| Since 1996, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(YMC) has been carrying on system research for improving
the safety of motorcycles by means of state-of-the-art
electronics and other advanced technologies as a part
of the "Advanced Safety Vehicle" (ASV) development project
of Japan's Ministry of Transport. Now YMC has succeeded
in the development of a research-use vehicle named the
"Yamaha ASV-2" that is compatible with the "Intelligent
Transport Systems" (ITS).
The Yamaha ASV-2 is a research-use vehicle that takes
as its base the 250cc Yamaha scooter "Majesty" and it
will displayed at the "Smart Cruise 21 Demo 2000" to
be held in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Pref.from Nov.28 (co-sponsored
by the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Construction).
Two models of the ASV-2 have been built; Model 1 is
equipped with "autonomous type systems" such as preventative
safety technologies,accident avoidance technologies
and damage mitigating technologies; Model 2 mounts a
"road-vehicle collaborative system" that supports the
rider with information provided from the road infrastructure. |
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<Reference>
* ASV (Advanced Safety Vehicle) is
the designation for a new generation of vehicles
that not only achieve a dramatic enhancement of
safety by using the latest electronics and other
technologies to become "smart" vehicles but also
become a platform for a variety of ITS (Intelligent
Transport Systems) functions and technologies.
In Japan, research and development in advanced
vehicle-safety technologies has been coordinated
by the "Study Group for Promotion of Advanced
Safety Vehicles" (Founded: 1991, Offices: Ministry
of Transport), comprising representatives from
the academic community, the automobile and motorcycle
industries (13 companies) and the related ministries,
with the aim of implementing advanced safety technologies,
including an autonomous driving system, sometime
in the early 21st century. During the 2nd Phase
of the Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV) Research
and Development Project (1996~2000), the various
automobile and motorcycle makers have conducted
independent research on the themes of their choice
selected from the following: 1) Preventative Safety
Technologies, 2) Accident Avoidance Technologies,
3) Autonomous Driving Technologies, 4) Damage
Mitigating Technologies, 5) Post-Collision Injury
Mitigation and Prevention Technologies, and 6)
Fundamental Automotive Technologies. |
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| Summary of
the Yamaha ASV-2 |
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Yamaha recognizes "safety" as one of
the important themes of motorcycle product development
and is employing the latest in electronics and other
technologies not only to improve the basic motorcycle
functions of "running, turning and stopping" but also
pursuing the development of systems that contribute
to accident avoidance and injury mitigation during accidents.
The new "Yamaha ASV-2" is a motorcycle developed to
realize the functions to be compatible with the "Intelligent
Transport Systems" (ITS) to be implemented sometime
in the early part of the new century with the aim of
"constructing systems that integrate people, roads and
vehicles. Yamaha has put to use the latest in electronics
and other technologies to build on existing safety technologies
in the research and development of this vehicle.
Model 1 of the Yamaha ASV-2 mounts five new systems
that fall under the three categories of preventative
safety, accident avoidance and damage mitigation. Model
2 mounts a road-vehicle collaborative system that can
handle six types of rider support systems based on information
supplied by the road infrastructure. |
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| Features of
the Yamaha ASV-2 Model 1 |
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1) Intervehicle communication
system that informs 4-wheel vehicle drivers
of the presence of the motorcycle by means of
an infrared laser.
2) Active headlight that swivels in
accordance with the motorcycle's bank angle on
turns to light the road around the corner.
3) Multi-information system that supplies
the rider with a variety of information via a
monitor on the meter panel
4) Brake assist system that supplements
the braking force when necessary in emergency
situations.
5) Airbag system that mitigates rider injury
during front collisions. |
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| Features of
the Yamaha ASV-2 Model 2 |
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1) Curve overshooting prevention
support that communicates information about
the shape of the curve, etc., on poor-visibility
curves.
2) Forward obstacle collision prevention support
that detects obstacles like stopped vehicles or
fallen objects before a curve.
3) Crossing collision prevention support (stopping)
that informs the rider the distance to the stop
line of an intersection.
4) Crossing collision prevention support (starting
up) that informs the rider of approaching
vehicles on the intersecting road at an intersection.
5) Right turn collision prevention support
that informs the vehicle of approaching vehicles
in the oncoming lane.
6) Crossing pedestrian collision prevention
support that informs of the presence of pedestrians
at crosswalks. |
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