Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present subject matter relates generally to a vehicle. More particularly but not exclusively the present subject matter relates to an illumination unit for a pre-defined region of the vehicle.

BACKGROUND
[0002] With advancement of technology, a vehicle includes numerous features that may help a user of the vehicle or may provide comfort to the user of the vehicle. Now-a-days, advanced features, serviceability, and user comfort are major deciding factors for the user to decide as to which vehicle is suitable for the user, based on their requirements. Apart from that, safety of the vehicle as well as the user is another prime focus for the user to buy a vehicle, specifically a two-wheeled vehicle. In addition to this, communication of this safety related parameters to the user at right time and appropriately is also very important. This will help the user of the vehicle to take appropriate measures to safeguard the vehicle, user’s own safety, and the safety of neighboring vehicles travelling on road. Further, the communication of any failures in the vehicle to the user of the vehicle given through audio, haptic, or by other means are not perceived by the user often while the user is riding the vehicle, and thus the indication goes unnoticed.
[0003] Also, accessibility and feasibility of servicing is also very crucial for any part in the vehicle which is placed remotely or in gray areas of the vehicle. Even though the parts of the vehicle is placed in a position which is accessible, many times there are lack of proper visibility which makes the servicing process tiring and complex, leading to poor serviceability.
[0004] In addition to this, at night times specially in winters, it becomes very difficult to identify that a two-wheeled vehicle is approaching. It creates confusion in the minds of other users/ pedestrians approaching the vehicle from front direction. So, there should be some specific indication that the vehicle approaching is two-wheeled vehicle or not.
[0005] The above-mentioned problems are critical and therefore, there is a need for an illumination means which can provide appropriate light and which can indicate the different conditions of the vehicle to a rider of the vehicle. Thus, there is a need to overcome the above-mentioned problems and other problems of known art.

