EVU XXVII 2018 – 14 Influence of Aerodynamic Centre of Pressure Location on Motorcycle Behavior in Crosswinds
Influence of Aerodynamic Centre
of Pressure Location on Motorcycle Behavior
in Crosswinds
Sander de Goede1, MSc; Wijnand Zwart2, MSc
Police Academy of the Netherlands1, HAN University of Applied Sciences – Automotive2
Abstract
Little is known about motorcycle behavior in crosswind conditions. In an attempt to find how motorcycle behavior is related to the effective location where a crosswind might act, this research was initiated. In a parallel theoretical and experimental approach respectively a simulation model and a test motorcycle are prepared. For the test motorcycle, a controlled lateral force simulating a crosswind is simulated by use of amateur rocketry motors. 
The experimental test results are used to validate the simulation model
allowing for a theoretical tool to define motorcycle behavior in crosswind conditions. The results proves the existence of neutral axes for yaw and lean behavior which in turn prove a duality in behavior. The defined motorcycle behavior is explained using a case example of a motorcycle accident in crosswind conditions.
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| Autore | Sander de Goede1, MSc; Wijnand Zwart2, MSc Police Academy of the Netherlands1, HAN University of Applied Sciences – Automotive2 |
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