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The automotive industry is experiencing a profound change due to increasing pressure from environmental and energy concerns. This leads many automakers to accelerate hybrid and electric vehicle development. Generally hybrid and electric vehicles create less noise due to their compact engines (or no engine). However, customer satisfaction could be negatively impacted by the peak whine emitted by electric motor. Unlike conventional gas vehicles, the strategy for reducing motor whine is still largely unexplored. This paper presents an analytical study on electric motor whine radiated from the transmission in a hybrid vehicle. The analysis includes two stages. Firstly, a detailed finite element (FE) model of the transmission is constructed, and case surface velocities are calculated utilizing motor electromagnetic force. Then a boundary element model is built for evaluating noise radiated from the transmission surface using acoustic transfer vector (ATV) method.

A new turbocharged 60° 2.7L 4V-V6 gasoline engine has been developed by Ford Motor Company for both pickup trucks and car applications. This engine was code named “Nano” due to its compact size; it features a 4-valves DOHC valvetrain, a CGI cylinder block, an Aluminum ladder, an integrated exhaust manifold and twin turbochargers. The goal of this engine is to deliver 120HP/L, ULEV70 emission, fuel efficiency improvements and leadership level NVH. This paper describes the upfront design and optimization process used for the NVH development of this engine. It showcases the use of analytical tools used to define the critical design features and discusses the NVH performance relative to competitive benchmarks.