Biomechanical Rider for Motorcycle Simulations

Compared with other vehicles like cars, the mechanical interaction between rider and his motorcycle is much closer. Despite this fact motorcycle models usually do not account for this interaction. the reason may be the different challenges of biomechanics and vehicle dynamics. to enable the analysis of issues like motorcycle ride comfort, safety and instable ride modes Biomotion Solutions has developed a biomechanical rider model for motorcycle simulations (Fig. 1). The model was tested on a motorcycle model that the Technical University Dresden provided us with (Fig. 2-3).