Patent Publication Number: US-11655001-B2

Title: Human-powered vehicle control device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-022443, filed on Feb. 9, 2018. The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-022443 is hereby incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present invention generally relates to a human-powered vehicle control device. 
     Background Information 
     The human-powered vehicle includes a motor assisting propulsion of a human-powered vehicle and an electronic controller configured to control the motor. The electronic controller does not assist in the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle by the motor in a case where a vehicle speed of the human-powered vehicle is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed (refer to, for example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 10-59260). 
     SUMMARY 
     It is preferred that the timing of stopping the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle by the motor be changed in a suitable manner in accordance with a state of the human-powered vehicle or a state of the road. One object of the present disclosure is to provide a human-powered vehicle control device configured to stop the assistance of the propulsion of a human-powered vehicle at a timing suitable for at least one of a state of a human-powered vehicle and a state of a road. 
     A human-powered vehicle control device in accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic controller configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is further configured to drive the motor in correspondence with human drive force upon determining a traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle is less than a predetermined speed that is higher than 0 km/h. The electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed in correspondence with at least one of a state of the human-powered vehicle and a state of a road on which the human-powered vehicle travels, and the electronic controller is further configured to restricts assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle upon determining the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle is greater than or equal to the predetermined speed. 
     In accordance with the first aspect, the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle can be stopped at a timing suitable for at least one of the state of the human-powered vehicle and the state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle travels. 
     In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the first aspect is configured so that the state of the human-powered vehicle includes a first state and a second state that differs from the first state, and the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to a first predetermined speed in the first state. The electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to a second predetermined speed that is lower than the first predetermined speed in the second state. 
     In accordance with the second aspect, a plurality of predetermined speeds can be set in correspondence with the state of the human-powered vehicle. Therefore, a predetermined speed suitable for the state of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the second aspect is configured so that the first predetermined speed is a fixed value. 
     In accordance with the third aspect, the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle can be executed or stopped in an ensured manner. 
     In accordance with a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to third aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured not to drive the motor upon determining the human-powered vehicle is traveling at a traveling speed exceeding the predetermined speed. 
     In accordance with the fourth aspect, erroneous assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle can be prevented. 
     In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is configured so that the state of the human-powered vehicle includes at least one of a state of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle, a state of an angle of the human-powered vehicle, a state of a handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle, and a turning state of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with the fifth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the state of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed in correspondence with the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle and at least one of a handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle and an angle of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with the sixth aspect, the predetermined speed is varied in correspondence with whether the human-powered vehicle is in a straight state or a turning state and the state of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle, which serve as the state of the human-powered vehicle. This allows the predetermined speed to be set so as to be suitable for finer states of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the fifth or the sixth aspect is configured so that the angle of the human-powered vehicle includes at least one of a yaw angle, a pitch angle, and a roll angle. 
     In accordance with the seventh aspect, the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle can be suitably detected. 
     In accordance with an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the fifth or the seventh aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed in correspondence with the angle of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with the eighth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, seventh, and eighth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to a first predetermined speed upon determining a roll angle serving as the angle of the human-powered vehicle is less than a first roll angle, and the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to a second speed that is lower than the first predetermined speed upon determining the roll angle is greater than or equal to the first roll angle. 
     In accordance with the ninth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a tenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, seventh, and eighth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to a first predetermined speed upon determining the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle is less than a first steering angle, and the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to a second speed that is lower than the first predetermined speed upon determining the handlebar steering angle is greater than or equal to the first steering angle. 
     In accordance with the tenth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the state of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with an eleventh aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to tenth aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to detect that the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state from the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle and at least one of the angle of the human-powered vehicle and the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with the eleventh aspect, the turning state of the human-powered vehicle can be detected in a preferred manner. 
     In accordance with a twelfth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to eleventh aspects is configured so that in a case where the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state, the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle at a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle started upon determining the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state. 
     In accordance with the twelfth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the turning state of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a thirteenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to eleventh aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle for a period from a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle started until a predetermined time upon determining the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state. 
     In accordance with the thirteenth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the turning state of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a fourteenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to eleventh aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle for a case where the human-powered vehicle travels over a distance from a predetermined location to a location where the turning state of the human-powered vehicle started upon determining the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state. 
     In accordance with the fourteenth aspect, a predetermined speed suitable for the turning state of the human-powered vehicle can be set. 
     In accordance with a fifteenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to fourteenth aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed during at least part of a period from a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle started until a time point in which the turning state ended. 
     In accordance with the fifteenth aspect, the predetermined speed can be varied to an appropriate predetermined speed according to the turning state during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a sixteenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth and the eighth to fifteenth aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed in correspondence with a stable state of the human-powered vehicle upon determining the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state. 
     In accordance with the sixteenth aspect, the predetermined speed can be varied in correspondence with the turning state of the human-powered vehicle during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a seventeenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the sixteenth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed based on the stable state, which includes an oversteering state in which the human-powered vehicle is oversteering while in the turning state, an understeering state in which the human-powered vehicle is understeering while in the turning state, and a stable traveling state in which the oversteering or the understeering has been reduced. 
     In accordance with the seventeenth aspect, the predetermined speed can be varied in correspondence with the turning state of the human-powered vehicle during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with an eighteenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the human-powered vehicle control device according to the seventeenth aspect, the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed so that the stable state of the human-powered vehicle approaches the stable traveling state. 
     In accordance with the eighteenth aspect, the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle can be controlled so that a posture of the human-powered vehicle stabilizes during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a nineteenth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the seventeenth or the eighteenth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to lower the predetermined speed upon determining the stable state is the understeering state. 
     In accordance with the nineteenth aspect, the human-powered vehicle easily enters the stable traveling state during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a twentieth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the seventeenth or the eighteenth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to raise the predetermined speed upon determining the stable state is the oversteering state. 
     In accordance with the twentieth aspect, the human-powered vehicle easily enters the stable traveling state during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a twenty-first aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the seventeenth or the eighteenth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured not to vary the predetermined speed upon determining the stable state is the stable traveling state. 
