Design and Modelling of a New Motorcycle Riding Simulator

Lamri Nehaoua (1) , Salim Hima (1) , Hichem Arioui (1) , Nicolas Seguy (1) , Stéphane Espié (2)

1 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes
2 INRETS/MSIS - Modélisation, Simulation et Simulateurs de conduite

This paper presents the various stages for the construction of a two wheeled riding simulator. Despite its simplicity, the particularity of this simulator comes from the possibility to reproduce most of the movements and the inertial effects allowing to perceive sensations close to reality cases. This simulator has been developed for two purposes: as a training tool for new riders with different scenarios: normal traffic environment, dangerous riding situations (avoidance, emergency braking, nearly failling or slipping situations, bad weather conditions, etc.) to study riders behaviours in such situations Our studies have lead to an original 5 degrees of freedom (DOF) mechanical platform including a double haptic feedback on the handlebar. The three basic movements are classical and consist of pitch, roll and yaw one. The choices of the platform movements and the system actuation are motivated and described. Also, some performances results are shown validating the initial requirements.

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]; Automatique; Système multi-agents [cs.MA]

Lamri Nehaoua, Salim Hima, Hichem Arioui, Nicolas Seguy, Stéphane Espié. Design and Modelling of a New Motorcycle Riding Simulator. IEEE American Control Conference (ACC'07), 2007, New York, United States. pp.176--181, ⟨10.1109/ACC.2007.4283070⟩. ⟨hal-00342977⟩