A method at power steering hose assembly design and analysis for a power steering
system in a vehicle includes the steps of selecting a mesh model of a design for
a power steering system having a power steering hose assembly, selecting a predetermined
characteristic of the power steering system for a predetermined operating condition,
performing an acoustic analysis on the mesh mocel using the predetermined characteristic
and determining an acoustic response cf the power steering hose assembly from the
acoustic analysis. The method further includes the steps of determining a noise
transmission loss across the power steering hose assembly using the acoustic response,
determining whether the transmission loss meets a predetermined noise criteria
and modifying a design parameter for the power steering system if the transmission
loss does not meet a predetermine noise criteria.