     In accordance with the twenty-first aspect, the human-powered vehicle can maintain the stable traveling state during turning of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with a twenty-second aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the sixteenth to twenty-first aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to calculate the stable state of the human-powered vehicle in correspondence with the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle and at least one of a handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle, an angle of the human-powered vehicle, and a wheelbase of the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with the twenty-second aspect, the stable state of the human-powered vehicle can be detected in a preferred manner. 
     In accordance with a twenty-third aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to twenty-second aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed to a predetermined speed that was set before being varied in the turning state upon determining the turning state of the human-powered vehicle has ended. 
     In accordance with the twenty-third aspect, the predetermined speed can be varied to a predetermined speed suitable for a state in which the human-powered vehicle is not turning state, for example, in a state in which the human-powered vehicle is traveling straight. 
     In accordance with a twenty-fourth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fifteenth aspect is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed in correspondence with a road surface resistance of the road. 
     In accordance with the twenty-fourth aspect, the predetermined speed can be varied to a predetermined speed suitable for the state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle travels. 
     In accordance with a twenty-fifth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fifteenth aspects and the twenty-fourth aspect further comprises storage having a plurality of road surface resistance values that are selectable in correspondence with the road, and the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed based on a selected road surface resistance value from the road surface resistances prestored in the storage in which the selected road surface resistance corresponds to the road. 
     In accordance with the twenty-fifth aspect, the predetermined speed suitable for the state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle travels can be set from the road surface resistances prestored in the storage in which the selected road surface resistance corresponds to the road. 
     In accordance with a twenty-sixth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is configured so that the electronic controller is further configured to vary the predetermined speed as the human-powered vehicle approaches a curve in the road. 
     In accordance with the twenty-sixth aspect, the predetermined speed can be varied before the human-powered vehicle turns in a case where the probability of the human-powered vehicle turning is high. 
     In accordance with a twenty-seventh aspect of the present disclosure, in the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the fifth, and the eighth to twenty-sixth aspects further comprises storage having first, second and third predetermined speeds prestored as the predetermined speed. The second predetermined speed is lower than the first predetermined speed, and the third predetermined speed differs from the second predetermined speed. The electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to the third predetermined speed upon determining a braking operation is performed on the human-powered vehicle as the human-powered vehicle approaches a curve in the road or while the human-powered vehicle is in a turning state. 
     In accordance with the twenty-seventh aspect, the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle by the motor is limited in a case where the probability the human-powered vehicle being turned is high and if a braking operation is performed in a case where the human-powered vehicle is in the turning state. 
     In accordance with a twenty-eighth aspect of the present disclosure, the human-powered vehicle control device according to any one of the first to fourth, seventh and eighth aspects is configured so that the electronic controller includes storage having first, second and third predetermined speeds prestored as the predetermined speed. The second predetermined speed is lower than the first predetermined speed, and a third predetermined speed differs from the second predetermined speed. The electronic controller is further configured to set the predetermined speed to the third predetermined speed upon determining a braking operation is performed on the human-powered vehicle. 
     In accordance with the twenty-eighth aspect, in a case where the braking operation is performed on the human-powered vehicle, that is, in a case where the user wishes to lower the speed of the human-powered vehicle, the speed of the human-powered vehicle can be rapidly lowered to limit the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle by the motor. 
     A human-powered vehicle control device in accordance with a twenty-ninth aspect of the present disclosure comprises an electronic controller configured to control a motor that assists in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle. The electronic controller is further configured to control the motor to restrict assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle upon determining a braking operation is performed on the human-powered vehicle while the human-powered vehicle is in a turning state. 
     In accordance with the twenty-ninth aspect, the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle by the motor can be limited in a case where the braking operation is performed during the turning state of the human-powered vehicle. 
     A human-powered vehicle control device according to the present disclosure can stop the assistance of the propulsion of a human-powered vehicle at a timing suitable for at least one of a state of a human-powered vehicle and a state of a road. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Referring now to the attached drawings which form a part of this original disclosure. 
         FIG.  1    is a side elevational view of a bicycle including a human-powered vehicle control device according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG.  2    is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the human-powered vehicle control device of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  3    is a flowchart of a basic control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  4    is a flowchart of a first change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  5    is a flowchart of a first example of the first change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  6    is a flowchart of a second example of the first change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  7    is a flowchart of a third example of the first change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  8    is a flowchart of a second change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  9    is a flowchart of a third change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device. 
         FIG.  10    is a flowchart of change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG.  11    is a flowchart of change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device according to a third embodiment. 
         FIG.  12    is a flowchart of change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device according to a fourth embodiment. 
         FIG.  13    is a flowchart of change control executed by the human-powered vehicle control device according to a fifth embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Selected embodiments will now be explained with reference to the drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the bicycle field from this disclosure that the following descriptions of the embodiments are provided for illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. The phrase “at least one of” as used in this disclosure means “one or more” of a desired choice. For one example, the phrase “at least one of” as used in this disclosure means “only one single choice” or “both of two choices” if the number of its choices is two. For another example, the phrase “at least one of” as used in this disclosure means “only one single choice” or “any combination of equal to or more than two choices” if the number of its choices is equal to or more than three. Also, it will be understood that although the terms “first” and “second” may be used herein to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Thus, for example, a first component discussed above could be termed a second component and vice versa without departing from the teachings of the present invention. 
     First Embodiment 
     A human-powered vehicle  10  including a human-powered vehicle control device  50  according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG.  1   . Hereinafter, the human-powered vehicle control device  50  will be described simply as the control device  50 . The control device  50  is provided on the human-powered vehicle  10 . The human-powered vehicle  10  is a vehicle that can be driven by at least human drive force. The human-powered vehicle  10  includes, for example, a bicycle. The human-powered vehicle  10  also includes a unicycle and a vehicle having three or more wheels, for example, and the number of wheels is not limited. The bicycle includes, for example, a mountain bike, a road bike, a city bike, a cargo bike, and a recumbent bike. The human-powered vehicle  10  of the embodiment will hereafter be described as a bicycle. 
