This work deals with a fork bending oscillation phenomenon observed during hard braking on bicycles. The observed oscillation is described with experimental data and an attempt is made to understand the underlying root cause. Therefore, a multibody model consisting of the front wheel and the fork is employed to simulate a braking maneuver. The self-oscillation is replicated in simulation and implications on the brake process are derived from it. Fork and tire oscillations on bicycles are rarely described in scientific literature. An oscillation due to tire resonance on high-speed motorcycles was described by Cossalter [1]. However, the mentioned speed dependence is not found in the present case under investigation. Klug et al. [2] were the first to report an oscillation of the fork inclination angle during braking. They noticed oscillations in the front wheel speed signals measured with a speed encoder mounted on the fork. Measurements of accelerometers and gyroscopes placed on the fork near the hub showed these oscillations on the forks inclination angular rate and vertical acceleration as well. This makes the phenomenon relevant for suspension and braking control. They also described the distorting effect of fork bending on the wheel speed signal and the wheel slip calculation derived from it. This work tries to identify a root cause of the fork bending oscillation and investigates its influence on the stopping performance.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:82427 |
| Date | 02 January 2023 |
| Creators | Skatulla, Johann, Maier, Oliver, Schmidt, Stephan |
| Publisher | Technische Universität Dresden |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | doc-type:conferenceObject, info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa2-813602, qucosa:81360 |
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