Vibration transfer path analysis and path ranking for NVH optimization of a vehicle interior

Abstract: By new advancements in vehicle manufacturing; evaluation of vehicle quality assurance has got a more critical issue. Today noise and vibration generated inside and outside the vehicles are more important factors for customers than previous. So far several researchers have focused on interior noise transfer path analysis and the results have been published in related papers but each method has its own limitations. In present work, the vibration transfer path analysis and vibration path ranking of a car interior has been performed. As interior vibration is a source of structural borne noise problem, thus the results of this research can be used to present the structural borne noise state in a vehicle. The method proposed in this paper, in opposite of the earlier methods, do not need to disassemble the power train from the chassis. The procedure shows a good ability of vibration path ranking in a vehicle and is an effective tool to diagnose the vibration problem inside the vehicle. The simulated vibration spectrums in different speeds of the engine have a good compliance with the tested results however some incompatibilities exist and have been discussed in details. The simulated results show the strength of the method in engine mount optimization.