     The human-powered vehicle  10  includes a crank  12  and a drive wheel  14 . The human-powered vehicle  10  further includes a frame  16 . The human drive force H is input to the crank  12 . The crank  12  includes a crankshaft  12 A rotatable relative to the frame  16  and a pair of crank arms  12 B provided on two axial ends of the crankshaft  12 A. A pedal  18  is connected to each of the crank arms  12 B. The drive wheel  14  is driven by the rotation of the crank  12 . The drive wheel  14  is supported by the frame  16 . The crank  12  and the drive wheel  14  are connected by a drive mechanism  20 . The drive mechanism  20  includes a first rotary body  22  coupled to the crankshaft  12 A. The crankshaft  12 A and the first rotary body  22  can be coupled by a first one-way clutch. The first one-way clutch is configured so as to rotate the first rotary body  22  forward in a case where the crank  12  rotates forward and not to rotate the first rotary body  22  backward in a case where the crank  12  rotates backward. The first rotary body  22  includes a sprocket, a pulley, or a bevel gear. The drive mechanism  20  further includes a linking member  26  and a second rotary body  24 . The linking member  26  transmits the rotational force of the first rotary body  22  to the second rotary body  24 . The linking member  26  includes, for example, a chain, a belt, or a shaft. 
     The second rotary body  24  is connected to the drive wheel  14 . The second rotary body  24  includes a sprocket, a pulley, or a bevel gear. It is preferable that a second one-way clutch is provided between the second rotary body  24  and the drive wheel  14 . The second one-way clutch is configured so as to cause the drive wheel  14  to rotate forward in a case where the second rotary body  24  rotates forward, and not to cause the drive wheel  14  to rotate backward in a case where the second rotary body  24  rotates backward. 
     The human-powered vehicle  10  includes a front wheel and a rear wheel. The front wheel is attached to the frame  16  by a front fork  16 A. A handlebar  16 C is connected to the front fork  16 A by a stem  16 B. In the following embodiments, the rear wheel will be described as the drive wheel  14  but the front wheel can be the drive wheel  14 . 
     A human-powered vehicle control system  30  includes an electric component  32 , a battery  34 , and a control device  50 . In one example, the electric component  32  includes a motor  36 . The electric component  32  includes a motor  36  and a drive circuit  38 . Preferably, the motor  36  and the drive circuit  38  are provided on the same housing  40 . The housing  40  is provided on the frame  16 . The drive circuit  38  controls the electric power supplied from the battery  34  to the motor  36 . The drive circuit  38  is connected to the electronic controller  52  of the control device  50  so as to perform communication through a wired or wireless connection. The drive circuit  38  is configured to communicate with the electronic controller  52  through, for example, power line communication (PLC). The drive circuit  38  is configured to communicate with the electronic controller  52  through, for example, serial communication. The drive circuit  38  drives the motor  36  in correspondence with a control signal from the electronic controller  52 . The motor  36  assists in propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The motor  36  includes an electric motor. The motor  36  transmits rotation to the front wheel or a transmission path of the human drive force H extending from the pedals  18  to the rear wheel. The motor  36  is provided on the frame  16 , the rear wheel, or the front wheel of the human-powered vehicle  10 . In one example, the motor  36  is coupled to a power transmission path extending from the crankshaft  12 A to the first rotary body  22 . Preferably, a one-way clutch is provided on the power transmission path between the motor  36  and the crankshaft  12 A so that the motor  36  is not rotated by the rotational force of the crank  12  in a case where the crankshaft  12 A is rotated in the direction in which the human-powered vehicle  10  moves forward. The housing  40  provided with the motor  36  and the drive circuit  38  can be provided with components other than the motor  36  and the drive circuit  38  such as a speed reducer that decelerates and outputs the rotation of the motor  36 . 
     The battery  34  includes one or more battery cells. The battery cell includes a rechargeable battery. The battery  34  is provided on the human-powered vehicle  10  and supplies power to other electric parts, such as the motor  36  and the control device  50 , which are electrically connected to the battery  34  by a wire. The battery  34  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to perform communication through a wired or wireless connection. The battery  34  is configured to communicate with the electronic controller  52  through, for example, PLC. The battery  34  can be attached to the outside of the frame  16  or be at least partially accommodated inside the frame  16 . 
     The control device  50  includes the electronic controller  52 . In one example, the control device  50  further includes at least one of a storage  54 , a first operation unit  56 , a second operation unit  58 , a vehicle speed sensor  60 , a torque sensor  62 , an inclination sensor  64 , a steering angle sensor  66 , and a communication device  68 .  FIG.  2    shows an example of a configuration in which the control device  50  includes the storage  54 , the first operation unit  56 , the second operation unit  58 , the vehicle speed sensor  60 , the torque sensor  62 , the inclination sensor  64 , the steering angle sensor  66 , and the communication device  68 . 
     The first operation unit  56  is an operation unit capable of inputting the road surface state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels. An example of the first operation unit  56  is a cycle computer, which includes at least one user input. The first operation unit  56  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to be able to communicate in a wired or wireless manner. The first operation unit  56  outputs to the electronic controller  52  information of the road surface state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels, which is the operation information. An example of the information of the road surface state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels is the road surface resistance of the road. 
     The second operation unit  58  is a brake operation unit for braking the human-powered vehicle  10 . The second operation unit  58  is provided on the handlebar. The second operation unit  58  is connected to an electric brake device (not shown) that brakes the human-powered vehicle  10  in a wireless or wired manner. The second operation unit  58  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to be able to communicate in a wireless or wired manner. The second operation unit  58  outputs information to the electronic controller  52  of a braking operation performed on the human-powered vehicle  10 . 
     The vehicle speed sensor  60  detects the rotational speed of the wheel. The vehicle speed sensor  60  is electrically connected to the electronic controller  52  in a wired or wireless manner. The vehicle speed sensor  60  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to perform communication through a wired or wireless connection. The vehicle speed sensor  60  outputs a signal in correspondence with the rotational speed of the wheel to the electronic controller  52 . The electronic controller  52  calculates the vehicle speed V of the human-powered vehicle  10  based on the rotational speed of the wheel. The vehicle speed sensor  60  preferably includes a magnetic reed of a reed switch or a Hall element. The vehicle speed sensor  60  can be mounted on a chain stay of the frame  16  to detect a magnet attached to the rear wheel or can be provided on the front fork  16 A to detect a magnet attached to the front wheel. 
