Analysis of squeal noise and mode coupling instabilities including damping and gyroscopic effects

TL;DR

This paper investigates automotive clutch squeal noise by analyzing mode coupling instability, considering damping and gyroscopic effects, and offers insights into stability optimization and design improvements.

Contribution

It introduces an auto-coupling model incorporating friction-induced effects and analyzes the influence of damping and gyroscopic actions on stability.

Findings

Structural damping significantly enhances stability.

Gyroscopic effects interact with damping to influence stability.

Optimal parameter choices improve robustness against uncertainties.

Abstract

This paper deals with an audible disturbance known as automotive clutch squeal noise from the viewpoint of friction-induced mode coupling instability. Firstly, an auto-coupling model is presented showing a non-conservative circulatory effect originating from friction forces. Secondly, the stability of an equilibrium is investigated by determining the eigenvalues of the system linearized equations. The effects of the circulatory and gyroscopic actions are examined analytically and numerically to determine their influence on the stability region. Separate and combined effects are analysed with and without structural damping and important information is obtained on the role of each parameter and their interactions regarding overall stability. Not only is structural damping shown to be of primary importance, as reported in many previous works, this article also highlights a particular relationship with gyroscopic effects. A method of optimizing both the stability range and its robustness with respect to uncertainty on system parameters is discussed after which practical design recommendations are given.