Study of dynamic characteristics of air cavity resonances from tyre-pavement interaction noise using single frequency filtering

Abstract

Air cavities in the tyre tread and the gap formed between tyre and pavement are excited during vehicle movement on a pavement. The former results in pipe resonance, and the latter results in horn resonance. These effects will be varying with speed of the vehicle and also because of conditions of tyre, pavement and, tyre-pavement interaction (TPI). The objective of this paper is to study the dynamic characteristics of air cavity resonances from the signals of the tyre-pavement interaction noise, which was collected by a pair of microphones, when a two wheeler is driven on a pavement at different speeds. The dynamic characteristics of the resonances are analysed using single frequency filtering (SFF) analysis of signals. The method gives spectral information at every sampling instant. The effects of impacts of the tyre treads, pavement characteristics, and TPI on the resulting cavity resonances are examined at four different vehicle speeds and for two different types of pavements. The analysis shows that the SFF spectra bring out the distinct characteristics of the pavements on the formation of air cavities and excitation of the resonances of these cavities. This analysis may help in determining the condition of the tyre and pavement.