     The torque sensor  62  is provided on the housing  40  on which the motor  36  is provided. The torque sensor  62  detects the human drive force H input to the crank  12 . The torque sensor  62  is provided, for example, on the power transmission path at the upstream side of the first one-way clutch in. The torque sensor  62  includes a strain sensor, a magnetostrictive sensor, or the like. The strain sensor includes a strain gauge. In a case where the torque sensor  62  includes a strain sensor, the strain sensor is provided on the outer circumferential portion of the rotary body included in the power transmission path. The torque sensor  62  can include a wireless or wired communication unit. The communication unit of the torque sensor  62  is configured to communicate with the electronic controller  52 . The torque sensor  62  outputs a signal in correspondence with the human drive force H to the electronic controller  52 . 
     The inclination sensor  64  includes at least one of a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor, for example. The inclination sensor  64  is provided, for example, on the frame  16  or the housing  40  to detect the inclination in the roll direction of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The inclination sensor  64  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to be capable of communicating in a wireless or wired manner. The inclination sensor  64  outputs a signal corresponding to the inclination in the roll direction of the human-powered vehicle  10  to the electronic controller  52 . 
     The steering angle sensor  66  includes, for example, a potentiometer. The steering angle sensor  66  is provided, for example, on the head tube to detect a relative rotation angle (handlebar steering angle) between the head tube and a steering column to which the handlebar is connected. The steering angle sensor  66  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to be capable of communicating in a wireless or wired manner. The steering angle sensor  66  outputs a signal in correspondence with the handlebar steering angle to the electronic controller  52 . 
     The communication device  68  includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and is configured to be connected to the Internet. The communication device  68  acquires at least one of map data for where the human-powered vehicle  10  travels, gradient of the road surface on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels, and state of the road surface from the GPS and the Internet. The communication device  68  does not have to be connected to the Internet in which case the storage  54  or some other storage included in the communication device  68  stores the map data. The communication device  68  is connected to the electronic controller  52  so as to be capable of communicating in a wireless or wired manner. 
     The electronic controller  52  includes at least one processor that executes a control program set in advance. The processor is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro-processing unit (MPU). The electronic controller  52  can include one or more microcomputers. The electronic controller  52  is preferably a microcomputer that includes one or more processors. The electronic controller  152  is formed of one or more semiconductor chips that are mounted on a printed circuit board. The term “electronic controller” as used herein refers to hardware that executes a software program. The memory or storage  54  stores various control programs and information used for various control processes. The storage  54  is any computer storage device or any computer readable medium with the sole exception of a transitory, propagating signal. The storage  54  includes, for example, a nonvolatile memory and a volatile memory. The nonvolatile memory includes, for example, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a hard disk, and a flash memory. The volatile memory includes, for example, a Random Access Memory (RAM). The electronic controller  52  and the storage  54  are provided, for example, on the housing  40  in which the motor  36  is provided. 
     The electronic controller  52  controls the electric component  32  of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  controls the motor  36  that assists in the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with the human drive force H. The electronic controller  52  executes basic control for executing and stopping assistance by the motor  36  in correspondence with the traveling speed (vehicle speed V) of the human-powered vehicle  10 . In the basic control, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is less than a predetermined speed VA that is higher than 0 km/h, the electronic controller  52  controls the assistance by the motor  36  in correspondence with the human drive force H. The electronic controller  52  does not assist the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is greater than or equal to the predetermined speed VA. 
       FIG.  3    is a flowchart showing an example of the basic control. As shown in  FIG.  3   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the vehicle speed V and the human drive force H in step S 11 . In step S 12 , the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the vehicle speed V is less than the predetermined speed VA. An example of the predetermined speed VA is, for example, 24 km/h, 25 km/h, or 45 km/h. In a case where the vehicle speed V is less than the predetermined speed VA (step S 12 : YES), the electronic controller  52  controls the motor  36  in correspondence with the acquired human drive force H in step S 13 . In a case where the vehicle speed V is greater than or equal to the predetermined speed VA (step S 12 : NO), the electronic controller  52  does not assist the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 14 . In one example, the electronic controller  52  does not drive the motor  36  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is traveling at a traveling speed (vehicle speed V) exceeding the predetermined speed VA. In this case, for example, the rotation speed of the motor  36  is 0 rpm. In the basic control of  FIG.  3   , the human drive force H can be acquired between step S 12  and step S 13 . 
     Change Control 
     The electronic controller  52  executes a change control for changing the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with at least one of the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the state of the road on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels. The change control includes a first change control, a second change control, and a third change control. In the first change control, the electronic controller  52  changes the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with the state of the human-powered vehicle  10 . In the second change control, the electronic controller  52  changes the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with the state of the road. In the third change control, the electronic controller  52  changes the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with the information of the road in the map data (road is straight or the road is curve). The first change control, the second change control, and the third change control are repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals. 
     First Change Control 
     The state of the human-powered vehicle  10  includes a first state and a second state differing from the first state. The first state is a state in which the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  can be raised or a state in which the user wishes to raise the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The second state is a state in which it is preferable to limit the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  or a state in which the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  can be limited. 
     The state of the human-powered vehicle  10  includes at least one of the state of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10 , the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , the state of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , and the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  includes at least one of a yaw angle, a pitch angle, and a roll angle. In the present embodiment, the roll angle is used as the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  by the inclination sensor  64 . 
     The electronic controller  52  determines the state of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with the information of the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60 . The electronic controller  52  determines the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with the information of the inclination in the roll direction of the human-powered vehicle  10  detected by the inclination sensor  64 . The electronic controller  52  determines the state of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with the information of the handlebar steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor  66 . The electronic controller  52  determines the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with at least one of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10 . In one example, the electronic controller  52  determines the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with the information of the inclination in the roll direction of the human-powered vehicle  10  detected by the inclination sensor  64 , the information of the handlebar steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor  66 , and the information of the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60 . 
     The first state and the second state serving as states of the human-powered vehicle  10  includes the first state and the second state serving as the states of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10 , the first state and the second state serving as the states of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , the first state and the second state serving as the states of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , and the first state and the second state serving as the turning states of the human-powered vehicle  10 . 
