Curve Safe traction Control for Racing Motorcycles

Markus Hirsch; Martin Vetr

Curve Safe traction Control for Racing Motorcycles

Markus Hirsch, Martin Vetr

Institute of Design and Control of Mechatronical Systems

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings › peer-review

Abstract

Todays racing motorcycles can provide engine torques higher than the rear tire can transfer to the road. In motorcycle applications, rear wheel torque control can be critical not only for performance, but also for safety, especially in or out of curves. While most drivers can achieve rather good results in handling this high torque on a straight road, the same is not true during cornering. In this paper we present a strategy for traction control which enforces safety while keeping high acceleration even for large roll angles. The proposed control strategy is tested on a motorcycle simulator and performance could be shown during different demonstrative maneuvers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the SAE World Congress 2009
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - Apr 2009

Fields of science

202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
202027 Mechatronics
202034 Control engineering
203027 Internal combustion engines
206001 Biomedical engineering
206002 Electro-medical engineering
207109 Pollutant emission

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