Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

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Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
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Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

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Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
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Indian becomes more concrete. Similar to Harley patents, radar and camera systems are being developed to keep the distance from traffic and when driving in a column.

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
Indian radar and camera

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Indian seems to be planning ahead with a camera. The areas to the side and to the rear can be reliably covered by radar or lidar. The optics can clearly inform you which vehicle is driving ahead. In principle, radar can only display: “There is something.”

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
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The driver should receive blind spot warnings via warning lights or displays in the mirrors, in the field of vision or even via vibrating areas in the seat.

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
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Time will tell to what extent the system can also be implemented in the Scout series.

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Flood of sensors registered: Numbers 20, 42, 22, 30, 26, 34 and 32 are all possible positions for sensors with different tasks on future Indian motorcycles.

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
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Even the iconic Indian head # 20 on the fender could be a place for one of these sensors.

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The front of the current Indian Roadmaster serves as a display for the possible installation position of the various sensors and headlights of the patented systems. The numbers 60, 54, 50, 52 and 42 represent possible sensors, the numbers 40, 56 are the headlights.

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Search game: The segments 210 are the normal low beam, the lens 230 is the normal high beam.

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At an incline, depending on the angle, # 210 B and C are either switched off or darkened and LED parts # 220 and # 222 switched on depending on the direction. For the high beam in the bend, lenses # 232 and # 232 B are also used. All right?

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Cornering with high beam: All segments are switched or dimmed according to angle and direction. Only module # 232 is completely switched off.

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Here Indian shows when and how the individual LED segments are switched when cornering. With the dipped beam, the two additional headlights of # 56 of the Roadmaster could be switched on.

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems
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Something seems to be being planned for models without cladding or the distinctive bull’s neck headlights from Indian Vintage or Springfield, but without cornering lights, but with radar sensor # 42

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Here is the scheme of how the Indian imagines the operation of the speed-dependent headlight range control.

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Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

Indian patent cornering lights and radar
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Indian Motorcycles has a patent for a new type of cornering light system that also works with high beam, can be expanded with a radar or laser system and works with a speed-dependent headlight range control.


Jens Kratschmar

07/01/2021

Size creates installation space. That seems Indian having in the back of my mind when filing his latest patent application, because the touring bike shown, the Indian Roadmaster not dissimilar, with its lavish cladding it offers exactly the installation space that the additional sensors and control units would need.

Radar and camera for greater distance

In the broadest sense, these sensors also include radar or camera systems for monitoring the surrounding traffic. From a combination of both, Indian could offer a system that automatically maintains the distance to different vehicle types. Above all, there is a lot of space given to driving in a column, which is popular in the USA: The system should also be able to calculate and assess the distances in a group of motorcycles to the front, to the side and to the rear. Indian would like to warn of dangerously close distances to other vehicles by means of various options: These would be warning lights flashing at different speeds in mirrors or instruments, but also vibrating areas in the seat should signal dangers in the blind spot.

Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems

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Cornering light so far only for the big ones

Various types of cornering lights have been standard in cars for a good decade. Such systems are only available in the top models of premium manufacturers (for example BMW R 1200 RT) can be ordered from time to time. The reason: the additionally required sensors and control devices require additional installation space and a power supply. Heavy versions like the BMW K1600 series even have extra motors to adjust the spreading level.


Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems


Indian Motorcycyles

The front of the current Indian Roadmaster serves as a display for the possible installation position of the various sensors and headlights of the patented systems. The numbers 60, 54, 50, 52 and 42 represent possible sensors, the numbers 40, 56 are the headlights.

With Indian also with high beam in the curve

What all systems have in common is that they only offer a curve function for the low beam. Indian starts here and has filed a patent for an adaptive headlight system that also works when the high beam is switched on. To do this, Indian uses a system that uses IMU (Inertial Measure Unit) to detect the lean of the motorcycle and controls different LED segments in a heavily segmented LED headlight so that the low beam and now also the high beam shine into the curve. This not only requires the measuring unit, but also a complex control system for the total of 14 LED segments, some behind projection lenses for the high beam. In this technical abundance of Indian, however, quite a novelty, where current systems from other manufacturers sometimes only switch on rigid side headlights when cornering.


Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems


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Search game: The segments 210 are the normal low beam, the lens 230 is the normal high beam.

Adaptive light range

A part of the measuring and control electronics of the Indian patent is also there to regulate the headlight range depending on the speed. There are three levels in which the range and width vary: At 30 km / h the light cone is short and wide, lengthened and then narrowed at 60 and 90 km / h respectively.


Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems


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Sensors everywhere

No less than 21 different and individual sensors, each with different tasks, are mentioned in Indian’s patent drawings. That does not mean that they will all come into series production, but it shows where the developers are currently thinking. The way these sensors work or whether there may be GPS antennas for that C-ITS technology Indian leaves the application open and writes that they are considering proximity sensors. Radar techniques or the new lidar sensors can also be used. Lidar stands for Light Detection and Ranging, a kind of laser-based system for measuring distances, something like radar with only light waves instead of radio waves. Fun fact: Even the traditional Indian head on the front fender is mentioned by Indian as a possible sensor location. Possible functions of the flood of sensors are conceivable for controlling a distance radar, a blind spot warning, platooning of motorcycle columns or – don’t laugh – as a parking aid. Not illogical for a Roadmaster with zero rear view.


Indian patent for cornering lights and radar systems


Indian Motorcycyles

The front of the current Indian Roadmaster serves as a display for the possible installation position of the various sensors and headlights of the patented systems. The numbers 60, 54, 50, 52 and 42 represent possible sensors, the numbers 40, 56 are the headlights.

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Conclusion

The first glance at the drawings almost triggers a brain blockage. The word overkill is appropriate. But on closer inspection, Indian only shows what the other manufacturers are also developing in terms of radar and sensors, but in this case they can top it with a great, visually coherent cornering light system.

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