     In the first change control, the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to a first predetermined speed VA 1  in the first state and sets the predetermined speed VA to a second predetermined speed VA 2  that is lower than the first predetermined speed VA 1  in the second state. The first predetermined speed VA 1  is a fixed value. The second predetermined speed VA 2  is a variable value. In the case of the first state, the electronic controller  52  drives the motor  36  in correspondence with the human drive force H in a case where the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  is less than the first predetermined speed VA 1 , and does not assist the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10  in a case where the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  is greater than or equal to the first predetermined speed VA 1 . In the case of the second state, the electronic controller  52  drives the motor  36  in correspondence with the human drive force H in a case where the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  is less than the second predetermined speed VA 2 , and does not assist the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10  in a case where the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  is greater than or equal to the second predetermined speed VA 2 . 
       FIG.  4    is a flowchart showing an example of the first change control. As shown in  FIG.  4   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 21 . The electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the first state in step S 21 . In a case where the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the first state (step S 22 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 23 . An example of the first predetermined speed VA 1  is 24 km/h or 25 km/h. In a case where the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the second state (step S 22 : NO), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 24 . 
     The second predetermined speed VA 2  is set by, for example, the following first to third setting methods. In the first setting method, the electronic controller  52  sets the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  at the time point in which the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the second state to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the second state. That is, the electronic controller  52  sets the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  to the second predetermined speed VA 2  at a time point in which the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the second state. 
     In the second setting method, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the second state, the electronic controller  52  sets an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  in a period from the time point in which the human-powered vehicle  10  starts the second state until a predetermined time before to the second predetermined speed VA 2 . The electronic controller  52  calculates the average value of the vehicle speed V detected in the period from the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  at the time the human-powered vehicle  10  entered the second state to the predetermined sampling period of the vehicle speed sensor  60 . The period from the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  at the time point in which the human-powered vehicle  10  entered the second state to the predetermined sampling period of the vehicle speed sensor  60  is a period from immediately before the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the second state until the human-powered vehicle  10  reaches the second state. The period can be changed to any period. 
     In the third setting method, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the second state, the electronic controller  52  sets an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  in a case the human-powered vehicle  10  traveled over a distance from a predetermined location to a location where the human-powered vehicle  10  entered the second state to the second predetermined speed VA 2 . The electronic controller  52  can acquire the distance from the predetermined location to the location where the human-powered vehicle  10  entered the second state based on the map data of the communication device  68 . The electronic controller  52  sets the average value of the plurality of vehicle speeds V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in the distance from the predetermined location to the location where the human-powered vehicle  10  entered the second state. 
     Specific examples of the first change control will now be described with reference to  FIGS.  5  to  7   . In the first example of the first change control, the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  is used as the state of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 . Specifically, the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in a case where the roll angle serving as the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  is less than the first roll angle, and sets the predetermined speed to the second predetermined speed VA 2  that is lower than the first predetermined speed VA 1  in a case where the roll angle is greater than or equal to the first roll angle. 
       FIG.  5    is a flowchart showing the first example of the first change control. As shown in  FIG.  5   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the roll angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  as the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 31 . Information of the roll angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  detected by the inclination sensor  64  is used as the roll angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the roll angle is less than the first roll angle in step S 32 . The first roll angle is a value for determining whether the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  is the first state or the second state based on the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The first roll angle is set in advance through experiments or the like. In a case where the roll angle is less than the first roll angle (step S 32 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 33 . In a case where the roll angle is greater than or equal to the first roll angle (step S 32 : NO), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 34 . 
     In the second example of the first change control, the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  is used as the state of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in a case where the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  is less than the first steering angle, and sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in a case where the handlebar steering angle is greater than or equal to the first steering angle. 
       FIG.  6    is a flowchart showing the second example of the first change control. As shown in  FIG.  6   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 41 . Information of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  detected by the steering angle sensor  66  is used as the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the handlebar steering angle is less than the first steering angle in step S 42 . The first steering angle is a value for determining whether the state of the human-powered vehicle  10  is the first state or the second state based on the state of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The first steering angle is set in advance through experiments or the like. In a case where the handlebar steering angle is less than the first steering angle (step S 42 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 43 . In a case where the handlebar steering angle is greater than or equal to the first steering angle (step S 42 : NO), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 44 . 
     In the third example of the first change control, a plurality of states, that is, at least one of the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  are used as the state of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with at least one of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  determines the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with at least one of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state. 
     As a method of varying the predetermined speed VA, there are, for example, first to third varying methods. In the first varying method, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  at a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started. That is, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  sets the second predetermined speed VA 2  to the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  at a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started. As the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  at the time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started, the electronic controller  52  acquires, for example, the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  at the time point immediately before the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the curve based on the map data from the communication device  68 . 
     In the second varying method, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  for a period from a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started until a predetermined time. That is, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  sets the second predetermined speed VA 2  to an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  for a period from the time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started until a predetermined time. The electronic controller  52  calculates the average value of the vehicle speed V detected in the period from the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  at the time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started to a predetermined sampling period of the vehicle speed sensor  60 . The period from the vehicle speed V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  at the time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started to the predetermined sampling period of the vehicle speed sensor  60  is a period from immediately before the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the curve until the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the curve. 
     In the third varying method, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  sets an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  for a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  travels over a distance from a predetermined location to a location where the human-powered vehicle  10  starts the turning state to the predetermined speed VA. That is, in the case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  sets an average value of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  for a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  travels over a distance from the predetermined location to the location where the human-powered vehicle  10  starts the turning state to the second predetermined speed VA 2 . The electronic controller  52  can acquire the distance from the predetermined location to the location where the human-powered vehicle  10  starts the turning state based on the map data of the communication device  68 . The electronic controller  52  sets the average value of the plurality of vehicle speeds V detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  as the second predetermined speed VA 2  at the distance from the predetermined location to the location where the human-powered vehicle  10  starts the turning state. 
       FIG.  7    is a flowchart showing the third example of the first change control. As shown in  FIG.  7   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the roll angle serving as the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  and the vehicle speed V serving as the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 51 . Information of the roll angle of the human-powered vehicle  10  detected by the inclination sensor  64  is used as the roll angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , and information of the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  detected by the vehicle speed sensor  60  is used as the vehicle speed V of the human-powered vehicle  10 . 
