公开(公告)号：US11422003B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16959335

申请日：2019-02-22

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kazuaki Hashimoto ,  Jin Yoshizawa ,  Takashi Uchida

IPC: G01C21/00 ,  G08G1/01 ,  G08G1/09

Abstract: A control device includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain location information of an electric bicycle and operation information obtained by the vehicle; a calculation unit configured to generate environment information indicating an estimated travel environment of the electric bicycle based on the operation information; and a storage unit configured to store the location information and the environment information. The calculation unit is configured to generate an updated map by associating the location information with the environment information, and reflecting the location information and the environment information on a map.

公开(公告)号：US11505279B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US16967981

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jin Yoshizawa ,  Kazuaki Hashimoto ,  Takashi Uchida

IPC: B62M6/65 ,  B62M6/50 ,  B62M7/12 ,  B62J43/13 ,  B62J45/412 ,  B62J45/423

Abstract: A bicycle motorization device is attached to a bicycle. The motorization device includes: a calculation unit configured to calculate speed of the bicycle; an estimation unit configured to estimate pedal force applied to pedals of the bicycle; an electric motor; a battery which supplies electric power to the electric motor; and a control unit configured to apply auxiliary driving force to a wheel of the bicycle by driving the electric motor based on the speed calculated and the pedal force estimated.

公开(公告)号：US12092338B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US16967982

申请日：2019-03-11

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jin Yoshizawa ,  Kazuaki Hashimoto ,  Takashi Uchida

IPC: F24C15/30 ,  B62J43/13 ,  B62J45/20 ,  B62J99/00 ,  B62M6/45 ,  G06F8/61

CPC classification number: F24C15/30 ,  B62J43/13 ,  B62J45/20 ,  B62J99/00 ,  B62M6/45 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: An electric bicycle includes: an electric motor; a storage unit in which control software for controlling the electric motor is stored; a control unit configured to run the control software stored in the storage unit; and a communication interface unit to which a piece of hardware is removably and communicably connected. The control unit is configured to run an other piece of software different from the control software to control the piece of hardware which is communicably connected to the communication interface unit. The other piece of software is installed in the storage unit. Each of the control software and the other piece of software communicates using a distributed-communication protocol.