Automotive Vibration Control Technology - Fundamentals, Material, Construction, Simulation, and Applications

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Foreword

Table of Contents

Part 1 Fundamentals

1. Vibration Control Technology for the Automotive Industry

1.1 Fundamentals and requirements of vibration control technology

1.2 Vibration control technology in automotive engineering

2. Isolation, Damping, and Absorption

2.1 A material becomes predictable

2.2 The principles of vibration isolation

2.3 Four-pole theory: an approach to describing the isolation of high frequencies

2.4 Effects of damping and friction on isolation

2.5 Vibration absorption

3. Vibration Control Materials

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Elastomers – an extraordinary class of materials

3.3 Base polymer – or crude rubber (caoutchouc)

3.4 Elastomeric materials – overview of typical material properties

3.5 Natural rubber – discovery and history, properties and application

3.6 Compounding and vulcanization

3.7 Molding and vulcanization

3.8 Elastomers for vibration control – an overview

3.9 Component groups – engineered materials

3.10 Bonding technology

4. From System Knowledge to a Better Component

4.1 From system description to component specification

4.2 From specification to component design

4.3 Component design

5. Component Production

5.1 The single-loop development approach

5.2 From component drawing to sample product

6. Testing in the “Single-Loop” Era

6.1 Fatigue strength testing – history and motivation

6.2 Fatigue strength of elastomeric mounts

6.3 Virtual endurance test

6.4 Statistical basis

6.5 Reducing test duration by omission

6.6 Assessment of temperature effect

6.7 Conclusion

Part 2 Applications

7. Engine and Transmission Mounts

7.1 Mounting systems

7.2 Basic principles of mounting systems

7.3 Elastomeric compounds for engine and transmission mounts

7.4 Elastomeric mounts

7.5 Conflicting objectives of elastomeric mount elements

7.6 Engine and transmission mounts with hydraulic damping

7.7 Hydrobushings

7.8 Air-damped mounts

7.9 Switchable engine mounts

7.10 Active Vibration Control

7.11 Responses to market requirements

7.12 Summary

7.13 Guiding principles for engine and transmission mount design

8. Chassis Mounts

8.1 Ride comfort or driving safety

8.2 Rubber-metal suspension components

9. Rubber-to-Metal Mounts for CommercialVehicles

9.1 Engine mounts for medium and heavy trucks

9.2 Chassis mounts

9.3 Cab mounts

9.4 Special mounts

10. Air Springs

10.1 The use of air springs in vehicle technology

10.2 Function and physical principles of air springs

10.3 Design and characteristics of air spring bellows

10.4 Configuration and design of air springs

10.5 Production of air springs

10.6 Reinforcing layers

10.7 Responses to specific market requirements

11. Torsional Vibration Dampers

11.1 Cranktrain

11.2 Damper isolator pulleys for auxiliary devices

12. Absorbers

12.1 Linear absorbers

12.2 Rotational vibration absorbers

12.3 Driveshaft mounting, centering, and torque transmission components

13. Fundamentals of Polyurethane (PUR) as a Springing and Damping Material

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Basic chemistry

13.3 Catalysts

13.4 Comparison

13.5 MCU elastomers in automotive applications

14. Microcellular Polyurethane (MCU)

14.1 Principles of MCU applications

14.2 Development examples of automotive components

14.3 Component behavior prediction through FEA (Finite Element Analysis)

14.4 Body mounts and suspension mounts

14.5 Application examples for MCU

14.6 Summary

Appendix

Index of chapters and authors

Acronyms

References

Further reading

Illustration credits

Index