N
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DAGA
Rotterdam 2009
NAG/DAGA 2009
International Conference on Acoustics
Rotterdam
23 – 26 March 2009
PROGRAM
nederlands akoestisch genootschap
NAG
Program
NAG/DAGA 2009
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NAG/DAGA 2009
International Conference on Acoustics, Rotterdam
including the
35. German Annual Conference on Acoustics (DAGA)
Homepage: http://www.nag-daga.nl
E-Mail: secr@nag-daga.nl
Organisers:
• Acoustical Society of the Netherlands (NAG)
• German Acoustical Society (DEGA)
In co-operation with:
• Belgian Acoustical Society (ABAV)
• European Acoustics Association (EAA)
Co-organisers:
• German Physical Society (DPG)
• Information Technology Society (ITG in VDE)
• German Standards Committee on Acoustics, Noise Reduction and
Vibration (NALS in DIN and VDI)
Imprint:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik e.V.
Dr.-Ing. Martin Klemenz
Voltastrasse 5
Building 10-6
13355 Berlin, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)30 - 46 06 94-63
Fax +49 (0)30 - 46 06 94-70
Homepage: http://www.dega-akustik.de
E-Mail: dega@dega-akustik.de
Telephone and Fax during the conference:
Tel. +31 10 2171-821
Fax +31 10 2171-822
Print:
Druckhaus Galrev, Berlin
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NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
Contents
Time schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welkomstwoord door voorzitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grußwort der Tagungsleiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Opening ceremony and product forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Plenary lectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pre-colloquia Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Noise and ports: impacts on cities, humans and techniques . . .
Array technology in audio and acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Paper sessions Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . .
Psychoacoustics 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Structure-borne sound in buildings . . . . . . .
Variable acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Binaural systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sound scaping and sound masking . . . . . . .
Vehicle acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speech in car 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Music processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
History of acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Teaching and education . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hydroacoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CAE methodologies for vibration and acoustics
Finite element models . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical ultrasound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tire-road noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Spatial audio 1 . . . . . . . . .
Spatial audio 2 . . . . . . . . .
Building acoustics 1 . . . . . .
Quality classes in buildings . .
Room acoustics 1 . . . . . . .
Room acoustics 2 . . . . . . .
Noise at workplace . . . . . . .
Noise control 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sound quality and soundscapes
Low frequency noise . . . . . .
Speech in car 2 . . . . . . . . .
Speech perception 1 . . . . . .
Speech perception 2 . . . . . .
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Program
NAG/DAGA 2009
Railway noise 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physics of musical instruments 1 . .
Physics of musical instruments 2 . .
Tram noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flow acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . .
New aspects of transferpath analysis
Active noise control 1 . . . . . . . . .
Boundary Elements 1 . . . . . . . .
Boundary Elements 2 . . . . . . . .
Audio Technology . . . . . . . . . . .
Bio-acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aeroacoustics on vehicles . . . . . .
Cavitation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source identification 1 . . . . . . . .
Source identification 2 . . . . . . . .
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Poster session Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Paper sessions Thursday . . . . . . . .
Psychoacoustics 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Psychoacoustics 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Building acoustics 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auditory processing 1 . . . . . . . . . . .
Auditory processing 2 . . . . . . . . . . .
Modelling in room acoustics . . . . . . . .
Noise control 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Active noise control 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Structural-acoustic optimization . . . . . .
Environmental acoustics 1 . . . . . . . . .
Environmental acoustics 2 . . . . . . . . .
Musical acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speech perception 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Railway noise 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Localisation of sound sources on vehicles
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Voice production 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Voice production 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aeroacoustics 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aeroacoustics 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signal processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Audiological acoustics . . . . . . . . . . .
Cavitation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ultrasound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Physical acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Source identification 3 . . . . . . . . . . .
Sound propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electro-acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Orientation plans . . . . . . . . .
Access and parking De Doelen . .
Access and parking TU Delft . . .
Venue De Doelen . . . . . . . . . .
Lunchrooms, restaurants and bars
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Index of authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Meetings during the conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Registration form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Program
NAG/DAGA 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Precolloquium
Noise and ports: impacts on cities, humans and techniques
Room: Willem Burger Zaal
13:00
13:10
13:35
14:00
14:25
14:50
15:10
15:35
16:00
16:25
11:00
11:15
11:35
11:55
12:15
12:35
14:00
14:20
14:40
15:00
15:20
15:40
16:00
Opening by colloquium chairs, Miriam Weber and Christian Popp
Christian Popp: The city and port dilemma (38)
Sergio Luzzi: Noise at work in ports (38)
Rob Witte: Noise emission on RoRo terminals (39)
Carl Hantschk: Port noise, petrochemical industries and noise
management (39)
Short coffee/tea break
Antonis Michail: Port area noise management - Lessons from 3
major European Seaports (40)
Nico van Doorn: Ports and their impacts on nature (40)
Ton van Breemen and Frank Wolkenfelt: Noise management in
ports; towards an European level playing field (40)
Panel discussion and closing by chairs
Precolloquium
Array technology in audio and acoustics
Room: TU Delft, Aula Congress Centre, Mekelweg 4, 2628 CD
Delft, lecture room C, see page 351
Opening by colloquium chair, Diemer de Vries
Dries Gisolf: survey of research at TU Delft Acoustics Group (41)
Koen van Dongen et al.: medical acoustic array applications (42)
Lars Hörchens et al.: plane wave decomposition (42)
Eric Verschuur et al.: data reconstruction (43)
Lunch and demos (ACS, WFS, hearing glasses, ....)
Gert-Jan van Groenestijn et al.: primary estimation (43)
Marinus M. Boone: hearing glasses (44)
Sascha Spors: WFS theory revisited (44)
Jasper van Dorp et al.: room acoustical parameters (45)
Anton Schlesinger et al.: volumetric measurements with spherical
microphone array (45)
Closing by colloquium chair
Busses leave from the Aula Congress Centre to Delft central train
Station for connection to Rotterdam central train station
17:00, Willem Burger Zaal: DEGA members general assembly
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Program
Tuesday, March 24
9:00 Willem Burger Zaal: Opening Ceremony
followed by
Coffee break
11:00 Willem Burger Zaal: Plenary lecture T. Houtgast: “The acoustical engineer as a
researcher in speech and hearing“ (35)
11:40 Willem Burger Zaal: Product forum (35)
followed by
Lunch break, exhibition opening with sandwiches
RoomWill. Burger
Psychoacoustics 1
14:00 Heise:
Amplitude
mod. perception (46)
14:20 Epp: cochlea
fine structure
(46)
14:40 Rasumow:
Modeling the
masking (47)
Jurriaanse
Fortis Bank V. Cappellen V. Beuningen Schadee
Struc.-borne Variable
Binaural
Sound scap- Speech in
sound in bui. acoustics
systems
ing & mask. car 1
Lievens:
Kahle: Why Breebaart:
Botteldooren: Jeub: Voice
structureVariable
Parametric
masking
Activity
borne sound Acoustics
binaural
environm.
Detection
source (51) (57)
synth. (62)
sound (68)
(73)
Bietz: Two
Kok: Variable V. d. Bogaert: Brambilla:
Raab:
Plate Method Acoustics
binaural noise Urban
Multilingual
(52)
(57)
reduction (63) Spaces (68) speech (74)
Mayr:
Luykx:
Schlesinger: Andringa:
Häb-Umbach:
mobilities
Natural Vari- ASA models Soundscape Noise Robust
timber floor able Acoufor hearing
recognition ASR (74)
(52)
stics (58)
aids (63)
(69)
15:00 Koppaetzky: Fichtel: sound Janssen: Mu- Masiero: Two Dubois:
Vasquez:
perceptual
transm.
ziekkwartier Listener CTC Physical
Phoneme
audio coding landings (53) Enschede
(64)
Perceptual
Context
(47)
(58)
Masking (69) Modeling (75)
15:20 Coffee/poster Taskan:
Coffee/poster Müller-Deile: Coffee/poster Wang:
heavy stairs
bilateral CI
Gaussian
(53)
(64)
Select. (75)
15:40 Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster
16:00 Eilers: Nonlin. Coffee/poster Klosak: rect. Coffee/poster SchulteCoffee/poster
Filterbank
concert
Fortkamp:
(48)
halls (59)
Masking (70)
16:20 Verhey:
Scholl: ISO Heringa:
Fels: Binaural Genuit:
Wang:
dynamic
Tapping
Conservatory Speech Test Audible Noise Missing Data
loudness
Machine (54) of Amsterdam (65)
Maps (70)
Techniques
percept. (48)
(59)
(76)
16:40 Goossens:
Schneider:
Kubanek:
Scharrer:
Bauer:
Blanco:
Headphone / Transient
Rehearsal
Spatial
Soundmask. Dialogue
loudspeaker SEA (54)
rooms (60) coherence
Architecture driver
(49)
(65)
(71)
workload (76)
Vehicle Ac.
17:00 Leutheuser: Martin:
Engel: Room Kreuzer: BEM Püschel:
Machmer:
Roughness Vibration
enhancem. calculated
Beamforming In-car
Thresholds reduction
system (60) HRTFs (66) Dyn. Range Speaker
(49)
indices (55)
(72)
Position (77)
17:20 Rennies:
Dijckmans: Mulder:
Haut: mounts Nentwich:
Mabande:
Comparison WBM sound acoustic
influencing
SEA vehicle Superdirect.
loudness
insulation
absorption
HRTFs (66) model (72)
Beamforming
models (50) (55)
(61)
(77)
17:40 Fingerhuth: Schmelzer: Tijs: acoustic Schultz:
Nentwich:
Gierlich: car
Dissonance Comb.
absorption
Lateral Head vibroacoustic wideband
machine
Parameter
theatre (61) Movements potential
handsfree
noise (50)
Identif. (56)
(67)
analysis (72) (78)
18:00 Kristiansen: Blanchet:
Wenmaekers: Kayser:
Genender:
Pennock:
Auditory
SEA Ship
Foley Studio Spatial Signal Rolling
Spatial
neuroimplant Design (56) Acoustics
Processing Bearing
Auditory
stim. (51)
(62)
(67)
Engines (73) Displays (79)
19:00: Bus starts for Congress dinner including music with jam-session
Program
NAG/DAGA 2009
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RoomRuys
Mees
V.Rijckevorsel Plate
Van der Vorm Hudig
Music
History of
HydroCAE for vi- Medical
Tire-road
processing acoustics
acoustics
bration & ac. ultrasound noise
14:00 Garbers: Folk Költzsch:
Matuschek: Hüppe: Limits De Jong:
Kindt:
Song
Occid.
Pile Driving of FEM (95) Bubble
Ring-based
vibrations
Tyre Model
Retrieval (79) Europe and Noise (89)
Arabs (84)
(100)
(106)
14:20 Dittmar:
Schouhamer: Lepper:
Rejlek: WBT Verweij:
Bederna: Tire
rhythmic
History of CD underwater Sound
Nonlinear
Cavity Noise
mid-level
(85)
piling noise Radiation
Ultrasound (107)
features (80)
(90)
(95)
(101)
14:40 Stober:
Völker: sound Schmidtke: Peiffer:
Schiffner:
Van Vliet:
Struct. Music field,
Shock Waves Hybrid
Volterra
Noise of
Collections Gravesano (90)
fuselage
Series (101) Expansion
(80)
(85)
model (96)
Joints (107)
15:00 Novello:
Van der
De Jong:
Totaro:
Ruiter: 3D
De Roo:
Music
Voort: Air
Underwater Energy
Ultrasound Uncertainty
Similarity
acoustics (86) Noise of
resolution
CT (102)
CPX Meas.
Percep. (81)
Ships (91)
(96)
(108)
15:20 Coffee/poster Kohlrausch: Coffee/poster V. Antwerpen: Coffee/poster Kuijpers:
Early binaural
Window noise
Validation
research (86)
simul. (97)
Model (108)
15:40 Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster
16:00 Kurth: Audio Coffee/poster Basten:
Coffee/poster Fournelle:
Coffee/poster
Classification
acoustic dike
Contrast Enh.
Features (81)
monit. (91)
Optoac. (102)
16:20 Fremerey:
Doesburg:
Zerbs: PCA Müller: WBT Mienkina:
Bartolomaeus:
Handling
Organ
Underwater modelling
Coded Excit. Silent Road
Sheet-Music developments Sound (92) procedure
Photoacou- Traffic (109)
Scans (82) (87)
(97)
stics (103)
16:40 Ewert:
Hoffmann:
De Jong:
Hufenbach: Wilkens:
Auerbach:
timbre-invar. Schaefer’s
Ship Flow
Silent
Ultrasound DEUFRAKOaudio
Resonators Noise (92)
composite
Intensity
SPERoN
features (82) (87)
trays (98)
Meas. (103) (109)
Teaching
FE models
and educ.
17:00 Konz:
Landstorfer: Abshagen:
Coyette:
Van Dongen: Kropp:
Extracting
Technical
Underwater acoustic
Breast
simplified
Tempo
Acoustics
Flow Noise transmission Cancer
rolling model
Curves (83) Lab. (88)
(93)
simul. (98)
Treatm. (104) (110)
17:20 Grosche:
Buckert:
Weißenborn: Fuss:
Jenderka:
Van Blokland:
Combining
Practical
Radiation of Acoustic
Metrology
road surface
Onset
acoustics
ship windows Modal
HITU fields characteriFeatures (83) educ. (88)
(93)
Analysis (99) (105)
stics (110)
17:40 Schuller:
Skowronek: Bosschers: Kaltenbacher: Alles: Large Bekke: CPX
Enhancement acoustic
cavitating
Taylor Hood Ultrasound measurement
by NMF (84) baseline
vortex noise Elements (99) Simul. (105) set-up (111)
analysis (89) (94)
18:00
Koreck:
Herrmann:
Testoni:
Wijnant:
Unsteady
Hydraulic TF Noniterative Tyre/Road
Orifice
of Pipes (100) ultras. simul. Contact (111)
Atten. (94)
(106)
8
NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
Poster session Tuesday
(Authors will be present: 15:20 - 16:20)
Stepan Albrecht
Following of Inverse Music Sequencer Operation Detection of Music Components from Wave-table in a
Complex Music Signal (112)
Mirco Ebersold et al.
Effect of airborne sound on installation noise - Part 1:
Basic investigations (112)
Mohamed Elmahdy et al.’Survey on common Arabic Language forms from a
speech recognition point of view’ (113)
Christoph Fritzsche et al.Silent Owl Flight: Setup for Fly-Over Noise
Measurements (113)
Yasuhiro Goto
An appropriate BGM as a room acoustics: the
interaction between BGM and interior design (114)
Tobias Herbig et al.
Joint Speaker Identification and Speech Recognition
for Speech Controlled Applications in an Automotive
Environment (114)
Marko Horvat et al.
Influence of Short Term Noise on Concentration and
Human Performance (115)
Kristian Jambrosic et al. The design of an in-situ absorption measuring system
using the Adrienne method (115)
Igor Kirichenko et al.
To the Question of Adaptive Acoustic Systems’
Synthesis (116)
F. B. Konkel et al.
Sound Radiation of Double Reed Woodwinds (116)
Helmut Lang et al.
Comparing Acoustic Model Adaption Methods for
Non-native Speech Recognition (117)
Christian Lüke et al.
Feature Extraction for Speech Recognition (117)
Robert Marin et al.
Direct sound insulation of double-leaf separating walls
(118)
Rein Muchall
The measurement uncertainty and equivalence of
automatic unmanned noise monitoring installations
(118)
Sven Öhler et al.
Effect of airborne sound on installation noise - Part 2:
Practical application (119)
Marie-Agnès Pallas et al.Nearfield noise source localisation with constant
directivity arrays: a comparison (119)
Hendrik Söhnholz et al. Controllable acoustic bubble traps (120)
Moritz Späh et al.
Noise control by hedges and woods (120)
Irina Starchenko et al. Design and Technology Features of Mosaic Pump
Transducer of Parametric Array (121)
Michael Wilsdorf et al. Climatological and regional analysis of sound level
attenuation (121)
Henk Wolfert
Working Group Noise Eurocities (122)
10
NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
Wednesday, March 25
RoomWill. Burger Jurriaanse
Fortis Bank
Spatial
Building
Room
audio 1
acoustics 1 acoustics 1
08:40 Lindau:
Naßhan:
Fischer:
Binaural
natural rainfall Open-space
System
(131)
offices (140)
Latency (123)
09:00 Ahrens:
Geebelen:
Schanda:
Coloration
Rainfall Noise open-plan
(123)
(132)
offices (140)
09:20 Batke: Quality Sommerfeld:
Evaluation
Impact sound
Ambisonics reduction
(124)
(132)
V. Cappellen
Noise at
workplace
Probst: Noise
at Workplaces (148)
V. Beuningen Schadee
Sound qual. Speech in
& soundsc. car 2
Fiebig: Traffic Fischer:
Noise
Intelligibilty in
Evaluation
car (165)
(156)
Wahler:
Rychtarikova: Steinert:
AUVA Acoustical
Wideband
electronic
CategoriQuality
report (148) zation (156) Assessment
(165)
Van Hees:
Memoli:
Herrenkind:
Web-based soundscape Hands-Free
Toolbox Noise parks Bilbao Transm.
(149)
(157)
Quality (166)
Niermann:
Diffusivity/
Abs.
Dimension
(141)
09:40 Völk: Exter- Bethke:
Teuber: room Maue: peak Krijnders:
Wolf: In-Car
nalization in anechoic
acoustics in levels in
Everyday
CommunicatiBRS (124)
room quali- schools (141) industry (149) sound data- on
fication (133)
base (157)
(166)
10:00 Rabenstein: Vercammen: Janssen:
Sickert: Peak Davies:
Fastl: Car
Physical
Absorption
Early decay level protec- Speech in
Audio
Modelling
reverb.
development tion (150)
Soundscapes Evaluation
Synth. (125) chamber
(142)
(158)
(167)
(133)
10:20 Coffee break Weber:
Coffee break Dantscher: Coffee break Coffee break
Sound insuIndividual
lation (134)
sound
atten. (150)
10:40 Pras:
Coffee break Hak: scale
Coffee break Sheikh:
Behler:
Qualitative
model using
Community Loudness
Evaluation
spark gap
Noise Profile Compression
WFS (125)
(142)
(158)
(167)
11:00 Strauß:
Van Hout:
Hengst:
Wahler:
Ritterstaedt: Nestorovic:
Sound Field Sound
Periodic
Earprotection motor bikes Navigation
Analysis
Insulation De- surfaces
Military Music noise (159) System
(126)
convolution (143)
(151)
Experiment
(134)
(168)
Speech
perception 1
11:20 Laumann:
Roy:
Konkel: small Brockt: noise Schlachter: Beerends:
Binaural Sky Multimodal fitted
control in
Footprint
Speech Intell.
Array (126) Measuring
enclosures music (151) (159)
Meas. (168)
Lab. (135)
(143)
11:40 Merchel:
Coffee break LorenzDomitrovic: Jabben:
Wältermann:
’Sweet Spot’
Kierakiewitz: Classroom
background Speech
Adjustment,
Survey of
Acoustics
noise (160) Quality
part 1 (127)
Concert
(152)
Modeling
Halls (144)
(169)
12:00 Willem Burger: Plenary lecture M. Barron: “Then and now - how concert hall
design of the 1960s/’70s compares with the present“ (36)
12:40
Lunch break
14:00 Willem Burger: Plenary lecture T. ten Wolde: “Reciprocity measurements in
acoustical and mechano-acoustical systems. Review of theory
and applications.“ (36)
NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
RoomRuys
Railway
noise 1
08:40 Kalivoda:
track noise
assessment
(174)
09:00 Meunier:
UIC-Project
Nicobb (174)
Mees
Tram noise
V.Rijckevorsel Plate
Transferpath Boundary
analysis
elements 1
Lenz: Squeal Ahlersmeyer: Stütz: Time
Noise
15 years TPA Domain BEM
Damping
(190)
(199)
(182)
Van Leuven: Van d.
Ostermann:
Squeal Noise Auweraer:
TD-BEM in
Reduction
Innovative
3D (199)
(182)
Fast TPA
(190)
Phy. of mus.
instrum. 1
09:20 Apostoli:
Venghaus:
Reconstr.
squeal noise
Bach’s Lituus determin.
