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    Bicycle wheel wobble: a case study in dynamics


    Ringwood, John and Feng, Ruijuan (2007) Bicycle wheel wobble: a case study in dynamics. In: ICINCO 2007, 4th International Conference on Information in Control, Automation and Robotics, 9 - 12 May, 2007, Angers, France. (Unpublished)

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    Abstract

    This paper examines reasons why wheel wobble occurs in common production bicycles. In particular, the effects of frame size, rider position and riding style are examined with reference to a range of mathematical models of bicycles which are available in the published literature. Much of the motivation for this work comes from the personal cycling experience of one of the authors and the difficulty in resolving the true cause of wheel wobble from the wide range of advice offered of a variety of cycling experts. It is hoped that recourse to a mathematical analysis will give objective direction as to how wheel wobble can be alleviated through rider intervention.
    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Keywords: Bicycle; Dynamics; Wheel wobble; Instability.
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
    Item ID: 1425
    Depositing User: Professor John Ringwood
    Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2009 15:34
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mu.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/1425
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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