Frequency-domain method for evaluating the ride comfort of a motorcycle

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-355

  Cossalter, Vittore ^a   Doria, Alberto ^a   Garbin, Stefano ^a   Lot, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comfort; Motorcycle; Multi body; Ride

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RIDING QUALITIES; TRANSPORTATION;

COMFORT; MULTI-BODY; RIDE;

MOTORCYCLES;

EID: 33645226106     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110500420712     Document Type: Article

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