Linear PID control technique for single wheel ABS (anti-lock braking system) of motorcycle

Abstract

Automotive safety applications become more and more common in today's Cars, Trucks and also in Motorcycles. Vehicle stabilization systems such anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and electronic stability control are introduced since the late 1970's and have now become almost standard in every passenger car. ABS are mainly applied to two track vehicles, i.e. which have at least four wheels. For single-track (two-wheeled) vehicles such as motorcycles, because the realization of applications is more challenging due to the extended system dynamics and practical limitations such as space, weight, power requirements, etc. In this work elaborative study of motorcycle ABS system is given. The aim of this paper is to design linear PID controller and obtained desired braking performance in order to prevent wheel locking of considering motorcycle wheel dimensions. The performance of the proposed controller is verified in MATLAB/Simulink environment.