Date of Award
2008
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Engineering, Automotive.
Supervisor
Gaspar, Robert (Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering), Ahmadi, Majid (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Vibration in motor vehicles is largely influenced by the engine and thus has become the focus of much automotive testing. Engine idle vibration is focused on since deviations in the vibration signature are prevalent at this operating condition. The objective of this thesis was to derive a best-practice method for the analysis of engine idle vibration. Variability of the engine vibration signatures was calculated through the implementation of multiple analysis techniques. These methods included: angle domain analysis, the fast Fourier transform, the discrete cosine transform, the moving average model, and the auto-regressive moving average model. Also included in the investigation were examinations of data normalization, detrending, and filtration. The results of the analyses were then evaluated with reference to the correlation between similar engines and the identification of outliers. It was found that the fast Fourier transform analysis technique provided the best overall results. The moving average model and the auto-regressive moving average models were also identified as methods that have great potential in vibration analysis but are limited by their computational intensity.
Recommended Citation
Deck, Carol Lynn, "Variability analysis of engine idle vibration" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4502.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4502