JP2005119549A - Information exchange system, motorcycle, and device, method and computer program for providing information - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily realize suspension setting respectively suitable for a vehicle owned by an individual user. <P>SOLUTION: Vehicle information on the behavior of a motorcycle 100 owned by a user is transmitted from a personal computer 200 to a server 300. Vehicle information includes the temporal transition data of the acceleration on a body of the motorcycle 100 and the temporal transition data of the stroke of a suspension mounted on the motorcycle 100. The server 300 receives vehicle information or the like from the personal computer 200, reads information on the suspension from the database 300a based on the information, and transmits it to the personal computer 200. Information on the suspension includes the setting advice and recommended set values of the suspension mounted on the motorcycle 100, and is accumulated in the database 300a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information exchange system, a motorcycle, an information providing apparatus, a method, and a computer program that are suitable for use in realizing a suspension setting suitable for each vehicle owned by an individual user.

  For example, the front and rear suspensions mounted on a large motorcycle are provided with an adjustment mechanism that can adjust the damping force on the extension side and the compression side. In many cases, the strength of the damping force can be adjusted stepwise by rotating the adjusting portion using a screwdriver or the like. With such an adjustment mechanism, the suspension setting can be changed according to the rider's physique, preference, running conditions, and the like.

JP 2002-117038 A

  However, until now it has been a fact that the user himself has set the suspension only for his own sense, and it is very difficult to judge whether it is the optimal setting, and whichever setting is changed Sometimes you don't know if the setting is right for you. Especially for inexperienced users, there is resistance to changing the standard setting itself, so the adjustment mechanism may not be used, and adjustment requires a certain amount of specialized knowledge, so it can be set well. There are things you can't do.

  On the other hand, manufacturers who provide motorcycles have accumulated information on motorcycles owned by individual users, such as design information, test result information, etc. only for suspensions, and can provide advice on suspension settings. There is also a wealth of knowledge.

  There are service manuals and commercially available manuals provided by manufacturers regarding suspension settings, but each user can exchange information on the user side with information stored on the manufacturer side as described above. There was no service that could respond flexibly and widely.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a maintenance material search system using a network that allows a general user to easily obtain maintenance information for an automobile or a motorcycle. However, in the maintenance document retrieval system disclosed in Patent Document 1, only the part identification information is transmitted from the user side, and the suspension setting that requires information with time transition such as the behavior of a motorcycle is required. Cannot be used when advising about

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily realize a suspension setting suitable for each vehicle owned by each user.

The information exchange system of the present invention receives information from a user terminal that transmits at least vehicle information related to the behavior of a vehicle owned by a user, information from the user terminal, and information about a suspension from a database based on the information. The information providing apparatus that reads out and transmits the information to the user terminal can communicate with each other via a network.
Another feature of the information exchange system according to the present invention is that the vehicle is equipped with a recording device for recording temporal transition data about the behavior of the vehicle. In this case, the vehicle information may be information obtained by moving the temporal transition data recorded in the recording device to a recording medium and reading the user terminal from the recording medium. Furthermore, the recording medium which is the recording medium may be incorporated in the ignition key of the vehicle so as to be removable.
Another feature of the information exchange system according to the present invention is that the vehicle information includes temporal transition data of a suspension stroke detected by a stroke sensor.
Another feature of the information exchange system according to the present invention is that the vehicle information includes temporal transition data of acceleration applied to the vehicle body detected by the acceleration sensor. In this case, the vehicle is a motorcycle, and is disposed on the steering head portion or the upper surface of the fuel tank at the front of the vehicle body or the seat cowl portion at the rear of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction, In addition, the temporal transition data of the acceleration may be detected by a lateral acceleration sensor set on a horizontal axis, and the vehicle is a motorcycle, and the center position between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels. And a biaxial acceleration sensor disposed at the upper part of the vehicle body and set in a direction in which acceleration is measured by tilting 45 degrees from the vertical axis on a plane composed of the vehicle traveling direction axis and the vertical axis. Acceleration time transition data may be detected.

