Title :
Control of motorcycle steering instabilities
Author :
Evangelou, Simos ; Limebeer, David J n ; Sharp, Robin S. ; Smith, Malcolm C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Imperial Coll., London
Abstract :
The establishment of damper settings that provide an optimal compromise between wobble- and weave-mode damping is discussed. The conventional steering damper is replaced with a network of interconnected mechanical components comprised of springs, dampers and inerters - that retain the virtue of the damper, while improving the weave-mode performance. The improved performance is due to the fact that the network introduces phase compensation between the relative angular velocity of the steering system and the resulting steering technique
Keywords :
compensation; motorcycles; springs (mechanical); stability; damper settings; inerters; interconnected mechanical components; motorcycle steering instabilities; phase compensation; springs; weave-mode damping; wobble-mode damping; Admittance; Angular velocity; Circuit synthesis; Damping; Frequency; Impedance; Motorcycles; Shock absorbers; Springs; Torque;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2006.1700046
