Motorcycle Maximal Safe Speed in Cornering Situation

International audienceIn this paper, we present a new method for the computation of the maximal authorized motorcycle speed in curves. The three main actors which are the vehicle, the driver and the infrastructure are taken into account. The vehicle dynamics are represented by a dynamic four degrees of freedom model which includes the vehicle's longitudinal slip and side slip angle. The driver behavior model considers his ability in deceleration maneuvers according to the mobilized friction. The infrastructure characteristics introduce a precise handling of the road geometry and of the maximal available friction