Disc Brake Squeal : Mechanism, Analysis, Evaluation, and Reduction/Prevention

Chapters written by professional and academic experts in the field cover: analytical modeling and analysis, CEA modeling and numerical methods, techniques for dynamometer and road test evaluation, critical parameters that contribute to brake squeal, robust design processes to reduce/prevent brake squeal via up-front design, and more.

Preface

Chapter 1 : Mechanisms and Causes of Disc Brake Squeal
Chapter 2 : Contact and Interface Dynamics
Chapter 3 : Parametric Vibration Induced by Moving Loads
Chapter 4 : Complex Modes: Analysis and Design
Chapter 5 : Complex Eigenvalue Analysis of Friction Moment-Induced Mode Coupling in One- and Two-Dimensional Models
Chapter 6 : Nonlinear Vibration, Instability, and Brake Squeal Operation Simulation
Chapter 7 : Vibration of Disc Brake Rotors
Chapter 8 : Brake Pad Damping: Measurement, Design, and Application
Chapter 9 : Dynamometer Testing
Chapter 10 : Los Angeles City Traffic (LACT) Testing
Chapter 11 : Noise Dynamometer and Vehicle Test Correlation
Chapter 12 : Friction Materials Elastic Constant Measurements
Chapter 13 : Empirical Mode Decomposition Analysis Technique
Chapter 14 : Laser Metrology and Its Applications to Brake Squeal
Chapter 15 : Squeal Reduction and Prevention

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