How smart can your bike be?

The bike parked on the campus is getting second, third and more looks

September 20, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:38 am IST

R. Muthu Kumar with his re-modelled Smarty Sports Bike in Coimbatore.– Photo: S. Siva Saravanan

R. Muthu Kumar with his re-modelled Smarty Sports Bike in Coimbatore.– Photo: S. Siva Saravanan

Kick-start, the smart way

A Radio Frequency Identification Card (RFIC) Muthukumar shows the card on a screen attached to a keypad near the handle bar. And, the bike is ready to move. This card cannot be duplicated and has a lifeline of over 25 years. If one forgets the card, there is a password. If someone attempts to steal the bike, it locks up. And, with three unsuccessful attempts of feeding in a password, it stays locked for 15 minutes.

Accident identification system In case of an accident, it sends an alert to the 10 mobile numbers of family/friends stored in the software.

Blue tooth connectivity, and a speaker provides music. There is a USB port to connect to the tab. The speaker welcomes the rider with recorded messages such as ‘Don’t use mobile phones while driving’, and ‘Do not drink and drive.’ Machine gun exhaust system This cools down the silencer, and maintains uniform temperature especially during long rides.

This standardises mileage too. The Smarty bike monitoring system runs a check on engine oil, electric circuit unit, headlight…before start up. Smarty also has a rotating number plate. When idle, the number plate rotates and hides the number.

GPS on the move

There is GPS navigation with a sim card which acts as a transmitter and the mobile phone is the receiver. One can monitor movement of the bike, including the place where it is parked. When someone tries to move the bike , the mobile can activate the horn on the bike from anywhere in the world (as it is connected via Wide Area Network).

Track the vehicle, the app way

The rider can activate’ stop the engine’ and bring the vehicle to a grinding halt in a matter of 20 seconds with the help of an app.

“There’s a countdown time of 20 seconds to allow the rider to move the bike to a safe corner and avoid accidents. I can activate ‘continuous horn’ too. This can distract the thief and make him abandon the bike.

A spy camera records his activities and it helps track the culprit.

Lights that speak

An Infra-Red sensor activates the ‘headlight projector lamp’ during dusk. When it faces a speeding vehicle in high beam, the light automatically switches to low beam. Lights should alert fellow riders, not disturb them.

A laser beam from the tail end keeps the fellow riders away at a safe distance.

A soft glow in blue and golden yellow on the body, a bright red light at the tail lights up the vehicle even when it is parked during the night time.

The tail light comes with LED that is visible more than half-a-kilometre away.

This helps reduce accidents during night time. A pair of avenger lights, ultra bright LED lights in the front, can light up area up to a kilometre and is of great help for rides inside a forest. It can alert you of any animal crossing and avoid road kills. In high altitudes it can also be used as fog light. Gloves with a mind

The gloves come with electrodes that sense the pulse of the rider. “When the pulse is abnormal or low, a message on the screen asks you to stop the vehicle with a countdown time of 20 seconds.”

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