     The electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state in step S 52 . For example, the electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state in a case where the roll angle is greater than or equal to the first roll angle and the vehicle speed V is greater than or equal to the first speed. The electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  is not in the turning state in a case where the roll angle is less than the first roll angle or the vehicle speed V is less than the first speed. 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state (step S 52 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 53 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not in the turning state (step S 52 : NO), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 54 . 
     Second Change Control 
     In the second change control, the state of the road surface of the road on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels is used. As the state of the road surface of the road, information of the state of the road surface of the road operated by the first operation unit  56  is used. An example of the information of the state of the road surface of the road is a road surface resistance value of the road. In the second change control, the electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with the road surface resistance of the road. The electronic controller  52  has a plurality of road surface resistance values that are selectable in correspondence with the road. The plurality of road surface resistance values can be stored in, for example, the storage  54 . The road can be, for example, one of on-road and off-road. On-road refers to a road of which the surface has a small unevenness like a paved road and of which the road surface resistance value is small. Off-road refers to a road of which the surface has a large unevenness like a rocky road or a dirt road and of which the road surface resistance value is large. The electronic controller  52  has a road surface resistance value corresponding to the on-road and a road surface resistance value corresponding to the off-road. The user operates the first operation unit  56  to select the road surface resistance value corresponding to the on-road or the road surface resistance value corresponding to the off-road. The selection of the road surface resistance value corresponding to the on-road and the road surface resistance value corresponding to the off road by the first operation unit  56  is preferably performed while the traveling of the human-powered vehicle  10  is stopped. The user can select the road surface resistance value corresponding to the on-road and the road surface resistance value corresponding to the off-road by the first operation unit  56  while riding the human-powered vehicle  10 . 
       FIG.  8    is a flowchart showing an example of the second change control. As shown in  FIG.  8   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the road surface resistance value of the road in step S 61 . The electronic controller  52  sets the road surface resistance value of the road selected by the first operation unit  56  as the road surface resistance value of the road on which the human-powered vehicle  10  travels. 
     The electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the road surface resistance value is the road surface resistance value of off-road in step S 62 . In a case where the road surface resistance value is the road surface resistance value of off-road (step S 62 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 63 . In a case where the road surface resistance value is not the road surface resistance value of off-road (step S 62 : NO), for example, in a case where the road surface resistance value is the road surface resistance value of the on-road, the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 64 . 
     Third Change Control 
     In the third change control, the road includes a curve, and the electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  approaches the curve. 
       FIG.  9    is a flowchart showing an example of the third change control. As shown in  FIG.  9   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the map data in step S 71 . The electronic controller  52  can recognize information (road straight or curve) of the road on which the current human-powered vehicle  10  is traveling by acquiring the map data from the communication device  68 . 
     The electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is approaching a curve in step S 72 . For example, in a case where a curve is present ahead of the traveling human-powered vehicle  10  and the curve is separated by a predetermined distance from the human-powered vehicle  10 , the electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  is approaching a curve. An example of the predetermined distance is two meters. 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is approaching a curve (step S 72 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 73 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not approaching a curve (step S 72 : NO), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 74 . 
     The electronic controller  52  can execute at least one of the first change control, the second change control, and the third change control. In a case where more than one of the first change control, the second change control, and the third change control are executed, the electronic controller  52  can execute the multiple change controls simultaneously or can execute the multiple change controls at different times. In addition, in a case of executing where multiple change controls are executed, the electronic controller  52  can repeat the change controls in cycles that are the same for all of the change controls or repeat the change controls in cycles that differ between the change controls. In a case where the electronic controller  52  executes multiple change controls and sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in any one of the change controls, priority is given to the setting of the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  even if another change control sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1 . 
     Second Embodiment 
     The control device  50  according to a second embodiment will now be described with reference to  FIG.  10   . The control device  50  of the present embodiment differs from the control device  50  of the first embodiment in the contents of the change control. In the description hereafter, same reference numerals are given to those components that are the same as the corresponding components of the human-powered vehicle  10  in accordance with the first embodiment. Such components will not be described in detail. 
     The electronic controller  52  of the control device  50  in accordance with the present embodiment executes a change control of varying the predetermined speed VA during at least part of a period from a time point in which the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  started until a time point in which the turning state ended. In one example, in the change control, the electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA in correspondence with a stable state of the human-powered vehicle  10  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state. The stable state includes a state in which the human-powered vehicle  10  is oversteering in the turning state, a state in which the human-powered vehicle is understeering in the turning state, and a stable traveling state in which the oversteering or the understeering has been reduced. In the change control, the electronic controller  52  calculates the stable state of the human-powered vehicle  10  in correspondence with the traveling speed of the human-powered vehicle  10  and at least one of the handlebar steering angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , the angle of the human-powered vehicle  10 , and the wheelbase of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA based on the stable state. After the human-powered vehicle  10  ends the turning state, the electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA, which has been changed in the turning state, to the predetermined speed VA before the change. 
     The electronic controller  52  performs the determination of the oversteering state, the understeering state, and the stable traveling state in the following manner. The electronic controller  52  uses a first estimated radius RC 1 , which is a turning radius in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  turns in a state immediately before entering the turning state, and a second estimated radius RC 2 , which is a turning radius of the human-powered vehicle  10  during turning state, to determine whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the stable traveling state. Specifically, in a case where the first estimated radius RC 1  and the second estimated radius RC 2  are equal to each other, the electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the stable traveling state. 
     A method of calculating the first estimated radius RC 1  and the second estimated radius RC 2  will now be described. Generally, in a case where the turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10  is a state in which the human-powered vehicle  10  is performing cornering, the human-powered vehicle  10  is sufficiently decelerated before entering the curve (corner) of the road, a constant speed is maintained without accelerating or decelerating during cornering, and then the human-powered vehicle  10  is accelerated at a timing exiting the curve (corner). The ideal speed during the cornering based on the operation of such a human-powered vehicle  10  is set as an assist upper limit speed (predetermined speed VA). 
