COST Action TU1105

(NVH analysis techniques for design and optimization of hybrid and electric vehicles)

Project partners

36 entities from 15 countries (including 2 Non-COST Countries: New Zealand and Brazil)

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Funding

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)

Duration

11.04.2012-10.04.2016

Topic

In addition to reduce CO2 emissions caused by the transport sector, electric vehicles could also contribute to reducing traffic noise in urban environments. Nevertheless the low noise emission of such vehicles at low speeds also creates safety issues for instance for vulnerable road users. The aim of the COST Action TU1105 is to acquire, unify and coordinate necessary information about vehicle dynamics, drivability and noise, vibration & harshness (NVH) analysis technologies in view of the challenges posed by the hybrid and electric vehicles

The COST Action is structured into five working groups:

• WG 1: NVH techniques on ICE vehicles and NVH characteristics of novel HEVs and EVs vehicles as well as assessment of customer expectations
• WG 2: development of experimental NVH analysis techniques
• WG 3: development of numerical NVH analysis techniques
• WG 4: development of sound quality metrics and sound engineering of HEVs and EVs (including safety aspects)
• WG 5: transfer of the knowledge to likely end-users

Focus areas of the professorship of Cognitive and Engineering Psychology within the COST Action

• Contribution to assessment of customer expectations