(175)
(183)
09:40 Maloney: The GroßAubrapan
Thebing:
(175)
Curving Tram
Noise (183)
11
Van der Vorm Hudig
Audio
Source identechnology tification 1
Schröder:
V.d. Oetelaar:
Reverb. Time Noise Red.
Classification Compressor
(207)
(217)
Winkler:
Jaeckel: Array
crosstalk
Geometry
cancellation Comparison
(207)
(217)
Magrans:
Waubke:
Seidler: Audio Campmans:
Path Analysis Auralization Hearing
Tonal Source
(191)
of noise (200) Systems
Identification
(208)
(218)
Quickert:
Piscoya:
Schaer:
Aarts:
Methods for Acoustic/
Measurement Estimating
TPA (191)
hydrodyn.
Nonlinearities acoust.
splitting (200) (208)
quantities
(218)
10:00 Norman:
Siebald:
De Klerk:
Burgschwei- Van Hengel: Pörschmann:
Control of
Active Atten. Application of ger: Benchm. Audio Event IP-Spam
Brassiness of Squeal
OTPA (192) Coupling
Detection
Identification
(176)
Noise (184)
Methods
(209)
(219)
(201)
10:20 Grothe:
Fehndrich:
Coffee break Abboud: Time Coffee break Müller: FMM
Basson Bocal Dirt on Wheel
Domain BEM
SEA
(176)
Damper (184)
(201)
excitation
(219)
Bioacoustics
10:40 Coffee break Coffee break Sottek:
Coffee break Baumgart:
Coffee break
Operational
FEM
Path Analysis
Guinea-Pig
(192)
Corti (210)
11:00 Nederveen: Fürst:
Berckmans: Brick: Half
Böhnke:
Lemke: air jet
wind
Passing
Quantif.
space
Acoustic
actuation
instruments Curves (185) equivalent
scattering
Streaming
(220)
(177)
sources (193) (202)
(210)
11:20 Möbius:
Krüger:
Vecchio: TPA Juhl:
De Mey:
Hemmer:
Recorder
squeal noise on
Echolocation Simul.
aircraft noise
modal
research
Helicopters using BEM Directivity
identification
analysis (177) (185)
(193)
(202)
Modif. (211) (220)
11:40 Mores:
Coffee break SchuhmaSarradj:
Zaslavski:
Weber: IFEM
Human Voice
cher: Transfer Acoustical
Auditory time Aircraft Cabin
(178)
Function
Energy BEM resolution
(221)
Meas. (194) (203)
(211)
12
NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
Wednesday, March 25 (continued)
RoomWill. Burger
Spatial
audio 2
15:00 Geier:
Binaural
Monitoring
(127)
Jurriaanse
Fortis Bank
Quality cl. in Room
buildings
acoustics 2
Rasmussen: Witew: room
Sound
acoustical
Classification meas. (144)
Dwellings
(136)
15:20 Leckschat:
Burkhart:
Vitale:
Driving
sound
Uncertainty
simulator
insulation
of Dodecah.
CTC (128)
certificate
Loudspeaker
(136)
(145)
15:40 Melchior:
Gerretsen:
Buchschmid:
Spherical
Acoustic
room
array systems Quality
acoustical
(128)
Classes (137) simulations
(145)
16:00 Coffee/poster Schnelle:
Coffee/poster
Sound
Insulation
Certif. (137)
16:20 Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster
16:40 Zotter:
Coffee/poster
Acoustic
Spherical
Sampl. (129)
17:00 Podlaszewski: Hils: Speech
microphone intelligibility,
configuration part 1 (138)
(129)
V. Cappellen
Noise
control 1
Kokavecz:
Noise Barrier
Edges (152)
V. Beuningen
Low freq.
noise
De Bree:
Acoustic
vector
approach
(160)
Isele: Road Ertl: Vibrobarriers (153) acoustics
Transformers
(161)
Schadee
Speech
perception 2
Huo:
Instrumental
Speech
Quality (169)
Conter: Noise Meloni:
Reducing
Determ.
Devices (153) structureborne noise
(161)
Greßkowski: Coffee/poster
Global Noise
Control (154)
Rohrer: VoIP
testing (170)
Ramirez:
Intelligibility
Assessm.
(170)
Lewcio: QoE
in NGNs
(171)
Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster
Busscher:
Finding
source LFN
(162)
Hensel:
Infrasound
and MRI
(162)
Coffee/poster
17:20 Groth: ’Sweet Alphei:
Spot’
Speech
Adjustment, intelligibility,
part 2 (130) part 2 (138)
Pieren:
Coffee/poster
Passive
Measurement
Method (146)
Vitale:
Buchholz:
Scattering
sound
Coefficient
transm.
(146)
multilayer
(154)
Goetze:
Granneman:
System Delay Whistling
Equalization Building
(147)
objects (155)
17:40 Terentiev:
Parametric
Object
Coding (130)
Vercammen:
Renovation
the Doelen
(147)
Hauck:
Transformer
Load Noise
(163)
Raake:
Spectrum
Quality Model
(172)
Beentjes:
Certified
sound
insulation
(139)
18:00 Klein-Hennig: Wittstock:
Envelope
uncertainity
based
of predictions
lateralization (139)
(131)
18:00: Conference reception in De Doelen
20:15: Concert in De Doelen
Cik: Traffic
noise
annoyance
(155)
Kettler:
aurallyadequate
analyses
(171)
Krahé:
Möller: Synth.
Auditory
Speech
Model (163) Quality (172)
Sancak: Fiber Hyder: 3D
and
conference
Composites calls (173)
(164)
NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
RoomRuys
Phy. of mus.
instrum. 2
15:00 Abel: organ
pipes (178)
Mees
Flow
acoustics
Kühnelt:
Noise in
HVAC Ducts
(186)
V.Rijckevorsel Plate
Active noise Boundary
control 1
elements 2
Krüger:
Marburg:
Active
Fluid
Exhaust
structure
Silencers
interaction
(195)
(203)
Von Estorff: Boonen:
Schirmer:
Nonlinear
ILC-control Delivery
EIF-Approach exhaust noise Trucks (204)
(186)
(195)
15:20 Carral:
Bagpipe
chanter
simulation
(179)
15:40 Rolf: Guitar Von Heesen: Sobon: Noise, Martarelli:
Radiation
Aircraft
Impedance CharacterizaPattern (179) Engine Test Control (196) tion hoses
Stand (187)
(204)
Van der Vorm Hudig
Aeroacoust. Source idenon vehicles tification 2
Chapelle:
Kauffman:
Aeroacoustic Scalable
Array Meas. Microphone
(212)
Array (221)
Ocker:
Sunroof
Buffeting
(212)
Krampol:
Turbulent
noise
synthesis
(213)
16:00 Coffee/poster Margnat:
Coffee/poster Cutanda H.: Coffee/poster
vortex-pairing
Calibration
noise (187)
source BEM
(205)
16:20 Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster Coffee/poster
16:40 Fleischer:
Church bell
(180)
17:00 Logie:
Lip-reed
transient
behaviour
(180)
17:20 Stevenson:
Lip-reeds:
loud playing
(181)
17:40 Richter:
Resonance
frequencies
(181)
18:00
13
Van d. Wal:
Localization
with Arrays
(222)
Hundeck:
Array
Acoustics
SONAH (222)
Roozen:
Noise
induced vibr.
(223)
Coffee/poster
Coffee/poster Norambuena: Coffee/poster
Active
absorption
systems (196)
Groß: Flow Misol: ASAC Terrasse:
Field of
for
FMM in
Cutter (188) Windshield Acoustic
(197)
(205)
Schram:
Industry
Aeroacoust.
Pred. (213)
Clasen: Side
Window
Noise (214)
Giesler:
Schirmacher: Schram:
Broadband Error
Ducted Fan
noise
Microphone Noise (206)
investig. (188) Placement
(197)
Piellard:
Van
Internal Noise Wijngaarden:
Modeling
Inverse
(214)
Source
Strength
(224)
Cavitation 1
Nowak:
Jaeckel:
Bubble
Covered
Jetting (216) Microphones
(224)
Alizadeh:
Druyvesteyn:
Bubble-Shock source signal
Interaction
separation
(216)
(225)
Geyer: Silent Kleinhenrich: Rieckh:
owl flight
FDTD ANC Orthotropic
(189)
Simulation
media vibr.
(198)
(206)
Oswald: CFD Kletschkowsmodal
ki: Broadband
analysis (189) Noise
Control (198)
Coffee/poster
Wind:
stiffener
contributions
(223)
14
NAG/DAGA 2009
Program
Poster session Wednesday
(Authors will be present: 16:00 - 17:00)
Andrew Abramovich et al.
Acoustic studies of phase transitions in Ti-Ni
alloys (226)
Manuela Barth et al.
Estimation of spatially distributed temperature
and flow fields in air using acoustic travel-time
tomography (226)
Patrick Bauer et al.
Spectral Restoration of Narrowband Speech
Recordings Supported by Phonetic
Transcriptions (227)
Fabian Brackhane
Perception tests with a replica of von
Kempelen’s speaking machine (227)
Holger Brokmann
Schulergonomie – Von der subjektiven
Empfindung bis zur objektiven
Beeinflussbarkeit (228)
Hans-Elias de Bree et al.
PU nosecone intensity measurements in a
windtunnel (229)
Sandra Buss et al.
Transmission of noise through a pipe as
structure-borne sound and fluid sound (229)
Martin Eichler et al.
Superdirective Beamforming Using an
Extended Modal Subspace Decomposition
(230)
Alexander Geerlings et al.
Acoustic services at Philips Applied
Technologies (230)
Lorenz Goenner et al.
Speech intelligibility prediction for normal
hearing and hearing impaired subjects –
MCHI-S (231)
Guus Klamerek et al.
Good Room Acoustic Comforttm (RACTM) can
be achieved by using a selection of appropriate
acoustic descriptors. (231)
Milos Kodejska et al.
Ferroelectret-film accelerometers with high
sensitivities (232)
Rainer Machner et al.
Eine Ära geht zu Ende – Schließung des
Instituts für interdisziplinäre Schulforschung
(ISF) der Universität Bremen (232)
Volker Mellert et al.
Improving transmission loss of light-weighted
panels by increase of stiffness with an
evacuated foil. (233)
Mitsunori Mizumachi
Smart Noise Reduction Based on Reliability of
Direction-of-arrival Estimate (234)
Sergei Olfert et al.
Generation of short ultrasonic pulses using
active damping (234)
Carolina Reich M. Passero et al.Open Plan Office Acoustics: A Case Study in a
Real Office (235)
Emiel Tijs
A PU sound probe for high noise levels (235)
Isao Tokuda et al.
Estimating physical properties of vocal fold
paralysis from high-speed filimg data (235)
Florian Völk et al.
Measurement of Head Related Impulse
Responses for psychoacoustic research (236)
Huan Wang et al.
Coding of speech into nerve-action potentials
(236)
NAG/DAGA 2009
16
Program
Thursday, March 26
RoomWill. Burger
Psychoacoustics 2
08:40 Blauert: Pure
Psychoacoustics
(238)
Jurriaanse
Building
acoustics 2
Breuer:
Sound
insulation for
rock bands
(246)
09:00 Getzmann: Ruff:
Auditory
Lightweight
motion (238) gypsum walls
(246)
Fortis Bank V. Cappellen
Auditory
Noise
processing 1 control 2
Weissgerber: Vos: Rating
Inverse
Shooting
HRTF-Filters Sounds (264)
(251)
09:20 Schlittmeier:
Modelling
disturbing
sounds (239)
Le Goff:
detection and
spectral
integr. (252)
Lentzen:
lightweight
junctions
(247)
Buchholz:
room
auralisation
(251)
V. Beuningen
Environm.
acoustics 1
Giering:
DoseResponseRelationship
(273)
Knauss:
Probst: EnviNoise
ronmental
Management Noise (273)
(264)
Schadee
Musical
acoustics
Von
Türckheim:
Responsiveness of Violins
(281)
Maloney:
Modal
Analysis
Steelpan
(281)
Wolfert: Noise Trommer:
Challenges of reflection of
Cities (273) pipes (282)
Hammelmann:
Auswirkg.
Lärmmanagement (265)
Active noise
control 2
09:40 Haverkamp: Koopman:
Van de Par: Graf:
Desanghere:
Synesthetic lightweight
Tone complex ANR-Headset Quiet City
Sound
junctions
lateralization (265)
Actions (274)
Design (239) (247)
(252)
10:00 Koelewijn:
Völtl: drywall Könsgen:
Kochan: ANC Luzzi:
Auditory
sound
Binaural Jitter Controller
Harmonized
capture (240) transmission ITD (253)
Parametr.
Action Plans
(248)
(266)
(274)
10:20 Coffee break Saß: triple
Coffee break Hoever:
Coffee break
glass (248)
active control
impacts (266)
10:40 Menzel:
Coffee break Dietz:
Coffee break Van Beek:
Crying
Azimuthal
Eval. Dutch
colours (240)
Localiz.
motorwayModel (253)
noise (275)
11:00 Janse:
Ignoring
competing
speech (241)
11:20 Treiber:
Rotary
Switches
(241)
Wenmaekers: May:
Sound
Probabilistic
Insulation
Localization
Water (249) Model (254)
Peperkamp: Seeber:
thermally
Density and
activated
precedence
slabs (249) (254)
11:40 Zekveld:
cognition &
speech
compreh.
(242)
Reichelt:
TMD for
Wooden
Floors (250)
Konle: FOM De Vos:
Design and global noise
Applic. (267) exposure
(275)
Bös: sound Condorachi:
transmission Iasi noise
window (267) mapping
(276)
Kerber:
Bös: Loewe- De Ruiter:
Localisation Zentrum
Urban Noise
dominance in AdRIA (268) Control (276)
background
noise (255)
Ausserlechner: Pipe foot
model (282)
Angster:
wooden
organ pipes
(283)
Mattheij:
String Vibrato
(283)
Coffee break
Speech
perception 3
Jürgens:
Speech
Intelligibility
Model (284)
Meyer:
Speech
Intelligibility
Prediction
(284)
Friedrich:
Optimising
Microph. MRI
(285)
12:00 Willem Burger: Plenary lecture: Winner of the Lothar Cremer Award
12:40
Lunch break
14:00 Willem Burger: Plenary lecture T. Dau: “Recent concepts and challenges in
hearing research“ (37)
Program
RoomRuys
Railway
noise 2
08:40 Windelberg:
Basic Sound
Level (290)
NAG/DAGA 2009
Mees
V.Rijckevorsel Plate
Voice
AeroSignal
production 1 acoustics 1 processing
Yang: Vocal Schram:
Bach:
Fold
jet-airfoil
Acoustic
Modelling
noise (308) Object
(298)
Detection
(315)
09:00 Salz: meas. Loch: Vocal Smith: Flow Friedrich:
and
Fold
induced
Classif.
calculation
Oscillation
scattering
therapeutic
(290)
(298)
(308)
sounds (316)
09:20 Möhler:
Zörner:
König: Slat Jaillet: STFT
Railway noise Human
Source
Phase
prediction
Phonation
Identification Structure
(291)
Process (299) (309)
(316)
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Van der Vorm Hudig
Cavitation 2 Source identification 3
Jung:
Müller-Trapet:
Threshold
Simul.
Trans.
Beamforming
Cavitation
Meas. (332)
(324)
Otto:
Simanowski:
Cavitation
Acoustic
Bubble Arrays Ground Tests
(324)
(332)
Kling:
Van de
Parameters Vooren:
sonorotation
chemistry
machinery
(324)
(333)
Sound
propagation
09:40 Arndt: Calcul. Gömmel:
Kaltenbacher: Köhler:
Kurz: Laser- Randrianowheel
glottal flow
FluidRotating
generated
elina:
dampers
calculation
Structure
Processes
cavitation
Meteorolog.(291)
(299)
Interaction
(317)
(325)
acoust. model
(309)
(333)
10:00 Dittrich:
Becker: Vocal Boersma: jet Violanda:
Garbin:
Hirsch:
combined
Folds Model noise (310) Signal
History Force classif. sound
wheel/rail
(300)
Component UCAs (325) propagation
roughness
Estim. (317)
(334)
(292)
10:20 Coffee break Zörner:
Coffee break Wefers:
Coffee break Fischer:
Human
Real-time
travel-time
phonation
filtering struct.
tomography
analysis (300)
(318)
(334)
10:40 Frese: Curve Coffee break Van der Spek: Coffee break Davitt: Water Coffee break
squeal (292)
Quiet air
cavitation
cooling fans
density (326)
(310)
11:00 Verheijen:
Barney:
Bauers:
Dörfler:
Versluis: Why Ziemann:
Railway
voiced
Investig. of
Removing
buckling
atmospheric
Noise
fricative
Mode
Components matters (326) sound prop.
Monitoring
modulation Scattering
(318)
(335)
(292)
(301)
(311)
11:20 Behr: The
Horacek: PIV Weckmueller: Franz:
Davaadorj:
Van Maercke:
Project LZarG Flow
Extended
multi-channel Trapping
Harmonoise
(293)
Measurement Mode
noise red.
Bubbles (327) model (336)
(301)
Matching
(319)
(311)
11:40 Tinter:
Triep: 3D
Moreau: liner Dietrich: Input Vokurka:
Coffee break
Standstill
glottal flow
ray structure Data for
Spark
Measure(302)
(312)
Auralization bubbles (327)
ments
(319)
(293)
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Thursday, March 26 (continued)
RoomWill. Burger
Psychoacoustics 3
15:00 Hansen:
Identif.
Detection
Tones (242)
15:20 Bisitz:
Mediastream
noise redu.
(243)
15:40 Scheibner:
Sound
Quality
Evaluation
(243)
16:00 Guski:
Algorithmic
Psychoacoustics (244)
16:20 Coffee break
16:40 Weber: Pure
tone salience
(244)
17:00 Sontacchi:
Expert
Listening
Panel (245)
Jurriaanse
Fortis Bank V. Cappellen V. Beuningen
Auditory
Modelling in Structural- Environm.
processing 2 room ac.
ac. optim.
acoustics 2
Valkenier:
Lautenbach: Dannemann: Vogelsang:
Robust Vowel Ray-tracing Composite
aircraft noise
Detection
Reflections Plate Optimiz. calculation
(255)
(260)
(269)
(277)
Brand:
Jeon: concert Dunne:
Myck: aircraft
Binaural
hall model
Vehicle
noise
speech
(260)
Acoustic
calculation
recognition
Design (269) (277)
(256)
Dreschler:
Stephenson: Andrä:
Schäffer:
Hearing
beam
Optimization Aircraft Noise
instruments diffraction
of Absorbers Simul. using
(256)
(261)
(270)
Radar (278)
Schadee
Speech
Baumann:
Schröder:
Beamform. Optimization
Hearing
Simulation
Glasses (257) Param. (261)
V. d. Bogaert: Coffee break
Hearing Aid
Localization
(258)
Bless:
3D-FEM
prediction
(270)
Hering:
Structure-b.
sound
intensity
(271)
Schwarz:
FujisakiModel
(287)
Schnell:
Time-varying
Speech
Analysis
(288)
Coffee break Bos:
auralization
system (262)
Majdak:
Aretz: FE
Median-Plane Boundary
Localization Characteris.
(258)
(262)
Coffee break Land: Aircraft Coffee break
noise (279)
17:20 Spors:
Altinsoy:
Focussed
BRTF (259)
Sources WFS
(245)
17:40
Merchel:
Audiotactile
Touch
Screens
(259)
Tcherniak:
Transmiss.
Method for
TPA (271)
Nijs:
Alzugaray:
auralization Two-Phase
sports
Flow
facilities (263) Excitation
(272)
Pollow:
Blanchet:
Directiv. Mus. Vehicle Trim
Instruments Modeling
(263)
(272)
18:00: Farewell event in Jurriaanse Zaal
Maschke:
nocturnal
aircraft noise
(278)
Coffee break
Janssens:
Helicopter
detection,
part 1 (279)
Quesson:
Helicopter
detection,
part 2 (280)
Baumgartner:
Interactive
Fitting Wizard
(286)
Luneau:
Wavelets
Modul.
Speech (286)
Becker:
Formant
Speaker Verif.
