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Design and validation of a multi-body model of a front suspension bicycle and a passive rider for braking dynamics investigations

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The global spread of Electric Bicycles (EBs) is increasing more and more. In addition to supporting the ease of cycling, the electric energy available can also be used for innovative braking control systems. The project BikeSafe picks up on this idea and aims at developing an active Braking Dynamics Assistance system (BDA) for EBs equipped with hydraulic brakes. A simulation model taking into account all substantial braking dynamics influences is necessary for the model-based design of the BDA. This paper presents a Multi-Body Model (MBM) of a front suspension bicycle and a passive rider. This MBM has been experimentally validated for in-plane braking dynamics using road tests. It has real-time ability and can therefore be used as a virtual representation of the plant for the model-based design process of the BDA.

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The authors would like to thank the ministry of education and research in Germany (BMBF) for sponsoring the project (FKZ 03FH063PX3). Furthermore, the authors thank all academic and industrial partners for supporting BikeSafe.

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    Oliver Maier & Benedikt Györfi

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pforzheim University, 75175, Pforzheim, Germany

    Jürgen Wrede

  3. Institute of Mobile Systems within the Mechanical Engineering Department, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany

    Roland Kasper

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Maier, O., Györfi, B., Wrede, J. et al. Design and validation of a multi-body model of a front suspension bicycle and a passive rider for braking dynamics investigations. Multibody Syst Dyn 42, 19–45 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11044-017-9576-5

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