SMART BIKE DESCRIPTION - ASSIGNMENT 2
The Smart Bike has a lot of functions, although some are standard functions on motorcycles. Our Smart Bike has blinkers that you control with small, easily accessible buttons on each bike handle. These buttons also controls the automatic stand, so that if you press both buttons at the same time while the bike is standing still, the stand will go down or up, depending on its current position.
The Smart Bike has a saddle that will heat itself up if it’s cold outside or if the user activates the heater from the remote application. To make sure the heating doesn’t turn on if it’s warm outside; the Smart Bike comes with a thermometer. It also comes with a pressure sensor so that the bike knows when someone is sitting on the saddle.
To measure speed the Smart Bike uses a magnetic sensor on the wheel with measures how many times the wheel spins and the time between the spins, and knowing the size of the wheel you can calculate the speed and the distance the bike has traveled since the beginning of the ride. When the bike is in motion the front and backlights will turn on automatically, if it’s dark outside. The needs for the lights are measured by a light sensor.
The Smart Bike has an electronic lock controlled by an RFID-reader and RFID-tag. The user can unlock and lock the bike with the RFID-tag. While the bike is locked, the alarm will go off if the bike is moved. The movements are measured with an acceleration sensor. Too much movement will trigger the alarm, and the alarm can be turned off with the RFID-tag.
Information from the sensors will be displayed either on an LCD-screen on the handles of the bike or on the remote application. The remote application is supposed to be on a cellphone, and the Smart Bike is equipped with a stand for cellphones. With the cellphone running the remote application the user can both unlock the bike, control the functions of the heating in the saddle, and see speed, distance, time, GPS-position. Even when away from the bike, the remote application can warn the user if the alarm on the bike has gone off.
