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Development of an Interior Sound Level Measurement Procedure for Light Vehicles-SAE J1477
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With increased emphasis on comparing interior noise performance levels of passenger cars, multi-purpose vehicles, and light trucks, a need existed for the establishment of a recommended practice for making interior sound level measurements. Many variables, such as environmental conditions, instrumentation and vehicle test parameters exist that make accurate comparisons of vehicle interior sound levels difficult at best.
The new proposed SAE Recommended Practice J1477-XXX8X, Measurement of Interior Sound Levels of Light Vehicles, establishes a procedure for making vehicle interior sound level measurements. Environmental conditions, instrumentation set up and analysis, and vehicle test conditions are described in detail.
A round robin test was recently conducted to validate the procedure. Four auto companies and one acoustical material supply company participated. Each company, using this SAE procedure, measured five vehicles that ranged from a full size car (RWD) to a sub-compact (FWD) and one light duty truck. Results showed good comparisons of interior sound levels.
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Bagga, K. and Repick, E., "Development of an Interior Sound Level Measurement Procedure for Light Vehicles-SAE J1477," SAE Technical Paper 850994, 1985, https://doi.org/10.4271/850994.Also In
References
- American National Standard Specification for Sound Level Meters 1983
- SAE Recommended Practice J184a Qualifying a Sound Data Acquisition System
- ISO Standard 5128 Acoustics -Measurement of Noise Inside Motor Vehicles
- IEC Publication 651 Sound Level Meters