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The improvement of motor’s power requires consequently the improvement in brake system also. The kinetic energy of moving vehicles is transformed in a big part of heat, but there is a part that can be transformed in vibration and sound pressure. One of these vibration and sound pressure complain is known as howl noise. The howl noise complain is very intense and uncomfortable for passengers and pedestrians. Today, the customers spend a lot of money in his vehicles comfort and this disorder can’t occur. This paper presents a methodology which uses Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA) and Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) to survey the dynamic behavior of suspension and brake systems at the howl noise occurrence condition.

Brake noise causes discomfort to passengers and a perception of reduced vehicle quality. Other types of vehicle noises have been significantly reduced and consequently brake noise and vibration are becoming more perceivable by owners, leading to high warranty costs. It is known in the Brake Industry that the natural frequencies of brake rotors may have a significant participation in disc brake squeal generation, and, a robust process control of this characteristic in the manufacturing gives an important contribution to reduce brake noise. However, recent studies have demonstrated a significant variation of natural frequencies due to manufacturing and this is the outcome of carbon equivalent content in gray cast iron. This paper is concerned with the understanding of this phenomenon and its influence on disc brake noise generation. For this research, it was manufactured two batches of this rotor from two different grades of carbon equivalent.