Characterization of motorcycle suspension systems: Comfort and handling performance evaluation

Author

Liguori, C. ; Paciello, V. ; Paolillo, Alfredo ; Pietrosanto, A. ; Sommella, Paolo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

6-9 May 2013

Firstpage

444

Lastpage

449

Abstract

In this paper, measurement set-up and data analysis for the characterization of two-wheel vehicles suspension systems with regard to comfort and road holding is proposed. The main aim is the definition of a method for the experimental quantification of the suspension system performance. An application of the method to the verification of both comfort and safety assured by a control strategy for semi active suspensions is reported.

Keywords

data analysis; ergonomics; motorcycles; road safety; suspensions (mechanical components); vehicle dynamics; wheels; comfort; control strategy; data analysis; measurement set-up; motorcycle suspension systems; performance evaluation; road holding; road safety; semiactive suspension; two-wheel vehicle suspension system characterization; Acceleration; Damping; Indexes; Motorcycles; Roads; Suspensions; comfort; performance evaluation; road holding; semi-active suspension control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2013 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4621-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/I2MTC.2013.6555457

Filename

6555457