OPTIMAL DESIGN AND DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF A MOTORCYCLE WITH LINKAGE SUSPENSION

This paper concerns the dynamics of a motorcycle adopting rear linkage suspension. After a short review of the best-known structural solutions, a computer-aided procedure for the kinematic synthesis of linkage suspensions is described. Additionally, a five-degree-of-freedom dynamic model is proposed to analyse how the linkage design parameters affect the motorcycle's overall dynamic response. (a)

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  Inderscience Enterprises Limited

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• Authors:
  • Pennestri, E
  • Strozzieri, A
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 339-50
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Vehicle Design
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
  • ISSN: 1477-5360
  • Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Digital computers; Dynamics; Mathematical analysis; Motorcycles; Suspension systems
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 5473: Dynamics; 1221: Motorcycle; 1329: Suspension (veh)
• Subject Areas: Design; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482233
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM