STATIC AND DYNAMIC STIFFNESS AND DEFLECTION MODE MEASUREMENTS ON A MOTORCYCLE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO STEERING BEHAVIOUR
A comparison between two different methods of determining the stiffness of a motorcycle frame is made. The first employs conventional, static loading of the frame with deflections and mode shape measured by dial gauges. The second entails dynamic loading of the frame by means of a sinusoidally driven shaker with deflections obtained by means of an accelerometer, electronic data processing then yielding frequency response information. Conclusions are drawn about the implications for accurate modelling of motorcycle steering behaviour arising from differences between the static and dynamic properties of the frame.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Road Vehicle Handling, I Mech E Conference Publications 1983-5. Sponsored by Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers under patronage of Federation Internationale des Societies d'Ingenieurs des Techniques de l'Automobile (FISITA) held at the Motor Industry Research Association, Nuneaton, 24-26 May 1983.
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Corporate Authors:
Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited
P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW, England -
Authors:
- Giles, C G
- SHARP, R S
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1983
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 185-192
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Motorcycles; Static loads; Steering; Stiffness
- Old TRIS Terms: Static loading
- Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00387042
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: C128/83, HS-036 354
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM