Studio e ottimizzazione di un sistema automatico per il cambiamento del setup in un motoveicolo sportivo

In the racing field the possibility to change the suspension settings can improve the overall performance of motorcycles, adapting to any type of circuit, any driving style and any weather condition, increasing the feeling of the rider with the vehicle. The present study investigated the pressure and forces related to changes in the oil level inside of the front fork. Seeing the importance of the change of the oil level have been developed an automated device, to be installed in the forks of original sports motorcycles, with the function to vary the level of oil in an automatic way. This system, having the possibility to continuously change the partial setup, could allow the optimization of the forks in each sector of the track, through a unit that automates the change. The project of the system has been presented to teams and riders of national championships and they showed interest on it.

Analysis on the implementation of V2X communications for PTWs

Inter-vehicular communications have been gaining momentum throughout the last years and they now occupy a prominent position among the objectives of car manufacturers. Motorcycle manufacturers want to keep pace with the 4 wheels world in order to make Powered Two-wheelers (PTW) integral part of the future connected mobility. The requirements for implementing inter-vehicular communication systems for motorcycles are the subjects of discussion in this thesis. The first purpose of this thesis is to introduce the reader to the world of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, focusing on the Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and the two main current technologies: ITS-G5, which is based on IEEE 802.11p, and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X). The evolution of these technologies will be also treated. Afterwards, the core of this work is presented: the analysis of the system architecture, including hardware, security, HMI, and peculiar challenges, for implementing V2X systems in motorcycles.