System Architecture

This section presents the architecture of the designed device. The system consists of permanent magnet, reed switch sensor, embedded controller, buzzer and relay. The function of the components are as follows:

Permanent Magnet:

Permanent magnet is used in this work to identify whether the stand is in horizontal position or not. Neodymium magnet is used which is kept attached with the side stand of the motorcycle. This type of magnets are made from an alloy of Neodymium, Iron and Boron. Hence, called as NIB or Neo magnets.
This is the strongest commercially available permanent magnet [13, 14]. This magnets can be used in electrical machines as they have high energy product. The maximum energy product (BH)max (which gives a measurement of the produced field) for a permanent magnet can be calculated theoretically as following [15]:
(BH)max= (4πMs)2/4 (1)
Here Ms is defined as saturation magnetization.
The magnet used in our work is circular in shape. It has a diameter of 12 mm and a height of 1 mm. The magnet is attached with the side stand in a convenient position so that it can be detected by the reed sensor when the stand is in the horizontal position. Whenever the stand goes to vertical position, it will not be sensed. The magnet helps to sense the vertical and horizontal position of the side stand in this way.