Motorcycle Electronic Authorization Control System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motorcycle sharing systems face safety issues due to theft, vandalism, and user negligence, leading to increased costs and rental disruptions for operators and inconvenience for users.
Innovation Solution
A motorcycle equipped with a storage container and an electronic authorization control system that includes interconnected electronic control units and a presence detector, using encrypted digital signals and wireless communication to manage rental authorization and ensure the presence of safety equipment, such as helmets, before allowing engine start and ending rental periods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If motorcycle sharing systems are implemented to enable short-term rental, then user convenience and accessibility are improved, but vulnerability to theft, vandalism, and safety issues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authorization verification before allowing engine start. The electronic control unit checks authorization codes and validates user credentials in advance, preventing unauthorized access and theft attempts before they can affect the motorcycle
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors operational parameters and provides feedback to the control unit. Sensors detect anomalies such as unauthorized access attempts, abnormal vibrations indicating vandalism, or safety equipment status, enabling real-time response to threats
2Reliability
If security measures and authorization systems are added to prevent theft and vandalism, then safety and reliability are improved, but device complexity and management costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic control unit serves multiple functions: it manages engine operation, handles authorization verification, monitors safety equipment status, and coordinates with the rental management system. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated security devices, simplifying the overall system while maintaining comprehensive protection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary encoded key or authorization device that mediates between the user and the motorcycle's ignition system. This intermediary contains security credentials and communicates with the control unit, providing a simplified interface that hides the complexity of the underlying security protocols from the end user
3Object-affected harmful factors
If safety equipment presence is monitored before allowing engine start, then user safety is improved, but ease of operation and rental process simplicity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects the presence of safety equipment such as helmets through integrated sensors and weight detectors. The motorcycle performs this safety check autonomously without requiring manual verification by the user or rental agent, eliminating additional steps in the rental process while ensuring safety compliance
Data Source
AI summary
A motorcycle (1) including: an electronic system of authorization control (100,200); wherein: a first electronic control unit (200) is adapted and configured to determine whether the motorcycle (1) is in an authorized or non-authorized usage state and is adapted to interrogate a portable transponder, which can have a master identification electronic code or a slave identification electronic code, in order to acquire said electronic code and to verify if said electronic code is correct; and wherein: if the first control unit (200) acquires the master identification electronic code, starting the traction engine is allowed independently from the second electronic control unit; if the first control unit (200) acquires the slave identification electronic code, it is determined that the motorcycle (1) is in the authorized usage state and starting the traction engine is allowed if it receives consent information from the second electronic control unit (100).