Driving data notification system and method, and motorcycle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562011-B2
Application number	US-202418753160-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2024
Priority date	Jun 25, 2024
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

A driving data notification system includes: a position detector configured to detect a position of a vehicle; a storage device configured to store driving data including position data of the vehicle detected by the position detector, and position data of a measurement point at which a lap time is measured; a processor configured to calculate the lap time based on the position data of the vehicle and the position data of the measurement point, in which the lap time calculated by the processor is to be stored in the storage device in a manner associated with the driving data, and a transmitter configured to transmit the lap time and the driving data stored in the storage unit to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A driving data notification system for measuring a lap time that is a time required for a vehicle to complete a predetermined course, and for causing a notification device to make a notification of the lap time, the driving data notification system comprising:
a position detector configured to detect a position of the vehicle; a storage device configured to store driving data including position data of the vehicle detected by the position detector, and position data of a measurement point at which the lap time is measured; a processor configured to calculate the lap time based on the position data of the vehicle and the position data of the measurement point, wherein the lap time calculated by the processor is to be stored in the storage device in a manner associated with the driving data; and a transmitter configured to transmit the lap time and the driving data stored in the storage device to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

2 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the lap time to outside when the vehicle passes the measurement point and the lap time is calculated.

3 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit, to outside, the driving data associated with a latest one of a plurality of lap times stored in the storage device, and the driving data associated with a shortest one of the plurality of lap times stored in the storage device, for causing the notification device to make a notification.

4 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising a speed detection device mounted on the vehicle and configured to detect a speed of the vehicle, wherein
the driving data includes speed data of the vehicle in a plurality of sections of the predetermined course, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the speed data of the vehicle in each of the plurality of sections to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

5 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , wherein
the position detector is configured to detect a three-dimensional position of the vehicle, and the position data of the vehicle is three-dimensional position data.

6 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising an acquisition device mounted on the vehicle and configured to acquire operation data of the vehicle, wherein
the driving data includes the operation data, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the operation data associated with the position data of the vehicle to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

7 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising an attitude detection device mounted on the vehicle and configured to detect an attitude of the vehicle or a driver, wherein
the driving data includes attitude data of the vehicle or the driver, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the attitude data associated with the position data of the vehicle to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

8 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising a rollover detector mounted on the vehicle and configured to detect a rollover of the vehicle, wherein
the driving data includes rollover data of the vehicle, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the rollover data associated with the position data of the vehicle to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

9 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , further comprising a server configured to receive the lap time and the driving data from the transmitter, and to accumulate the lap time and the driving data in a manner associated with the predetermined course, wherein
the server is configured to transmit, to the notification device, the lap time and the driving data of the vehicle on the predetermined course as well as the lap time and the driving data of another vehicle different from the vehicle on the predetermined course, as well as, for causing the notification device to make a notification.

10 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit data related to maintenance or a failure of a part related to a driving source, the data being associated with the driving data, to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

11 . The driving data notification system according to claim 1 , wherein the notification device includes a display device.

12 . A driving data notification method for measuring a lap time that is a time required for a motor vehicle to complete a predetermined course, and for causing a notification device to make a notification of the lap time, the driving data notification method comprising:
detecting a position of the motor vehicle; storing, in a storage device, driving data including position data of the motor vehicle, and position data of a measurement point at which the lap time is measured; calculating the lap time using the position data of the motor vehicle and the position data of the measurement point; storing the lap time in the storage device in a manner associated with the driving data; and transmitting the driving data and the lap time stored in the storage device to outside for causing the notification device to make a notification.

13 . A motorcycle comprising:
a vehicle body; a position detector mounted on the vehicle body and configured to detect a position of the motorcycle; a storage device configured to store driving data including position data of the motorcycle detected by the position detector, and position data of a measurement point that is used as a reference of measurement of a lap time that is a time required for the motorcycle to complete a predetermined course; a processor configured to calculate the lap time using the position data of the motorcycle and the position data of the measurement point, wherein the lap time calculated by the processor is to be stored in the storage device in a manner associated with the driving data; and a transmitter configured to transmit the lap time and the driving data stored in the storage device to outside.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Motors Ltd

Inventors

• Shimozono Hayato
• Moritake Toshiyuki
• Morita Hirokazu
• Nakagawa Tomotaka

Classifications

• G07C5/0825 Primary

  using optical means · CPC title

• G07C5/085

  using electronic data carriers · CPC title

• G07C5/0808

  Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005) · CPC title

• G07C5/008 Primary

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title