The Ford Motor Company Transmission NVH Test Cell

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.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-1681
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/01487191
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
• Authors:
  • Kaatz, Stephen
  • Abe, Takeshi
  • Vanhaaften, Wayne
  • Wilson, Brian K
  • Schwalm, Bradley
  • Obourn, Larry
  • Newberger, Norm
• Conference:
  • SAE 2003 Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition
  • Location: Grand Traverse Michigan, United States
  • Date: 2003-5-5 to 2003-5-8
• Publication Date: 2003-5-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Measurement of specific phenomena; Noise; Sound; Transmissions; Vibration
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01802518
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: SAE International
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2003-01-1681
• Files: TRIS, SAE
• Created Date: Dec 9 2021 10:24AM