Citation

Massaro M, Cossalter V, Cusimano G. Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. Pt. D J. Automobile Eng. 2013; 227(10): 1480-1488.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0954407013496231

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

It is well known that the inflation pressure affects the tyre properties, which in turn influence the stability and safety of a vehicle. Single-track vehicles are characterized by some weakly damped vibration modes and are particularly sensitive to such variations. This work analyses the characteristics of a high-performance tyre set as a function of the inflation pressure through experimental characterization. The effect on the stability of a racing motorcycle is investigated at different speeds using an advanced motorcycle multi-body code.

Language: en