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Year: 2004 Price: US$ 79.95
R-364 Number of Pages: 345
Vehicle Refinement: Purpose and Targets
Introduction and definitions
Scope of this work
The purpose of vehicle refinement
How refinement can be achieved in the automotive industry
The history of vehicle refinement: one representative 20-year
example
Refinement targets
The measurement and behaviour of sound
How sound is created and hot it propagates
Making basic noise measurements: the sound level meter,
recording sound
Making basic noise measurements: the decibel scale, frequency
and time weightings
Analysis and presentation of noise data
Sound power level, sound intensity level, sound pressure level
Exterior noise: assessment and control
Pass by noise homologation
Noise source ranking
Air intake systems and exhaust systems: performance and noise
effects
Tyre noise
Interior noise: assessment and control
Subjective and objective methods of assessment
Noise path analysis
Measuring the sound power of IC engines and other vehicle noise
sources
Engine noise
Road noise
A note on aerodynamic (wind) noise)
A note on brake noise
A note on squeak, rattle and tizz noises
Control of sound through absorption within porous materials
Control of sound by minimising transmission through panels
The measurement and behaviour of vibration
Making basic vibration measurements
Laser based vibration measurements
Analysis and presentation of vibration data: quantifying vibration
Modes of vibration and resonance
Modal analysis
Sources of vibration and their control
Introduction
Damping of vibrations
Vibration isolation and absorption
Engine and drivetrain vibrations
Vehicle and chassis vibrations: ride quality
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