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In this paper we consider the dynamics of a roller bicycle on a horizontal plane. For this bicycle we derive a nonlinear system of equations of motion in a form that allows us to take into account the symmetry of the system in a natural form. We analyze in detail the stability of straight-line motion depending on the parameters of the bicycle. We find numerical evidence that, in addition to stable straight-line motion, the roller bicycle can exhibit other, more complex, trajectories for which the bicycle does not fall.
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Since \({\rm Re}\lambda<0\) for stable equilibrium points, it follows that \(|({\rm Re}\lambda)_{\max}|\) is minimal.
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APPENDIX. EXPLICIT FORM OF THE MATRIX $${\bf\tilde{I}}$$ AND OF THE VECTOR $$\boldsymbol{\Phi}$$
In order to explicitly write the terms appearing in Eqs. (2.13), we define the vectors introduced above: the normal vector and the unit vector directed along the translational velocity of the contact point of the handlebar
The components of the vector \(\boldsymbol{\Phi}\) which appears in Eqs. (2.13) have the following form:
We see that, when \(\theta=\pm\pi/2\), the components of the matrix \({\bf\tilde{I}}\) and the vector \(\boldsymbol{\Phi}\) have a singularity.
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Bizyaev, I.A., Mamaev, I.S. Nonlinear Dynamics of a Roller Bicycle. Regul. Chaot. Dyn. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1560354724530017
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