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BEAM DEFLECTION CALCULATOR
MAX DEFLECTION
1.758 mm
BEAM DEFLECTION DIAGRAM
// SERVICEABILITY CHECKS
L/250 = 12.0 mm PASS
L/360 = 8.3 mm PASS
d=PL3/(48EI)
STRESS ANALYSIS + MOHR'S CIRCLE
AXIAL STRESS sx
100.00 MPa
VON MISES STRESS
112.69 MPa
FACTOR OF SAFETY
2.50 FoS
SAFE β Von Mises satisfied
MOHR'S CIRCLE
// PRINCIPAL STRESSES
s1 = 108.31 MPa
s2 = -8.31 MPa
tmax = 58.31 MPa
FOURIER SERIES VISUALIZER
FOURIER β SquareN=5
x(t) = Sum (4A/np) sin(nwt) | n=1,3,5...
MOTORCYCLE STEERING GEOMETRY
HANDLING CHARACTER
Balanced All-round
MECHANICAL TRAIL
95.2 mm
// REFERENCE
Superbike: 90-100mm / 66-68deg
Naked: 95-110mm / 64-66deg
Cruiser: 110-130mm / 58-62deg
Adventure: 105-120mm / 63-65deg
STEERING GEOMETRY
GEAR TRAIN SIMULATOR
GEAR RATIO
0.343:1
OUTPUT RPM
1029 rpm
TORQUE MULT.
2.917x
// GEAR TRAIN LAW
Ratio = (T1xT3)/(T2xT4) = 12x16/20x28 = 0.343
Torque_out = Torque_in x 2.917
GEAR TRAIN ANIMATION
SDOF FREE VIBRATION SYSTEM
NATURAL FREQ wn
10.000 rad/s
NATURAL FREQ fn
1.592 Hz
DAMPING RATIO zeta
0.1000
UNDERDAMPED
// FORMULAS
wn = sqrt(k/m) = 10.000 rad/s
z = c/(2*sqrt(km)) = 0.1000
c_crit = 2*sqrt(km) = 200.0 Ns/m
FREE VIBRATION RESPONSEDisplacement vs time
MOTORCYCLE RIDER RESEARCH SURVEY
0/50 answered β 0% complete
Rider Profile & Background
RIDER DATA // SECTION 01
Years of riding experience:
Primary riding use:
Estimated weekly kilometres:
Body type / build:
Rider height range:
Inseam length:
Preferred engine configuration:
Fuel preference:
Budget expectation (USD):
Closest brand to your dream bike:
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Selected Work
Design Portfolio
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Fourier analysis of motorcycle engine vibration
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Background
Education & Skills
// TIMELINE
2022 β PRESENT
BSc Mechanical Engineering
LUT University β Lappeenranta, Finland
Dynamics, thermodynamics, signal processing, structural analysis and FEA. Studying in English at one of Europe's leading technical universities.
2013 β 2016
Industrial Design Engineering
Mt. San Antonio College β Walnut, CA
Product design, ergonomics, CAD modelling, prototyping and human-centred design.
ONGOING
Motorcycle Engineering Research
Personal Project β Custom Build
Developing a custom motorcycle from first principles β 50-rider survey, geometry simulation, structural analysis and industrial design.
// SKILLS
// MECHANICAL
Stress & Structural Analysis
88%
Beam Theory
83%
Thermodynamics
72%
Signal Processing / FFT
78%
Vehicle Dynamics
76%
// DESIGN & CAD
SolidWorks
90%
AutoCAD
85%
Industrial Design
92%
Prototyping
87%
Ergonomics
88%
// COMPUTING
MATLAB
80%
Python
72%
FEM / FEA
68%
HTML / JS / Next.js
78%
MS Office
94%