The Ford Motor Company Transmission NVH Test Cell 2003-01-1681
Effectively managing transmission noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) has become increasingly important for maximizing customer satisfaction and fostering the perception of quality in contemporary cars and trucks. As overall vehicle and engine masking levels have dramatically decreased in recent times, low level tonal noises generated by transmission internals have gained significance and therefore have a greater effect on the NVH performance of vehicles. Recognizing the importance of this trend, Ford Motor Company recently designed and built a state-of-the-art research and development facility to be used for reducing noise and vibration generated by automatic and manual vehicle transmissions. The significant design features and validation results of this facility are described in this paper.
Citation: Kaatz, S., Abe, T., Vanhaaften, W., Wilson, B. et al., "The Ford Motor Company Transmission NVH Test Cell," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-1681, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1681. Download Citation
Author(s):
Stephen Kaatz, Takeshi Abe, Wayne Vanhaaften, Brian K. Wilson, Bradley Schwalm, Larry Obourn, Norm Newberger
Affiliated:
Ford Motor Company, Schenck Pegasus Corp.
Pages: 9
Event:
SAE 2003 Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
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