DocumentCode
504589
Title
Modeling and stabilization of motorcycle shimmy
Author
Kubota, Tetsuya ; Yagi, Eiichi
Author_Institution
Syst. Technol. Dev. Center, Kawasaki Heavy Ind. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
18-21 Aug. 2009
Firstpage
4069
Lastpage
4072
Abstract
It is known that in some conditions, shimmy phenomenon occurs on motorcycles. In this article, shimmy analysis is conducted by the model based on the tire model that delivers the force with lateral deformation. The analysis shows that the motorcycle with excessively heavy load becomes unstable. Then, the model is used to design a stabilizing controller for motorcycle shimmy. The stabilization is verified by the experiment with the unmanned motorcycle produced for the tests without a rider influence. The results show the control based on the model is effective to stabilize motorcycle shimmy.
Keywords
motorcycles; steering systems; lateral deformation; motorcycle shimmy; unmanned motorcycle; Airplanes; Automobiles; Deformable models; Motorcycles; Resonance; Steering systems; Testing; Tires; Vehicle dynamics; Wheels; Modeling; Motorcycle; Shimmy; Vehicle Dynamics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
ICCAS-SICE, 2009
Conference_Location
Fukuoka
Print_ISBN
978-4-907764-34-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-4-907764-33-3
Type
conf
Filename
5334229
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