(287)
Harwardt:
speakerspec. F0
changes
(288)
Loellmann:
Reverb. Time
Estimation
(289)
Trimpop:
Winkler:
Elevated
Throat
sound
Microphone
sources (280) ASR (289)
Program
NAG/DAGA 2009
RoomRuys
Mees
V.Rijckevorsel Plate
Loc. sources Voice
AeroAudiological
on vehicles production 2 acoustics 2 acoustics
15:00 Deblauwe:
Elemans:
Spehr:
Blau:
source in
non-songbird Broadband individual
interior
(303)
Noise Simul. acoustics
enclosure
(312)
model (320)
(294)
15:20 Helfer:
Tokuda:
Tonon:
Sankowsky:
Acoustic
Modeling
Corrugated Ear Drum
Mirrors (294) voice
pipe model Pressure
registers
(313)
(320)
(303)
15:40 Guidati:
Hütz: death Steger: Fan Roeske:
Beamform. metal singers Noise Control Modeling
Vehicle
(304)
(313)
sound field
Acoust. (295)
(321)
16:00 Jakob: Area
Contribution
Analysis
(295)
Verkerke:
voiceproducing
prosthesis
(304)
16:20 Coffee break Kob: male/
female voice
(305)
Busse: Cha- Otto:
racterisation perceptual
of Liner (314) thresholds
(321)
Coffee break Hudde:
Curved ear
canals (322)
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Van der Vorm Hudig
Ultrasound Electroacoucstics
Reuter:
Fedtke:
pressure
Pressure
fields in
reciprocity
cleaning
calibration
(328)
(336)
Funke:
Budde: Fast
Ultrasound distortion
field (328)
meas. (337)
Steger:
Ultrasonic
Laser
Vibrometer
(329)
Müller:
Extrusion
in-line
monitoring
(329)
Coffee break
Physical
acoustics
16:40 Verheijen:
Coffee break Grabinger:
Coffee break Hirsekorn:
Noise Political
Separ.
Near-Field
Issue (296)
Aero-/Vibro.
Microscopy
Noise (314)
(330)
17:00 Beck:
Schmidt:
Hoevelmann: Schmidt: ear DescheeFlow-ind.
Vocal-Fold
Acoustic
canal field
maeker:
Sound
Model
Ground Tests (322)
porous
Radiation
Optimization (315)
materials
(296)
(306)
(330)
17:20 Tijs: asphalt Mwangi:
Rader:
De Bree:
acoustic
Effects of
Speech
source path
absorption
Vocal Aging
Intelligibility contribution
(297)
(306)
MSNF (323) (331)
17:40 Ersoy: Noise
Rabold:
Stage and
Optimiz.
Efficacy (297)
lightweight
floors (331)
Ress:
Loudspeaker
eval. simplif.
(337)
Steinbrecher:
Calibrated
Noise (338)
Schmitz:
PA-systems
sport
stadiums
(338)
Noise
Coffee break
Merkel:
Interaction
between
Waves (339)
Ehrig: Flat
Panel
Transducers
(339)
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Welkomstwoord door voorzitters
Geachte collega’s,
’Welkom’ in Rotterdam! Ook willen wij graag zeggen ’Wilkommen’ en
’Welcome’. De organisatoren van dit congres zijn zeer verheugd u allen,
zowel Nederlandse, Belgische en Duitse acoustici als ook acoustici van
andere landen, uit te nodigen voor het congres NAG/DAGA 2009. Het
programma, welke bestaat uit 528 mondelinge presentaties verdeeld in
69 gestructureerde sessies, vele posters en een interessante expositie,
wacht om vervuld te worden met leven, discussies, wetenschappelijke
resultaten, technische oplossingen en producten.
Dit evenement combineert het 35ste DAGA congres van het Duitse
Genootschap voor Akoestiek (DEGA) en de bijeenkomst van het
Nederlands Akoestisch Genootschap (NAG). Het evenement wordt
ondersteund door de Belgische Akoestische Vereniging (ABAV),
door de Europese Akoestische Associatie (EAA) en door de Duitse
associaties van ingenieurs en natuurkundigen (ITG, VDI en DPG).
Dit congres is onderdeel van een serie van gezamenlijke congressen
welke DEGA de gelegenheid geeft om haar buurlanden te bezoeken.
In het verleden zijn er congressen georganiseerd in bijvoorbeeld
Oostenrijk in 1990, in Zwitserland in 1998 en in Frankrijk in 2004.
Het succes van de vorige gezamenlijke congressen willen wij graag
voortzetten in Rotterdam. Verder vertrouwen wij erop dat u een
aangenaam verblijf zult hebben in Rotterdam. Dit congres biedt een
internationaal platform en zal niet alleen bijdragen aan een wetenschappelijke en technische ontwikkeling op gebied van akoestiek, maar
ook aan samenwerking over de landgrenzen en talen heen, in onderzoek en technologie, productontwikkeling en in commerciële activiteiten.
Diegenen die regelmatige DAGA bezoekers zijn, zullen zeker vele
welbekende details herkennen. Maar zij zullen ook een speciale touch
van de NAG/DAGA opmerken vanwege het feit dat lawaaibeheersing
strategieën in andere landen en steden op de agenda staan, om een
voorbeeld te noemen. Het delen van ervaringen in verkeerslawaai,
bouwakoestische normen en de implementaties van geluidkaarten zijn
andere voorbeelden waar crossborder discussies erg vruchtbaar zullen
zijn. We willen in het bijzonder uw aandacht graag richten op de twee
precolloquia (pagina 5). Het ene precolloquium heeft de focus op Array
Technology en wordt gehouden op de Technische Universiteit Delft.
Het andere precolloquium zal de nadruk leggen op vragen betreffende
lawaaibeheersing in Europese havensteden zoals Rotterdam. Verder
zal de specifieke sfeer van Rotterdam en omgeving bijdragen aan een
speciale ervaring op de NAG/DAGA.
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De locatie waar het congres wordt gehouden is het welbekende concert
en congres gebouw ’De Doelen’ in het centrum van Rotterdam, tegenover het centraal station en in de nabijheid van vele winkels en restaurants
(zie pagina 359). In De Doelen hebben wij professionele faciliteiten tot
onze beschikking, waaronder moderne sessiezalen, standplaatsen voor
posters en een expositieruimte. Het is de moeite waard te vermelden dat
De Doelen ook beschikt over een voortreffelijke concertzaal. Let u op
dat u tijdig een ticket reserveert voor het concert op woensdag 25 maart.
Er is alles aan gedaan om het programma op een wijze te organiseren
zodat aan algemene en individuele interesses wordt voldaan en
rekening is gehouden met speciale verzoeken. Wat de avonden betreft,
is er voldoende gelegenheid om de Rotterdamse cafés en restaurants
te kunnen bezoeken, maar bieden we ook een sfeervol diner (zie
pagina 32) aan. De sociale activiteiten en bijvoorbeeld de receptie
op woensdagavond kunnen bijdragen aan het vormen van nieuwe
en het versterken van oude vriendschappen. Technische excursies
naar de Rotterdamse haven en de Large European Acoustic Facility in
Noordwijk, bezoeken aan interessante culturele bezienswaardigheden
zoals de Porseleyne Fles in Delft en een architectuur tour in Rotterdam
maken het programma compleet. In het geval u nog geen hotel geboekt
heeft, kunt u dit doen via onze website www.nag-daga.nl.
Tot slot spreken we onze bijzondere waardering uit naar alle auteurs
voor het indienen van in totaal 560 mondelinge en poster presentaties.
Rotterdam is een prettige stad en De Doelen een professioneel
congrescentrum, maar zonder deze geweldige bijdragen aan wetenschappelijke en toegepaste akoestiek zou dit evenement niet mogelijk
zijn geweest.
Tot ziens in maart!
Namens het NAG/DAGA organiserend comité,
Martijn Vercammen en Michael Vorländer
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Grußwort der Tagungsleiter
Sehr geehrte Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
”Welkom”, wie die Niederländer sagen, in Rotterdam! Die Tagungsorganisation ergänzt dies mit einem ”Willkommen” und einem ”Welcome”,
um die große Freude auszudrücken, niederländische, belgische und
deutsche Akustiker sowie Akustiker aus der ganzen Welt in einer der
modernsten Städte der Niederlande zur ”NAG/DAGA 2009” begrüßen
zu können. Das Programm mit 528 Vorträgen in 69 Sitzungen, vielen
Postern und einer attraktiven Ausstellung wartet, mit Leben gefüllt
zu werden, mit Diskussionen zu wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen,
technischen Lösungen und Produkten.
Dieses Ereignis vereinigt die 35. DAGA-Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Akustik, DEGA, mit der Tagung der Nederlands Akoestiek
Genootschap, NAG. Es wird unterstützt von der ABAV, der Akustischen
Gesellschaft Belgiens, von der European Acoustics Association, EAA,
und von den deutschen Vereinigungen für Ingenieure und Physiker, ITG,
VDI and DPG. In der Reihe der Gemeinschaftstagungen mit Österreich
im Jahre 1990, mit der Schweiz in 1998, und mit Frankreich in 2004,
fährt die DEGA fort, ihre Nachbarn zu besuchen. Angesichts des
großen Erfolgs der vergangenen Gemeinschaftstagungen fühlen wir
uns verpflichtet, für alle Teilnehmer beste Bedingungen für eine fruchtbare und erfolgreiche Veranstaltung zu schaffen, für den dienstlichen
und geschäftlichen Anteil und auch für einen angenehmen Aufenthalt in
Rotterdam.
Auf dieser internationalen Bühne wird die Tagung nicht nur zum wissenschaftlichen und technischen Fortschritt der Akustik beitragen, sondern
auch die Zusammenarbeit über Landes- und Sprachgrenzen hinweg
fördern. Natürlich spiegelt dieser Aspekt die ohnehin vorliegende
Vernetzung der europäischen und internationalen Aktivitäten in der Akustik in Forschung und Technik, Produktentwicklung und Wirtschaft wider.
Sicherlich werden die erfahrenen DAGA-Teilnehmer zahlreiche Details
wiedererkennen. Aber sie werden zu dem einige Besonderheiten
der NAG/DAGA wahrnehmen, die in der Erweiterung beispielsweise
in der Lärmbekämpfung in anderen Ländern und Städten liegen.
Im Austausch der Erfahrung in der Bekämpfung von Verkehrslärm,
in bauakustischen Anforderungen und in Implementierungen von
Lärmkarten finden sich weitere Beispiele, in denen Diskussionen über
die Grenzen hinweg fruchtbar sein werden. Besonders hingewiesen
sei auf die zwei Vorkolloquien (Seite 5). Eines wird an der TU Delft
ausgerichtet und befasst sich mit Array-Technologie. Im anderen liegt
der Schwerpunkt auf Fragen der Lärmbekämpfung in Hafenstädten
wie Rotterdam. Darüber hinaus wird die reiche kulturelle Vielfalt von
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Rotterdam zu einem besonderen Erlebnis der NAG/DAGA beitragen.
Der Tagungsort ist das wohlbekannte Konzert- und Konferenzzentrum
”De Doelen” im Herzen von Rotterdam, nur wenige Schritte gegenüber
des Hauptbahnhofs und in unmittelbarer Nähe zu Geschäften und
Restaurants (siehe Seite 359). In De Doelen haben wir professionelle Ausstattungen zur Verfügung, mit modernen Sitzungsräumen,
Foyerbereichen für Poster und für die Ausstellung. Bemerkenswert
ist ferner, dass De Doelen einen exzellenten Konzertsaal beherbergt.
Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Reservierung für Eintrittskarten rechtzeitig
gemacht werden muss, um beim Konzert am 25. März (Mittwoch) dabei
sein zu können.
Die Tagungsorganisation tat ihr Bestes, das Programm so zu gestalten,
dass allgemeine und individuelle Interessen gleichermaßen berücksichtigt werden. Für die Abende wurde versucht, eine Mischung aus
Freizeit in Rotterdams Kneipen und Restaurants mit dem Angebot
einen Banketts (siehe Seite 32) zu finden. Das Rahmenprogramm und
besonders der gesellige Abend am Mittwoch werden dazu beitragen,
neue Freundschaften zu knüpfen und alte zu pflegen. Technische
Besichtigungen im Hafen Rotterdam, zum ”Large European Acoustic
Facility” in Noordwijk, sowie Besuche interessanter kultureller Orte wie
die Blaue Porzellanmanufaktur in Delft, ”Porseleyne Fles”, und eine
Architektur-Exkursion in Rotterdam vervollständigen das Tagungsprogramm. Sofern Sie ihr Hotelzimmer noch nicht gebucht haben, sollten
Sie das bald tun, siehe www.nag-daga.nl.
Schließlich möchten wir den Autoren für ihre insgesamt 560 Vorträge
und Poster danken. Rotterdam ist eine sehr schöne Stadt, und De
Doelen ist ein schönes Konferenzzentrum, aber ohne die exzellenten
Beiträge zur wissenschaftlichen und angewandten Akustik wäre dieses
Ereignis nicht möglich.
Tot ziens und bis bald im März!
Für das NAG/DAGA Organisationskommittee,
Martijn Vercammen und Michael Vorländer
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Welcome address
Dear colleagues,
”Welkom”, as the Dutchmen say, to Rotterdam! We would also like to
say ”Willkommen” and ”Welcome”. The organisers of this conference
are delighted to invite you, that means Dutch, Belgian and German
acousticians as well as acousticians from other countries, to visit one of
the most modern cities in the Netherlands where NAG/DAGA 2009 will
take place. The programme which includes 528 oral presentations in
69 sessions, many posters and an attractive exhibition is waiting to be
instilled with life, discussions, scientific results, technical solutions and
products.
This event combines the 35th DAGA conference of the Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Akustik, DEGA, and the meeting of the Nederlands
Akoestiek Genootschap, NAG. It is supported by ABAV, the Acoustical
Society of Belgium, by the European Acoustics Association, EAA, and
by the German associations of engineers and physicists, ITG, VDI and
DPG. This conference is part of a series of joint conferences which
provide DEGA with an opportunity to visit its neighbouring countries. In
the past, conferences were staged, for instance in Austria in 1990, in
Switzerland in 1998 and in France in 2004. Given the success of the
previous joint conferences, we feel obliged and committed to create the
best-possible conditions for the participants in order to make the event
enriching and successful in terms of our work. Furthermore we want to
ensure that you will have pleasant stay in Rotterdam. This conference
provides an international platform and will contribute not only to the
scientific and technical progress of acoustics, but also to cooperation
across borders and languages. Of course, this aspect is also reflected
by joint European and international activities in acoustics in research
and technology, in product development and in acoustics business.
Those who are frequent DAGA participants will certainly recognise
many well-known details. But they will also notice the special ”flavour”
of the NAG/DAGA due to the fact that noise control strategies in other
countries and cities are on the agenda, just to mention one example.
Sharing experiences in traffic noise control, building acoustic codes
and the implementation of Noise Maps are other examples where
cross-border discussions will be very fruitful. We would like to draw your
attention in particular to the two pre-colloquia (page 5). One is focused
on Array Technology and will be held at Delft Technical University.
The other will put emphasis on questions of noise control in European
harbour cities such as Rotterdam. Furthermore, the rich culture of
Rotterdam and surroundings will contribute to a special experience at
NAG/DAGA.
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The venue of the event is the well-known concert and conference centre
”De Doelen” in the middle of Rotterdam, just across the central station
and in the vicinity of shops and restaurants (see page 359). In De
Doelen, professional facilities are at our disposal, including modern
session rooms, floor areas for posters, discussions in coffee breaks and
an exhibition area. It is worth mentioning that De Doelen also includes
an excellent concert hall. Please be aware that ticket reservation must
be made in time for the concert on Wednesday, March 25.
The organisers of this conference did their utmost to arrange the
programme in a way that common and individual interests are met and
special requests were taken into account. As far as the evenings are
concerned, we tried to arrange enough free time in Rotterdam’s pubs
and restaurants while offering a banquet (see page 32) as well. The
social events and especially the social reception on Wednesday evening
might contribute to forming new and to strengthening old friendship.
Technical tours to Rotterdam harbour and to the Large European
Acoustic Facility in Noordwijk, visits of interesting cultural sights such
as the Delft Blue factory ”Porseleyne Fles” and an ”architectural tour”
in Rotterdam complement the programme. In case you have not booked your hotel yet, this is possible through the website www.nag-daga.nl.
Finally, we are particularly grateful to all the authors for submitting their
in total 560 oral and poster presentations. Rotterdam is a nice city and
De Doelen is a nice conference centre, but without this excellent input
of contributions to scientific and applied acoustics the event would not
be possible.
Tot ziens and see you in March!
For the NAG/DAGA Organising Committee,
Martijn Vercammen and Michael Vorländer
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General information
NAG/DAGA 2009
International Conference on Acoustics in Rotterdam
including the
35th German Annual Conference on Acoustics (DAGA)
March 23-26, 2009
Homepage: http://www.nag-daga.nl
E-Mail: secr@nag-daga.nl
Organisers
• Acoustical Society of the Netherlands (NAG)
• German Acoustical Society (DEGA)
In co-operation with
• Belgian Acoustical Society (ABAV)
• European Acoustics Association (EAA)
Co-organisers
• German Physical Society (DPG)
• Information Technology Society (ITG in VDE)
• German Standards Committee on Acoustics, Noise Reduction and
Vibration (NALS in DIN and VDI)
Conference venue
The venue for the NAG/DAGA 2009 conference will be ”De Doelen” in
Rotterdam, the city’s major conference centre and in this combination
the country’s largest concert hall. This monumental building is situated
opposite the Central Railway Station and within easy walking distance of
restaurants and the main shopping centre. A large underground parking
is situated directly in front of the building, while other parkings are within
walking distance.
Address
De Doelen
Willem Burger Zaal complex
Kruisplein 40
3012 CC Rotterdam, The Netherlands
www.dedoelen.nl/congresgebouw
Telephone and fax during the conference
• Telephone number registration desk: + 31 10 2171 821
• Fax number registration desk: + 31 10 2171 822
Conference chair
• Ir. Martijn Vercammen, Peutz bv, Mook, The Netherlands
• Prof. Dr. Michael Vorländer, RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen, Germany
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Scientific committee
• M.M. Boone, TU Delft
• A. de Bruijn, Independent acoustical consultant
• E. Gerretsen, TNO Delft
• H.W. Gierlich, HEAD acoustics GmbH
• A. Kohlrausch, Philips Research Eindhoven
• W. Lauriks, K.U. Leuven
• B. Schulte-Fortkamp, Technische Universität Berlin
• M.L.S. Vercammen, Peutz bv
• M. Vorländer, RWTH Aachen University
• D. de Vries, TU Delft
Organising committee
• M.M. Boone, TU Delft
• R. Hoffman, IGB Leerdam
• B. Möllenkramer, Möllenkramer Training
• C.J. Padmos, Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water M.
• J.M. Poel, Peutz bv
• F. de Roo, TNO Science and Industry
• M.L.S. Vercammen, Peutz bv
• M. Vorländer, RWTH Aachen University
• M. Weber, DCMR Environmental Protection Agency
Conference secretariat
NAG/DAGA 2009 Conference secretariat
P.O. Box 66, 6585 ZH Mook, The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 24-35-70742
Fax: +31 24-35-85150
Mail: secr@nag-daga.nl
Languages
It is highly recommended that papers are presented in English in order
to reach as much of the audience as possible. However presentations in
German and Dutch are allowed. In order to create understanding with all
participants the presentation slides should be in English.
Topics of the congress
Topics of the conference are all areas of acoustics, and all areas that are
inter-disciplinarily related to acoustics, in particular the following:
Active noise control, Audiological acoustics, Audio technology, Building acoustics, Bio-acoustics, Education in acoustics, Effects of noise,
Electro-acoustics, Environmental noise, Evaluation of noise, Flow acoustics, Hearing protection, Hydro-acoustics, Machine acoustics, Measurement engineering, Medical acoustics, Musical acoustics, Noise propagation, Noise control, Physical acoustics, Psychoacoustics, Room acoustics, Signal processing, Structure-borne sound, Speech, Soundscape,
Ultrasounds, Vehicle acoustics, Vibration acoustics, Vibration technology, Virtual acoustics.