SUMMARY
[0006] A vehicle comprising an illumination unit, one or more sensors, and a control unit. The illumination unit is disposed in a pre-defined region of the vehicle. The illumination unit being configured to illuminate the pre-defined region of the vehicle with light of a pre-defined wavelength. The one or more sensors is disposed in the vehicle. The control unit being configured to receive a plurality of sensed parameters from the one or more sensors and control the illumination unit based on the received plurality of sensed parameters.
[0007] The plurality of sensed parameters includes an engine sensor unit and an ambient sensor unit. The engine sensor unit is configured to sense a plurality of engine related parameters. The engine related parameters being acceleration, engine load, and the like. The ambient sensor unit is configured to sense the ambient light of an external surrounding of the vehicle.
[0008] The control unit based on the received plurality of sensed parameters configures the pre-defined wavelength of the illumination unit and adjusts a saturation of the pre-defined wavelength.
[0009] The pre-defined region being above a cylinder head of the engine and below a fuel tank of the vehicle.
[00010] The illumination unit is configured to indicate a plurality of riding modes of the vehicle.
[00011] The plurality of riding modes of the vehicle is determined by the plurality of engine related parameters.
[00012] One or more colour of pre-defined wavelength is illuminated based on the received plurality of sensed parameters from the engine of the vehicle.
[00013] The plurality of riding modes of the vehicle comprises of at least a power mode, a sport mode, and an economy mode.
[00014] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[00015] The details are described with reference to an embodiment of a two-wheeled vehicle along with the accompanying diagrams. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference similar features and components.
[00016] Figure 1 exemplarily illustrates a left side partial view of the two-wheeled vehicle as per an embodiment of the present invention.
[00017] Figure 2 exemplarily illustrates a flowchart illustrating functioning of the illumination unit, based on the pre-defined parameters as per an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0001] An objective of the present subject matter is to provide an illumination unit to illuminate a pre-defined region of a vehicle, while ensuring that the illumination unit is configured to indicate one or more riding modes, and also indicate based on one or more sensor inputs to inform a user of the vehicle about different conditions of the vehicle.
[0002] The present subject matter is described using an exemplary two-wheeled saddle vehicle, whereas the claimed subject matter can be used in any other two-wheeled vehicle employing above-mentioned illumination unit, with required changes and without deviating from the scope of invention. The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the illumination unit in the vehicle along with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the present embodiments. The present subject matter is further described with reference to accompanying figures. Wherever convenient, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. While examples and features of disclosed principles are described herein, modifications, adaptations, and other implementations are possible without departing from the scope of the disclosed embodiments. It should be noted that the description and figures merely illustrate principles of the present subject matter. Various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, encompass the principles of the present subject matter. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and examples of the present subject matter, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0003] Fig.1 exemplarily illustrates a left side partial view of the two-wheeled vehicle 100 as per an embodiment of the present invention. The two-wheeled vehicle 100 includes a head pipe 102, a rear pipe 104, a down pipe 106, and a rear frame assembly 110. The rear pipe 104 extends horizontally rearwards from the head pipe 102. The down pipe 106 extends rearwardly in downward direction from the head pipe 102. The rear pipe 104 and the down pipe 106 forms a region where an internal combustion engine (hereinafter referred to as “engine”) 108 is disposed. The head pipe 102 supports a handle bar assembly 114, the handle bar assembly 114 is disposed above the head pipe 102. A headlamp assembly 116 is disposed in front of the head pipe 102 to illuminate a front region and road in front of the vehicle 100, while a rider is riding the vehicle 100. The rear frame assembly 110 extends horizontally rearward from the rear pipe 104. The rear frame assembly 110 supports one or more seat assembly (not shown) and other vehicular components. The engine 108 includes a cylinder head 108a placed at a top portion of the engine 100. In an embodiment, the engine 108 is placed in vertical orientation so that the cylinder head 108a faces the rear pipe 104.
[0004] An illumination unit 112 is provided in the vehicle 100 and is placed in a pre-defined region. In an embodiment, the pre-defined region being the region between the rear pipe 104 and the cylinder head 108a of the engine 108. More specifically, the illumination unit 112 is mounted between a fuel tank (not shown) and the cylinder head 108a, the fuel tank being mounted on the rear pipe 104. In an embodiment, the illumination unit 112 is mounted on the rear pipe 104, facing the cylinder head 108a, in an opposite direction of the fuel tank. The illumination unit 108 illuminates the darker or gray area around the cylinder head 108a of the engine 108, facilitating serviceability at night times, if needed. The illumination unit 112 also acts as a lightening device while the vehicle 100 is in running condition to ensure proper visibility of vehicle 100 as well, avoiding any confusion in relation to the type of vehicle 100.
[0005] In an embodiment, the illumination unit 112 is configured to illuminate the pre-defined region of the vehicle 100 with light of a pre-defined wavelength. The different types of pre-defined wavelength indicates different conditions of the vehicle 100, thus informing the rider of the vehicle 100 about any malfunctioning or any other update which needs urgent attention of the rider. One or more sensors is disposed in the vehicle 100 to sense a plurality of sensed parameters. In an embodiment, the plurality of sensed parameters includes an engine sensor unit (not shown) and an ambient sensor unit (not shown). The engine sensor unit is configured to sense a plurality of engine related parameters. The engine related parameters includes acceleration, engine load, and the like. The ambient sensor unit is configured to sense the ambient light of an external surrounding of the vehicle 100. A control unit is configured to receive a plurality of sensed parameters from the one or more sensors and control the illumination unit 112 based on the received plurality of sensed parameters.
[0006] In another embodiment, the control unit based on the received plurality of sensed parameters configures the pre-defined wavelength of the illumination unit 112 and adjusts a saturation of the pre-defined wavelength to indicate different conditions of the vehicle 100 to the rider of the vehicle 100.
[0007] In another embodiment, the illumination unit 112 is configured to indicate a plurality of riding modes of the vehicle 100, based on the plurality of engine related parameters. The plurality of riding modes are indicated for rider’s reference. In an embodiment, the plurality of riding modes of the vehicle 100 comprises of at least a power mode, a sport mode, and an economy mode. However, the plurality of riding modes are not restrictive and may include other riding modes apart from above mentioned modes. In another embodiment, the illumination unit 112 configures the pre-defined wavelength to indicate riding pattern of the rider. In an embodiment, the illumination unit 112 comprises of one or more LEDs.
[0008] Fig.2 exemplarily illustrates a flowchart illustrating functioning of the illumination unit 112, based on the pre-defined parameters as per an embodiment of the present invention. The illumination unit 112 is configured to display various lights based on the riding pattern/riding mode of the vehicle 100. When an ignition key is switched ON, at step 200, the control unit checks ambient sensor for pre-defined value, at step 202. Based on inputs from the ambient sensor, the LED with high intensity is illuminated, at step 204, otherwise the LED with low intensity is illuminated, at step 206. Thus, based on the ambient lightening configuration, the selection of the color and intensity of the LED is adjusted. In an embodiment, the saturation of the color illuminating from the LED is controlled based on the ambient lightning and the LED is configured so that the intensity of the light in day time is high and the intensity at night time is medium to low. At the time when ignition key is switched ON, the control unit checks an engine load performances as pre-defined value, at step 208 and based on that the LED glows in pre-defined wavelength for demonstrating different color so that the rider can differentiate the different vehicle condition, at step 210 or 212. In an embodiment, based on the engine load/engine performance, the color of LED changes. For example: the LED glows with green color, when the engine load is such that the vehicle 100 is running in economy mode, the LED glows with red color, when the engine load is such that the vehicle 100 is running in power mode, the LED glows with blue color, when the engine load is such that the vehicle 100 is running in regular mode.
[0009] The above-mentioned configuration provides an illumination unit 112 which is placed just above the cylinder head 108a illuminating the pre-defined region which is a gray and dark area. This illumination unit 112 improves visibility to a dark region and enhance serviceability in this region. Also, the illumination unit 112 illuminating the pre-defined region with pre-defined wavelength indicates about the different riding mode/riding pattern of the vehicle 100, also indicating different conditions of the vehicle 100.
[00010] The claimed steps as discussed above are not routine, conventional, or well understood in the art, as the claimed steps enable the following solutions to the existing problems in conventional technologies. The conventional illumination unit 112 is not fully able to address the problem related to insufficient indication of various sensed parameters to the rider and problem in serviceability, whereas the present claimed invention having claimed the illumination unit 112 is able to the above mentioned problem.
[00011] While the present disclosure has been described with reference to certain embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made, and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the present disclosure without departing from its scope. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure may not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed, but that the present disclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.
List of Reference numerals

