Ricardo has the world's largest independent automotive noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) group, featuring expertise and experience in total vehicle refinement and individual sub-system development to meet the exceptional demands of the automotive industry in this area.
- Vehicle structural optimisation
- Powertrain and chassis integration
- Vehicle interior noise optimisation
- Vehicle exterior noise reduction
- Analysis and diagnosis of mechanical system noise and vibration
- Intake and exhaust system sound optimisation
- Sound quality design, evaluation and optimisation
Substantial capital and research investment in this area has provided the Ricardo team with a complete set of state-of-the-art facilities, tools and techniques to support their work:
- Purpose-built Refinement Centre incorporating a sound quality suite
- Suite of powertrain acoustic test facilities
- Vehicle acoustic test facility
- Transmission acoustic test facility
- Pass-by test track
- Comprehensive noise and vibration instrumentation, data acquisition and processing tools and techniques
- Mobile noise and vibration laboratory
- Comprehensive database of benchmark powertrains and vehicles
- Industry standard software for gas and mechanical dynamics simulation uniquely applied and integrated with test
- Design for Refinement extensively supported by computer aided engineering tools for vehicle structures, engines and transmissions