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Badrock
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Hi to all,
I'm new to the forum.
I'm designing a bracket for a front caliper of a motorcycle. I'm learning to use solidworks just to design a bracket that will be safe to use in the real world :-).. but I'm stuck on calculating the force that will be generated on the bracket (or better the connecting bolts) while braking.
I've been looking all over the net to find an example/guidance, and this seems the best place to ask for help.
I'm interested in the worst case scenario, so I consider the total mass of the motorcycle+rider to be 300Kg,with the total weight being only of the front tire.
The front rim is ~19 inch and the front disk has a diameter of 320mm. As a limiting factor I consider standard tires which will slip at ~1.1g.
I would like to know what is the force generated at the bracket while braking, at 1.1g.
In my understanding the friction between the pads and the disk, and the force generated by the pistons in the caliper, shouldn't be relevant, as they can be any value as long as they provide a 1,1g deceleration.
Could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks :)
Riccardo
I'm new to the forum.
I'm designing a bracket for a front caliper of a motorcycle. I'm learning to use solidworks just to design a bracket that will be safe to use in the real world :-).. but I'm stuck on calculating the force that will be generated on the bracket (or better the connecting bolts) while braking.
I've been looking all over the net to find an example/guidance, and this seems the best place to ask for help.
I'm interested in the worst case scenario, so I consider the total mass of the motorcycle+rider to be 300Kg,with the total weight being only of the front tire.
The front rim is ~19 inch and the front disk has a diameter of 320mm. As a limiting factor I consider standard tires which will slip at ~1.1g.
I would like to know what is the force generated at the bracket while braking, at 1.1g.
In my understanding the friction between the pads and the disk, and the force generated by the pistons in the caliper, shouldn't be relevant, as they can be any value as long as they provide a 1,1g deceleration.
Could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks :)
Riccardo