BikeSim

BikeSim is a VehicleSim tool specifically designed to simulate the dynamic behavior of motorcycles and scooters for engineers who do not have the months or years necessary to learn to use older simulation methods.

BikeSim analyzes the response to the rider's inputs — steering torque, braking, shifting, throttle, body lean, and lateral shifting of the body mass. Environmental inputs are included – aerodynamics, road geometry and friction.

The BikeSim math model is based on a core model developed and validated by Professors Robin Sharp, Simos Evangelou, David Limebeer, and others at Imperial College, London using the AutoSim code generator (an earlier version of VehicleSim Lisp) from Mechanical Simulation.

To satisfy strong demand among motorcycle and scooter manufacturers, BikeSim breaks new ground in offering a low-cost, accurate, and easy-to-use simulation package created specifically for the study of motorcycle dynamics.

Easy, Turn-Key Solutions

Over 80 kinds of data screens in the BikeSim data browser allow users to easily setup the bike properties, roads, and control inputs and quickly see the animations and graphical results. The bike and its properties are defined by parameters and tables that are measurable by tests or available from design software. Users run any simulated road test by just clicking a button. Our fast computational speed is completed in about 1/10 of real time on a 3 GHz PC. Many design variations are tested and automatically optimized using DOE software.

Extensible

BikeSim runs on Windows desktop or laptop PCs. BikeSim can run with MATLAB/Simulink by providing an S-Function model for importing/exporting all key variables. Users can easily include controller and actuator blocks for ABS, TCS or any new type of sub-system. BikeSim is available in real-time systems to test HIL or SIL for ECU development.

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