Determination of Interior Vibration Levels from Tire/wheel Assembly Non-uniformities Using a Monte Carlo Process

Determination of Interior Vibration Levels from Tire/wheel Assembly Non-uniformities Using a Monte Carlo Process
Author: Rachel Wood Wheeler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2014
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Variations in vehicle noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) response from one vehicle to the next can have significant impact on an automotive company’s profile and profitability. The warranty claims due to excessive NVH response end up costing the manufacturers a large sum of money each year. In addition, the OEM will suffer a larger financial loss due to the poor perception of quality and customer dissatisfaction with their products due to the unacceptable NVH response. Therefore, measures must be taken to ensure less warranty claims and higher levels of customer satisfaction. This research focuses on aspects of design variations that are costly or difficult to be avoided in the design process such as variations with rubber parts and variations due to rotating components. Vibrations induced at the tire/wheel assembly due to variations in the radial and tangential forces and radial runout are responsible for the driver-felt vibrations that can lead to a large number of warranty claims. The purpose of this research is to improve the process of determining and analyzing vibration sources in the tire/wheel assembly in order to benefit the automotive manufacturer during the development and manufacturing phases. This research identifies the relationship between non-uniformity forces of the tire/wheel assemblies and the driver-felt vibrations during typical highway driving speeds. The contribution from each assembly location is analyzed and sensitivities are determined. A Monte Carlo process is used to predict numerous non-uniformity properties that are statistically representative of the assembly properties that can be expected at the manufacturing plant. The Monte Carlo produced non-uniformity properties are combined with the sensitivities to predict driver-felt vibrations that can be expected from vehicles leaving the manufacturing plant. This process provides the tools to determine an acceptable level of non-uniformities based on targets for interior vibration levels or determine if the vehicle sensitivities to non-uniformities need to be improved.

Automotive Tire Noise and Vibrations

Automotive Tire Noise and Vibrations
Author: Xu Wang
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-07-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128184108

Automotive Tire Noise and Vibrations: Analysis, Measurement and Simulation presents the latest generation mechanisms of tire/road noise. The book focuses not only on tire/road noise issues from the tire/road structures, materials and dynamics, but also from a whole vehicle system. The analyses cover finite element modeling, mathematical simulations and experimental tests, including works done to mitigate noise. This book provides a summary of tire noise and vibration research, with a focus on new simulation and measurement techniques. Covers new measurements techniques and simulation strategies that are critical in accurately assessing tire noise and vibration Provides recent simulation progress and findings of CAE on analysis of generation mechanisms of the tire/road noise Features a Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) and model of a multilayer trim to enhance the sound absorption of tire/road noise

Vehicle Noise and Vibration

Vehicle Noise and Vibration
Author: PEP (Professional Engineering Publishers)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2002-08-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781860583865

The acoustic and vibration characteristics of vehicles remain vitally important factors to market success. Failure to meet customer expectations can seriously affect sales and ultimately company survival. Achieving appropriate quality and affordable costs is the engineering task that this volume addresses.