A motorcycle according to the present invention is a motorcycle including a front suspension and a rear suspension, and includes a stroke sensor that detects a stroke of the front suspension, a stroke sensor that detects a stroke of the rear suspension, and a vehicle body. The present invention is characterized in that it includes an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration, and a recording device that records temporal transition data of a stroke detected by the stroke sensor and temporal transition data of an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor.
Another feature of the motorcycle of the present invention is that a recording medium capable of recording temporal transition data recorded in the recording device is incorporated in the ignition key so as to be removable.
Another feature of the motorcycle according to the present invention is that the acceleration sensor is disposed on the steering head portion or the upper surface of the fuel tank at the front of the vehicle body or the seat cowl portion at the rear of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is determined. The lateral acceleration sensor is set to an axis that is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction and that is horizontal.
Another feature of the motorcycle according to the present invention is that the acceleration sensor is disposed at the center position between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels and at the upper part of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is determined by the vehicle traveling. This is a biaxial acceleration sensor set by tilting 45 degrees from the vertical axis on a plane composed of the direction axis and the vertical axis.

Another motorcycle according to the present invention is a motorcycle including a front suspension and a rear suspension, the stroke sensor detecting the stroke of the front suspension, the stroke sensor detecting the stroke of the rear suspension, and the vehicle body. The present invention is characterized in that it includes an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration according to the above and a display device that expresses the detection results of the respective sensors in a visible manner.
Another feature of the motorcycle according to the present invention is that the acceleration sensor is disposed on the steering head portion or the upper surface of the fuel tank at the front of the vehicle body or the seat cowl portion at the rear of the vehicle body to measure acceleration. The direction is a lateral acceleration sensor that is set to an axis that is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction and that is horizontal.
Further, another feature of another motorcycle of the present invention is that the acceleration sensor is disposed at the center position between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels and at the upper part of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measuring direction is: It is a biaxial acceleration sensor that is set to be inclined by 45 degrees from the vertical axis on a plane constituted by the vehicle traveling direction axis and the vertical direction axis.

  An information providing apparatus according to the present invention is an information providing apparatus using a database in which information relating to a vehicle suspension is stored, and means for receiving information including at least vehicle information relating to a behavior of a vehicle owned by the user from a user terminal. And means for reading information on suspension from the database based on information from the user terminal, and means for transmitting information on suspension read from the database to the user terminal.

  The information providing method according to the present invention is an information providing method using a database in which information relating to vehicle suspension is stored, wherein the receiving means includes at least vehicle information relating to the behavior of the vehicle owned by the user from the user terminal. , A procedure for reading means for reading suspension information from the database based on information from the user terminal, and a procedure for sending information about suspension read from the database to the user terminal. It has the feature in having.

  The computer program of the present invention is a computer program for providing information using a database in which information relating to vehicle suspension is stored, and receives information including at least vehicle information relating to the behavior of the vehicle owned by the user from a user terminal. And a process for reading information about suspension from the database based on information from the user terminal and a process for transmitting information about suspension read from the database to the user terminal. Have.

  According to the present invention, vehicle information related to the behavior of the vehicle is acquired by, for example, a stroke sensor or an acceleration sensor, and is transmitted from the user terminal to the server. Since the setting advice, recommended setting values, and the like are transmitted to the user terminal, suspension settings suitable for each vehicle owned by each user can be easily realized.

  In addition, according to the motorcycle of the present invention, it is possible to collect time transition data of the suspension stroke, time transition data of acceleration applied to the vehicle body detected by the acceleration sensor, and the like. Suspension setting.

  In addition, according to another motorcycle of the present invention, the suspension stroke and the acceleration applied to the vehicle body are represented on the display device so that the rider can visually recognize the behavior of the vehicle.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a personal computer 200 used by a user who owns a motorcycle 100 and a server 300 that manages a database 300 a can communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet 400.

