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This paper provides a benchmark for motorcycle rear suspension systems. The main goal is to determine whether any of the suspension systems provides clear advantages over the others when seeking for a previously defined progressive wheel rate. A kinetostatic formulation of the mechanism is therefore presented. In this formulation, kinematics is based on groups of elements, while statics is based on the principle of virtual work. This formulation has been proved to be efficient and robust. It allows for building objective functions which are especially suitable for evolutionary algorithm optimization. Results show that there are no significant differences between the four types of analysed suspensions.
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Noriega, A., Mántaras, D.A., Blanco, D. (2014). Kinetostatic Benchmark of Rear Suspension Systems for Motorcycle. In: Petuya, V., Pinto, C., Lovasz, EC. (eds) New Advances in Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7485-8_1
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