Development of a Hardware-in-the-Loop Test Bench for Validation of an ABS System on an e-Bike

The availability of electric energy on-board e-bikes allows the emergence of active safety systems like antilock braking systems (ABS). This paper presents the development of a test-bench that can be leveraged to validate an e-bike ABS for multiple bicycle geometry/loading and various test scenarios. The approach consists in reproducing the dynamics of a bicycle thanks to a simulation model and interfacing it with the physical brake and the ABS hardware under test. The results and useability of the obtained hardware in the loop (HiL) test bench are discussed.