Abstract:As a component in prolonged physical contact with the driver, the vibration and noise generated and transmitted by the tractor steering gear significantly affect the operational comfort and efficiency, and may even pose a threat to the driver's health. It is crucial to employ advanced vibration and noise control technologies for effective damping and noise reduction. The acoustic black hole (ABH) is a cutting-edge vibration and noise suppression technology that can effectively mitigate vibration and noise in electromechanical devices. To address the vibration and noise control issues in tractor steering gears, a high-precision numerical model of the steering gear's vibration characteristics was established. The accuracy of the numerical model was validated through vibration characteristic experiments, and a vibration and noise reduction design scheme was proposed by embedding a two-dimensional acoustic black hole (2D-ABH) plate into the housing of the steering gear. Subsequently, the finite element method (FEM) was used to analyze the vibration velocity suppression and energy concentration effects of the 2D-ABH plate on key positions of the steering gear. The results showed that a maximum vibration reduction of 29.4 dB was achieved around 330 Hz, with excellent vibration suppression performance observed across most frequency bands. To further investigate the influence of key design parameters of the acoustic black hole, the vibration suppression effects on the steering gear were studied under varying parameters, including radius, truncation thickness, power exponent, damping layer thickness, and side length, and the optimal parameter combination was obtained. Finally, a simulation analysis of the steering gear's radiated noise performance was conducted by using an optimized parameter combination. The results indicated a reduction of 11.8 dB in radiated noise around 330 Hz, and the 2D-ABH plate exhibited effective noise reduction performance for the steering gear across most frequency bands.