The laboratory test method commonly known as “random vibration” is almost always used for Squeak & Rattle testing in today's automotive applications due to its obvious advantages: the convenience in simulating the real road input, the relatively low cost, and efficiency in obtaining the desired test results. Typically, Loudness N10 is used to evaluate the Squeak & Rattle (S&R) performance. However, due to the nature of random distribution of the excitation input, the repeatability of the loudness N10 measurements may vary significantly. This variation imposes a significant challenge when one is searching for a fine design improvement solution in minimizing S&R noise, such as a six-sigma study. This study intends to investigate (1) the range of the variations of random vibration control method as an excitation input with a given PSD, (2) the possibility of using an alternate control method (“time-history replication”) to produce the vibration of a given PSD for a S&R evaluation.


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    Title :

    Improving the Reliability of Squeak & Rattle Test


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE 2005 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition ; 2005



    Publication date :

    2005-05-16




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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