Design and Realization a Versatile Performance Test Platform for Motorcycle Anti-lock Braking System

Abstract

Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is an active safety system for vehicle, it operates by preventing the wheels from locking up during braking. According to a lot of research, the effectiveness of ABS in reducing crashes is significant. To design the ABS system, establishing an ABS test bench, which is capable for analyzing the ABS braking performance, the individual ABS components performance, and the whole ABS durability is necessary. In this work, we upgraded our original hydraulic control unit performance test bench to satisfy the above mentioned goals by further enhancing the function in this module test bench and further designing and realizing an ABS dynamic braking performance test bench. The module test bench can be used for evaluating the performance of whole ABS product quickly and precisely. In addition, the durability of the hydraulic control units and the control logic of the ABS can be performed and analyzed by the aid of a virtual speed signal circuit built in this test bench. On the other hand, the designed ABS dynamic performance test bench is aimed for testing the braking performance of ABS by using the flywheel design to simulate the field test environment. Finally, These two test benches are eventually integrated to form a versatile test platform. Through the effort, in the future, it is possible to perform effective performance assessment on commercial ABS systems and to develop new control strategies based on this test platform.