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Precolloquia on March 23, 2009
• Noise and ports: impacts on cities, humans and techniques, De
Doelen, p. 38
• Array technology in audio and acoustics, Delft University of Technology, lecture room C (includes technical tour), p. 41
Plenary lectures
Invited lectures will focus on hot topics of general interest:
• Tammo Houtgast: ”The acoustical engineer as a researcher in speech
and hearing” (p. 35)
• Mike Barron: ”Then and now - how concert hall design of the 1960s/
’70s compares with the present” (p. 36)
• Tjeert ten Wolde: ”Reciprocity measurements in acoustical and mechano-acoustical systems - review of theory and applications” (p. 36)
• Lothar-Cremer Award Lecture
• Torsten Dau: ”Parallel vs. serial processing of amplitude modulation
and lateralization in the auditory system” (p. 37)
Structured sessions
The following structured sessions are composed of invited contributions
and have been organised by experts:
• Active noise control (A. Jakob, R. Schirmacher, P. Sas), p. 195/ 265
• Aeroacoustics (S. Becker, S. Rienstra), p. 308/ 312
• Aeroacoustics on vehicles (M. Helfer, M. Hirschberg,
B.-J. Boersma), p. 212
• Auditory processing (T. Dau, B. Seeber, S. van de Par), p. 255/ 251
• Binaural systems (J. Fels, M.M. Boone), p. 62
• Boundary Elements (H. Brick, M. Ochmann, R. Piscoya, H. van der
Auweraer), p. 199/ 203
• CAE methodologies for vibration and acoustics (S. Marburg,
B. Pluymers, W. Desmet), p. 95
• Cavitation (C. Koch, D. Lohse), p. 216/ 324
• Finite element models (S. Langer, J.-P. Coyette), p. 98
• History of acoustics (R. Hoffmann, R. M. Aarts), p. 84
• Hydroacoustics (J. Abshagen, C. de Jong), p. 89
• Localisation of sound sources on vehicles (R. Sottek, B. Roozen),
p. 294
• Low frequency noise (D. Krahé, W. Soede), p. 160
• Medical ultrasound (G. Schmitz, K.W.A. van Dongen), p. 100
• Modelling in room acoustics (M. Vorländer, D. de Vries), p. 260
• Music processing (B. Schuller, A. Kohlrausch), p. 79
• New aspects of transferpath analysis (K. Becker,
H. van der Auweraer), p. 190
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• Noise at workplace (R. Paulsen, J. Granneman), p. 149
• Quality classes in buildings (C. Burkhart, E. Gerretsen), p. 136
• Physics of musical instruments (R. Bader, C. Nederveen), p. 175/
178
• Psychoacoustics (J. Hellbrück, H. Fastl, T. Houtgast), p. 46/ 238/
242
• Railway noise (D. Windelberg, M. Dittrich), p. 174/ 290
• Sound quality and soundscapes (A. Fiebig, D. Botteldooren),
p. 156
• Sound scaping and sound masking (B. Schulte-Fortkamp,
K. Genuit, E. Gerretsen), p. 68
• Source identification (A. Gerlach, B. Roozen), p. 217/ 221/ 332
• Spatial audio (S. Spors, D. de Vries), p. 123/ 127
• Speech in car (G. Klasmeyer, H.-W. Gierlich, J. Verhave), p. 73/ 165
• Speech perception (S. Möller, J. Beerends), p. 168/ 169/ 284
• Structural-acoustic optimization (J. Bös, D. Fritze, M. Dittrich),
p. 269
• Structure-borne sound in buildings (W. Scholl, B. Ingelaere), p. 51
• Tire-road noise (W. Kropp, Y. Wijnant), p. 106
• Tram noise (F. Krüger, A. van Leuven), p. 182
• Variable acoustics (E. Mommertz, R. van Luxemburg), p. 57
• Voice production (M. Döllinger, M. Kob, M. Hirschberg), p. 298/ 303
Oral presentations
All oral presentations are scheduled as follows:
• 15 minutes lecture
• 3 minutes discussion
• 2 minutes break (possibility to change rooms)
This schedule should be strictly observed. It is not possible to exceed
15 minutes for a presentation.
In each room, a laptop, a beamer with a standard resolution of 1024
x 768, and an audio loudspeaker are available. The laptops are equipped with Windows XP, MS-Office and Acrobat Reader. In case of additional technical equipment is required, please mail your request to
papers@nag-daga.nl.
Presenting authors should provide their slides on CD-ROM or USB stick,
and copy them on the laptop in the corresponding lecture room before
the session starts. For help, technical staff is present in every room. It is
not possible to use own laptops.
For PowerPoint presentations, we recommend to create an additional file which is system-independent. Please choose ”pack and go” in the file
menu. Since we don’t assure the compatibility of your presentation with
the installed PowerPoint version, a preview corner will be available to
check your slides during the conference.
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Posters
All posters will be presented on Tuesday or Wednesday (see p. 8 or p.
14). The authors of the posters will be present during their afternoon poster session (on Tuesday between 15:20 and 16:20 and on Wednesday
between 16:00 and 17:00) and will be prepared for discussions and clarifications.
Posters will be mounted on full boards with sizes of 2 m height and 1 m
wide. The recommended poster size is A0 (portrait). The posters must
be fixed on the boards with special stickers that will be provided at the
conference.
Preparation of manuscripts
The manuscripts shall be submitted online via
http://www.nag-daga.nl
before or during the conference, latest March 26, 2009. They can be
submitted as PDF or Word file.
The page format and the appearance (fonts, tables etc.) shall be uniform:
Manuscripts shall be formatted as a two-column style document, and
they can have a length of two, three, or four pages. Authors shall use the
Word or LaTeX templates on
http://www.nag-daga.nl
Manuscripts submitted after March 26, 2009 cannot be included in the
conference proceedings. If the online submission is not possible, a CDROM can also be delivered at the conference office.
Exhibition
Parallel to the congress a large European Acoustics exhibition will be
held. The exhibition joins all important providers of acoustical products,
services and information. At the exhibition companies, manufacturers,
engineering services providers, but also research and administrative
establishments, technical-scientific associations and publishers inform
about the newest results in research and development concerning equipment, technologies and software solutions as well as materials, standards, regulations and publications.
Well-equipped lecture rooms and a large exhibition space provide perfect conditions for a successful meeting for everybody interested in acoustics. Interested companies can register via
igbleerdam@wxs.nl
The exhibition takes place from March 24 to 26. The exhibition booths
are at the ground floor in close range to the entrance and registration
area and at the first floor in the three adjacent lobbies of one of the main
music halls.
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Until December 31, 2008, the following companies have already
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Alara-Lukagro bv
BASWA Acoustic AG
Braunstein + Berndt GmbH
Brüel & Kjaer bv
BSW GmbH
CA Software & Systems
DataKustik GmbH
deBAKOM GmbH
FFT
G.R.A.S.
HEAD acoustics GmbH
IAC GmbH
Knowles Acoustics
LMS International
MAX Frank GmbH
Merford Noisecontrol bv
Microflown Technologies
Microtech Gefell GmbH
Ministries VROM and VWS, Den Haag
Müller-BBM GmbH
Norsonic-Tippkemper GmbH
Odeon A/S
RION Co. Ltd.
Saint-Gobain Ecophon
SINUS Messtechnik GmbH
Softnoise GmbH
Sonogamma bvba
Soundplan
SPEKTRA Schwingungstechnik GmbH
TNO Science and Industry
Wölfel Meßsysteme Software GmbH
Product forum
Like in the last years, a product forum takes place directly after the opening lecture (plenary).
Job offers
We can place job offers for you on the poster board next to the registration desk. Please ask the staff members at the registration desk. The
costs are:
• ¤ 50,- for universities and NAG or DEGA sustain. members (ex. VAT)
• ¤ 150,- for others firms and institutions (ex. VAT)
The invoice will be sent after the NAG/DAGA 2009.
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NAG and DEGA members general assemblies
On Monday afternoon, March 23, the general assembly of DEGA will take place (17:00 in the Willem Burger Zaal). The official invitation letter
and the agenda will be published in the upcoming “Sprachrohr“ newsletter of DEGA (February 2009).
On Wednesday during the lunch break, March 25, the NAG assembly
will take place (12:40 in the Van Beuningen Zaal).
EAA/DEGA student lunch meeting
The student lunch has the aim to bring together all participating students.
After a short introduction of the ongoing student activities in DEGA, EAA
and ASA (Acoustical Society of America), there will be time for discussions during lunch with senior scientists and invited representatives from
companies. The participation is for free for students!
The meeting takes place on Tuesday, March 24, 12:40 in the Van Beuningen Zaal.
Technical tours
• ESTEC, Noordwijk, Large European Acoustic Facility (LEAF)
(March, 24 and 25, 13:30 - 17:00)
• Technical (boat) tour through port of Rotterdam
(March, 25 and 26, 9:00 - 12:00, departure: Leuvehaven)
Social events
General social events:
• Opening ceremony
(March, 24, starting-time 9:00)
• Opening of exhibition area, with sandwiches
(March, 24, 12:00 - 14:00)
• Congress dinner including music with jam-session (musicians should
bring their instruments!)
(March, 24, transport: bus leaves at 19:00,
dinner: 20:00 - 23:00, ticket necessary)
• Conference reception
(March, 25, 18:00 - 20:00)
• Concert in De Doelen
(March, 25, starting-time 20:15, ticket necessary)
• Farewell event
(March, 26, 18:00 - 18:30)
Accompanying persons program:
• Modern architecture city tour, Rotterdam (NAI)
(March, 24, 14:00 - 17:00 and
March, 25, 9:00 - 12:00)
• Delft Blue factory ”Porseleyne Fles”, Delft
(March, 25, 14:00 - 17:00 and
March, 26, 9:00 - 12:00)
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Lunch
There are more than enough possibilities near De Doelen to go out for
lunch during the lunch break. This information is provided on page 359
of this program book. On Tuesday also some sandwiches will be provided during the opening of the exhibition. Furthermore, for those who
will have meetings during lunch break or prefer to stay in De Doelen to
visit the exhibition, make the last preparations for a presentation, etc. we
will provide a limited number of lunchboxes on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets for lunchboxes can be bought at the registration desk in the
Expohal. In the Expohal you will also find the distribution point of the
lunch boxes and a lunch area. The cost for a lunchbox is ¤ 12,00.
Conference registration
Preferably, registration should be carried out via the conference website
http://www.nag-daga.nl
Alternatively, you can register via a printed registration form which is added to this program book (see page 375) or can be found on the website.
Payment is possible by debit entry (only from Germany or from Netherlands), bank transfer (IBAN), or credit card. You can choose the method
of payment on the registration sheet.
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:Registration in cat. 1 entitles for a free membership of DEGA or NAG
for the year 2009 (on request to DEGA or NAG)
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The registration fee will include:
• For authors, one oral or poster presentation
• Abstract book and conference proceedings (CD-ROM)
• Refreshments
• Conference reception
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Congress proceedings
The manuscripts of the contributions (oral and poster presentations) will
be published as CD-ROM. Every registered participant will obtain this
CD-ROM during summer 2009 automatically. An additional printed version of the proceedings will be made available at a rate of ¤ 100,- for
orders received from participants until the end of the conference. Later
orders are possible at a rate of ¤ 125,- (ex VAT).
Hotel accommodation
As the organisation realises that choosing a hotel in a foreign city is very
hard, we looked for an easy but secure way for our guests to be sure
to find the right place in a comfortable hotel of their choice. We found
an excellent assistance for supporting you with your hotel booking in
the co-operation with Hotelservice Rotterdam and their possibilities. You
may choose from several suggestions and order the room you like, just
by going to the online hotel booking:
http://www.hotelservicerotterdam.nl/nagdaga2009
Important dates for NAG/DAGA 2009
• February 1st, 2009: Latest date for early bird registration
• March 23, 2009: Precolloquia
• March 23-26, 2009: NAG/DAGA 2009 Congress, Deadline for submission of papers
• Summer 2009: Dispatching of CD-ROM and additionally printed proceedings
Allgemeine Informationen in deutscher Sprache
Eine deutsche Übersetzung der ”General Information” (ab Seite 26) wird
im DEGA-Sprachrohr Nr. 48 veröffentlicht, welches ab Mitte Februar
2009 an alle DEGA-Mitglieder verschickt wird bzw. auf der Webseite
www.dega-akustik.de heruntergeladen werden kann.
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Opening ceremony and product forum
Tue 9:00
Tue 11:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Willem Burger Zaal
Opening ceremony
Plenary lecture
T. Houtgast: ”The acoustical engineer as a researcher in speech and
hearing”; see below
Tue 11:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Product forum
Plenary lectures
Tue 11:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Plenary lecture Tuesday
The acoustical engineer as a researcher in speech and hearing
Tammo Houtgast
VU University medical center, Amsterdam
There is a long tradition of acoustical engineers working in the field of
speech and hearing. Although it is well recognized that speech reception, and hearing in general, involves cognitive processes beyond the
reach of the engineer, this engineering approach has led to interesting
results which will be reviewed briefly.
For the engineer, speech is often described in acoustical terms as a
succession of sounds with specific properties in terms of spectra and
decibels. It has been possible to identify the acoustical cues in a speech
signal which are essential for speech intelligibility. These cues are related to the dynamics, or the pattern of fluctuations, in the speech signal.
By applying a specific type of speech analysis, the strength of these cues
in an ongoing speech signal can be quantified. It will be shown that the
effect of speech transmission and room acoustics on speech intelligibility
can be estimated successfully by measuring the degree of preservation
of these cues in the speech signal received by the listener.
In the field of hearing, the engineer is concerned mainly with the quality
of the peripheral auditory system (i.e., the cochlea) in terms of accurate
coding of the incoming sound. Sub-optimal performance (hearing impairment) may be related not only to a raised hearing threshold (hearing loss
as determined by the classical tone audiogram), but also to a reduced
quality of the coding process in terms of spectral and temporal resolution. The specific part of psycho-acoustical research concerned with this
topic will be briefly reviewed: the design of appropriate test signals and
measuring procedures to estimate the acuity in the auditory coding of
the spectral, temporal and amplitude sound characteristics.
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Plenary lectures Wednesday
Then and now - how concert hall design of the 1960s/’70s compares
with the present
Michael Barron
University of Bath
The 1960s and ’70s were an exciting time for concert hall design. Several
important new halls were built to replace war damage, but arts provision also needed improving in many cities round the world. Concert hall
design was in an experimental phase with some major successes and
disappointments; the Philharmonic halls in Berlin (1963) and New York
(1962) illustrate the ’extremes’. The De Doelen large hall of 1966 is rated
as an acoustic success but is interesting as an example of a particular
design philosophy: a large hall with highly scattering walls and ceiling.
This approach has not been followed much elsewhere.
Current approaches to concert hall design are different in many ways
to those of around 40 years ago. The tools available now include much
better understanding of the important dimensions for concert hall listening, objective quantities corresponding to these subjective dimensions,
modelling by scale or computer simulation modelling. Some designers
also use auralisation. But as well as technical developments, the role
of the acoustician is now generally more prominent in the design team.
With greater responsibility, current designers often take fewer risks and
adhere to one of two precedents: the parallel-sided hall and the vineyard
terrace hall.
The paper will concentrate on the comparison between 40 years ago
and the present, mainly in terms of acoustics for the listener but also
with a short mention of conditions for the performers.
Wed 14:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Plenary lectures Wednesday
Reciprocity measurements in acoustical and mechano-acoustical
systems. Review of theory and applications.
Tjeert ten Wolde
Leidschendam
Dynamical systems are called reciprocal when the transmission of vibration from point A to point B has a simple relation with the transmission
from point B to point A. The theory on this issue will be reviewed and
the boundaries of the validity of reciprocity for acoustical, mechanical
and electrical systems, and for combinations of these, will be discussed.
When a system is reciprocal, there is an alternative possibility for the
measurement of transfer functions and for the determination of source
strength (acoustical, mechanical or electrical). The latter application concerns a reciprocal version of the substitution method. Reciprocal measurements can be attractive when the direct measurement offers problems,
for example when there is too little space for a sufficiently strong auxiliary source in the direct set-up. Examples of such cases will be presented
for acoustical and mechano-acoustical systems. The general reciprocity
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theorem is known since 1873 (Lord Rayleigh). It lasted nearly a century
before the first article on the above applications was published (1970,
Steenhoek and Ten Wolde). Since than, the methods have been developed continuously and at present they are widely used as tools in the
development of quiet cars, trucks, ships, trains, aircraft and buildings.
Thu 12:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Plenary lectures Thursday
Lothar-Cremer Award Lecture
Winner and lecture title will be announced in opening ceremony
(Tue 9:00)
Thu 14:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Plenary lectures Thursday
Recent concepts and challenges in hearing research
Torsten Dau
Centre for Applied Hearing Research, TU of Denmark
In everyday life, the speech we listen to is often mixed with many other
sound sources as well as reverberation. In such a situation, normalhearing listeners are able to effortlessly segregate a single voice out of
the background, which is commonly known as the ”cocktail party effect”.
Conversely, hearing-impaired people have great difficulty understanding
speech when more than one person is talking, even when reduced audibility has been fully compensated for by a hearing aid. As with the hearing impaired, the performance of automatic speech recognition systems
deteriorates dramatically with additional sound sources. The reasons for
these difficulties are not well understood. Only by obtaining a clearer understanding of the auditory system’s coding strategies will it be possible
to design intelligent compensation algorithms for the hearing impaired.
This presentation highlights recent concepts of the signal processing
strategies employed by the normal as well as impaired auditory system.
The aim is to develop a computational auditory signal-processing model,
capable of describing the transformation from the acoustical input signal
into its ”internal (neural) representations”. Several stages of processing
are considered to be important for a robust signal representation and a
deficiency in any of these processing stages is likely to result in a deterioration of the entire system’s performance. A state-of-the-art model
of auditory signal processing would be of major practical significance for
technical applications, in digital hearing aids, cochlear implants, speech
and audio coding, and automatic speech recognition.
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Pre-colloquium
Noise and ports: impacts on cities, humans and
techniques
Overview: see p. 5
Mon 13:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Opening by colloquium chairs
Miriam Webera and Christian Poppb
a
DCMR Environmental Protection Agency; b Lärmkontor, Hamburg
Mon 13:10
Willem Burger Zaal
Precolloquium: Noise and ports
The city and port dilemma
Christian Popp
Lärmkontor GmbH, Hamburg
On the one hand the ports are still expanding and even if all the available low-noise technologies are used they are a relevant noise source.
On the other hand the residential areas of the cities are moving to the
waterfronts. This causes conflicts between the staying port industries
and the new (often very expensive) residential areas. The presentation
of Christian Popp will describe Hamburg’s approach to find a practicable
solution for this city and port dilemma.
Mon 13:35
Willem Burger Zaal
Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Noise at work in ports
Sergio Luzzi
Vie En.Ro.Se. Ingegeneria - Florence
In this paper various aspects of evaluation and reduction of noise exposure of workers in ports are investigated, starting from the minimum requirements for the protection of workers against the risks resulting from
exposure to noise, fixed by 2003/10/EC Directive and other European
disposals and from the state of art of its transposition in National Legislation of Member States. With reference to case studies, developed in
ports of Italian cities, having different characteristics, the significant critical points present in the standard procedures for measurement of noise
and risk assessment are shown, and possible solutions are proposed.
Typical activities, like construction noise at night in ports, are considered
and action planning experiences for the limitation of noise exposure as
well as methods for the correct definition of standard annoying activities
and daytime exposure calculation that have been collected, catalogued
and compared according to different criteria. The general solution planning and designing methods are defined in a way that permit them to be
linkable with or integrated in Good Practice Guide for ports area noise
management.
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Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Noise emission on RoRo terminals
Rob Witte
DGMR Consulting Engineers bv
The RoRo (Roll On Roll Of) terminals are a booming business, certainly
on short voyages from Rotterdam to England. The terminal is characterized by activity peaks around loading and unloading times. The main
equivalent noise sources are the traffic with specialized terminal tractors and the ship itself. Peak levels may arise by driving on to the ramp.
The presentation gives an overview of the general operations, current
sound power levels and possible mitigating measures, based on our experiences in the market.
