摘要

This paper presents a technique for minimizing vibrations of the steering wheel from vibration transmission path based on the method of shift frequency vibration reduction. At first, a road experiment was conducted on a vehicle with brake judder. Transmission path and excitation frequency of the vibration were determined through analyzing the experimental data. Then, modal analysis on the whole structure of the steering wheel was carried out by the finite element method. In this way, its inherent frequencies and modes could be obtained. In order to verify the accuracy of the finite element model, the modal experiment was carried out and its results were compared with the simulated one. Sensitivity analysis and optimization design were carried out on the fixation support of the steering wheel by using Optistruct in Hyperworks. In this way, the inherent frequency of the whole structure could avoid the excitation frequency. Finally, an experimental verification was also carried out on the vehicle, and the results show that the vibration acceleration value of the steering wheel reached the allowable value. The technique for minimizing vibrations of the steering wheel is feasible in this paper.