Vehicle oil pan with active noise reduction control

A vibration reduction apparatus for a fluid reservoir configured for containing an automotive fluid and having a bottom wall comprising:

• a portion of an automotive fluid reservoir carrying a shape memory change material;
• a vehicle sensor measuring a vehicle operating characteristic;
• a controller executing program instructions stored vehicle vibration frequencies at the measured vehicle operating characteristic and a resonant frequency of the fluid reservoir;
• and
• the controller, when the vehicle vibration frequency matches the resonant frequency of the fluid reservoir, changing the resonant frequency of the fluid reservoir from the vehicle operating vibration frequency.

An automotive vehicle having one of an engine and a transmission and an automotive lubricating fluid supplied from a fluid reservoir to at least one of the engine and the transmission, comprising:

• a portion of a bottom wall of an automotive fluid reservoir formed of a shape memory change material;
• a vehicle sensor measuring a vehicle operating characteristic;
• a controller executing program instructions stored vehicle vibration frequencies at the measured vehicle operating characteristic and a resonant frequency of the fluid reservoir;
• and
• the controller, when the vehicle vibration frequency matches the resonant frequency of the fluid reservoir, changing the resonant frequency of the fluid reservoir from the vehicle operating vibration frequency.