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abhijeet080808 · 06-07-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by rahuldevnath

Well, how about installing a variable resistor in the circuit which triggers the Buzzer/LED? when the voltage falls below certain

Well about the Cooled helmet - The principal remains the same, using a perltier cooler. But we need to make a cut out in the helmet, and install fans at both the ends of the TEC (peltier).

Night Vision - Made use of Camcorder, IR/Night Vision. And the live feed from the camera was sent to a 5 inch LCD screen, either as Heads Up Display or Helmet Mounted Display. Installed 2 arrays of IR LED, consisting of 30 IR LEDs compared to 4 in camcorder. BTW each IR LED 2 years back costed me about 200 bucks!

Usage - See without Headlights, ultra low power consumption, and even a small light is magnified. Never went ahead in actually making full fledged system, but tested with a Handy Cam and it is insanely wicked!!

The best part is that.. it's as good as Night Vision Goggles, used by the military. And you can actually walk in pitch dark jungles without anybody knowing.

Dude that is 6000 bucks for LEDs alone!

Did you actually use the system while riding? If so, how was the experience?

And regarding the battery level indicator, I will most probably use a variable resistor fixed to the base of a transistor which in turn drives a LED. Do you have any circuits? That would make my task a bit easier!

Edit - This circuit seems good - http://www.reuk.co.uk/12-Volt-Batter...ator-LM741.htm

rahuldevnath · 06-07-2009, 12:06 PM

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now dont tell me that you made shoes that can float over ground

No dude, i meant you can use these night vision to walk in pitch dark without using a torch!

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Originally Posted by abhijeet080808

Dude that is 6000 bucks for LEDs alone!

Did you actually use the system while riding? If so, how was the experience?

And regarding the battery level indicator, I will most probably use a variable resistor fixed to the base of a transistor which in turn drives a LED. Do you have any circuits? That would make my task a bit easier!

Edit - This circuit seems good - 12 Volt Battery Low Indicator LM741 - Electronics

Yes, I had spent 6K on it. But fortunately I had got it thorough one my cousin, from China.
I tried using it, although the experience didn't yield any practical usage. But I do remember that time i was in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. And while riding with a 5W bulb was enough to illuminate the road clearly. There were no HID's that time, so had to think about something to increase light spread.

The world looks green, but practically if can make use of such a device, our 35W bulbs would be enough for riding at 100Kmph!

And yeah the circuit seems good enough, and I think that's exactly you are looking at? Or you have have digital input system in mind??. Though I don't have the circuit which i had built.

ceasar · 06-07-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by sam92

now dont tell me that you made shoes that can float over ground

seems like he is '"one man army"" and he is goin to open RAHUL industries in india like stark industries in iron man..

abhijeet080808 · 06-07-2009, 12:16 PM

Initially, I was thinking of making a digital system. Maybe, a microcontroller with inbuilt ADC (say ATMEGA 32) and a 2x20 character LCD. But this circuit seems so easy and frankly, a digital system seems to be an overkill, if used for battery voltage alone. Maybe someday, will make a digital system with temperature readings, battery voltage etc. And then, there is the question of mounting the LCD somewhere on the console.

ceasar · 06-07-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by abhijeet080808

Initially, I was thinking of making a digital system. Maybe, a microcontroller with inbuilt ADC (say ATMEGA 32) and a 2x20 character LCD. But this circuit seems so easy and frankly, a digital system seems to be an overkill, if used for battery voltage alone. Maybe someday, will make a digital system with temperature readings, battery voltage etc. And then, there is the question of mounting the LCD somewhere on the console.

excuse me are u some kinda scientist or what...these words seems like greek and latin languages to me

rahuldevnath · 06-07-2009, 12:29 PM

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seems like he is '"one man army"" and he is goin to open RAHUL industries in india like stark industries in iron man..

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Initially, I was thinking of making a digital system. Maybe, a microcontroller with inbuilt ADC (say ATMEGA 32) and a 2x20 character LCD. But this circuit seems so easy and frankly, a digital system seems to be an overkill, if used for battery voltage alone. Maybe someday, will make a digital system with temperature readings, battery voltage etc. And then, there is the question of mounting the LCD somewhere on the console.