Mon 14:25
Willem Burger Zaal
Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Development and state-of-the-art of noise control in the petrochemical industry
Carl Hantschk
Müller-BBM GmbH
In Europe, a significant awareness for noise from industrial activities as
a disturbing and harmful factor in everyday life has not evolved until
economic growth and advancing urbanization caused industry and residential/recreational areas to move ever closer together. When legislation defined limits and requirements for the noise impact of industrial
installations, practical tools and means to ensure compliance with the
law became necessary. As a result, measurement methods have been
developed, typical noise sources in industry have been determined and
characterized, calculation methods to predict noise emissions and noise
received in the neighborhood have been worked out and new noise control equipment and concepts have been elaborated. The results of this
work still form the basis for modern noise control engineering. Continuous efforts over the last decades resulted in essential contributions to
reducing the noise emissions associated with industrial activities and to
protecting the environment from excessive noise levels. This presentation gives an overview of the above developments and some examples.
Focus is set to petrochemical industry in ports, where safety requirements calling for outdoor operation of noisy equipment and the vicinity
of urban areas pose a particular challenge to the noise control engineer.
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Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Port area noise management - Lessons from 3 major European Seaports
Antonis Michail
DGMR Consulting Engineers bv
Noise management is an issue of increasing significance within the efforts of integrated environmental management of seaport areas. The
presentation focuses on the current practices and challenges in the field
of port area noise management in 3 major European Ports, namely the
Ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg. The research aims to reveal the importance of noise as an environmental aspect of port related
activities and operations, the noise impact around the selected seaport
areas, and the practices and control mechanisms that are in place for
integrated noise management. The research methodology includes an
analysis of available noise surveys and prediction models in line with recorded complaints and applied legislative and management frameworks.
Structured interviews with the port environmental managers feed to the
discussion and findings.
Mon 15:35
Willem Burger Zaal
Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Ports and their impacts on nature
Nico van Doorn
Royal Haskoning consultants
The NoMEPorts Project (Noise Management in European Ports) has developed a Good Practice Guide on Port Area Noise Mapping and Management. This Guide has been compiled as a synthesis and user-friendly
interpretation of the European Noise Directive (END) and as a summary
of the management response options available for the effective implementation of its provisions with a focus on port areas. The context of the
issue of noise is set against changes in the role of ports with discussion
on policy and reasons to act in response to environmental challenges.
A six steps methodology for noise mapping and management has been
developed and will be shown and discussed. The importance of future
developments in and around the port will be addressed.
The Guide concludes with a perspective on evaluation of action plans
and their implementation.
Mon 16:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Precolloquium: Noise and ports
Noise Management at the port of Rotterdam
Ton van Breemena and Frank Wolkenfeltb
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Port of Amsterdam; b Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam is facing a huge challenge to plan and intensify
the port industrial activities within strict limit values for industrial noise.
PoR, DCMR and others have developed a methodology in noise management by translating the future port planning into a noise allocation
map and by monitoring the actual situation. This presentation will give
an overview of the methodology, stakeholders and the software tools.
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Pre-colloquium
Array Technology in Audio and Acoustics,
Delft University of Technology
Overview: see p. 5
For information about the travel between Delft and De Doelen please
read p. 351
Mon 11:00
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
Opening by colloquium chair
Diemer de Vries
TU Delft
Mon 11:15
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
The Laboratory of Acoustical Imaging and Sound Control of Delft
University of Technology
Dries Gisolf
TU Delft
Acoustical research started in Delft around 1928 with the famous Dutch
physicist A.D. Fokker. Apart from being a very good theoretical physicist, he also loved music and started investigating the room acoustics
of concert halls. Room acoustics and sound control have remained the
mainstay of acoustical research in Delft until the late seventies, when
Berkhout introduced the concepts of array technology, developed in the
seismic imaging industry, in sound analysis and reproduction. At the same time the group started to work on acoustical imaging techniques, in
particular seismic imaging for the oil and gas industry, but also medical
imaging and non-destructive testing.
In current work in the group, array technology is still the integrating element in all applications of acoustical imaging and sound control, because arrays sample the wave-field in space and time, allowing forward and
backward extrapolation of wave-fields. The frequency range of applications based on wave-field extrapolation spans eight decades, from ultrasonic imaging for medical diagnostics or non-destructive testing, through
wave-field synthesis in the audio range, to seismic imaging in the earth
and listening to infra sound in the atmosphere.
In the talk an overview is given of current work in the group.
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Mon 11:35
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Precolloquium: Array technology
Medical acoustical array expertise at Delft University of Technology
Koen W. A. van Dongen, Erwin J. Alles and Libertario Demi
TU Delft
The history of medical ultrasound dates back as far as the mid 30s, first
as a therapeutic tool (e.g. deep tissue heating) and a decade later as a
diagnostic tool based on pulse-echo reflections. Nowadays, a majority of
all medical imaging modalities are based on ultrasound as the technique
is often non-invasive, harmless and relatively cheap and still results in
high image quality.
High image quality is obtained using array technology, i.e. a large number of active elements (preferably smaller than a wavelength) are positioned either in a single line (1-D array) or in a surface (2-D array). By
applying a predefined time delay to the signal of each element, electronically or via software on the measured data, it becomes feasible to focus
or steer the beam to a volumetric region of interest.
At the TU Delft in the section Acoustical Imaging and Sound Control
we apply array technology in various medical applications. Among the
applications are breast cancer detection, hyperthermia breast cancer
treatment, transesophageal echo cardiography (TEE) and intravascular
ultrasound. During our presentation, we will show for each of the above
applications the challenges (and solutions) of implementing array technology in clinical applications.
Mon 11:55
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
Plane wave decomposition: an inverse problem in array processing
Lars Hörchens and Diemer de Vries
TU Delft
The decomposition of wave fields into plane waves is a standard tool for
the analysis of impulse responses measured with an array of microphones. If the geometry is appropriately chosen, the decomposition can be
obtained by spatio-temporal deconvolution. Several measures can be taken to tackle the ill-posedness of the associated mathematical problem.
Typical examples are given by beamforming techniques or plane wave
decomposition using circular or spherical harmonics. These approaches
are compared based on the presented framework. The stability of the
procedure for plane wave decomposition is strongly influenced by the
choice of the array setup, which is extensively used for current approaches. On the processing side, regularisation techniques and prior knowledge can be employed to overcome instabilities and improve the achievable resolution. Exemplary results based on this approach are shown,
pointing out the potential of further research in this field.
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Mon 12:15
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High resolution reconstruction of irregularly sampled, aliased measurements
Eric Verschuur and Hannes Kutscha
TU Delft
In many multi-channel measurement situations it is not possible to acquire data with sufficiently dense sampled arrays. Furthermore, the measurement locations are not always regularly sampled or may have holes,
e.g. due to obstructions. In the field of oil and gas exploration using acoustic signals this is often the case. The objective of exploration seismics
is to image the subsurface of the earth based on reflection measurements made at the surface. A source at the surface emits an acoustic
wavefield which propagates through the subsurface. Any inhomogeneity
in the earth will cause part of the energy to scatter back to the surface,
where a line or a grid of receivers is positioned. Based on the wave
equation, these reflection measurements can be transformed into an
image of the subsurface. Before this imaging process can take place,
many preprocessing algorithms have to be applied to the data, e.g. to
remove noise and other unwanted energy. These algorithms are usually
designed for regularly sampled, unaliased data. Therefore, reconstruction algorithms are used to transform the measurements into a regularly
sampled, aliasing free dataset. Because of the aliased nature of the data extra constraints are required to reconstruct the data at the missing
locations. Usually, the assumption is that the measurements can be described with a limited number of parameters in some transform domain.
Typical examples of such domain transforms are the Fourier transform
and the generalized Radon transform. In this paper we will give an overview of typical transforms and the involved constraints that can be used
to reconstruct measurements onto a user-defined spatial grid.
Mon 14:00
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
Estimation of primaries in seismic measurements by sparse inversion
Gert-Jan van Groenestijn and Eric Verschuur
TU Delft
In exploration seismics the objective is to image the subsurface structures from acoustic reflection measurements, in order to localize and
monitor oil and gas reserves. The reflection measurements are usually
carried out with sources and receivers positioned at the surface of the
earth. Especially in the marine case the water-air interface acts as an almost perfect acoustic mirror, reflecting all upgoing energy back into the
medium. As a result, the measurements suffer from multiple reflections
that mask the desired primary reflections from the inhomogeneities in
the earth. However, these surface multiples have a physical relationship
with the primaries: each primary event will be followed by a sequence
of multiple reflections. This relationship can be exploited to estimate the
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primary reflection response, i.e. the multiple-free transfer function of the
subsurface. This is done by a full waveform inversion process, in which
the primary transfer functions are parameterized by spikes and a sparseness constraint is used during the optimization process. Examples will
be shown for synthetic and field data.
Mon 14:20
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
Optimized microphone arrays for the hearing glasses
Marinus M. Boone
TU Delft
In many cases normal hearing aids do not give sufficient speech intelligibility. This is mainly caused by bad speech to noise ratio’s such
as during parties and under reverberant conditions. To overcome these
problems the best way is to use highly directive microphones. We developed a solution by designing a special hearing aid in which the arms of
a pair of spectacles are used to house microphones arrays. Optimized
beamforming is used to obtain a high directivity index over the speech
range of frequencies. Normally this method is applied separately for both
ears. In this paper we will give an overview of the theoretical aspects of
the optimized beamforming and results are presented where theoretical
directivity patterns of the hearing glasses are compared with physical
measurements under anechoic and reverberant conditions. The influence of the human head has also been investigated. Our results show
that a high average directivity index of 8 dB is reached in combination
with a low noise sensitivity. This result is obtained under undisturbed free
field conditions. The influence of the human head reduces the directivity
index to 7 dB, which is still very high as compared to normal directive
hearing aids.
Mon 14:40
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
From theory to implementation of wave field synthesis
Sascha Spors
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
Wave field synthesis is a spatial sound field reproduction technique aiming at authentic reproduction of auditory scenes. Its theoretical foundation has been developed almost 20 years ago by Delft University of
Technology and has been improved considerably since then. This talk
revisits the theory of wave field synthesis and presents a unified framework for wave field synthesis covering arbitrarily shaped loudspeaker
arrays for two- and three-dimensional reproduction. The physical foundation as well as the technical implementations include a number of approximations of the basic theory, for instance approximate correction of
the secondary source type mismatch and spatial sampling of the ideally
continuous loudspeaker distribution. The artifacts emerging from these
approximations and aspects of the practical implementation are discussed. Furthermore, a number of extensions to the basic theory that have
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been introduced in the past are briefly reviewed. Higher-order Ambisonics is an alternative to wave field synthesis also aiming at authentic
reproduction. The commons and differences between wave field synthesis and higher-order Ambisonics are highlighted. The talk concludes with
open research questions.
Mon 15:00
TU Delft, room C
Precolloquium: Array technology
Deriving Room Acoustical Parameters Using Arrays and Hearing
Models
Jasper van Dorp Schuitman and Diemer de Vries
TU Delft
Using microphone arrays, room acoustical parameters can be determined by measuring room impulse responses along a line, circle or sphere.
With this technique the distribution of the parameters within (parts of) a
room can be evaluated. The method also revealed that some of the parameters may fluctuate as a function of microphone position, in such an
amount that it does not correspond to human perception. In recent research, attempts were made to apply hearing models on the measurements to yield more perceptually motivated results. Listening tests were
set up to find correlations between subjective attributes and the model
results.
Mon 15:20
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Precolloquium: Array technology
On the applications of array technology in room acoustics
Anton Schlesinger and Diemer de Vries
TU Delft
Room acoustic parameters vary much with the position of the receiver
and the source as a consequence of the interferences in the anisotropic
part of the sound field. It is thus difficult to yield exhaustive information of the room properties from independent single-point measurements.
Using an array measurement permits to evaluate the sound field with a
high spatial resolution and leads to a more precise assessment of the
room acoustic properties. We propose a technique to investigate room
acoustics by reconstructing the volumetric sound field from measurements taken on a sphere. The latter are obtained by a virtual spherical
array using a microphone mounted at a robotic arm. The spatially sampled room impulse response upon the sphere is used to reconstruct the
sound field within a particular volume of reconstruction by applying the
methods of Nearfield Acoustical Holography (NAH). Subsequently, acoustical properties are derived from the reconstructed volumetric room impulse response. A virtual spherical microphone-array was constructed
and tested in a volumetric modal analysis and a volumetric sound intensity probe. The results are discussed and an outlook on the potential of
the presented method is given.
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Paper sessions Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Tue 14:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Modulation perception and threshold fine structure: Experimental
evaluation of the underlying mechanisms
Stephan J. Heise, Manfred Mauermann and Jesko L. Verhey
Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
Amplitude modulation detection at low levels is influenced by the fine
structure of the threshold in quiet. Modulation detection thresholds are
higher when a tonal carrier falls in a fine-structure minimum than when
it falls in an adjacent maximum. The aim of this study is to shed some light on possible underlying mechanisms, such as (1) a change in
effective modulation depth due to a spectral colouring of the stimulus
by threshold fine structure, (2) a reduction of the effective modulation
depth in fine-structure minima by cochlear resonances such as spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAEs), (3) modulation masking caused
by the beating of a SOAE with the stimulus carrier. Modulation detection
thresholds of sinusoidally amplitude-modulated carriers were measured
for various stimulus parameters: five carrier levels (7.5-37.5 dB SL), two
carrier bandwidths (0 and 30 Hz) and two carrier and five modulation
frequencies which were adapted to the individual fine structure. Fifteen
subjects with different degrees of threshold fine structure participated.
The experimental results favour hypothesis (2). However, the data for
different modulation frequencies indicate that spectral cues could be involved in modulation detection as well (hypothesis (1)), even for low modulation frequencies. Hypothesis (3) is not supported by the results.
Tue 14:20
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Modulation perception and threshold fine structure: Simulations
with a nonlinear cochlea model
Bastian Epp, Jesko L. Verhey, Stephan J. Heise and Manfred Mauermann
Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
Many natural sounds show temporal level fluctuations, i.e. amplitude
modulations. Thus, a detailed knowledge about mechanisms underlying modulation perception is essential for the understanding of auditory
signal processing. Most psychoacoustical studies investigated amplitude modulation processing for carrier levels well above threshold in quiet.
Recently, Heise et al. (presented at DAGA2008) showed that the quasiperiodic fine structure in the threshold in quiet commonly observed in
normal-hearing listeners affects the modulation detection of sinusoidally
modulated tones with low carrier levels. The influence of threshold fine
structure on modulation detection thresholds is not predicted by current
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models of modulation perception. This is essentially due to the simplification of the peripheral stages in these models. In contrast to the previous studies, the present study uses a one-dimensional active and nonlinear model of the cochlea which simulates a fine structure in the threshold in quiet. The representation of amplitude modulation in regions of
fine structure at the level of the basilar membrane is analyzed and compared to the performance of subjects in the modulation detection task.
The simulations can further enhance our understanding of the relative
contribution of temporal and spectral mechanisms underlying modulation perception.
Tue 14:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Modeling the masking of tones by Schroeder-phase harmonic tone
complexes
Eugen Rasumowa , Martin Hansena and Stephan D. Ewertb
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FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie; b Universität
Oldenburg
The amount of masking from harmonic tone complexes (HTC) with
Schroeder phase on a sinusoidal signal varies up to over 30 dB when the
phase curvature of the masker is altered. This masking differences can
be explained by the dispersion on the basilar membrane (BM) which, in
interaction with the phase of the HTC components, influences the temporal ”peakiness” of the BM excitation. When modeling the phase curvature
dependent amount of masking the use of a linear BM-filter with optimized phase-curvature and magnitude response is insufficient in terms of
the resulting dynamic range of the simulated masking thresholds. One
important factor might be the inclusion of peripheral compression into
the model. However, current studies using the dual-resonance nonlinear
filter (DRNL) [Meddis et al., J. Acous. Soc. Am, 109(6):2852-2861,2001]
have shown no improvement of the simulations. This study deals with the
refinement of the response characteristic of the DRNL filter. The effect
of modifications of the DRNL filter was evaluated in the framework of the
CASP-model [Jepsen et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 124(1):422-438, 2008].
Furthermore, the dependence of the model-parameters concerning the
dynamic range of the internal representation was investigated.
Tue 15:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Subband instantaneous-frequency analysis to determine masking
with high temporal resolution for use in audio codecs
Nils Koppaetzkya , Stephan D. Ewertb , Birger Kollmeiera and Volker Hohmannb
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Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik; b Universität Oldenburg
Algorithms for perceptual audio coding use psychoacoustical masking
models to compress audio data with minimal impact on the perceived
audio quality. Latest psychoacoustical research emphasizes the excellent spectro-temporal resolution of the auditory system. Most common
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audio codecs, however, apply classical spectral masking models which
generally reach the required high spectral resolution at the expense of
an insufficient temporal resolution. An application of a current psychoacoustical model which simulates the high spectro-temporal resolution of
the auditory system, might offer an increase of the coding efficiency or of
the perceptual coding quality, respectively. To analyze the general effect
of an enhanced time resolution, a current nonlinear auditory filterbank
model with instantaneaous-frequency conrol was tested in this constribution. The applicability of the model for the classification of the tonality
of the signal and for forming an estimate of the spectro-temporal masking pattern was examined. The masking model as well as the resulting
perceptual coding quality which can be achieved by a combination of the
model with a simple perceptual coder are presented and discussed.
Tue 16:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Evalution of a Nonlinear Auditory Filterbank with Instantaneous
Frequency Control
Reef Eilersa , Stephan D. Ewerta , Jesko L. Verheyb and Volker Hohmanna
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Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
Psychoacoustical studies suggest that the increase in suppression as a
function of suppressor level is greater for a suppressor spectrally below
than above the signal frequency. This pattern was investigated by measuring suppression for a tonal signal with two different psychoacoustical
methods in the same subjects. The first method was the pulsation threshold technique that was used in a two-tone suppression paradigm with
suppressor frequencies below and above the signal frequency. The second method was a forward-masked paradigm where the masker was a
bandpass noise and the parameter the masker bandwidths. The noise
was either centred at the signal frequency or was asymmetric with a larger portion of the spectrum on either the low or the high frequency side.
The results of the two experiments were consistent with the hypothesis
of different suppression growth functions for the different frequency regions. The measured data was modelled with a nonlinear filter approach.
The model uses a modified dual-resonance filter by including a control
of the nonlinear filter gain by the sub-band instantaneous frequency. It
is investigated, if the model is able to quantitatively predict suppression
and the effect of suppressor frequency.
Tue 16:20
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Temporal weighting in loudness perception: Effect of bandwidth
Jesko L. Verheya and Jan Renniesb
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Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik; b Fraunhofer IDMT
Recent studies indicate that for broadband stimuli the beginning is more
important for the judgement of overall loudness than later temporal segments [Pedersen und Ellermeier (2008), JASA 123, 963-972]. The aim
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of the present study is to investigate if the special weight to the onset is
related to the higher spectral loudness summation for short signals than
for long signals. An analysis of weights is used to estimate the relative
contributions of individual temporal segments to the overall loudness of
1-s long noise, whose level was randomly perturbed every 100 ms. The
weights are determined for the same set of subjects for a broadband noise and a 400-Hz wide bandpass noise centred at 2 kHz. In agreement
with previous studies, for the majority of test subjects the first 100 ms
contributed significantly higher to the overall loudness perception in the
broadband condition. This effect was significantly reduced in the narrowband condition. This result is in line with the hypothesis that the higher
weight at stimulus onset is at least partly due to the higher spectral loudness summation at the beginning of the signal. The experimental results
are discussed in relation to current loudness models.
Tue 16:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Loudness perception with headphone presentation compared to
loudspeaker presentation in the diffuse field
Sebastian Goossensa , Grit Boninb and Roman Stumpnera
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Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH; b TU Berlin
The same sound pressure level in the ear-canal can lead to different
loudness perception for headphone and loudspeaker presentation. This
effect, which is known for a long time, was examined once more for different headphone types and signal presentations. During these tests the
subjects were sitting in the reverberation chamber and had to adjust a
third-octave band noise to the same loudness caused by loudspeaker
and headphone reproduction. The headphone reproduction was carried
out in a monotic, diotic and dichotic way. Significant differences of sound
pressure levels had been measured in the ear-canal for the monotic and
diotic case although the same loudness had been perceived. In contrary
the level differences disappear largely for a dichotic stimulation. This is
valid both for a binaural noise corresponding to the loudspeaker signal
with spatial information, which was taken by artificial head recordings in
the reverberation room and for a simple incoherent noise without spatial
information at all. In the dichotic case equal levels in the ear-canal had
been measured for the same loudness.
