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2.2 Splitting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>brake</strong> rotor’s eigenfrequencies <strong>by</strong> asymmetry<br />

The steady-sliding state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> system is stable for s < 0 and unstable for<br />

s > 0, since <strong>the</strong> derivative <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Floquet multiplier <strong>the</strong>n directs into <strong>the</strong><br />

stable region or into <strong>the</strong> unstable one, respectively (see Eq. (2.8)). Thus,<br />

<strong>the</strong> damping d and <strong>the</strong> split between neighboring eigenfrequencies ∆k act as<br />

stabilizing, while n destabilizes.<br />

This ma<strong>the</strong>matical derivation justifies <strong>the</strong> experimental evidence that splitting<br />

eigenfrequencies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>brake</strong> rotor helps to avoid <strong>squeal</strong>, which is an<br />

important basis for <strong>the</strong> following steps and <strong>the</strong> structural optimization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>brake</strong> rotor. For given circulatory terms n and damping d, a certain split <strong>of</strong><br />

eigenfrequencies (represented <strong>by</strong> ∆k) is necessary to stabilize <strong>the</strong> solution <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> equations <strong>of</strong> motion leading to a minimal required grade <strong>of</strong> modal asymmetry<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>brake</strong> rotor. Since <strong>the</strong> <strong>brake</strong> disc can have many pairs <strong>of</strong> double<br />

eigenfrequencies or closely spaced ones, it is necessary to introduce a split <strong>of</strong><br />

eigenfrequencies for all pairs in a certain frequency range to assure stability.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> next section an estimate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> minimal necessary distance between<br />

eigenfrequencies is presented and <strong>the</strong> frequency range in which this has to be<br />

achieved. These are <strong>the</strong> criteria for <strong>the</strong> design <strong>of</strong> <strong>squeal</strong> free <strong>brake</strong>s.<br />

2.2.3 Design criteria for <strong>squeal</strong> free <strong>brake</strong>s<br />

The analysis in this section has been published originally in [125]. The minimal<br />

necessary distance ∆f between eigenfrequencies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rotor can directly<br />

be achieved <strong>by</strong> transformation <strong>of</strong> Eq. (2.15) under consideration <strong>of</strong> Eq. (2.13).<br />

This leads to<br />

∆f = 1 4<br />

2π<br />

√<br />

1 ( )<br />

n2<br />

π 2 −4π 2 d 2 fj<br />

2<br />

(2.16)<br />

with <strong>the</strong> double eigenfrequency f j . If <strong>the</strong> <strong>brake</strong> system under consideration<br />

is known and modeled in detail and <strong>the</strong>refore <strong>the</strong> circulatory terms n and <strong>the</strong><br />

damping d are known to a certain precision, ∆f can be calculated directly.<br />

However, it is highly desirable to be able to estimate ∆f before a final <strong>brake</strong><br />

design is known, in order to conduct a structural optimization to achieve this<br />

split to avoid <strong>squeal</strong> in <strong>the</strong> final <strong>brake</strong> disc. Therefore, in <strong>the</strong> following, an<br />

estimate for <strong>the</strong> minimal necessary distance will be derived.<br />

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