Motorcycle Sensor Alerts for Rider Awareness and Cruise Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicles lack effective systems for automatic operation and notification, particularly in shared road environments, which can lead to safety concerns and inefficient rider interaction.
Innovation Solution
A motorcycle assembly equipped with sensors such as radar and lidar assemblies to detect external objects and environments, enabling automatic operation of systems like cruise control and providing visual and auditory notifications to both the rider and external operators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual operation is used for two-wheeled vehicles, then ease of operation is maintained, but safety and rider awareness are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The motorcycle system performs self-monitoring and self-notification functions through integrated sensors (radar, lidar, cameras) and automated notification systems that detect environmental hazards and alert riders without requiring manual intervention, enabling the vehicle to serve its own safety needs
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously collects data from multiple sensors about the motorcycle's environment and operational state, processes this information, and provides real-time feedback to the rider through visual, auditory, and haptic notifications, creating a closed-loop safety system that enhances rider awareness
2Reliability
If automated sensor systems are added to motorcycles, then safety and rider awareness are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it detects various environmental hazards using different sensor types, processes multiple data streams, and provides alerts through multiple modalities (visual, auditory, haptic), allowing a single integrated system to address diverse safety concerns rather than requiring separate systems for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines radar assemblies, lidar assemblies, cameras, and notification devices into an integrated motorcycle safety system that shares processing resources and communication bus (CAN bus), reducing overall system complexity compared to having separate independent systems for each sensor type and notification method
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances safety by providing automatic feedback and notifications, improving rider awareness, and enabling semi-autonomous operation of the motorcycle, thus reducing the risk of collisions and improving traffic flow.
Implementation Method 1
various ranging assemblies such as radar assemblies, laser ranging (lidar) assemblies
Implementation Method 2
laser ranging (lidar) assemblies, or the like may be used to measure distances to exterior objects
Data Source
AI summary
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