Tue 17:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Just-Noticeable Roughness Differences of Technical Sounds
Alexandra Leutheusera , Roland Sottekb and Jörg Becker-Schweitzera
a
Fachhochschule Düsseldorf; b HEAD acoustics GmbH
Roughness has become a central focus for product sound design. The
roughness-induced perception, varying from a sporty character to a very
unpleasant impression, consistently proposes new questions and challenges in sound engineering. This paper is concerned with one of the
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important aspects of subjective roughness perception: the investigation of just-noticeable roughness differences. Listening tests using synthetic sounds (modulated sinusoids with additional noise) and technical
sounds (based on engine sounds) have been performed, both dependent on parameters such as degree of modulation, sound pressure level, and signal-to-noise ratio. The influence of a single parameter and of
a combination of parameters was studied using adaptive test procedures providing more reliable and precise results within a limited time for
the subjective tests. The results of the studies will be discussed. Further
investigations relate to using the results for optimizing the roughness calculation based on the Hearing Model according to Sottek with respect to
technical sounds.
Tue 17:20
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Comparison of loudness models for artificial and technical sounds
Jan Renniesa and Jesko L. Verheyb
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Fraunhofer IDMT; b Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
Different loudness models were proposed to account for temporal
aspects in loudness perception. To investigate different dynamic concepts for modeling loudness, predictions were made with two current
loudness models for a set of time-varying, artificial and technical sounds.
A comparison to data from literature showed that both models predicted
loudness of amplitude and frequency-modulated sounds about equally
well. For sequences of tone pulses with different frequencies, one model
agrees better with data from literature than the other, since it includes
a dynamic stage which allows spectral loudness summation for nonsynchronous frequency components. To further investigate this effect,
the dependence of spectral loudness summation on temporal separation
between the frequency components was measured. The results indicate
that spectral loudness summation takes place even when different frequencies are separated by 50 ms. Although a small effect is predicted
by one of the models, quantitative differences between data and predictions suggest that the underlying mechanism is still not completely
understood. A comparison of the predicted loudness of technical noise
showed considerable differences in the absolute loudness values between the two models. However, the high rank correlation showed that,
in principle, both models are suitable for quality assessments.
Tue 17:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Consonance/dissonance evaluation of electrical machine noise.
Sebastian Fingerhuth
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
In this work the result of two listening tests of consonance/dissonance
will be presented. The listeners had to evaluate several sounds with high
tonal components. The sounds were synthesized based on recordings
of electrical machines. The stimuli represented two machines driven at
different speeds generating a more or less consonant/dissonant sound,
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depending on the ratio of the speeds. Each listeners had to evaluate
the sounds in two different experiments, i) using an absolute magnitude
estimation (AME) method, without a reference, and ii) using a category
partitioning (CP) scale with 5 main divisions (from ”not at all dissonant”
to ”very dissonant”) each one with 10 subdivisions.
The differences and implications of using both methods will also be presented and some conclusions of consonance/dissonance as a psychoacoustic magnitude and consequences for sound design targets will be
shown.
Tue 18:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 1
Precise stimulation in auditory neuroimplants
Sören Wulf Kristiansen and Hans-Heinrich Bothe
TU of Denmark
The work concerns auditory neural implants with specific application
to cochlear implants. A usual cochlear implant consists of an external
and internal part, with the first being the acoustic receiver, processor
and transcutaneous transmitter to the internal part consisting of receiver
electronics and an electrode array inserted into the inner ear or cochlea. Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve fiber array is then conducted by pulsed stimulation with a relatively high frequency through
the tissue of the inner hair cells. Thereby, some problems arise with the
most obvious ones being a signal distortion by the reduction in available
frequency channels and relatively strong channel aliasing or crosstalk
effects due to electrode proximity in the electrically conducting tissue.
The aim of this work is to reduce the channel crosstalk by employing a
new electrode stimulation method known from high frequency engineering as Phased Array Channeling.
Tue 14:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Prediction of the sound radiation from a plate excited by a
structure-borne sound source
Matthias Lievens, Pascal Dietrich and Christoph Höller
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
The radiation of structure-borne sound into a medium is generally predicted by linear system theory. In characterising a structure-borne sound
source and its radiation, the goal is to predict the sound pressure at an
arbitrary point in the medium using only mobilities and frequency responses of the individual system components. This seems straight forward
but in practice the prediction often fails due to one or more of three causes: an incompletely measured coupling situation, a high measurement
uncertainty of the mobilities, or the non-linear source behaviour.
To investigate the validity of the multipole theory a small one-dimensional
measurement setup was built. It consists of a small electrical motor
connected to a plate that radiates into a receiving room of one cubic
metre. In this way many positions, plates and motor excitations can be
analysed with limited effort.
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The analyses will compare power measured in situ to power predicted using in situ measured mobilities and source excitations. The sound
pressure in the receiving room is used to verify the assumption of a one
dimensional excitation process and to monitor the error in the prediction.
Tue 14:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Experiences with characterising Simple Sources of Structureborne Sound by the Two Plate Method
Heinrich Bietz and Volker Wittstock
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
The assessment of the ability of a vibratory source to inject sound power
into a receiver is a major task in different fields of acoustics. Recently, a
proposal has been made to characterise structure-borne sound sources
by two properties, an activity and a mobility quantity. They are determined by connecting the source under test to two different receiving
plates with very different point mobilities. From the different sound powers injected into the different receiving plates, source quantities can be
calculated. At PTB, it was checked whether this method is capable to determine the source characteristics of the very easy case of an electrodynamic shaker. This source has the advantage that it can be modelled by
electromechanic analogies and thus, source properties can be determined by a second method. Additionally, the power input into the receiving
plates can be measured by an impedance head and the electric input
power is also known. Furthermore, impulse signals can be used with
shakers as well as stationary ones which gave the opportunity to investigate whether the two plate method works in all cases. Presented results
will include comparisons between sound powers and source quantities
determined by different methods for stationary and impulse signals.
Tue 14:40
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
On force- and moment mobilities of a timber joist floor
Andreas R. Mayra , Barry Gibbsb and Heinz-Martin Fischera
a
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart; b University of Liverpool, School of
Architecture
In wood framed buildings, floors are formed by fastening wood sheathing
to joists spaced at a regular interval. The sheathing is typically fastened
to the joist using screws so the resulting system is a complicated periodic
point-connected plate-rib structure. It is shown that the point force mobility varies significantly with position. A machine installation generally
is close to discontinuities, such as at: floor edges, joist-screw locations,
joints between the sheathing plates, and due to workmanship. In such
cases, moment excitation might become important at some frequencies
and the neglect of moments a priori can lead to inaccurate prediction
of the total emission. This paper presents measured point moment mobilities with respect to the distance to discontinuities for a timber joist
floor where a single layer of chipboard forms the sheathing. It is shown
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that the measured point moment mobility indicates an infinite plate behaviour. This includes for positions above a joist but between screw positions. To determine the relative contribution of moments and perpendicular forces to the total structure-borne sound power, case studies of
two sources, a fan unit and a whirlpool bath, are described, for various
locations on a timber joist floor.
Tue 15:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Conception of test setups for investigations on the sound transmission from landings in the staircase test facility
Christoph Fichtela , Tobias Schneiderhanb and Jochen Scheckb
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STEP GmbH; b Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
The German standard DIN 4109 doesn’t allow an accurate prediction
of the normalised impact sound pressure level from resiliently supported heavy stairs and landings. Investigations on representative landing
constructions are carried out in the staircase test facility to identify and
quantify the parameters that are relevant for the sound transmission. The
conception of the test setups requires an analysis of the whole transmission system including the landing, resilient layer and the test environment itself to enable a proper transformation of the laboratory data
into building situations. A particular difficulty is the simulation of varying
pressure conditions on the resilient elements as found in buildings. The
presentation contains the latest results of the ongoing investigations.
Tue 15:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Vibration behaviour and structure-borne sound transmission of a
resiliently supported landing
Emre Taskan, Jochen Scheck and Heinz-Martin Fischer
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
The expected normalized impact sound level for heavy stairs and landings is presently predicted for less and obsolete constructions and insulation in the latest version of the DIN 4109. Thus the calculation of the
standard impact sound level for resiliently supported heavy stairs and
landings is according to DIN 4109 - Beiblatt 1 impracticable. By analyzing the structure borne transmission paths, appropriate acoustical parameters can be related to the involved elements (i.e. flight of stairs, stair
landing or decoupling elements) and included into a calculation model,
for example DIN EN 12354. The vibration behavior of the landing and
the transmission through the resilient layer are of particular importance.
The vibration behavior of a representative landing construction was investigated by means of experimental and computational modal analysis
and a finite element model was set up. It is intended to advance the FEM
model in order to simulate the transmission from the landing through the
resilient layer into the wall to enable parameter studies.
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Structure-borne sound in buildings
Side Effects of the ISO Tapping Machine as a Walking Noise Source
Werner Scholl, Heinrich Bietz and Volker Wittstock Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Characterising noise from different floors, when people are walking on
them, has become important in some countries, as there exist legal requirements. Finding an adequate measurement method was made a
work item of an adhoc-group of CEN TC 126 / WG 1. Based on former research, it is proposed to use the standard tapping machine according to
ISO 140 as a walking noise source. As this kind of noise has to be measured in the same room where the the walker acts, the tapping machine
might unwantedly influence the sound from the floor in two ways: On the
one hand its body might interfere with the sound radiation from the floor
covering by shielding or resonance effects, or on the other hand it might
produce noise by itself (’self-noise’). A particular problem is, that the selfnoise of the tapping machine depends on the surface it hits on. So it has
to be determined on a very silent floor mockup. Investigations were carried out at Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig (PTB)
and some results as well as a proposal for such a mockup are presented.
Tue 16:40
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Study of the Influence of Adjacent Elements on the Sound Level
Decay of Heavy Building Structures by Means of Transient SEA
Martin Schneider, Florian Mack and Heinz-Martin Fischer
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
The sound reduction index of heavy constructions depends on the energy losses from this element into the respective adjacent building elements. For each in-situ situation different energy offtake into the coupled
elements may occur. When measuring the sound reduction index of a
building element in the laboratory, it is therefore necessary to determine
the loss factor of this element in its respective laboratory condition. But
this loss factor measurement may not only contain energy flux from the
considered element into the adjacent elements but also energy flux from
the adjacent elements into the considered one. The energy flux back into
the considered element depends on the energy levels and energy level
difference between the elements and therefore on the internal losses
of the individual elements. This time dependent energy flow is modeled
with a transient SEA approach. This approach gives us an idea about the
circumstances under the energy flux from the adjacent elements to the
considered element will influence or determine the level decay. Furthermore measured reverberation times of heavy walls are compared with
the decay calculated by the transient SEA.
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Structure-borne sound in buildings
Vibration reduction indices at junctions with cavity walls
Heiko Martina , Jan Smitsa , Jan Niggebruggeb , Eddy Gerretsenc and
Renz van Luxemburgd
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Eindhoven University of Technology, Acoustics Laboratory; b Kupers&
Niggebrugge, Utrecht; c TNO; d DHV B.V., Eindhoven
By applying concrete or brick cavity walls in dwellings instead of single homogeneous walls, the sound insulation between dwellings can be
increased. However, then the role of flanking sound transmission is becoming more important. Flanking transmission depend partly on the properties of the building junctions formed by the cavity walls and other building elements. The properties of junctions made of single homogeneous
building elements are known for some time. Few data are available of
junctions of which cavity walls are part. In calculation models empirical
modules are used for the vibration reduction indices of these specific
junctions. Their accuracy is not known yet because of missing data from
practice. Therefore, vibration reduction indices of several junctions with
cavity walls have been determined by field measurements, also in dwellings under construction. For this purpose, a quick and reliable measurement method had to be developed. Also the invariance of the vibration
reduction indices concerning the same junction in different surroundings
has been investigated.
Tue 17:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
A Wave Based Model to predict the Airborne and Structure-Borne
Sound Insulation of Finite-Sized Multilayered Structures
Arne Dijckmansa , Gerrit Vermeira and Walter Lauriksb
a
KU Leuven, Afdeling Akoestiek en Thermische Fysica; b KU Leuven
In this paper, a Wave Based Method (WBM) is used to predict the airborne and impact sound insulation of finite-sized multilayered structures.
The WBM is a Trefftz-based deterministic prediction technique for the
steady-state dynamic analysis of coupled vibro-acoustic systems. The
field variables (sound pressures and plate displacements) are expanded
in terms of acoustic and structural wave functions, which are exact solutions of the homogeneous dynamic equations. The contributions of the
wave functions depend only on the boundary and continuity conditions.
Because the modal behaviour of plates and rooms is taken into account,
the WBM is not limited to the high-frequency range like Statistical Energy
Analysis. The enhanced computational efficiency, as compared to other
deterministic methods like finite element models, allows predictions in a
broad frequency range (typically 50-5000 Hz in building acoustics). As
many problems in building acoustics can be simplified to a rectangular geometry, the WBM is developed for this specific case. Predictions
for multilayered structures containing air layers and porous layers are
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compared with analytical prediction models and measurements. The influence on the sound reduction index of different parameters, like concentrated absorption in sending or receiving room, is discussed.
Tue 17:40
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Combining Experiments for the Identification of the Parameters of
Viscoelastic Materials
Martin Schmelzer
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Certain memory effects, that show up during the deformation of many
materials of technical importance, can be described by a law of linear viscoelasticity. Using inner variables, arbitrary signals in time can be
handled easily. In the special case of harmonic signals, this naturally
leads to frequency dependend complex moduli.
The identification of the associated parameters can be performed by a
process of optimisation using iterative simulation of the experiment and
the comparison of the calculation with the experimental data. Several
experiments with one material can be combined to yield a united set of
parameters. Results of this process will be presented.
Tue 18:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Structure-borne sound in buildings
Building SEA Predictive Models to Support Vibro-Acoustic Ship
Design.
Denis Blanchet
ESI GmbH, Munich
In the past, the shipping industry has used empirical models extensively to predict the vibro-acoutic response aboard ships. This method has
proven effective for reasonable ship size, shapes and typical materials.
However, empirical approaches offer little flexibility and are limited to
known construction types and materials. Nowadays, ships are getter larger and use more sophisticated material such as composite. Regulation
and ship owners impose more stringent vibro-acoustic performance of
their vessels and the luxury yacht segment is no exception. In addition,
the time available to design the vibro-acouctics package aboard a ship is
shrinking forcing designers to seek industrially efficient methods to build
ship models and perform design analysis.
This paper presents an efficient method for quickly building a detailed
predictive vibro-acoustic model from 2D or 3D data. This model includes
all SEA structural subsystems of the hull, superstructure, interior bulkhead, etc. It also includes SEA acoustic subsystems of all cabins and
other living areas. Structureborne and airborne sources are defined for
all types of excitation encountered in a ship such as engine, generator,
HVAC, bow thrusters, propeller.... Vibration, SPL and power inputs are
available at any locations and serve as basis for vibro-acoustic design
analysis.
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Variable acoustics
Why Variable Acoustics - and What Variable Acoustics?
Eckhard Kahle
Kahle Acoustics, Brussels
Why do we need variable acoustics, and what needs to be varied, both
in terms of physical elements and in terms of acoustic criteria? In terms
of why, we feel that there are three complementary reasons: (1) musical needs, as contemporary concert halls (and other venues) have to
cater for music composed for different spaces and musical ensembles;
(2) user needs, for communities that cannot afford to build several single
purpose halls, and therefore need to build a single multi-purpose hall; (3)
sociological-economical needs that have been developing over the last
couple of decades, as most hall operators want to offer their public an
eclectic programme including different types of music within the same,
”their” hall. Concerning the question of what variable acoustics needs
to achieve, we feel that reverberation time is only one, and probably not
even the most important criterion for variable acoustics. Which other parameters do we need to change in order to achieve successful variable
acoustics in a hall?
Tue 14:20
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Variable acoustics
Variable Acoustics means Variation of Reverberation Time - does
it?
Ben Kok
Nelissen Ingenieursbureau B.V., Eindhoven
It is generally recognized that the acoustics of a room are not defined
by its reverberation time only. For variable acoustics, however, the variation in reverberation time still is the commonly used quantifier of the
effectiveness of the variation. This leads to the impression that variation
of reverberation time is essential for effective variable acoustics. Acting
as the acoustic consultant for a theatre renovation project, we were confronted with a client who required optimum acoustic performance for both
opera and non-reinforced drama in the same house, but did not want to
implement variable acoustics. Discussions with the client learned that
their opposition to variable acoustics was in the expected complexity of
the provisions, not only during construction, but also in operation and
maintenance. A simple system was proposed to influence the early reflections, but without change of reverberation time. The resulting variation of about 1 dB in C50 and 1.5 dB in C80, at a reverberation time of
1.4 s, effectively changes the auditorium from a speech theatre to an
opera house. After the renovation, the acoustics have been received very favourably, which has been expressed by the critics of ’Opernwelt’ by
electing the theatre ’Opernhaus des Jahres’ in 2007.
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Variable acoustics
Developments in the Acoustic Design of Theatres with Natural Variable Acoustics
Maarten Luykx, Martijn Vercammen and Rob Metkemeijer
Peutz bv, Mook
In designing variable acoustics in theatres in the 1970’s in the Netherlands Peutz’ philosophy was to start with a hall size necessary for
symphonic music. These halls are therefore usually quite large (9,00011,000 m3), including an orchestra shell. To reduce the reverberation
time and volume down to 5,000-6,000 m3 for the theatre mode curtains
can be unrolled from ceiling boxes. These 1000 seat halls work well, the
only drawback being the added sound absorption that compromises the
strength for speech. A next step was therefore to use movable ceiling panels to obtain a more effective volume variation. A final step in this development was made with theatre ”De Spiegel” (Zwolle (NL) 2006), which
contrary to all others has a compact and intimate theatre as a starting
point. It has 850 seats, a room volume of 3,500 m3, and 2 horse-shoe
shaped balconies. Using a movable ceiling up to 20 metres height and
a gallery, an additional reverberant volume of 4,000 m3 can be added
to the hall, creating a total volume of 11,000 m3 for symphonic music.
Reverberation times range from 0,9 s up to 2,0 s, without compromise to
the strength of the sound in the theatre mode.
Tue 15:00
Fortis Bank Zaal
Variable acoustics
Acoustics of Muziekkwartier Enschede (NL).
Niek Janssen and Renz van Luxemburg
DHV B.V., Eindhoven
November 22, 2008 the new building ”Muziekkwartier” (Music Quarter)
in the town of Enschede (NL) is inaugurated. The building will be the new
home of the Opera (Nationale Reisopera), the Theatre (Podium Twente),
the School of Music (Muziekschool Twente) and the Stage for Popmusic
(Atak).
The main auditorium is to be used for drama, opera and as a special: for
opera production. The auditorium will be the second hall specific for opera in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam. The capacity of the hall is 1000
seats, the volume of the hall is 9500 m3. Varying the acoustics in the
hall is solved mechanically. Movable sound reflectors moved in height,
ground plan and vertical angle are the ingredients for variable acoustics
meant for speech or opera. The variation in reverberation time is T = 1.3
to 1.6 sec. in combination with strong support of early reflections.
The combination of functions, performing simultaneously without mutual
disturbance, leads to a high aim on the sound insulation in the building.
The acoustics of both the halls for popmusic were not only well-damped,
but also pinpointed to performance in low frequencies and neutralizing
the absence of visitors during sound checking.
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Variable acoustics
Relationship between room shape and Early Lateral Energy Fraction in rectangular concert halls
Andrzej K. Klosaka and Anders C. Gadeb
a
Cracow University of Technology; b Technical University of Denmark
The acoustic properties of 24 rectangular rooms representing ”shoebox” type concert halls with volumes between 8000m3 and 16000m3
have been analysed using Odeon (v.8) computer simulation software.
