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In automotive industry, the interior quietness is a task that manufacturers are constantly improving for passenger comfort. In order to improve the interior quietness there are considered the contribution of structure borne and airborne noise. An alternator used in vehicles for generation of electricity can be considered as a contributor of airborne noise. Due to the characteristics of an alternator, it could radiate mechanical, aerodynamic and electromagnetic noise. The last two characteristics are normally perceived by customer during powertrain and idle evaluation. In this paper is presented correlation between interior noise measured on road test and alternator radiated noise measured on bench test.

In the last years, vehicle vibroacoustics has expanded as a basic and applied research area. Structural dynamic methods and technologies have been used with great success by the automotive industry. Experimental modal analysis is the process of determining the modal parameters (modes, frequencies and damping factors) of a linear system. This work presents the modal analysis of the Amazon family cars in full vehicle configuration (drivable units). A full vehicle represents a more complex system when compared to the body only, due to the systems attached to it, increasing its damping and measurable noise, and including coupled local and global modes.