EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND SIMULATION OF MOTORCYCLE TURNING PERFORMANCE

This paper focuses on the steering torque that must be exerted by the rider of a motorcycle in a steady turning manoeuvre. The investigation is carried out by means of experimental tests and numerical simulations with a multi-body code. Experimental results obtained with speeds in the range of 6 to 20 m/s and the steady turning radii in the range of 15 to 55 m are presented and discussed. A good agreement between the measured and the calculated steering torque is shown. Finally, several numerical results that highlight the influence of tyre properties and riding style on the steering torque are presented and discussed. For the covering abstract see ITRD E108160.

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  INSTITUT FUER ZWEIRADSICHERHEIT GMBH

  GLADBECKER STR 425
  ESSEN,   Germany  45329
• Authors:
  • BORTOLUZZI, D
  • DORIA, A
  • Lot, R
  • FABBRI, L
• Conference:
  • SAFETY ENVIRONMENT FUTURE III - PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2000 INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE CONFERENCE
• Publication Date: 2000

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Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 177-92

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mathematical models; Motorcycles; Motorcyclists; Steering; Torsion; Turning traffic
• ITRD Terms: 6473: Mathematical model; 1221: Motorcycle; 1752: Motorcyclist; 1834: Steering (process); 5512: Torsion; 1836: Turning
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00808166
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 3-923994-14-1
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 4 2001 12:00AM