Driveline Torsional Analysis and Clutch Damper Optimization for Reducing Gear Rattle

Figure 7

Nonlinear characteristics of a multistage clutch damper: (a) nonlinear characteristics of a two-stage clutch damper, (b) piecewise stiffness characteristics of the two-stage clutch damper, (c) piecewise hysteresis characteristics of the two-stage clutch damper, and (d) nonlinear characteristics of a three-stage clutch damper.

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