  In such an information exchange system, vehicle information related to the behavior of the motorcycle 100 owned by the user is transmitted from the personal computer 200 to the server 300. Although specifically described later, the vehicle information includes time transition data of acceleration applied to the vehicle body of the motorcycle 100 and time transition data of a stroke of a suspension mounted on the motorcycle 100. Further, in addition to the vehicle information, user information such as the user's physique (weight, etc.), suspension preferences, and the current setting value of the suspension may be transmitted from the personal computer 200 to the server 300. In this embodiment, the personal computer 200 corresponds to the user terminal referred to in the present invention. Although only one is shown in FIG. 1, there is one for each user.

  The server 300 receives vehicle information from the personal computer 200, as well as user information, the current setting value of the suspension, and the like, and reads information about the suspension from the database 300a based on the information and transmits it to the personal computer 200. The suspension-related information, which will be specifically described later, includes setting advice and recommended setting values for the suspension mounted on the motorcycle 100, and is stored in the database 300a. In the present embodiment, the server 300 corresponds to the information providing device in the present invention, and is installed by a manufacturer that provides the motorcycle 100, for example.

  Here, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the overall configuration of the motorcycle 100 will be described briefly. At the front of the body frame 101 made of steel or aluminum alloy material, two telescopic front suspensions called front forks 103 supported by a steering head pipe 102 so as to be turnable to the left and right are provided. The front fork (front suspension) 103 has an adjustment function capable of adjusting the damping force and the initial load on the extension side and the compression side. A handle bar 104 is fixed to the upper end of the front fork 103, and a front wheel 105 is rotatably supported at the lower part of the front fork 103.

  A swing arm 106 is swingably provided at the rear portion of the vehicle body frame 101, and a rear suspension 107 with an oil damper is mounted between the vehicle body frame 101 and the swing arm 106. The rear suspension 107 has an adjustment function that can adjust the damping force and the initial load on the extension side and the compression side. A rear wheel 108 is rotatably supported at the rear end of the swing arm 106, and the rear wheel 108 is rotationally driven via a driven sprocket 110 around which a chain 109 is wound.

  The engine unit 111 mounted on the vehicle body frame 101 is supplied with an air-fuel mixture from an air cleaner, and exhaust gas after combustion is exhausted through an exhaust pipe 112. A fuel tank 113 is mounted above the engine unit 111, and a seat 114 and a seat cowl 115 are connected to the rear of the fuel tank 113.

  The vehicle body frame 101 extends obliquely downward and rearward from the steering head pipe 102 provided at the front portion, and is bent so as to wrap under the engine unit 111, and is then connected to the tank rail 101a and the seat rail 101b. The vehicle body frame 101 is provided with a radiator 117 so as to avoid interference with the front fender 116.

  In the motorcycle 100 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 1, the front fork 103 and the rear suspension 107 are provided with stroke sensors 120 and 121 for detecting the strokes of the suspensions 103 and 107, respectively. The time transition data of the strokes detected by the stroke sensors 120 and 121 are recorded in the data logger 122 mounted on the motorcycle 100. When the stroke sensors 120 and 121 are disposed, although not specifically illustrated, if the stroke sensors 120 and 121 are disposed on the rear side in the vehicle traveling direction of the suspensions 103 and 107, it is possible to avoid being damaged or soiled by a stepping stone or the like. it can.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a lateral acceleration sensor 123 is disposed on the steering head portion (for example, the position of the meter 118) or the upper surface of the fuel tank 113, and the temporal transition data of the acceleration detected by the lateral acceleration sensor 123 is The data is recorded on the data logger 122 mounted on the motorcycle 100. The acceleration measurement direction is set to an axis that is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction and is horizontal. Thus, by disposing the lateral acceleration sensor 123 at a position away from the center of the yaw axis and the center of the roll axis and at the center in the width direction of the vehicle body, the acceleration (see FIG. 2B) and roll The acceleration around the axis (see FIG. 2C) can be detected efficiently. A lateral acceleration sensor 123 may be disposed in the seat cowl 115 portion. In this case, the lateral acceleration sensor 123 is disposed at a position away from the center of the yaw axis and the roll axis and at the center in the width direction of the vehicle body. The condition that it is arranged is satisfied.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the side surface of the motorcycle 100 is near the center, specifically, the center position between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels 105 and 108, and the upper part of the vehicle body, preferably the front and rear wheels 105 and 108. A biaxial acceleration sensor 124 is disposed at a position where lines extending from the ground contact point or its vicinity are orthogonal to each other, and the time transition data of acceleration detected by the biaxial acceleration sensor 124 is data mounted on the motorcycle 100. Recorded in the logger 122. The measurement direction of acceleration is set at a 45-degree inclination from the vertical axis on a plane composed of the vehicle traveling direction axis and the vertical axis (vertical axis). By arranging the biaxial acceleration sensor 124 in this way, the accelerations detected by the sensor axes A and B can be combined to calculate the acceleration in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. In addition, nose diving is performed during deceleration, and the front suspension 103 is contracted and the rear suspension 107 is expanded, and the reverse behavior occurs during acceleration. Can be matched.

