Modeling of a motorcycle for collision simulation

Deguchi, Motoaki

Affiliations

¹YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD., Japan

Abstract

ISO13232 [1], which defines test and analysis procedures for research evaluation of rider crash protective devices fitted to motorcycles, recommends 200 configurations of simulation calculations. Considering the diversity of configurations, the multi-body dynamics based software "MADYMO" (MAthematical DYnamic MOdel) rather than FEM based software was adopted in the present study as a basic simulation tool.

In this research, a proto-type test vehicle was selected as the motorcycle model, and a proto-type airbag system was used as an example of a protective device. To determine the impact characteristics of the motorcycle front structure and the contact characteristics between the motorcycle and the rider dummy, several component tests were performed. Prescribed motion simulations and a barrier test simulation were also carried out to validate the motorcycle model. As a result, this model was found to show good performance in simulating the motorcycle to dummy contact and the motorcycle to barrier impact.

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Cited By (4)

Year	Entry
2005	Deguchi M. Simulation of motorcycle-car collision. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 6-9, 2005; Washington, DC.
2005	Rogers NM, Zellner JW, Chawla A, Nakatani T. Methodologies for motorcyclist injury prediction by means of computer simulation. In: Proceedings of the 19th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 6-9, 2005; Washington, DC.
2007	Kanbe S, Deguchi M, Hannya Y. Basic research for a new airbag system for motorcycle. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). June 18-21, 2007; Lyon, France.
2004	Rogers N, Zellner J, Chawla A, Nakatani T. Methodologies for motorcyclist injury prediction by means of computer simulation. In: Proceedings of the 2004 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 22-24, 2004; Graz, Austria.207-218.