Automotive buzz, squeak and rattle mechanisms, analysis, evaluation and prevention

Buzz, squeak, and rattle (BSR) is the automotive industry term for the audible engineering challenges faced by all vehicle and component engineers. Minimizing BSR is of paramount importance when designing vehicle components and whole vehicle assemblies. This is the only book dedicated to the subject...

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Other Authors: Chen, Fang, Trapp, Martin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands Oxford, UK Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann 2012
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Table of Contents:
  • Overview on Vehicle Buzz, Squeak and Rattle
  • Friction/Sliding Analysis
  • Stick-clip charateristics of leather /artificial leather
  • Material pair testing and instrumentation
  • Full Vehicle Testing
  • Buzz, squeak and rattle shaker test
  • Universal graining to prevent creaking noises with plastic and elastic contact partners
  • Squeak and rattle CAE simulation using FEA
  • Squeak and rattle prevention in the design phase using a pragmatic approach
  • Experimental friction behavior of elastomers on glass
  • Development of squeak and rattle countermeasures through up-front designs
  • Coatings for low-noise body seals.