Measurement and Analysis of Dynamic Riding Behavior of a Motorcycle

Abstract

A long-term project at the Institute of automotive engineering at FME BUT, aims to analyze a motorcycle's dynamic riding behavior using in-house developed methods, originally intended for cars. A multi-body model of a motorcycle based on the measured parameters of a motorcycle and a system for measuring multiple physical quantities during a test ride were created. The necessary motorcycle parameters were measured using a 3D scanner and through experiments aided by computer technology and CAD software. Presented method is based on connecting measured data during test ride with an inverted multibody model. This enables the processing of data and analysis of measured dynamic states of motorcycle, while the details of output quantities are comparable with outputs from simulation calculations. Presented work has laid a foundation for a follow-up research and development work.