Measurement of Exterior Surface Pressures and Interior Cabin Noise in Response to Vehicle Form Changes 2011-01-1618
Automotive manufactures demand early assessment of vehicle form design against wind noise attribute to eliminate any engineering waste induced by late design changes. To achieve such an assessment, it is necessary to determine a measurable quantity which is able to represent vehicle form changes, and to understand the relationship between the quantity and vehicle interior cabin noise. This paper reports experimental measurements of vehicle exterior surface pressure and the interior cabin noise level in response to the change of exterior rear view mirror shape. Measurements show that exterior surface pressure on vehicle greenhouse panel is a primary factor of wind noise load to the interior cabin noise; they can be used in preliminary wind noise ranking. Care should be taken when using them in ranking vehicle form wind noise performance. It has been observed that a change in surface pressure on the front side window does not necessarily lead to a change in the interior cabin noise. Further effort is needed to improve the understanding of the characteristics of aerodynamic turbulence field and acoustic field near the vehicle exterior surface and the mechanism of how they contribute to the interior cabin noise.
Citation: Peng, G., "Measurement of Exterior Surface Pressures and Interior Cabin Noise in Response to Vehicle Form Changes," SAE Technical Paper 2011-01-1618, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-1618. Download Citation
Author(s):
George Chaoying Peng
Affiliated:
Jaguar Land Rover
Pages: 7
Event:
SAE 2011 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Noise
Acoustics
Windows and windshields
Mirrors
Pressure
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