100- Two-wheeled vehicle
102- Head pipe
104- Rear pipe
106- Down pipe
108-Engine
108(a)- Cylinder head of 108
110- Rear frame assembly
112- Illumination unit
114- Handlebar assembly
116- Headlamp assembly

, Claims:We claim:
1. A vehicle (100) comprising:
an illumination unit (112), the illumination unit (112) being disposed in a pre-defined region of the vehicle (100), and wherein the illumination unit (112) being configured to illuminate the pre-defined region of the vehicle (100) with light of a pre-defined wavelength;
one or more sensors, the one or more sensors being disposed in the vehicle (100); and
a control unit, the control unit being configured to
receive a plurality of sensed parameters from the one or more sensors; and
control the illumination unit (112) based on the received plurality of sensed parameters.

2. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensed parameters include:
an engine sensor unit, the engine sensor unit being configured to sense a plurality of engine related parameters wherein the engine related parameters being one of an acceleration, and an engine load; and
an ambient sensor unit, the ambient sensor being configured to sense the ambient light of an external surrounding of the vehicle (100).

3. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit based on the received plurality of sensed parameters configures the pre-defined wavelength of the illumination unit (112) and adjusts a saturation of the pre-defined wavelength.

4. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-defined region being above a cylinder head (108a) of an engine (108) and below a fuel tank of the vehicle (100).

5. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illumination unit (112) being configured to indicate a plurality of riding modes of the vehicle (100).

6. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the plurality of riding modes of the vehicle (100) being determined by the plurality of engine related parameters.

7. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein one or more colour of pre-defined wavelength being illuminated based on the received plurality of sensed parameters from the engine (108) of the vehicle (100).

8. The vehicle (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of riding modes of the vehicle (100) comprises of at least a power mode, a sport mode, and an economy mode.