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In performing noise control design for vehicles, there is a benefit to identifying important vibro-acoustic coupled mode. The purpose of this study is “identifying the coupled mode of a vehicle through FRF (frequency response function) measurement”. A speaker which measure the internal acoustic pressure was used as a new experimental method. An acoustic input is estimated by the fluctuation of the acoustic pressure inside the speaker box. Acoustic pressures are measured by using some microphones, the vibrations of the structure are measured by using some accelerometers. Main experiment was carried out for measure the vibro-acoustic mode. First acoustic mode was identified in about 66 Hz. And structure associated mode with this mode was identified. Hence, the vibro-acoustic mode identification was carried out.

For a numerical model of vibro-acoustic coupling analysis, such as a vehicle noise and vibration, both structural and acoustical dynamic characteristics are necessary to replicate the physical phenomenon. The accuracy of the analysis is not enough for substituting a prototype phase with a digital phase in the product development phases. One of the reasons is the difficulty of addressing the interior acoustical characteristics due to the complexity of the acoustical transfer paths, which are a duct and a small hole of trim parts in a vehicle. Those complex features affect on the nodal locations and the body coupling surface of acoustic mode shapes. In order to improve the accuracy of the analysis, the physical mechanisms of those features need to be extracted from experimental testing.