  As described above, by arranging the acceleration sensors 123 and 124 at an effective location in consideration of the characteristics of the motorcycle, the number of sensors can be reduced, and simplification and cost reduction can be achieved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the engine unit controller 125 mounted on the motorcycle 100 records time transition data regarding the engine state in a data logger 122 mounted on the motorcycle 100.

  Furthermore, the time transition data of the traveled road information is recorded in the data logger 122 mounted on the motorcycle 100 from the portable GPS device 126 owned by the user.

  As described above, the temporal transition data recorded in the data logger 122 can be moved to the recording medium 128 built in the ignition key 127. As shown in FIG. 4, the ignition key 127 includes a key portion 127a and a main body portion 127b, and a card-type recording medium 128 can be slidably mounted on the holder portion 127b. As described above, the recording medium 128 is built in the ignition key 127 that is mounted on the motorcycle 100 during traveling and is otherwise carried around, thereby preventing data loss and, for example, data mounted on the motorcycle 100. When moving data from the logger 122, there is no inefficiency such as forgetting the recording medium 128 in the room and returning it.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, a display device 130 is provided at an appropriate position of the motorcycle 100, for example, the upper surface of the fuel tank 113. As shown in FIG. 5B, the display device 130 uses a display unit 131, an acceleration display LED 132 that displays the longitudinal acceleration obtained using the biaxial acceleration sensor 124, and a lateral acceleration sensor 123. The bank angle display LED 133 for displaying the bank angle obtained in this manner, the stroke display LED 134 for displaying the stroke detected by the stroke sensor 120 of the front suspension 103, and the stroke detected by the stroke sensor 121 of the rear suspension 107. And a stroke display LED 135 for display.

  In the acceleration display LED 132, for example, as the acceleration in the forward direction increases, the number of LEDs on the left side in the figure corresponding to the acceleration is turned on, and as the acceleration in the backward direction increases, the number of figures corresponding to the acceleration increases. The middle right LED group lights up. In the bank angle display LED 133, a number of left and right LED groups corresponding to the left and right bank angles are lit. In the stroke display LEDs 134 and 135, a number of LED groups corresponding to the strokes of the front suspension 103 and the rear suspension 107 are lit.

  Thus, by expressing the detection results of the sensors 120, 121, 123, and 124 in a visually recognizable manner, the rider can easily grasp the behavior of the vehicle through vision. Thus, for example, the difference in behavior of the motorcycle 100 before and after the change of the suspension setting can be grasped and compared not only by the bodily sensation but also visually.

  When the display device 130 is provided on the upper surface of the fuel tank 113, the configuration can be simplified by incorporating the lateral acceleration sensor 123 that may be provided on the upper surface of the fuel tank 113.

  Next, functional configurations of the personal computer 200 and the server 300 will be described with reference to FIG. The personal computer 200 is read from the recording medium 128, an input unit 202 for receiving input from an input device 201 such as a keyboard and a pointing device, a data reading unit 203 for reading temporal transition data from the recording medium 128, and the like. An analysis unit 204 for performing analysis based on the temporal transition data, a communication processing unit 205 for communicating with the server 300 via the Internet 400, a data storage unit 206 for storing various data, a display The device 208 includes a display control unit 207 for performing various displays.

