Methodology and Realization of Indoor Pass-by Noise measurement for passenger cars

Abstract

Nowadays the protection of human life is extremely important, and for this purpose the vehicles must go through a homologation process before the introduction to market. If we look at the acoustical requirements, one of the most important test procedures is the Pass-by Noise (PBN) measurement, which defines the noise emission limit value, when the observer stands beside the vehicle passing him by. There are two versions: Exterior (or Outdoor) and Indoor (or In-room) Pass-by Noise (IPBN) measurement. Former is presently the only accepted method for homologation; however, environmental and weather conditions could strongly influence its feasibility. For this reason, IPBN got into focus, with better suitability for development purposes and the prospect, that it will be accepted later for the homologation process too. This paper focuses on the IPBN method: gives an overview on the setup and presents the details of a realized test-measurement campaign. Beside the 2 most important points: the measuring room and the position of the sensors, the measurement devices, vehicle location and connection to measurement system, the measuring program and the whole process are presented together with some preliminary results related to different characteristics of the vehicle.