions.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising providing the feedback in real time.

19. The method of claim 17, comprising providing the feedback in at least one of an audible or visual mode.