Öhlins lanserar mechatronic

[Boris JR]

Råkade springa över denna nyhet på Öhlins hemsida och hittade ingen tidigare post om det.

Öhlins Racing AB has been working with electronically controlled suspension
for more than twenty years and the first patents were actually made back in 1984. Today, more than two decades later, Öhlins' R&D department has developed this powerful technique in one of the most challenging racing series in the World – World Superbike. The new invention is actually two folded with a control unit and a pair of Bleed Adjustment Actuators that fits perfectly into the original TTX compression and rebound valves. You simply pull out the original valves and then you plug in the Actuators and you are ready to go electronic. The control unit (ECU) which incorporates Öhlins developed control software is constantly giving orders to the two Bleed Adjustment Actuators so that the front and rear suspension is tuned to perfection throughout the race– think of it as the perfect way of minimizing suspension set-up compromises during a race.
The Öhlins EC software allows simple set-up to deal with items pinpointed by the rider and tricky conditions that appears during a lap and during a motorcycle race. The system will then adapt the suspension settings according to the requests. The system also allows the rider to choose between different suspensions maps while riding.
The ambition is to launch this technique as a complete stand alone system with actuators, ECU and software for the wide TTX aftermarket. The EC system will be available as a aftermarket product in a near future but for a
limited edition. As the new Bleed Adjustment Actuators fits perfectly into
almost all standard TTX compression and rebound valves it ought to be a
popular feature to tune on your bike.

Ännu mer jobb för de stackars dataanalyskillarna i racedepåerna. Öppnar ju nya möjligheter för att få fjädringen att ändra beteende när fjädringspotentiometrarna indikerar chatter tex. helfestligt och säkert skitdyrt när det släpps på marknaden. Liknar inte elektroniklådan Magneti Marellis Marvel4 väldigt mycket`?

 

[Hoztic]

En till rackarns krånglig sak som kan strula Jättekul om mjukvaran hänger sig å gör fjärdringen stenhård eller supersvampig, mitt i kurvan

Fast, skämt å sido, kul att dom kan ta såna saker ett steg längre Intelligens i ECU'n borde ju kunna justera för temperaturskillnader (i början/slutet på race, och dag/natt i endurance) och ihop med motorelektroniken å ett gyro så kan man ju ha olika dämparegenskaper i kurvor och utgångar ur kurvor tex