Feasibility assessments and designs of a hybrid suspension system for motorbike application

To effectively retrieve the inherent vibration energies, feasibility of replacing those common mechanical shock absorbers of the suspension system that are mounted between the wheels and bogie of a motorbike with electromagnetic motion device will be assessed. Instead of consuming additional energies to control the vibration patterns, the main design objectives are to produce the suspension forces to meet the maximum encountered force specifications, and to convert the input mechanical vibrations to electric energies directly. Based on proper emulation designs and electrical output controls, the operational fluxes and dynamic characteristics of this hybrid suspension system at various operational conditions will be thoroughly investigated, and the satisfactory performances of the proposed system can then be systematically validated.