Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Felipe J. Furley
  • Method of forecasting comfort inside a vehicle equipped with a mounted assembly having non-uniformities
    Patent number: 6836706
    Abstract: A method of forecasting the comfort performance in a vehicle equipped with a test mounted assembly in a selected position, traveling at speed V over smooth ground, with a maximum speed Vmax, by establishing a vehicle transfer function where the assembly has a tire with N substantially identical irregularities on its circumference, regularly distributed to excite the vehicle in a range of frequencies, measuring the forces at the wheel center, and multiplying the forces by the vehicle transfer function to forecast the noise and vibrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Dormegnie, Pierre Fabry