ROAD NOISE ANALYSIS

USING VI-NVHSIM
Presented by Kelby Weilnau
March 22nd 2024
WHAT IS NVH?
AUTOMOTIVE SOUND AND VIBRATION
Engine combustion
Powertrain Shudder Tonal Gear / Motor Noise
• Engine
Moan Tick/clatter
• Motor Shake
• Gears and shafts Growl
Boom Air Rush (exhaust), fans

Secondary Ride
Structure-borne sound/vib
Road Impact, Rough/Smooth road sound/vib
Airborne sound
Imbalance
(Tire/tread Noise)

Wind Noise (broadband)

Wind
Whistles
Brake Shudder / Judder Brake Squeal
Other HVAC

Sound
Chimes, warnings, communications
Vibration
Sound
Vibration
Motion
0 Hz 10 100 1,000 10,000 20,000 Hz
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WHY IS VEHICLE SOUND
AND VIBRATION
IMPORTANT? NVH is one of main attributes controlling and delivering
Vehicle Refinement and Brand DNA
Interior Wind
o Comfort Ancillaries Ventilation
• Annoyance
• Loudness
o Feeling of Quality
o Character
• Driver satisfaction Brand
• Communication DNA
Engine TOTAL Sound Enhancement

Exterior
o Character
o Soundscape
o Pedestrian Warning

Motor Road/Tyre
Vehicle NVH affects Gearbox
o Initial buying decision
o Customer satisfaction/ warrantee cost
o Customer loyalty/repeat buyers

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 NVH EVALUATION, TARGET
SETTING AND DELIVERY
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Many types of engineering data and CAE analysis can NVH data cannot be fully expressed, experienced and understood by plots,
be adequately expressed, experienced and understood graphs, numbers and visual means. Numbers, plots, graphs are very useful,
visually. Decisions can be made by looking at a but do not answer questions like “Does it sound good?”, “Is it better than
computer monitor. _____?”, “What does it sound like?”

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EVALUATING VEHICLE
NVH EFFICIENTLY CAE

Component Testing Development Testing

Competitor Benchmarking Supplier Data

Customer Satisfaction Software-in-the-loop

Customer Preference Hardware-in-the-loop

EVALUATE

Understand • Marketing
• Chief Engineers
Communicate • Program Managers
• NVH Specialists
Make the Correct Decision • Suppliers

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Interactive driving simulation
of vehicle NVH from your
desktop PC.
VI-NVHSIM SOFTWARE
THE CORE NVH SOFTWARE THAT POWERS ALL NVH SOLUTIONS

Build virtual prototypes from CAE Drive and experience the sound
data and/or experimental data and vibration of virtual prototypes

Real-time modifications to sounds

Instant back-to-back comparison
with 10 types of filters

Real-time interaction with sounds

Design and experience the sound of the vehicle anywhere

– Laptop, Desktop, Compact Simulator, Static Simulator,
DiM Simulator, in-vehicle

Fully integrated to all VI-grade software

Open
• Use NVH data in most common CAE and measurement
data formats
• Real-time integration with many 3rd party solutions –
XiL/SiL/HiL

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ROAD NOISE ANALYSIS
DEMONSTRATION

• CHALLENGE:
• Designing new Vehicle based on
previous platform
• Goal to reduce Road Noise
experienced by the Driver
• Where to begin? How much to
reduce? What to work on first?

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VI-NVHSim
2024.1
VI-NVHSIM 2024.1
WHAT’S NEW
• NVH Sim
• Full Spectrum Simulator integration with VI-
DriveSim
• Additional FRF for Contribution Sound Objects
• Easier performance modelling for Load2, RPM2, etc.
• Support for SEA transfer functions exported from
ESI VA One
• CAE Auditioner support for RPC III (.rsp) Filetype
• Updated & Expanded Change Modeller
• Pack & Go and Relocate for QNX LiveAMP objects
• 48 kHz Runtime Sample Rate support
• Road Surface Mapping for all Sound Object Types
• Open Sound Design interface (XiL Streaming
Bridge)
• SimSound
• Full Spectrum Simulator integration with VI-
DriveSim
• Data Prep
• Various EV Modelling workflow enhancements
• Static Cursor type for displaying “Orders to
Extract”
• Add to Order list from Single Order Cursor
• Improved Filter Optimization for EV
extraction
• Major RPM Autotracker improvements
• RPM Autotracker updated for improved
high-frequency performance
• RPM Autotracker ‘Profile Enhancer’
• Scale Factor calculators for RPM
Autotracker
• Operating Path Analysis for enhanced Road Noise
Decomposition
• Gear Mapping in NVH Simulator Export
• Easy configuration for multi-receiver models,
including Compact FSS and Compact NVH models
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VI-NVHSIM 2024.1
OPERATING PATH ANALYSIS FOR ROAD NOISE DECOMPOSITION
Total
Masking

Structure-borne Airborne Remainder

• Decompose Total Masking into individual Road Noise Tyre Noise (Wind Noise)
Source Contributions for detailed study
• Structureborne Contribution
from
Contribution
from
Contribution from FL Contribution from FR
Wheel Microphone Wheel Microphone
• Airborne FL Wheel XYZ FR Wheel XYZ
(Leading/Trailing) (Leading/Trailing)