  The server 300 also sets the suspension setting of the motorcycle 100 and the movement of the suspension with respect to the acceleration based on the communication processing unit 301 for communicating with the personal computer 200 via the Internet 400 and information received from the personal computer 200. Based on information received from the personal computer 200, an analysis unit 302 for analysis, and a database search unit 303 for searching the suspension setting advice and recommended setting values from the database 300a are provided.

  Hereinafter, an information exchange procedure using the information exchange system of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The user accesses the server 300 by inputting the URL of the server 300 from the personal computer 200 (step S201). The server 300 determines whether or not to permit access from the user terminal 200, and accepts access if permitted (step S301). In this case, the user ID, the model of the motorcycle 100 owned by the user, and the like may be input.

  In the personal computer 200, the time transition data (detected by the stroke sensors 120 and 121) of the stroke previously moved from the data logger 122 to the recording medium 128 and the time transition data of the acceleration (the lateral acceleration sensor 123 and the biaxial acceleration). Further, the time transition data on the engine state and the time transition data of the traveled road information are read.

  Further, the user uses the input device 201 to input user information such as his / her physique (weight, etc.) and suspension preference, the current setting value of the suspension, and the like.

  In this case, although not specifically illustrated, an appropriate screen is displayed on the display device 208 (step S202). For example, the analysis result of the time transition data of the stroke and the time transition data of the acceleration in the analysis unit 204 is displayed in a form in which a simple diagram of the motorcycle 100 is displayed and the behavior of the motorcycle 100 can be visually recognized. You may do it. Further, the temporal transition data of the road information traveled may be visualized using map software and displayed in parallel.

  Note that data input to the personal computer 200 may be stored in the data storage unit 206 in advance before accessing the server 300. Alternatively, past data may be stored in the data storage unit 206 so that it can be retrieved and recalled.

  Next, vehicle information including time transition data of acceleration and time transition data of stroke is transmitted from the personal computer 200 to the server 300 (step S203). Also, user information including his / her physique (weight, etc.) and suspension preference, and the current setting value of the suspension are transmitted to the server 300 (step S203).

  In the server 300, when information including vehicle information is received from the personal computer 200 (step S302), the suspension setting and the motion of the suspension with respect to the acceleration are analyzed, and suspension setting advice and recommended setting values are searched from the database 300. (Step S303). Then, the suspension setting advice, recommended setting values, and the like, which are the search results, are transmitted to the personal computer 200 (step S304).

  Further, the suspension maintenance information and the maintenance information of the parts related to the suspension may be transmitted together with reference to the temporal transition data regarding the engine state received from the personal computer 200. The suspension maintenance information is, for example, information on the necessity of oil replacement in the oil damper integrated with the suspension, necessity of replacement of the spring itself, or the like. Maintenance information for parts related to suspension refers to maintenance of peripheral parts whose life depends on the specification of the suspension, such as brackets, tires for motorcycles, and chains for motorcycles. Information.

  The personal computer 200 receives information about suspension including suspension setting advice and recommended setting values from the server 300 (step S204), and displays it on the screen (step S205). By referring to the suspension setting advice and recommended setting values, the user can easily realize suspension settings suitable for the motorcycle 100 owned by the user.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a computer system 1200 that can configure the server 300. A computer system 1200 includes a CPU 1201, a ROM 1202, a RAM 1203, a keyboard controller (KBC) 1205 of a keyboard (KB) 1209, a CRT display (CRT) 1210 as a display unit, a CRT controller (CRTC) 1206, and a hard disk (HD). ) 1211 and flexible disk (FD) 1212 disk controller (DKC) 1207 and network interface controller (NIC) 1208 for connection to network 670 are connected to each other via system bus 1204. It is configured.

