An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets
The aim of this work is to obtain a reliable testing methodology for the characterization of the perceived aerodynamic comfort of motorcycle helmets. Attention was paid to the rider’s perception of annoying vibrations induced by wind. In this optic, an experimental comparative campaign was performed...
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| author | Lorenzo Scappaticci Giacomo Risitano Dario Santonocito Danilo D’Andrea Dario Milone |
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| description | The aim of this work is to obtain a reliable testing methodology for the characterization of the perceived aerodynamic comfort of motorcycle helmets. Attention was paid to the rider’s perception of annoying vibrations induced by wind. In this optic, an experimental comparative campaign was performed in the wind tunnel, testing 16 helmets in two different configurations of neck stiffness. The dataset was collected within a convolutional neural network (CNN or ConvNet) of images, creating a ranking by identifying the best and the worst helmets. The results revealed that each helmet has unique aerodynamic characteristics. Depending on the ranking scale previously created, the aerodynamic comfort of each helmets can be classified within the scale. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63129049f30a455cbccc9305bc3296aa2023-11-22T15:35:34ZengMDPI AGVehicles2624-89212021-08-013354555610.3390/vehicles3030033An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle HelmetsLorenzo Scappaticci0Giacomo Risitano1Dario Santonocito2Danilo D’Andrea3Dario Milone4Sustainability Engineering Department, Guglielmo Marconi University, via Plinio 44, 00193 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da di Dio (Sant’Agata), 98166 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da di Dio (Sant’Agata), 98166 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da di Dio (Sant’Agata), 98166 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, C.da di Dio (Sant’Agata), 98166 Messina, ItalyThe aim of this work is to obtain a reliable testing methodology for the characterization of the perceived aerodynamic comfort of motorcycle helmets. Attention was paid to the rider’s perception of annoying vibrations induced by wind. In this optic, an experimental comparative campaign was performed in the wind tunnel, testing 16 helmets in two different configurations of neck stiffness. The dataset was collected within a convolutional neural network (CNN or ConvNet) of images, creating a ranking by identifying the best and the worst helmets. The results revealed that each helmet has unique aerodynamic characteristics. Depending on the ranking scale previously created, the aerodynamic comfort of each helmets can be classified within the scale.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/3/3/33aerodynamichelmet vibrationconvolutional neural network |
| spellingShingle | Lorenzo Scappaticci Giacomo Risitano Dario Santonocito Danilo D’Andrea Dario Milone An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets Vehicles aerodynamic helmet vibration convolutional neural network |
| title | An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets |
| title_full | An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets |
| title_fullStr | An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets |
| title_short | An Approach to the Definition of the Aerodynamic Comfort of Motorcycle Helmets |
| title_sort | approach to the definition of the aerodynamic comfort of motorcycle helmets |
| topic | aerodynamic helmet vibration convolutional neural network |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/3/3/33 |
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