As part of a collaborative project with Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, I and a group of five students developed an automatic test rig for the homologation measurement of a motorcycle’s static stability. This involved ideating, prototyping, and evaluating multiple design proposals to deliver a solution that was not only robust and durable but also versatile enough to accommodate a range of motorcycle types and testing conditions.

This project had strict design constraints, leading to a novel layout of the moving parts. The design was to be as low profile as possible and could not be inset into the concrete floor. The final rig was engineered with electronic servo actuators and a full computer programme was created to run the system. The rig automatically conducts and records the test and data. ensuring compliance with homologation stability standards while improving testing efficiency and repeatability.