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Tilt Measurements in BMW Motorcycles

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Motorcycles are subjected to various orientation changes, both while riding as well as while parked (including pitch as well as roll angles). Equipping them with a tilt sensor, based e.g. on a micromachined accelerometer or gyroscope, provides many interesting possibilities. On one hand, the driver can be informed of results of measurements of various important parameters, which are disturbed by a tilt of the motorcycle. On the other hand, operation of various motorcycle control systems can be considerably improved and enhanced owing to tilt measurements. The existing applications of the measurements (anti-theft alarms, new generation of ABS systems) as well as possible options are surveyed, discussed and briefly analyzed.

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Abbreviations

ABS:

Anti-lock braking system

ABS Pro:

Enhanced ABS [1]

ASC:

Automatic stability control [2]

DDC:

Dynamic damping control [1]

DTC:

Dynamic traction control [1]

ESA:

Electronic suspension adjustment [2]

ESC:

Electronic stability control

IMU:

Inertial measurement unit

MEMS:

Microelectromechanical systems

MSC:

Motorcycle stability control [3]

TCS:

Traction control system

VDS:

Vertical down sensor [1]

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Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank graduates of the Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, for creating the high-quality 3D graphics presented in Fig. 2: Mr. Wojciech Załuski, M.Sc. Eng. (employee of the Faculty) and Mr. Grzegorz Ekwiński, M.Sc. Eng.

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    Sergiusz Łuczak

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  1. Institute of Metrology and Biomedical En, Warsaw University of Technology Institute of Metrology and Biomedical En, Warsaw, Poland

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  2. Institute of Metrology and Biomedical En, Warsaw University of Technology Institute of Metrology and Biomedical En, Warsaw, Poland

    Roman Szewczyk

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Łuczak, S. (2017). Tilt Measurements in BMW Motorcycles. In: Jabłoński, R., Szewczyk, R. (eds) Recent Global Research and Education: Technological Challenges. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 519. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46490-9_39

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