MotorcycleDynamics

Latest release: MotorcycleDynamics 0.7 (released on )

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This library has been already used in many projects, but only using the Dymola environment.
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MotorcycleDynamics library

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Project Description

The MotorcycleDynamics library aims to simulate the behaviour of wheeled vehicles and their control systems. This library has been developed for the dynamic simulation of a motorcycle, and tailored to test and validation of active control systems for motorcycle dynamics.
A validation process has also been performed, comparing simulation results with experimental data from a properly instrumented KTM 950 Adventure motorcycle.
The library is made up of several sub-packages, containing models for:

• the parts of motorcycle body (front/rear suspensions, chassis, rear swinging arm, wheels,...);
• the tyre-road interaction (definition of contact forces balances and translation of point of contact);
• the friction formulas (linear and Pacejka),
• the roads (with different frictions maps and shapes);
• the drivers (with one or two degree of freedom);
• the controllers (ABS braking system, speed control,...)
• the examples of how to use this library (i.e. panic brake experiment for ABS equipped and non ABS equipped motorycles, motorcycle following a specific trajectory,...)
  

For more references:

• F. Donida, G. Ferretti, S. M. Savaresi, M. Tanelli Object-oriented modelling and simulation of a motorcycle Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical System Vol.14, N°2, April 2008, pp. 79-100
• M. Tanelli, F. Schiavo, S. M. Savaresi, G. Ferretti Object-oriented multibody motorcycle modelling for control system prototyping 2006 IEEE Conference on Computer-Aided Control System Design Munich, Germany, October 4-6, 2006, pp. 2695-2700
• F. Donida, G. Ferretti, S. M. Savaresi, F. Schiavo, M. Tanelli Motorcycle dynamics library in Modelica 5th International Modelica Conference Vienna, Austria, September 4-5, 2006, pp. 157-166