     The assist upper limit speed (predetermined speed VA) for entering a curve is expressed by equation 1.
 
Equation 1
 
v lim =√{square root over (μgR)}  (1)
 
     In the equation, “v lim ,” is the assist upper limit speed (predetermined speed VA), “μ” is the road surface resistance value, and “g” is the gravitational acceleration. Generally, the rider decelerates the human-powered vehicle  10  so that the speed becomes lower than or equal to the assist upper limit speed v lim , immediately before entering the curve. The first estimated radius RC  1  can be calculated from the above equation 1. As can be understood from equation 1, the first estimated radius RC 1  is the turning radius in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is performing cornering at the ideal speed. 
     In addition, the second estimated radius RC 2  can be calculated from the inclination sensor  64  and the vehicle speed sensor  60  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is performing cornering. 
     The second estimated radius RC 2  is expressed by equation 2. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     In a case where the first estimated radius RC 1  and the second estimated radius RC 2  differ from each other, the electronic controller  52  determines whether the human-powered vehicle  10  is in an oversteering state or an understeering state based on the stability factor, which is the steering characteristic of the human-powered vehicle  10 . 
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     In the equation, “Kδ” is a stability factor, “1” is a wheelbase, and “δ” is a handlebar steering angle. 
     A method for varying the predetermined speed VA will now be described. The electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA so that the stable state of the human-powered vehicle  10  approaches the stable traveling state. Specifically, the electronic controller  52  lowers the predetermined speed VA in a case where the stable state is in an understeering state. The electronic controller  52  raises the predetermined speed VA in a case where the stable state is in an oversteering state. The electronic controller  52  does not vary the predetermined speed VA in a case where the stable state is in the stable traveling state. 
     Specifically, the electronic controller  52  varies the predetermined speed VA so that the stability factor Kδ in the above equation 3 becomes 0. In this case, the predetermined speed VA corresponds to “v” in the above equation 3. In a case where the stable state is in the understeering state, since the stability factor Kδ is a negative value, the stability factor Kδ approaches 0 by lowering “v” in the above equation 3, that is, by lowering the predetermined speed VA. In a case where the stable state is in the oversteering state, since the stability factor Kδ is a positive value, the stability factor Kδ approaches 0 by raising “v” in the above equation 3, that is, by raising the predetermined speed VA. In a case where the stable state is in the stable traveling state, since the stability factor Kδ is 0, “v” in the above equation 3 is not varied, that is, the predetermined speed VA is not varied. 
       FIG.  10    is a flowchart showing an example of the change control according to the present embodiment. As shown in  FIG.  10   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the angle and the vehicle speed V of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 81 . In step S 82 , the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in a turning state. Step S 81  and step S 82  are the same as step S 51  and step S 52  shown in  FIG.  7   . 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not in the turning state (step S 82 : NO), the electronic controller  52  temporarily ends the process. In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state (step S 82 : YES), the electronic controller  52  calculates the stable state in step S 83 . Specifically, the electronic controller  52  calculates the stability factor Kδ as the stable state. 
     In step S 84  and step S 85 , the electronic controller  52  determines the stable state (oversteering state, understeering state, and stable traveling state) of the human-powered vehicle  10 . The electronic controller  52  determines the stable state in correspondence with the magnitude of the stability factor Kδ. Specifically, the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in an oversteering state in step S 84 . In step S 85 , the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the understeering state. 
     In a case where the stable state is an oversteering state (step S 84 : YES), that is, in a case where the stability factor Kδ is a positive value, the electronic controller  52  raises the predetermined speed VA in step S 86 . In a case where the stable state is the understeering state (step S 84 : NO and step S 85 : YES), that is, in a case where the stability factor Kδ is a negative value, the electronic controller  52  lowers the predetermined speed VA in step S 87 . In a case where the stable state is the stable traveling state (step S 84 : NO and step S 85 : NO), that is, in a case where the stability factor Kδ is 0, the electronic controller  52  does not vary the predetermined speed VA in step S 88 . 
     Then, in step S 89 , the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  has ended the turning state. For example, in a case where at least one of the case where the roll angle is less than the first roll angle and the case where the handlebar steering angle is less than the first steering angle is satisfied, the electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  has ended the turning state. 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  has not ended the turning state (step S 89 : NO), the electronic controller  52  proceeds to step S 83 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  has ended the turning state (step S 89 : YES), the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the predetermined speed VA is varied in step S 90 . 
     In a case where the predetermined speed VA has been varied (step S 90 : YES), the electronic controller  52  in step S 91  varies the predetermined speed VA to the predetermined speed VA that was set before the varying. An example of the predetermined speed VA before the varying is the predetermined speed VA set by the electronic controller  52  immediately before the human-powered vehicle  10  enters the turning state. In a case where the predetermined speed VA has not been varied (step S 90 : NO), that is, in a case where the predetermined speed VA was not varied while the human-powered vehicle  10  was is in the turning state, the electronic controller  52  temporarily ends the process. 
     Third Embodiment 
     The control device  50  of a third embodiment will now be described with reference to  FIG.  11   . The control device  50  of the present embodiment differs from the control device  50  of the first embodiment in the contents of the change control. In the description hereafter, same reference numerals are given to those components that are the same as the corresponding components of the human-powered vehicle  10  in accordance with the first embodiment. Such components will not be described in detail. 
     The change control of the present embodiment is a control in which the braking operation of the human-powered vehicle  10  at the time the human-powered vehicle  10  is in a turning state is added to the determination condition in the third change control of the first embodiment. As the predetermined speed VA, the electronic controller  52  of the control device  50  of the present embodiment includes the first predetermined speed VA 1 , the second predetermined speed VA 2  that is lower than the first predetermined speed VA 1 , and the third predetermined speed VA 3  that differs from the second predetermined speed VA 2 . The electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed to the third predetermined speed VA 3  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  approaches the curve or in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation during a turning state of the human-powered vehicle  10 . In one example, the third predetermined speed VA 3  is lower than the second predetermined speed VA 2 . 