Among several objective measures calculated in numerous receiver positions (between 300 and 850) in each hall, this paper concentrates on
the behaviour of Early Lateral Energy Fraction (LF80 ). The dependency
of LF80 on source-receiver distance, receiver location within the room
and room dimensions will be discussed. It is found that the distribution
of LF80 in rectangular rooms can be described as a three-dimensional
”tongue-shape”. The simulation results have also been compared with
regression models based on measurements in real halls. In rectangular
halls, the variation in LF80 values can be described by the influence of
the overall room dimensions and their mutual ratios. Formulas for prediction of LF80 in rectangular halls have been proposed, which takes into
account both the width and the length of the hall.
Tue 16:20
Fortis Bank Zaal
Variable acoustics
Variability and Adaptability of the Acoustics in the new Conservatory of Amsterdam
Peter Heringa, Debby Isbrücker and Marten Valk
Peutz bv, Zoetermeer
Last summer the newly built conservatory for music of Amsterdam was
delivered. The conservatory has 5 larger halls. The primary use of these
halls is rehearsal and exams. They are also used for musical performances. The halls are quite different in order to learn the students to cope
with different acoustics. They range from a hall suitable for rehearsal of
an symphonic orchestra to a recital hall, a hall for jazz and pop and a
hall for opera and musical. The acoustics of three halls can, to a certain extend, be adapted to the use of the halls. The acoustics aimed and
achieved and the variation possibilities will be subject of the invited paper. Furthermore the conservatory has more then 100 education rooms
and about 70 study rooms. The acoustics of these rooms can, by means
of ”cushions”, be adapted to the lessons scheduled. The needed adaptability was predicted by means of experiments together with students
and teachers in a mock-up of ”new rooms” in the former conservatory
building. They had to express their preference and give their evaluation
of different subjective parameters. The adaptability and the evaluation of
it will be shown.
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Variable acoustics
Variable Acoustics in rehearsal rooms and concert halls
Gernot Kubanek and Georg Jansen
ISRW Dr.-Ing Klapdor GmbH
To optimize acoustic conditions in rooms with a certain change of use
or requirements, flexible approaches are possible, according to practical
realization.
For rehearsal rooms with more or less small dimensions and the need
for simple constructions, often just constructional approaches are needed. For the user (vocalist - percussionist) is essential, that these mobile
methods are unique and easy to handle with in daily use.
For rooms with greater dimensions are not only the constructional methods, but also electroacoustic systems of great importance. Not just to
create simple enhancement of reverberation; the wave field synthesis
can be an appropriated strategy to create different acoustic situations
for example at the National Conservatory of Music Detmold (Germany).
The system is dedicated to sound reproduction for artistic purposes
The system comprises 346 independent loudspeaker channels, including a horizontal loudspeaker array all around the auditory (500 seats)
and ceiling loudspeakers. Since the hall is used for a broad repertoire
comprising chamber music, romantic orchestra instrumentations, organ
concerts, contemporary music, etc., the hall will be equipped with a variable room acoustic system.
The paper presents aspects of system design concerning the direct
sound and diffuse field as well as practical implementations for WFS
rendering.
Tue 17:00
Fortis Bank Zaal
Variable acoustics
Creating Temporary Venues for High Demanding Classical Concerts using a Room Enhancement System
Gunter Engel and Marcus Blome
Müller-BBM GmbH
In the field of classical concerts an increasing tendency of arranging
concerts in unusual and sometimes unsuitable venues can be observed.
There are various possibilities to acoustically improve these venues, but
most of them turn out to be impracticable due to the limited preparation time and an unacceptable appearance of the acoustical measures. In
many cases the only solution can be provided by the use of room enhancement systems, which counteract the acoustic deficiencies with electro
acoustical means. The lecture presents case studies of two festivals in
St. Moritz and in Abu Dhabi, where ball rooms, dining halls or auditoria
of first class hotels are used as venues for top level orchestras and soloists. Beside the benefit for the musicians and concert audience the use
of enhancement systems helps acousticians to improve the knowledge
about the correlation between measurement results and the audible impression.
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Variable acoustics
Proposal for a new parameter for acoustic absorption taking amplification into account
Cees Mulder
ing. Cees Mulder, Rotterdam
In Sabine’s equation for reverberation time and the equation for the
sound pressure level of the diffuse sound field, the acoustic absorption
A [m2 open window] is a major parameter. This absorption is obtained
from the product of the surfaces S [m2] that enclose the room and the
associated absorption coefficient α [-] of those individual surfaces. However, the effective absorption A in a room changes when amplification
systems are used in that room. This phenomenon of a change in acoustic properties of a room has been described when using amplification
(Franssen, Acustica 1967), but never or seldom it has been described
as a change of absorption. When rooms are designed where the use of
a high gain amplification system is intended, like artificial reverberation
systems, surround sound systems or speech amplification systems that
incorporate decorrelation techniques, the change of absorption has to
be taken into account. A new parameter for the acoustic absorption will
be presented where the electro-acoustic gain is included. This will make
it possible to determine the architectural absorption A when a certain
electro-acoustic gain is expected.
Tue 17:40
Fortis Bank Zaal
Variable acoustics
Large scale in situ acoustic absorption properties measurements
in a theatre.
Emiel Tijs
Microflown Technologies
The acoustic absorption properties of materials used in a theatre are
a major concern, both in the initial design stage and during renovation.
The PU surface impedance method allows the simultaneous measurement of both sound pressure and acoustic particle velocity, providing the
opportunity to measure materials as they are installed on seats, floors,
walls and ceilings, assessing their sensitivity to both normal and oblique
angles of sound wave incidence. Using a portable piece of equipment,
actual testing time is short, allowing large scale testing for comparisons.
The method was applied at the Musis Sacrum theatre in Arnhem, the
Netherlands. Results will be presented and findings will be discussed.
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Variable acoustics
A Comparison of the Variable Acoustics of Two Foley Studios for
Sound Effects Recording
Remy Wenmaekersa and Constant Hakb
a
Level Acoustics, Eindhoven; b Eindhoven University of Technology
The sound effects and voices that are heard in motion pictures are often replacements or additions of sounds recorded in a Foley Studio. In
this type of studio, named after Jack Foley the pioneer in sound effects
recording, many objects like wooden floors and doors are present to record sounds from. These recordings need to sound as they are heard
in the real world or even as an exaggeration of that world. Therefore it
should be possible to create a lot of different acoustical conditions in a
Foley Studio. The variability of acoustical properties of two existing Foley Studios have been compared: one typical studio and one with a good
reputation. The impulse responses of typical Foley recording setups have been measured and analyzed with DIRAC software in both studios.
The results show that in order to achieve sufficient acoustical variability
in a Foley Studio it is important to make the critical distance and individual reflections controllable. It should also be possible to make the room
semi-anechoic.
Tue 14:00
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Binaural systems
Parametric Binaural Synthesis: Background, Applications and
Standardization
Jeroen Breebaart
Philips Research, Eindhoven
The synthesis process of binaural sounds has been subject to research
for several decades. The employment of head-related transfer functions
(HRTFs) has greatly progressed both binaural research as well as binaural applications. At the same time, the amount of information present
in HRTFs and the required processing capabilities for real-time binaural rendering have long been a challenge for many applications in the
consumer domain. More recently, parametric methods to capture the
perceptually-relevant information from HRTFs have been developed. By
means of extracting perceptually-relevant attributes from HRTF pairs, binaural rendering can be performed at lower complexity compared to the
employment of HRTF convolution. Moreover, parameter-based binaural
rendering can be efficiently integrated with parametric audio coders, it
can provide a more convincing spatial image when converting conventional stereo to binaural signals, and can be used to provide means to
independently adjust the spatial position of individual sound sources present in a down mix. This paper provides an overview of the perceptual
consequences and limitations of HRTF parameterization, its applications, and relevant standardization efforts.
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Binaural systems
Preserving binaural hearing of hearing impaired subjects with binaural noise reduction systems for hearing aids
Tim van den Bogaerta , Jan Woutersa and Marc Moonenb
a
KU Leuven, ExpORL; b KU Leuven, ESAT-SCD
Hearing aid users experience great difficulty understanding speech in
noisy environments. Therefore noise reduction algorithms are introduced in hearing aids. The development of these algorithms is typically
done monaurally. However, the human auditory system is a binaural system. Providing two monaural, independently operating, noise reduction
systems to the hearing aid user may disrupt binaural information needed
to localize sound sources correctly and to improve speech perception in
noise.
We first examined the influence of commercially available, bilateral, noise reduction algorithms on binaural hearing. Objective and perceptual evaluations with normal hearing and hearing impaired subjects show
that fixed and adaptive directional microphone (ADM) configurations, two
of the most commonly used noise reduction configurations in hearing aids, can significantly distort the binaural properties of the sound signals.
As a second step, binaural noise reduction schemes based on a multichannel Wiener filter (MWF) approach were developed and evaluated.
It is observed that a binaural hearing aid design significantly increases
noise reduction performance owing to the larger number of microphones
used. Moreover, the binaural MWF and the binaural MWF with partial
noise estimation provide a better combination of noise reduction performance and preservation of binaural cues compared to the bilateral ADM
algorithm.
Tue 14:40
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Binaural systems
On the application of auditory scene analysis in hearing aids
Anton Schlesinger and Marinus M. Boone
TU Delft
A big challenge in hearing aid (HA) design is the improvement of speech
intelligibility (SI) in adverse acoustical situations. Improving SI in noise is
a main demand for the majority of hearing impaired people who are afflicted by a sensorineural hearing loss. Approaches to compensate for this
dysfunction do not pose a general solution to the problem. There are encouraging approaches that rather replace auditory functions, in particular the function of spatial filtering. Today’s HA’s are thus often equipped
with directional microphones or microphone arrays, which successfully
enhance the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). As the hearing apparatus is a
superior speech processor, a further developmental leap in HA design is
expected from the emulation of models of auditory scene analysis (ASA).
Common to ASA-models is the categorization of sound sources in a
feature-space. Using this amended representation, the target-speaker
and interfering sound sources are separably displayed. In analogy with
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the psychological attention to one perceptual stream, it is possible to facilitate these ASA-models to enhance a given target. Several of these
functional ASA-models showed a considerable improvement of SNR in
a broad range of acoustical situations. In this contribution we discuss representative functional ASA-models and sketch their implementation in
HA’s.
Tue 15:00
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Binaural systems
Source Positioning in a Two listener Crosstalk Cancellation System
Bruno Masiero
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
It is long known that to correctly reproduce a binaural signal through
a pair of loudspeakers, it is necessary to pre-filter the binaural signal
to compensate for the loudspeakers’ crosstalk. To study the performance of crosstalk cancellation (CTC) systems, or to answer the question
about the ideal positioning of loudspeakers, several analytical models
with varying degrees of complexity have been used. However, so far,
all implemented CTC systems were designed for a single listener use.
When it comes to two (or more) listener CTC systems, the conditioning
of the transfer matrix becomes more irregular than the conditioning of
the transfer matrix for a one listener CTC system, making the task to
find the optimal source positioning considerably more complicated. By
modelling the listeners’ heads as two rigid spheres in free-field, the optimal positioning of the four sources in a two listeners CTC system was
analysed, using for that two potential source distribution arrangements,
namely a linear and a circular scheme.
Tue 15:20
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Binaural systems
Evaluation of Binaural Hearing with Cochlear Implants
Joachim Müller-Deile
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
Bilateral cochlear implantation is a well established clinical procedure
in rehabilitation of deaf or residual hearing patients. Aims of the bilateral cochlear implantation are the improvement of localisation of sound
sources, the improvement of speech intelligibility in noise, an improvement of quality of live and the implantation of the better ear. The direct
labour necessary to fit the speech processors of a bilateral implanted
patient are more than double the expenditure of work for a unilateral implanted patient. Methods to adjust loudness and pitch for both sides are
shown. It will be discussed to what extend the clinically used speech
processors can transmit the cues used with normal hearing in binaural
directional hearing. Results are presented for just noticeable differences
of interaural time delay and interaural level differences by direct electrical stimulation of single electrodes and by using the speech processors.
There is hope that better speech processing algorithms will at least in
some patients improve their auditive localisation abilities. Early bilateral implantation of congenitally deaf children ends up in better results
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in directional hearing tests than with children with sequential implantation with long times between the operations. Findings with adults indicate
that bilateral with actual speech processors supplied patients improve
more from interaural level difference than form time differences.
Tue 16:20
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Binaural systems
Application of binaural technology in an adaptive auditory speech
test for children
Janina Felsa , Frans Coninxb and Wolfgang H. Döringc
a
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University; b Institut für
Audiopädagogik at the University of Cologne; c RWTH Aachen, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Head and Neck Surgery
This contribution reports on the development of a screening procedure
for the identification of hearing loss in children by using a speech test in
various spatial conditions.
A study looking at the performance of the Adaptive Auditory Speech Test
(AAST) under spatial locatable noise as a possible diagnostic procedure for Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) has been carried out. The
AAST was developed to determine the Speech Recognition Threshold
(SRT) in a fast and reliable way under quiet and noisy conditions for
children of 3 to 4 years of age.
In the study the AAST is used to develop a diagnosis method with a noise made by a talk between children (Two-Talker-Noise) or talking noise
(person reading a newspaper) to test the intellectual abilities, separation
and localization.
The test was carried out under various spatial conditions with the signal
and noise coming from different positions in the horizontal plane. The
signals were generated using head-related transfer functions which are
appropriate for this age group. Therefore, the test words and the talkernoise were convolved with the corresponding children HRTFs. The scenarios were presented with the help of headphones.
Significant differences were detected between the different spatial situations. Results and experiences from current screening programs will be
presented.
Tue 16:40
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Binaural systems
Spatial coherence in binaural applications
Roman Scharrer
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
Spatial coherence and correlation have a well known behaviour for different types of sound fields. There are analytic expressions for free field
conditions as well as diffuse sound fields. This makes spatial coherence
an interesting indicator in signal processing for reverberated and noisy
situations as well as acoustic situation recognition. The behaviour in real sound fields is not that well known and there are a lot of parameters
influencing analysis results. Some examples are signal to noise ratio,
analysis block size and averaging. Former research results show a good
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agreement between theoretic calculations and real measurements, but
usually they are using long time or spatial averaging which makes that
approach unusable for real time signal processing purposes.
Interaural coherence in binaural recordings is analysed in different room
acoustic situations and compared to theoretic values. Measurements
were carried out in a reverberation chamber, under free field conditions
and in different rooms. The measurement results are compared to those
of diffuse and free field models as well as room acoustic simulation and
the influence of analysis parameters is examined. Finally typical binaural
coherence behavior is analysed for different room sizes, reverberation times and sources based on a binaural room acoustic model.
Tue 17:00
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Binaural systems
A Boundary Element model to calculate HRTFs. Comparison between calculated and measured data.
Wolfgang Kreuzer and Piotr Majdak
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute
Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) play an important role in spatial
sound perception. With the boundary element method (BEM) it is possible to numerically calculate these functions. As a rule of thumb six BEM
elements per wavelength should be used, thus it is necessary to have
very fine meshes when calculating HRTFs at high frequencies. In that
case, the solution of the linear system of equations generated by the
BEM needs a lot of computing time and memory. Advanced algorithms
like the fast multipole method (FMM) speed up calculations and reduce
memory requirements which allows a computation of HRTFs even for
frequencies as high as 20 kHz in feasible time.
In this work, we give a short overview of a BEM model coupled with the
FMM. We present calculated results for several persons and compare
the results with measured data of these persons.
This work was supported by the Austrian Science Fond (Pr. P18401B15)
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Binaural systems
The influence of different microphone mounts on measured HRTFs
Christopher Hauta , Jacqueline Rauscha and Volker Mellertb
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Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
When measuring HRTFs, that contain the directional information for localization in the acoustic domain, the insertion of microphones into the
ear canal changes the acoustic impedance at its entrance. Hence different microphone mounts cause different alterations of the HRTFs. The
influence of different microphone mounts on HRTFs, measured in the
horizontal and medium plane, have been investigated systematically.
The mounts used are common foam- and silicone-plugs together with
a newly developed one, which was to minimize the influence on the original ear-canal entrance impedance. The HRTFs, gained with different
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mounts, will be presented together with a comparison to some HRTFs in
open-access databases.
Tue 17:40
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Binaural systems
Just Noticeable BRIR Grid Resolution for Lateral Head Movements
Frank Schultz, Stefan Weinzierl and Alexander Lindau
TU Berlin, Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation
The angular grid resolution of binaural room impulse response datasets
can be considered as an important factor regarding the quality of binaural auralisations. Just noticeable grid resolutions for horizontal and vertical head movements have been investigated by different authors, mainly
for frontal sound sources. We will present the results of a new listening
test, using free field (HRTF) BRIR datasets for a sound source placed
above the head, assuming that this is the most critical configuration for
lateral head movements. The listening test was conducted using a 3AFC
procedure with adaptive The Best PEST procedure. The results reveal
a remarkably high sensitivity of listeners towards a missing interaction of
binaural simulations and lateral head movements.
Tue 18:00
Van Cappellen Zaal
Binaural systems
Blind and Non-Blind Spatial Signal Processing Using Head-Related
Impulse Responses
Hendrik Kaysera , Birger Kollmeierb and Jörn Anemüllerb
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Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
Spatial signal processing for hearing aids is of particular importance in
acoustically challenging environments. The development and testing of
algorithms performing digital signal processing, e.g., blind source separation (BSS), beamforming and direction-of-arrival estimation requires
realistic test conditions. For the evaluation of such blind and non-blind
algorithms, virtual sound fields are generated by convolution of sound
signals with impulse responses measured for different spatial source positions. By the use of head-related impulse responses measured in real
scenarios, a simulation is achieved that approximates real-world recordings. For this purpose, multi-channel hearing aids were mounted on a
head and torso simulator. Hence, the number and type of superimposed
sound sources can be chosen arbitrarily. Background noise recorded in
the underlying scene can be added with a selectable SNR. Due to the
knowledge of the entire transmission characteristics from each source to
each microphone, optimal linear filtering techniques are applicable. The
results achieved by multi-channel Wiener filtering serve as benchmark
for practical filtering algorithms having less knowledge about the underlying situation. A BSS approach is applied to multiple mixtures of speech
signals in anechoic conditions and an office room. The quality of separation is evaluated subject to the spatial arrangement of the sources.
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Informational masking and attention focussing on environmental
sound
Dick Botteldooren and Bert de Coensel
Ghent University
Appreciation of a soundscape depends on the cognitive and emotional evaluation of the sonic environment with particular emphasis on the
meaning associated to the perceived sound. Before meaning can be attributed, a sound has to be detected and recognised. Energetic masking
due to the working of the inner ear has been mentioned as a reason for
not hearing an environmental sound. The central nervous system however also plays role. Informational masking may prohibit recognising or
understanding the sound. In this context attention focussing is always
around the corner. As attention gets focussed on an auditory stream,
informational masking could be reduced even if the signal to noise ratio
drops considerably after initial detection. It is for this reason that we include attention shifting in our computational model for environmental noise perception. The model starts from a separation of auditory streams
based on spectro-temporal characteristics. A robust mechanism using
activation and inhibition models the ability of auditory streams to attract
attention. Top down attention is related to activities. The outcome of the
model includes the time that particular environmental sounds are heard,
their level, saliency, ... This could allow to validate designs based on
masking unwanted components of the sonic environment.
Tue 14:20
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Soundscape Design of Urban Spaces
Giovanni Brambillaa , Maria di Gabrieleb , Luigi Maffeib and Patrizio
Verardia
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CNR-Institute of Acoustics, Roma; b Built Environment Control Laboratory, Second University Naples
In designing urban spaces perceptually more acceptable and comfortable, the available techniques of auralization and visual rendering are a
valuable tool as they enable to create a virtual environment which can be
experienced and evaluated by people. This procedure can provide useful
hints to select the most effective solution, and hopefully less expensive
as well, to either building new urban spaces or improving existing ones,
taking into account the human perception and preference. The application of the above techniques in the restoration of some urban squares
in Rome and Naples are described in this paper. Different lay-outs and
corresponding sonic environments have been considered and submitted
to a group of subjects in laboratory for their visual and audio evaluation.
Foliage and natural sounds, such as fountains and bird twittering, have
been included in the proposed plans as objects and sounds masking
the road traffic noise. Pedestrian zones and substitution of petrol buses
with electric ones, have been also considered in the proposed lay-outs.