  The CPU 1201 comprehensively controls each component connected to the system bus 1204 by executing software stored in the ROM 1202 or the HD 1211 or software supplied from the FD 1212. That is, the CPU 1201 reads out and executes a processing program according to a predetermined processing sequence from the ROM 1202, the HD 1211, or the FD 1212, thereby performing control for realizing the operation in the present embodiment.

  A RAM 1203 functions as a main memory or work area of the CPU 1201. The KBC 1205 controls instruction input from the KB 1209, a pointing device (not shown), or the like. A CRTC 1206 controls display on the CRT 1210. The DKC 1207 controls access to the HD 1211 and the FD 1212 that store a boot program, various applications, an edit file, a user file, a network management program, a predetermined processing program in the present embodiment, and the like. The NIC 1208 exchanges data bidirectionally with devices or systems on the network 1220.

  Note that the computer system capable of configuring the user terminal 200 is the same as that shown in FIG. 8, and a description thereof will be omitted.

(Other embodiments)
The functions of the above-described embodiments can also be realized by a computer executing a computer program. Further, means for supplying a computer program to a computer, for example, a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM in which such a program is recorded, or a transmission medium such as the Internet for transmitting such a program is also applied as an embodiment of the present invention. be able to. Further, a computer program product such as a computer-readable recording medium in which the above program is recorded can be applied as an embodiment of the present invention. The above computer program, recording medium, transmission medium, and computer program product are included in the scope of the present invention. As the recording medium, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory, a ROM, or the like can be used.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated with various embodiment, this invention is not limited only to these embodiment, A change etc. are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a motorcycle has been described as an example. However, the vehicle referred to in the present invention can be applied to, for example, a saddle-type four-wheel vehicle as shown in FIG. The straddle-type four-wheel vehicle includes a front wheel 3 and a rear wheel 4 in which wheels are disposed on the left and right side ends in the vehicle body width direction on the front and rear sides of the body frame 2, respectively. A steering handle 7 that can steer the front wheels 3 is provided above the vehicle body frame 2, and a fuel tank 9 and a straddle-type seat 8 are disposed behind the steering handle 7. The front wheel 3 is supported by the vehicle body frame 2 via a front cushion 25. The rear wheel 4 is suspended by a rear wheel suspension device 30 including a rear suspension unit 33.

It is a figure showing the whole information exchange system composition of an embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the arrangement | positioning relationship of a lateral acceleration sensor, (a) is a side view of a motorcycle, (b) is a top view, (c) is a front view. It is a side view of a motorcycle for explaining the arrangement relationship of a biaxial acceleration sensor. FIG. 2 is a view showing an ignition key, where (a) is a perspective view of the ignition key, and (b) is a perspective view showing a state where a recording medium is taken out. It is a figure which shows a display apparatus, (a) is a perspective view of a display apparatus, (b) is a figure which shows a display surface. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a personal computer and a server. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an information exchange procedure. It is a figure which shows an example of the computer system which can comprise a server. It is a side view of a saddle-ride type four-wheel vehicle.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Motorcycle 200 Personal computer 300 Server 300a Database 400 Internet 103 Front fork 107 Rear suspension 120, 121 Stroke sensor 122 Data logger 123 Lateral acceleration sensor 124 Biaxial acceleration sensor 127 Ignition key 128 Recording medium 130 Display device 201 Input device 202 Input unit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 203 Data reading part 204 Analysis part 205 Communication processing part 206 Data storage part 207 Display control part 208 Display apparatus 301 Communication processing part 302 Analysis part 303 Database search part

Claims (18)

