Overview of automotive noise and vibration

International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-35

  Qatu, Mohamad S ^a   Abdelhamid, Mohamed Khalid ^b   Pang, Jian ^c   Sheng, Gang ^d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

^c Chongqing Changan Automobile   (China)

^d University of Alaska   (United States)

Author keywords

Air borne noise; Automotive; Fluid borne noise; Noise; NVH; Operating conditions; Research; Root cause; Structure borne noise; Unusual NVH; Usual NVH; Vehicle; Vibration

Indexed keywords

AIR; FUEL ECONOMY; RESEARCH; VEHICLES;

AIR-BORNE NOISE; AUTOMOTIVE; FLUID-BORNE NOISE; NOISE; OPERATING CONDITION; ROOT CAUSE; STRUCTURE-BORNE NOISE; UNUSUAL NVH; USUAL NVH; VIBRATION;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 70749099857     PISSN: 14791471     EISSN: 1479148X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJVNV.2009.029187     Document Type: Review

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