Bosch Air Jets To Prevent Motorcycle Crash

Bosch Air Jets To Prevent Motorcycle Crash

Bosch an auto industry supplier is currently working on some live experimental technology to keep actually keep motorcyclists safer than ever before, and one of the projects Bosch is working on involves the use of air jets.

O Yes! Air jets on a motorcycle, am sure you will be wondering by now how that will be possible. The auto industry Bosch, just revealed the experimental project somedays back. The technology uses a sensor to detect wheel slip of the motorcycle. So when the motorcycle's wheels begin to slide sideways i.e. either left or right, due to elements such as gravel, rain, or other slick conditions as the case may be, this cause the motorcycle to lose lateral tire friction and this situation can make it very difficult for the rider to ride the bike the way he should. So as we have it, without enough lateral friction, a crash happens and the bike spills onto the road making the rider have a really bad day.

However, the project Bosch is working on which are the air jets could be a game changer for this situation. Furthermore, Bosch has rightly and officially called the project "Sliding Mitigation Research Project," Bosch looks forward to the sensor it is using for the project to detect slip. So once the motorcycle exceeds a particular threshold of slip, gas is immediately released from an accumulator mounted on the motorcycle, this is similar to the units found in passenger-car airbags of present cars today. The gas flows into a tank adapter and it is immediately released through a nozzle, providing enough counter force to keep the motorcycle from losing control as the rider rides. The air jet comes out on the side opposite the way the bike is leaning and provides reverse thrust to keep the bike from sliding and causing a crash.

So as we have it, the gas basically counteracts the skid and keeps the bike upright when things go wrong. Just like a car's airbag, the motorcycle can only use the air jet once. Bosch did not provide its where about for how a rider would replace the part if it is used off.

However, though the sliding mitigation research project is certainly the most ambitious piece of technology that we may have in our present day, Bosch also informed the public about some few other systems in the works for motorcycles. They include as follows Adaptive Cruise Control, a Collision Warning System, and Blind-Spot Recognition. 

Hopefully, one day, the auto industry supplier Bosch also hopes to introduce motorcycle-to-car communication. Bosch foresees a day when the system will actually warn drivers of motorcycles miles before the motorcycle comes into the car's view. Vehicle type, speed, position, and direction of travel are some of the information nuggets M2C technology could provide. So let us keep our fingers crossed and see what Bosch can deliver.