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Sound Insulation Prediction and Analysis of Vehicle Floor Systems Based on Squeeze-and-Excitation ResNet Method

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The floor acoustic package is a crucial component of a vehicle’s overall acoustic insulation system, and its performance directly influences the interior sound field distribution and acoustic comfort. Conventional investigations of acoustic package performance primarily rely on experimental testing and computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulations. However, these methods often suffer from limited accuracy control, high computational cost, and low efficiency. In contrast, data-driven modeling approaches have recently demonstrated strong potential in addressing these challenges. In this paper, a Squeeze-and-Excitation Residual Network (SE-ResNet) is proposed to predict and analyze the sound insulation performance of vehicle floor systems based on the original structural and material parameters of acoustic package components. By replacing the conventional CAE process with a data-driven framework, the proposed method enhances prediction accuracy and computational efficiency. With the lowest recorded RMSE of 0.4048 dB across the 200–8000 Hz spectrum, the SE-ResNet model ranks first in overall performance. It substantially outperforms the SE-CNN (0.9207 dB) and also shows a clear advantage over both the SE-LSTM (0.4591 dB) and the ResNet (0.4593 dB). Validation using the acoustic package data of a new vehicle model further confirms the robustness of the proposed approach, yielding an overall RMSE = 0.4089 dB and CORR = 0.9996 on the test dataset. These results collectively demonstrate that the SE-ResNet-based method presents a promising and robust solution for forecasting the sound insulation performance of vehicle floor systems. Moreover, the proposed framework offers methodological and technical support for the data-driven prediction and analysis of other vehicle noise and vibration problems.

Source: Electronics

DOI: 10.3390/electronics15010184