Steering Damper for Motocross Yamaha Motor Company, Limited

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Hara, Nobuo, author.

Contributor:

Harazono, Yasunobu

Ishikawa, Satoshi

Matsuo, Masashi

Negoro, Masanori

Watanabe, Hitoshi

Yachi, Terumi

Conference Name:

Small Engine Technology Conference & Exposition (2011-11-08 : Sapporo, Japan)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, JAPAN Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan 2011

Summary:

In this paper, we introduce a research of Steering Damper using MR fluid (Magnetorheological Fluid). In recent years, Steering Dampers have been used in motocross races on off road courses. Steering Dampers stabilize the front end of motocross bikes that are used in competitive races held on rough terrain. The advantage of a Steering Damper is increased stability, however hydraulic Steering Dampers give rise to the problem of Heavy Steering'. In order to solve this problem, we used MR Fluid and developed an Electronic Control Steering Damper that does not use a valve like hydraulic damper. The damper design uses "Direct Shear Mode" and features a steering angle sensor built into the damper, which results in easier, smoother steering. To test the effectiveness of our new design, we installed our new Steering Damper on the YZ 450F (Yamaha's competition model). We then asked for feedback from riders both in Japan and overseas. From the feedback we received, we were able to confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of our new design as well as its superiority over traditional designs

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Publisher Number:

2011-32-0519

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