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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"motorcycle"”.
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High Fidelity Modelling of Motorcycle Dynamics
Modern racing and high performance road motorcycles have begun to use ever more sophisticated control systems to improve performance and safety. Traction control, anti-wheelie control, engine brake control and in the case of road bikes, anti-lock braking are now ubiquitous. Electronically …
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Injury Mechanisms in Roadside Motorcycle Collisions
… factors that lead to serious or fatal injury in motorcycle barrier crashes, given that a crash occurred. The likelihood of serious or fatal injury in barrier crashes was significantly influenced by both barrier type and rider trajectory after striking the barrier. A national study of motorcyclist …
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Designing polysensory experiences to improve motorcycle safety
… devices can be important life saving measures. Motorcycles also face a woefully underdeveloped set of tools to help them navigate the road. This scenario offers a unique set of challenges as well as a rich opportunity to improve. This thesis describes the design process used to develop a …
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Design of a modular motorcycle windshield wiper
Motorcycle windshield wipers are essentially non-existent in the United States. Customer and market research reveals a demand for such a product. This paper explores the product viability of a modular motorcycle windshield wiper. The design and manufacturing of an alpha prototype, customer and …
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An Evaluation of Motorcycle Front Lighting on Visibility
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Ring motor front wheel for electric motorcycle applications
… for replacing the front wheel of an electric motorcycle for performance benefits such as traction and additional acceleration. Gas motorcycles are unable to power the front wheel without some degree of mechanical complexity, but electric machinery is not subject to the same constraints because …
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Magneto-Rheological Dampers for Super-sport Motorcycle Applications
… application of MR dampers, involving super-sport motorcycles. This paper introduces the topics of MR dampers and motorcycle suspensions, and why the two would be a good combination. A detailed history of MR fluids, MR dampers, and motorcycle suspension technologies is given next. After a broad …
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Engine Control Unit for a 4 cylinder motorcycle engine
… designing and building an ECU for a 4 cylinder motorcycle engine. The ECU will be used by the Formula Student team of Reykjavík University and the goal is to create a simple ECU to decrease both the cost and the complexity. The process includes programming, circuit designing, and PCB making. The …
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Marketing Practices of Motorcycle Distributors in the United States
… describe and analyze the marketing practices of motorcycle distributors in the United States. The information used in this thesis was obtained primarily from a mail questionnaire survey sent to motorcycle distributors throughout the United States.</p> <p>The majority of the motorcycles sold in …
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Aerodynamic drag reduction of a racing motorcycle through vortex generation
The aerodynamic drag of a racing-class motorcycle can be accomplished through either an overall redesign of the surfaces or through some type of flow control mechanism. Due to limitations on the size of the exterior shape the flow control techniques are more practical. Small metal vanes, known as …
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Applications of baffles and exhaust energy to motorcycle cylinder cooling
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1943.
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The Examination of Factors Associated in Motorcycle Crashes in Work Zones
This paper analyzes the factors associated in motorcycle crashes in work zones. This analysis was completed through the collection and inspection of three types of data: 1) practices used throughout the country on this topic, 2) crash reports and the construction documents pertaining to these …
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The Engineering Process for the Design of a Motorcycle Chassis and Suspension
… engineering process for the design of a modern motorcycle chassis and suspension. The engineering process focuses on the interdisciplinary fields of engineering dealing with design and structural optimization. Specialized software, such as Motorcycle Kinematics, MATLAB, CATIA, HEEDS …
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Performance study on the effect of different exhaust length for motorcycle engine
… the effect of the different exhaust length for motorcycle engine. The research also covers the effect in terms of emissions. The engine used was a motorcycle 125cc 4-stroke gasoline engine. There are two method was used; experiment and simulation. For experiment, load applied to the engine with …
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Cracked skulls and social liability : relating helmet safety messages to motorcycle riders
… lens, was applied to the narratives of eighteen motorcycle riders in order to understand, from the rider’s perspective, receptivity to warning messages regarding motorcycle helmet use. This study relied upon narrative analysis to identify patterns in communication that surround motorcycle riders’ …
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Explaining Safety Helmet Use by Motorcycle Operators Using a Behavioral Intention Model
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