• Remainder (Wind Noise) Contribution Contribution Contribution from RL Contribution from RR

from from Wheel Microphone Wheel Microphone
RL Wheel XYZ RR Wheel XYZ (Leading/Trailing) (Leading/Trailing)

New!
• New for 2024.1, Operating Path Analysis (OPA) SPC MCOP OPA
offers a high level of detail with minimal input Basic Group
effort Decomposition Detailed
Decomposition
Source
Detail Sources & Paths Airborne vs. Structureborne Contributions
• Operating Data Only Front vs. Rear

Channel Count 100+ 22 22

• Minimal Channel Count
Data Operational &
• Steady State & Transient Operating Conditions Requirement Sensitivity
Operational Operational

Operating Steady-State & Steady-State &

Steady-State
Conditions Transient Transient

Effort +++ + +

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OPERATING PATH ANALYSIS
DATA REQUIREMENTS

• Recommended Response Signals include (but are not limited to)

• Driver Ear Binaural Microphones
• Recommended Reference Signals include (but are not limited to)
• Wheel Hub Acceleration (XYZ)
• Front Left
• Front Right
• Rear Left
• Rear Right
• Tire Patch Microphones (Leading, Trailing)
• Front Left
• Front Right
• Rear Left
• Rear Right

• Recommended Operating Conditions include

• Steady State Road Noise (60 kph, 80 kph, etc.)
• Impact Events (e.g. 10 kph impact cleat, speed hump, etc.)

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ROAD NOISE ANALYSIS
DEMONSTRATION

• CHALLENGE:
• Designing new Vehicle based on
previous platform
• Goal to reduce Road Noise
experienced by the Driver
• Where to begin? How much to
reduce? What to work on first?

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ROAD NOISE ANALYSIS
DEMONSTRATION

• CHALLENGE:
• Designing new Vehicle based on previous platform
• Goal to reduce Road Noise experienced by the Driver
• Where to begin? How much to reduce? What to work
on first?

• SOLUTION:
• Decompose Road Noise from Operational
Measurements of the previous Vehicle using
Operating Path Analysis (OPA)
• Understand the individual contributors to Road Noise
NVH Metrics
• Develop a plan to improve design at key source
points

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ROAD NOISE ANALYSIS
DEMO HIGHLIGHTS

Detailed Road Noise model using new

Operating Path Analysis for Road Noise
Decomposition

Bring NVH data to life using VI-NVHSim

Further investigation of the results using post-processing in

BK Connect to leverage specific NVH Metrics

Leverage Road Noise Decomposition to efficiently guide

future development efforts, taking advantage of pre-
existing data

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NVH SIMULATOR - SUMMARY

Evaluate vehicle NVH data efficiently

• Experience the Sound and Vibration NVH data

Make Decisions rapidly and with confidence

• Decide on key vehicle components and parameters up-front

Save Time
• Rapid vehicle and component NVH evaluation

Reduce Cost
• Use virtual prototypes to evaluate NVH before fabrication or
manufacturing
• Less time spent on NVH evaluation and better NVH
decisions = cost savings
• Less need for shipping vehicles and/or personnel travel

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NVH: HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

HEADPHONES
HEADPHONES
VI-NVHSim
VI-NVHSim DESKTOP
DESKTOP COMPACT
COMPACT STATICNVH
STATIC NVH
ON-ROAD
ON-ROAD EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS SIMSOUND
SIMSOUND
SOFTWARE
SOFTWARE NVHSIM
NVH SIM NVH/FSSSIM
NVH/FSS SIM SIM
SIM SHAKERS
SHAKERS

• VI-NVHSim • Interactive NVH • Interactive NVH • Full vehicle • On-Road NVH • Exterior Sound • For delivering • Add high-
Software – simulation with simulation with cabin and shell Simulator Simulator high-quality, quality,
powering all wheel, pedals, wheel, pedals, • Interactive NVH • NVH • Simulate and accurate sound immersive
simulator gear shift gear shift and simulation with Simulation in a experience and vibration audio to any
versions • Visuals shakers wheel, pedals, real vehicle exterior sound for all existing driving
• CAE Audiitoner • Calibrated, • Visuals gear shift • Real driving at the desktop simulation simulator
for multiple accurate sound • Ride comfort • Calibrated, experience with types • Combine NVH
CAE data types evaluation accurate sound virtual sound simulator
• Source Path • Calibrated, • Calibrated, models and
Contribution accurate, multi- accurate, multi- virtual
• Jury Evaluation point vibration point vibration prototypes with
• Calibrated, • Immersive any existing
accurate sound visuals driving
• Immersive simulator
environment

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DEDICATED SOFTWARE SUITE

VI-CarRealTime – Real-time vehicle

dynamics simulation software

VI-grade VI-NVHSim
software – sound and
vibration simulation for NVH
Simulators

VI-Dashboard –
VI-WorldSim – all-new integrated customizable cockpit display
graphics environment for accelerated
vehicle development with multi-agent
traffic, pedestrians, weather, lighting
and ADAS sensor support.

VI-DriveSim – driving simulator

software for integrating multiple
native and 3rd party simulation tools

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NVH SIMULATOR SOLUTIONS

Accelerate Automotive Product Development by

Bridging The Gap Between Testing and Simulation

Accurate Proven Open Complete

VI-Simsound

Drive, Experience, Understand and Decide

Make better decisions faster with more confidence

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