       FIG.  11    is a flowchart showing an example of the change control. As shown in  FIG.  11   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the map data in step S 100 , and determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle is approaching the curve in step S 101 . Step S 100  and step S 101  are the same as step S 71  and step S 72  of the third change control shown in  FIG.  9   . 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is approaching a curve (step S 101 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the third predetermined speed VA 3  in step S 102 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not approaching the curve (step S 101 : NO), that is, in a case where the straight road is continuing or in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  has already entered the curve, the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state in step S 103 . The determination in step S 103  is the same as the determination of the turning state in step S 52  shown in  FIG.  7   . 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not in the turning state (step S 103 : NO), the electronic controller  52  temporarily ends the process. In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state (step S 103 : YES), the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation in step S 104 . The determination in step S 104  is performed depending on whether or not the second operation unit  58  is operated. In other words, in a case where the second operation unit  58  is operated, the electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation. 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation (step S 104 : YES), the electronic controller  52  proceeds to step S 102 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not undergoing a braking operation (step S 104 : NO), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the second predetermined speed VA 2  in step S 105 . 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     The control device  50  of a fourth embodiment will now be described with reference to  FIG.  12   . The control device  50  of the present embodiment differs from the control device  50  of the first embodiment in the contents of the change control. In the description hereafter, same reference numerals are given to those components that are the same as the corresponding components of the human-powered vehicle  10  in accordance with the first embodiment. Such components will not be described in detail. 
     In the change control, the electronic controller  52  of the control device  50  according to the present embodiment varies the predetermined speed VA in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation regardless of whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state. According to the change control of the present embodiment, for example, in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation while the human-powered vehicle  10  is traveling on a hill, the motor  36  is controlled to rapidly stop the assistance of the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10  by the motor  36 . 
     The electronic controller  52  includes a first predetermined speed VA 1 , a second predetermined speed VA 2  that is lower than the first predetermined speed VA 1 , and a third predetermined speed VA 3  that differs from the second predetermined speed VA 2  as the predetermined speed. In one example, the third predetermined speed VA 3  is lower than the second predetermined speed VA 2 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation, the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the third predetermined speed VA 3 . 
       FIG.  12    is a flowchart showing an example of the change control. As shown in  FIG.  12   , the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation in step S 110 . The determination in step S 110  is similar to the determination in step S 104  of the change control in the third embodiment shown in  FIG.  11   . 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation (step S 110 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the third predetermined speed VA 3  in step S 111 . Then, in step S 112 , the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the braking operation of the human-powered vehicle  10  has ended. The electronic controller  52  determines that the braking operation of the human-powered vehicle  10  has ended based on a change from a state in which the second operation unit  58  is operated to a state in which the second operation unit  58  is not operated. 
     In a case where the braking operation of the human-powered vehicle  10  has ended (step S 112 : YES), the electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the first predetermined speed VA 1  in step S 113 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not undergoing a braking operation (step S 110 : NO) or the braking operation of the human-powered vehicle  10  is continued (step S 112 : NO), the electronic controller  52  temporarily ends the process. 
     Fifth Embodiment 
     The control device  50  of a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG.  13   . The control device  50  of the present embodiment is different from the control device  50  of the first embodiment in the contents of the change control. In the description hereafter, same reference numerals are given to those components that are the same as the corresponding components of the human-powered vehicle  10  in accordance with the first embodiment. Such components will not be described in detail. 
     In the case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation at a time the human-powered vehicle  10  is in a turning state, the electronic controller  52  of the control device  50  according to the present embodiment executes the change control for controlling the motor  36  so as not to assist the propulsion of the human-powered vehicle  10 . In one example, the electronic controller  52  does not drive the motor  36  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation at the time the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state. The change control of the present embodiment switches between a state in which the motor  36  performs assistance in accordance with the human drive force H without varying the predetermined speed VA and a state in which the motor  36  is not driven. 
       FIG.  13    is a flowchart showing an example of the change control. As shown in  FIG.  13   , the electronic controller  52  acquires the angle and the vehicle speed V of the human-powered vehicle  10  in step S 120 , and determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in a turning state in step S 121 . Step S 120  and step S 121  are the same as step S 51  and step S 52  in the third change control of the first embodiment shown in  FIG.  7   . 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is in a turning state (step S 121 : YES), the electronic controller  52  determines whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation in step S 122 . Step S 122  is the same as step S 104  of the change control of the third embodiment shown in  FIG.  11   . 
     In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation (step S 122 : YES), the electronic controller  52  stops the motor  36  in step S 123 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not in the turning state (step S 121 : NO) or in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is not undergoing a braking operation (step S 122 : YES), the electronic controller  52  temporarily ends the process. 
     Modifications 
     The description related with the above embodiments exemplifies, without any intention to limit, applicable forms of a human-powered vehicle control device according to the present disclosure. In addition to the embodiments described above, the human-powered vehicle control device according to the present disclosure is applicable to, for example, modifications of the above embodiments that are described below and combinations of at least two of the modifications that do not contradict each other. In the modifications described hereafter, same reference numerals are given to those components that are the same as the corresponding components of the above embodiments. Such components will not be described in detail. 
     The change control of the second embodiment and the change control of the third embodiment can be combined. In one example, in a case where a negative determination is given in step S 104  of the change control in the third embodiment shown in  FIG.  11   , the process shifts to step S 82  in the change control of the second embodiment shown in  FIG.  10    instead of step S 105 . 
     In the change control of the first to third embodiments, the predetermined speed VA can be varied based on the human-powered vehicle  10  undergoing a braking operation. In one example, the electronic controller  52  includes a first predetermined speed VA 1 , a second predetermined speed VA 2  that is lower than the first predetermined speed VA 1 , and a third predetermined speed VA 3  that differs from the second predetermined speed VA 2  as the predetermined speed VA. The electronic controller  52  sets the predetermined speed VA to the third predetermined speed VA 3  in a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is undergoing a braking operation. In one example, the third predetermined speed VA 3  is lower than the second predetermined speed VA 2 . 
     The determination of whether or not the human-powered vehicle  10  is in a turning state can be performed with the map data of the communication device  68 . In a case where the human-powered vehicle  10  is traveling along a curve in the map data, the electronic controller  52  determines that the human-powered vehicle  10  is in the turning state.