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An investigation for my simulation and visualization module in which I had to research and implement a working model for a mountain bikes suspension making use of the simple spring-mass-damper formula using Matlab and Simulink.
Documentation along with source for Matlab and Simulink can be downloaded below.
Paper Abstract
In this paper we discuss the problems posed by quantitative mathematical models of a physical system and their solution. The model in question is the design and control of the damping for the suspension of a mountain bike. The behaviour of such dynamic systems is best described using ordinary differential equations applying Laplace transform methods. We will discuss the spring-mass-damper system and observe its inputs and outputs in order to obtain relationships within its components and subsystems in the form of transfer functions. We will then demonstrate their behaviour using graphs and block diagrams for which we can graphically depict interconnections in a convenient way for designing and analysing control diagrams. We conclude by applying these methods to the real-life problem of the suspension of a mountain bike.
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Damping Mass in Mountain Bike Suspension
MountainBike SMD Source (Matlab and Simulink)
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