Ducati Superbike Traction Control
(DTC) THe Future at your fingertips
True
competition-level traction control systems for the road come integrated
into the 1198, 1198SP , Diavel range, Monster EVO , Streetfighter 848, Streetfighter S and Multistrada 1200 range electronics as standard equipment.
The Ducati Traction Control (DTC) system further underlines Ducati's technology flow from racing to production and demonstrates how solutions developed for the track can be applied to enhance safety on the road.
DTC uses the same software logic developed and used by Ducati Corse for
their world championship winning MotoGP and World Superbike motorcycles
and offers a choice of eight settings developed by their professional
test riders and racers.
Accessible from the left-hand switchgear and displayed on the digital
instrumentation, the system offers a choice of eight profiles.
Each one
has been programmed with a wheel-spin tolerance matched to progressive
riding levels of skill graded from one to eight. While level eight
administers a confidence-building, high level of interaction from the
system by activating upon the slightest amount of wheel-spin, level one
offers a much higher tolerance and so much less intervention for highly
competent riders. When the level is selected and DTC activated, the
level is displayed on the instrumentation.
When the profile that best suits the combination of road or track
conditions and riding style has been selected and the DTC system
activated, front and rear wheel sensors compare speed differential to
sense when rear traction is being broken (wheel-spin).
High speed software then makes instant electronic adjustment to the fuel injection, taking immediate control over power output so as to restore traction at the rear wheel. A warning light is displayed during DTC interaction. As soon as the system recognises the return of equal wheel speeds, it re-establishes normal power delivery. In this way, DTC provides a considerable increase in safety during mid-corner acceleration.
