Contactless Motion Analysis with BMW Motorcycle

Use Case

In complex machines, vibrations pass through multiple connections and interfaces, leading to local interface motion, relative displacements and deformation patterns that are not easily captured. In motorcycle assemblies, compact packaging and multiple excitation sources generate coupled operational behavior that can be difficult to characterize with traditional measurements.

Technological Solution

Inventum applied contactless motion analysis using optical measurement and video-based vibration processing. By leveraging motion magnification, subtle operational vibrations become visible, enabling a fast, full-field view of deformation patterns.

• Contactless, automated testing with reduced setup effort and no sensor mass loading
• Full-field visualization across entire system areas from multiple directions
• Support for evaluation, design comparison and numerical model correlation

Outcome

The work showed how contactless motion analysis can accelerate understanding of motorcycle vibration behavior by making operational dynamics visible, measurable, and comparable.