The idle rattle phenomena is investigated for a truck with a diesel engine and manual transmission equipped. A torsional vibration model including engine, clutch and transmission is constructed and the torsional vibration response is simulated. The re...
The idle rattle phenomena is investigated for a truck with a diesel engine and manual transmission equipped. A torsional vibration model including engine, clutch and transmission is constructed and the torsional vibration response is simulated. The results show good agreement with idle rattle specification. The evaluation index for idle rattle is newly proposed, which is expressed in terms of impact forces between colliding gears within the transmission. A simplified model is utilized in order to determine clutch characteristics. The effects of system parameter variation on idle rattle are also examined, so it is clarified that clutch characteristics, flywheel inertia, shaft inertia, gear backlash and c1rag torque are influential on reduction of rattle. The torsional characteristics of clutch are revised and about 7dB reduction can be achieved.