I would say, at least on the bikes, the more analogue the better.

And then the LCD has to be weather proof as well.

Although it wo'nt be practical, but love to see, a digital console displaying
Battery Voltage, Consumption, charging Rate. See if you can make one.. we can market it!

abhijeet080808 · 06-07-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ceasar

excuse me are u some kinda scientist or what...these words seems like greek and latin languages to me

Hehehe.. well I am just an electronics student, so have a tendency to talk in that way!

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Originally Posted by rahuldevnath

I would say, at least on the bikes, the more analogue the better.

And then the LCD has to be weather proof as well.

Although it wo'nt be practical, but love to see, a digital console displaying
Battery Voltage, Consumption, charging Rate. See if you can make one.. we can market it!

Yeah, fuel consumption! That is a useful thing. I have been thinking about it. Only if I had some idea about the types of flow meters available and where I can get one here in India! Can you help me there?

alkemyst · 06-07-2009, 01:43 PM

i actually miss -
1). a GPS
2). an easily adjustable/removable touring visor(large size like the avenger ones)
3). a luggage carrier without compromising the bike's looks(dont know how its gonna happen, but innovation is what we need

)
4). comfortable rider and pillion seats, which dont start biting your ass in just an hour..

5). tyres capable of holding a puncture for atleast some distance.. m not talking about tubeless ones...

alkemyst · 06-07-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rahuldevnath

Well, how about installing a variable resistor in the circuit which triggers the Buzzer/LED? when the voltage falls below certain

Well about the Cooled helmet - The principal remains the same, using a perltier cooler. But we need to make a cut out in the helmet, and install fans at both the ends of the TEC (peltier).

Night Vision - Made use of Camcorder, IR/Night Vision. And the live feed from the camera was sent to a 5 inch LCD screen, either as Heads Up Display or Helmet Mounted Display. Installed 2 arrays of IR LED, consisting of 30 IR LEDs compared to 4 in camcorder. BTW each IR LED 2 years back costed me about 200 bucks!

Usage - See without Headlights, ultra low power consumption, and even a small light is magnified. Never went ahead in actually making full fledged system, but tested with a Handy Cam and it is insanely wicked!!

The best part is that.. it's as good as Night Vision Goggles, used by the military. And you can actually walk in pitch dark jungles without anybody knowing.

this guy will surely turn a normal bike into a JAMES BOND KINDA STUFF...

its really cool..

helmets off to u dude..

rahuldevnath · 06-07-2009, 04:18 PM

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Yeah, fuel consumption! That is a useful thing. I have been thinking about it. Only if I had some idea about the types of flow meters available and where I can get one here in India! Can you help me there?

Most of the feature we talk here, like GPS, Intercom, HID, Riding Mode Selection, Real time Fuel Consumption, Real time range are all part of most modern liter class bikes!

I really don't have much info about fuel meters. But I feel it would much easier to manipulate an ECU. As in a FI system, such parameters are recorded, though not in our Indian Bikes. Still we can try experimenting with a ECU... how about that?

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abhijeet080808 ElectroniX! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bangalore/Guwahati/Chennai Posts: 1,845	Initially, I was thinking of making a digital system. Maybe, a microcontroller with inbuilt ADC (say ATMEGA 32) and a 2x20 character LCD. But this circuit seems so easy and frankly, a digital system seems to be an overkill, if used for battery voltage alone. Maybe someday, will make a digital system with temperature readings, battery voltage etc. And then, there is the question of mounting the LCD somewhere on the console. __________________ Your biking tells a lot about the person you are!

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alkemyst Dragon Rider Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 140	i actually miss - 1). a GPS 2). an easily adjustable/removable touring visor(large size like the avenger ones) 3). a luggage carrier without compromising the bike's looks(dont know how its gonna happen, but innovation is what we need ) 4). comfortable rider and pillion seats, which dont start biting your ass in just an hour.. 5). tyres capable of holding a puncture for atleast some distance.. m not talking about tubeless ones... __________________ why do i race?? its hard to say... The world says that i chose my machine... the truth is , the MACHINE chose me.

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