A user terminal that transmits information including at least vehicle information relating to the behavior of the vehicle owned by the user;
The information providing apparatus that receives information from the user terminal and reads information about the suspension from the database based on the information and transmits the information to the user terminal is capable of communicating with each other via a network. Information exchange system.   The information exchange system according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle is equipped with a recording device that records temporal transition data about the behavior of the vehicle.   3. The information exchange according to claim 2, wherein the vehicle information is information obtained by moving temporal transition data recorded in the recording device to a recording medium and reading the user terminal from the recording medium. system.   4. The information exchange system according to claim 3, wherein the recording medium is incorporated in an ignition key of the vehicle so as to be removable.   The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vehicle information includes time transition data of a stroke of a suspension detected by a stroke sensor.   The information exchange system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the vehicle information includes temporal transition data of acceleration applied to the vehicle body detected by the acceleration sensor. The vehicle is a motorcycle,
A lateral acceleration sensor that is arranged on the steering head part or the upper surface of the fuel tank in front of the vehicle body or the seat cowl part at the rear of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is set to an axis that is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction and is horizontal. 7. The information exchange system according to claim 6, wherein the time transition data of the acceleration is detected. The vehicle is a motorcycle,
Centered between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels and at the top of the vehicle body, the acceleration measurement direction is inclined 45 degrees from the vertical axis on the plane composed of the vehicle traveling direction axis and the vertical direction axis. 7. The information exchange system according to claim 6, wherein the time transition data of the acceleration is detected by a set biaxial acceleration sensor. A motorcycle having a front suspension and a rear suspension,
A stroke sensor for detecting the stroke of the front suspension;
A stroke sensor for detecting the stroke of the rear suspension;
An acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration applied to the vehicle body;
A motorcycle comprising: a recording device that records time transition data of a stroke detected by the stroke sensor and time transition data of an acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor.   10. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein a recording medium capable of recording the temporal transition data recorded in the recording device is incorporated in the ignition key so that it can be taken out.   The acceleration sensor is arranged on the steering head part or the upper surface of the fuel tank at the front of the vehicle body or the seat cowl part at the rear of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is set to an axis that is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction and horizontal. The motorcycle according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the motorcycle is a lateral acceleration sensor.   The acceleration sensor is arranged at the center position between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels and at the upper part of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is a vertical axis on a plane composed of the vehicle traveling direction axis and the vertical direction axis. 11. The motorcycle according to claim 9, wherein the motorcycle is a two-axis acceleration sensor set at an angle of 45 degrees to the motorcycle. A motorcycle having a front suspension and a rear suspension,
A stroke sensor for detecting the stroke of the front suspension;
A stroke sensor for detecting the stroke of the rear suspension;
An acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration applied to the vehicle body;
A motorcycle comprising: a display device that visibly represents a detection result of each of the sensors.   The acceleration sensor is arranged on the steering head part or the upper surface of the fuel tank at the front of the vehicle body or the seat cowl part at the rear of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is set to an axis that is orthogonal to the vehicle traveling direction and horizontal. The motorcycle according to claim 13, wherein the motorcycle is a lateral acceleration sensor.   The acceleration sensor is arranged at the center position between the wheel bases of the front and rear wheels and at the upper part of the vehicle body, and the acceleration measurement direction is a vertical axis on a plane composed of the vehicle traveling direction axis and the vertical direction axis. The motorcycle according to claim 13, wherein the motorcycle is a two-axis acceleration sensor that is set at an angle of 45 degrees to the motorcycle. An information providing device using a database in which information on vehicle suspension is stored,
Means for receiving from the user terminal information including at least vehicle information relating to the behavior of the vehicle owned by the user;
Means for reading information about the suspension from the database based on information from the user terminal;
Means for transmitting information about the suspension read from the database to the user terminal. An information providing method using a database in which information on vehicle suspension is stored,
A receiving means for receiving from the user terminal information including at least vehicle information relating to the behavior of the vehicle owned by the user;
A procedure for reading out information related to suspension from the database based on information from the user terminal,
A method for providing information, characterized in that the transmission means includes a procedure for transmitting information on the suspension read from the database to the user terminal. A computer program for providing information using a database in which information on vehicle suspension is stored,
A process of receiving information including at least vehicle information regarding the behavior of the vehicle owned by the user from the user terminal;
Processing for reading information about suspension from the database based on information from the user terminal;
A computer program for causing a computer to execute processing for transmitting information related to a suspension read from the database to the user terminal.

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