Regenerative and Friction Braking for Electric Motorcycles

A method for providing a braking torque to a wheel of an electric motorcycle, comprising:

• detecting an input received at a brake control of the motorcycle, the input representing a brake torque demand;
• determining a brake boost torque, the brake boost torque including a torque to provide in addition to a friction braking torque of a hydraulic system of the motorcycle, to meet the brake torque demand;
• calculating, based on a status of a battery of an electrical system of the motorcycle, an available regenerative torque;
• and
• responding to the available regenerative torque being sufficient to provide the brake boost torque by causing the electrical system to apply a first regenerative torque to the wheel in an amount corresponding to the brake boost torque.

A method for providing a braking torque to a wheel of an electric motorcycle, comprising:

• detecting an input at a rear brake control of the motorcycle, the input representing a brake torque demand;
• determining a rear brake torque required to meet the brake torque demand;
• calculating, based on a status of a battery of an electrical system of the motorcycle, an available regenerative torque;
• and
• responding to the available regenerative torque being sufficient to provide the rear brake torque by causing the electrical system to apply a first regenerative torque to the wheel in an amount corresponding to the rear brake torque and causing a hydraulic system of motorcycle to bleed hydraulic pressure to a rear friction brake of the motorcycle.