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A questionnaire has been design to collect the subjective ratings on the
audio and visual environments separately in order to evaluate their relationship and their influence on the overall rating. The subjective tests
are in progress.
Tue 14:40
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Realistic Prospects for Sound Source Description and Recognition
for Complex Soundscapes
Tjeerd Andringa, Dirkjan Krijnders, Maria Niessen and Maarten van
Grootel
University of Groningen
Automatic analyzes and descriptions of soundscapes, which are qualitatively similar to human descriptions, are very important to objectify
soundscape research and to develop convincing tools for soundscape
analysis. One possible way to develop such an automatic soundscape
analysis system is to start with an annotation system for unrestricted
real-world sounds and enrich this system with more and more automated functions. We will demonstrate an annotation system that automatically selects coherent time-frequency regions of similar spectro-temporal
properties and similar acoustic ”textures”. The artificial system will learn
through the interaction with a user whose task it is to assign names to
regions. According to prototype theory of categorization, naming would
structure the acoustic signals into meaningful relevant categories integrating textures and properties along family resemblance. After a low
number of examples the system is able to associate an annotation with
a time-frequency region. In cognitive terminology, the system will be able
to use the emerging categories for evaluating new signals through topdown processing and membership decisions. We propose that systems
like this can be used to bootstrap a more general, and eventually automatic, soundscape analysis system that complies with the aim stated
above.
Tue 15:00
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Physical and Perceptual Masking: one or two Phenomena?
Danièle Dubois
CNRS, LCPE/LAM IJLRDA, Paris
While masking may be accurately defined within physical theories and
described in acoustic parameters, the ”same” (or corresponding?) phenomenon seems more difficult to grasp from the perspective of cognitive
(human) processing. In this case, masking actually depends on theories
of perception that are not unified within the field of cognitive psychology.
One main point is that masking points to the limits of a strict bottom-up
conception of acoustic information processing and therefore to the necessity to identify and to take into account the differences between the
way the signal is recorded and measured and the way human cognition
processes it. One of the main differences is that cognition involves top
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down processing, which requires processes such as assigning relevance and meaning to the ”signal”. We sketch how different psychological
theories account for differences in terms like figure/ground separation,
attentional/incidental processing, analytic/holistic processing, or as relevant/irrelevant, and local / global properties of soundscapes. Some applied examples will be given to introduce not only theoretical discussions
but also as methodological guidelines for soundscaping with psychological masking in designing environmental sounds.
Tue 16:00
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Sound masking in Soundscapes - decisions by the new experts
Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics
In a current project the evaluation process shows the success through
implementing the Soundscape approach with its new methods and innovative approaches for the understanding of human response to acoustical environments. Moreover, factors, among others the meaning of the
noise, the composition of the diverse noise sources, the attitude and
the listener’s expectations and experiences, are validated as significant
parameters which were considered to comprehend the different perceptions and evaluations with regard to the chosen space. Harmony, compatibility, assimilation, and acoustical home are the new indicators found
with respect to expertise of the people involved- the new experts. Moreover, the chosen Soundscape approach here assures meaningful sound
masking with respect to the rebuilding of the chosen area. The related project is a module of the Project ”Nauener Platz - Remodelling for
Young and Old” in the framework of the research program ”Experimental
Housing and Urban Development (ExWoSt)” of the ”Federal Ministry of
Transport, Building, and Urban Affairs (BMVBS)” by the ”Federal Office
for Building and Regional Planning (BBR)”. The projectexecuting organization is the Regional Office Berlin-Mitte.
Tue 16:20
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Potential and Benefit of Audible Noise Maps
Klaus Genuit, André Fiebig and Philipp Marla
HEAD acoustics GmbH
The importance of several (psycho-)acoustic parameters to noise evaluation and noise rating was demonstrated in numerous studies. However, in conventional noise maps neither information about further acoustic parameters nor comprehensive auralization options are available.
In the context of the European research project ”Quiet City Transport”
the development of a traffic noise synthesizer was initiated, which deals
with the idea of generating time signals representing specific traffic scenarios. On the basis of such generated time signals various acoustical
parameters can be calculated and in consideration of sound propagation
effects the noise for certain receiver positions can be determined. The
advantage of noise maps providing audible examples of noise exposure
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in important immission points would be that experts and decision makers can listen to the environmental noise and can base their decisions
with respect to required noise mitigation measures on a more significant
basis. Of course, several criteria like accuracy, uncertainty, practicability,
feasibility, interpretability of the maps must be critically discussed before
considering the implementation of more extensive auralization tools in
noise maps. The presentation will show some case study results. Moreover, the benefit of advanced noise maps will be highlighted and realization impediments will be discussed.
Tue 16:40
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Sound scaping and sound masking
Sound masking - ein Design Tool für Architekten?
Juergen Bauer
Architekt, Tramore Co Waterford (IRL)
Als Architekt und Entwurfslehrer denke ich seit einiger Zeit unter anderem darüber nach, wie das Hören in den Entwurf kommt. Architektur
kommuniziert man am besten durch Modelle, Zeichnungen und Photos; ist es dann nicht folgerichtig, Akustik über Klangbeispiele, Klang”Bilder” zu vermitteln? Im zweiten Studienjahr der Architektenausbildung
am Waterford Institute of Technology in Irland haben wir mit einfachen
Klangbildern gute Erfahrungen gemacht: Mit Hilfe von Hörproben aus
einem Klassenzimmer und unterschiedlichen Nachhallzeiten erfahren
Studenten, dass Raumklang nicht nur etwas mit Lautstärke, sondern
auch etwas mit Sprachverständlichkeit und Nachhall zu tun hat. Dem
Akustiker mag das banal erscheinen, für einen jungen Designer zu Beginn des Studiums kann dies jedoch zum Schlüsselerlebnis werden. Wie
kann man nun Architekten an das Phänomen verschiedener (Umwelt)klänge in ihrer Wechselwirkung heranführen? Findet eine ”sprachverständliche”,technische Definition von Soundscaping und Soundmasking
automatisch ”Nachhall” im Kopf des Entwurfsarchitekten? Wie stimulierend ist eine ”White-Noise-Hörprobe” für einen Designer, bei der man 10
Sekunden nichts als stupides Rauschen hört? Wie kann Soundmasking
als Gestaltungsmoment jenseits von White- und Pink Noise-Rezepten
im (Architektur-)Entwurf genutzt werden? Wie wird die technisch präzise
Hörprobe zum inspirierenden Klangerlebnis? Standards und Dezibels nein danke, Strategien und Klangbilder - ja bitte! (Paper will be presented in English)
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Vehicle acoustics
Beamforming with high Dynamic Range
Dirk Püschel
Akustik Technologie Goettingen
A new method of beamforming is used which allows for high dynamic
range of acoustic pictures. The method works in real time without any
constraints on the type of noise source. Analysis results are shown for
different applications in comparison to classical beamforming.
Tue 17:20
Van Beuningen Zaal
Vehicle acoustics
SEA vehicle model for rolling- and engine noise
Fred Nentwich, Thorsten Bartosch and Gregor Müller
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
The task is to optimize the acoustic trim in balance with cost and weight
during the medium project phase. The SEA model should predict how
much a trim measure will reduce the interior noise at mid and high frequencies. The body structure has a predictive SEA description based
on the latest FEM model. The trim and its acoustic behaviour are either
measured or estimated via sub-model. The real excitations are modelled
by defining the energy levels of their adjoining subsystems as boundary
conditions. These levels are measured on a forerunner model with the
dynamometer test rig and subsequently imposed on the model’s matching subsystems. Excitation and structure together yield a simulation
of the coast down rolling noise and run up engine noise. This enables a
speedy simulation of trim variations and their acoustic impact.
Tue 17:40
Van Beuningen Zaal
Vehicle acoustics
Vehicle noise reduction of multiple load cases using vibro-acoustic
potential analysis
Fred Nentwich, Thorsten Bartosch and Gregor Müller
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
The engine noise and rolling noise are to be reduced with trim measures
derived from a SEA model. After a SEA model with 370 subsystems has
been set up, there are some 25400 non-zero coupling and internal loss
factors to choose from - too much for manual labour. Therefore MAGNA
STEYR developed the VAPA algorithm. It investigates how a loss factor
variation affects the cabin’s sound pressure level. The algorithm calculates the theoretically possible reduction presuming an unlimited loss factor und thus sets the upper limits for the noise reduction expectable from
practical measures with a limited loss factor. With this paper we show an
easy extension of the VAPA in order to consider a multi-load case scenario. The VAPA identifies the most over all promising vibro-acoustic potentials. The engineer translates these into construction measures and
finally reruns the model. Using this procedure a trim package is designed for a small car. It weighs 4kg and successfully reduces the mid and
high frequency engine noise and rolling noise up to 3.5 dB(A).
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Vehicle acoustics
Acoustic Challenges of Rolling Bearings in Combustion Engines
Peter Genender, Klaus Wolff and Christoph Steffens
FEV Motorentechnik GmbH
In addition to the efficiency of gas exchange and combustion, fuel consumption is influenced to a large extent by engine friction. The distribution of mechanical losses shows that with one third, the main and
conrod bearings have the largest share in engine friction apart from the
piston subassembly. From a given 1,6 L 4-cylinder plain bearing engine
changed to roller bearings a proved 5,4% (NEDC) improvement of the
fuel consumption resulted from reduced friction. The challenges resulting from the use of roller bearings in internal combustion engines are
related to the disciplines acoustics, durability, and fabrication. Within this
article the main influencing factors on NVH will be identified by means of
simulation and experimental investigations. It will be shown in which way
the critical engine NVH as a matter of principle can be improved with the
help of design modifications. Based on this knowledge, an advanced test
engine was set up. Vehicle measurements, which have examined the development stages of the rolling bearing engine, verify the significant NVH
improvements. Finally, interior noise level as well as psycho-acoustic parameters are on the same level as in the series production engine with
plain bearings.
Tue 14:00
Schadee Zaal
Speech in car 1
Performance Analysis of Wavelet-based Voice Activity Detection
Marco Jeuba , Dorothea Kolossab , Ramon Fernandez Astudillob and
Reinhold Orglmeisterb
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RWTH Aachen University; b TU Berlin
The objective of this paper is to analyse the performance of waveletbased voice activity detection algorithms (VAD) and to contrast it with
that of the VAD standardized for the AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband) codec. Experimental results show that wavelet approaches lead
to good results with respect to speech clipping and offer a much lower
computational complexity. Integration of these algorithms into a Hidden
Markov model (HMM) speech recognizer shows that the recognition performance using the AMR VAD can also be obtained or improved upon
by wavelet based approaches, again at a notably reduced computational
effort.
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Speech in car 1
Optimal projections between Gaussian Mixture Feature Spaces for
Multilingual Speech Recognition
Martin Raaba , Olaf Schreinera , Tobias Herbiga , Rainer Gruhna and Elmar Nöthb
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Harman Becker Automotive Systems; b University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Multilingual speech recognition is increasingly gaining attention for in-car
speech controlled applications. An example is a media player that allows
selection of music by voice command, requiring speech recognition for
multiple languages in order to cover the languages of artist names and
music titles in a given music database.
There are two traditional approaches how a system can support the recognition of multiple languages. The first is to run a set of monolingual
recognizers in parallel; the second one is to train an integrated multilingual recognizer dataset for the required set of languages.
The first approach has the disadvantage that there is no parameter sharing between the different recognizers, thus needing large amounts of
processing power and memory. The second approach has the disadvantage that one multilingual recognizer has to be trained for every combination of languages.
In our paper we present a scheme to create a multilingual recognizer
out of monolingual trained recognizers. A formula is given for an optimal
projection of emission probabilities between Gaussians Mixture feature
spaces. With this formula, we can project each HMM state of all languages to one set of Gaussians without retraining the system.
Tue 14:40
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Speech in car 1
On the Estimation and Use of Clean Speech Feature Posteriors for
Noise Robust Speech Recognition
Reinhold Häb-Umbach and Volker Leutnant
University of Paderborn, Fachgebiet Nachrichtentechnik
Traditionally, front-end methods for noise-robust speech recognition aim
at denoising the observed feature vectors to obtain a point estimate of
the clean, uncorrupted feature vector sequence. These estimates are
then ”plugged” into the Bayesian decision rule as if they were perfect
estimates. In an optimal decoding rule, however, the reliability of the
clean feature estimate would have to be taken into account, a method
termed ”Uncertainty Decoding” in the literature. We have shown that the
optimal uncertainty decoding rule involves an integration over the posterior density of the clean feature given the observed corrupted feature
sequence. This can lead to significant improvements in error rate if perfect feature reliability information is available.
In this paper we show how the clean speech feature posterior can be
estimated for noise robust speech recognition in the car. We employ a
state space model of speech and noise and track both of them jointly.
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This model can be extended by allowing for multiple observations. In
doing so, the Kalman filter serves as a sensor fusion algorithm which
fuses clean speech or noise estimates obtained from different enhancement methods. Experiments conducted on the AURORA databases
illustrate the potential of this approach.
Tue 15:00
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Speech in car 1
Improving Context Modeling for Phoneme Recognition
Daniel Vasqueza , Guillermo Aradillab , Rainer Gruhnb and Wolfgang
Minkera
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University of Ulm, Institute of Information Technology; b Harman Becker
Automotive Systems
In this paper we investigate a novel technique for modeling long temporal context in phoneme recognition. Conventional techniques take a
global context consisting of consecutive concatenated acoustic features
as input for a phoneme classifier. Thus, the classifier must learn different variations corresponding to different parts of the global context. In
contrast to conventional techniques, our scheme decomposes the temporal context of each phoneme into a set of slides. Each temporal slide
is input for a non-linear classifier given by a Multilayered Perceptrons
(MLP). Every MLP is trained using the central label of the global context.
Thus, the assumption that the current phoneme occupies the global context is preserved. Furthermore, each MLP can robustly model different
temporal context inside each phoneme. The outputs of the classifiers
are combined to estimate posterior probabilities of phoneme-level classes. These posteriors are employed in a hybrid HMM/MLP framework.
Experiments have shown an absolute phoneme error reduction of 3.6%
compared to a baseline classifier with the same context length. A further
improvement is achieved when a hierarchical approach is implemented,
which introduces information across different phonemes.
Tue 15:20
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Speech in car 1
Speed improvements in a Missing Data-based speech recognizer
by Gaussian selection
Yujun Wang and Hugo van Hamme
KU Leuven, ESAT/PSI
Speech recognition performance in noisy environments such as cars
is degraded due to the mismatch between the feature vector and the
speech model. To improve the noise robustness, we apply Missing Data Techniques (MDT) to Hidden Markov Models (HMM) using a mixture
of Gaussians for the emission densities. Traditionally, MDT uses diagonal Gaussian covariance matrices to model spectral features, but due
to correlation in the feature vector, this leads to a loss of accuracy at
high SNR. To overcome this problem, we previously proposed an MDTbased system that takes the feature correlation into account to regain
the accuracy. However, Gaussian evaluation in the acoustic model now
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requires solving a Non Negative Least Square problem, which increases the computational requirements by an order of magnitude. Hence
several Gaussian selection paradigms are extended to be used in an
MDT-based speech recognizer and subsequently compared. Hereto, a
modified Symmetric Kullback-LeiblermDivergence (KLD) metric is proposed for Gaussian selection methods based on clustering. Experimental results over Dutch and Flemish databases show that on average, only
about 35% of the mixtures need to be evaluated and about 60% CPU time are saved, while maintaining the accuracy of a system that evaluates
all Gaussians.
Tue 16:20
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Speech in car 1
Evaluation of missing data techniques for in-car automatic speech
recognition
Yujun Wanga , Rudi Vuerinckxb , Jort Gemmekec , Bert Cranenc and Hugo
van Hammea
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KU Leuven, ESAT/PSI; b Nuance, Merelbeke (B); c Dep. of Language
and Speech, Radboud University Nijmegen
Background noise has a detrimental effect on the accuracy of automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems because it changes the statistical
properties of the spectrally related features extracted from the speech. If
the recognizer’s acoustic model that describes these statistics is trained
under noise conditions different from those of the test data, the likelihoods of speech hypotheses will deviate and recognition errors result.
Many practical systems therefore compensate the spectral features for
noise with techniques like spectral subtraction, modify the statistics by
acoustic model adaptation or train the acoustic model under multiple
noise conditions. In our ASR system which is based on missing data
techniques (MDT), spectral regions that are dominated by noise are replaced by an estimate that depends on the speech hypothesis of the
decoder. In this paper, we discuss the pro’s and con’s of this approach
in terms of computational requirements, training data requirements and
versatility. In a benchmark study using in-car recorded data, as well as
other non-stationary noise types, we compare the accuracy of a MDT
system with that of the commercially available Nuance VOCON 3200.
Tue 16:40
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Speech in car 1
Reworking spoken dialogue systems with context-awareness and
information prioritisation to reduce driver workload
Jose Luis Blancoa , Álvaro Sigüenzaa , David Díaza , Mauricio Sendrab
and Luis Hernándeza
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; b Telefónica R&D, Barcelona
An entire host of new information, communication and entertainment applications and security systems are assaulting our cars. Interaction with
onboard systems is moving beyond the classic switches, knobs, sticks,
pedals and dashboard lights and sounds, to incorporate speech, touchscreens and a variety of other displays. While some of these systems are
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intended to help with the task of driving (e.g., navigation aids, lane departure and vehicle-in-blind-spot warnings), a constellation of displays,
messages and requests threaten to overload the driver with information
that is too rich and may distract him. Speech being eyes- and hands-free,
it is increasingly being considered as a safe communication channel.
However, interactive dialogue can increase the driver’s mental workload,
especially when robustness problems occur (e.g., recognition errors).
Here we present our research results on dialogue as a secondary task,
to gain understanding on how it may affect driving, on what dialogue
strategies foster safer driving and on which applications, messages and
interaction modalities should be prioritised over which others in each
driving context. The proposed contribution is related to our current research activities within MARTA (Mobility for Advanced Transport Networks;
www.cenitmarta.org), a Spanish, publicly-funded project. Experimental
results from tests with a simulated driving platform are presented.
Tue 17:00
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Position Estimation of Car Occupants by Means of Speech Analysis
Timo Machmer, Alexej Swerdlow, Benjamin Kühn and Kristian Kroschel
Universität Karlsruhe, Lehrst. Interaktive Echtzeitsysteme
The interaction between man and machine via acoustic analysis systems gains more and more in importance for next-generation cars. Thereby, the positions of car occupants are of particular interest. This kind
of information is useful not only for generation of position specific properties, e.g. seat and air conditioning settings, but can also be utilized
for manipulations of entertainment as well as other internal car systems.
An in-car speaker localization system presented on the DAGA 2008 enabled the detection of passengers by means of a one-step approach for
sound source localization using SRP-PHAT for the position estimation.
In so doing, promising localization results were achieved in real experiments, which were carried out in an exemplary up-to-date car. However,
the biggest constraint was the circumstance that the car was not driving
during the evaluation, but was parking in a typical public road.
In the current paper, the influence of the environmental noise, which inevitably occurs while driving, on the localization accuracy is investigated.
Therefore, different driving situations are taken into account and measurements are done under various conditions. Furthermore, an altered
microphone array configuration is evaluated as well.
Tue 17:20
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Robust Superdirectional Beamforming for Hands-Free Speech Capture in Cars
Edwin Mabande, Adrian Schad and Walter Kellermann
University Erlangen-Nuremberg
The application of multichannel signal processing algorithms in the frontends of hands-free systems facilitates a better extraction of a desired
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source signal and allows for a suppression of unwanted noise and interference. In this paper, a novel superdirective beamforming design method called the Robust Least-Squares Frequency-Invariant Beamformer
(RLSFIB) is investigated for microphone arrays in cars. The RLSFIB design offers significant spatial selectivity at low frequencies even for small
array apertures and some variability in microphone positioning. To cope
with the high sensitivity inherent in superdirectional beamformers, this
method directly incorporates a white noise gain (WNG) constraint for
controlling the beamformer sensitivity. The resulting problem is formulated as a convex optimization problem which can be solved by conventional iterative solvers and the convexity guarantees a globally optimal
solution. As the WNG constraint can be chosen freely, the method can
match desired robustness levels, and therefore can be adapted to given
prior knowledge on microphone mismatch, positioning errors, and microphone self-noise. Design examples for typical car requirements will be
presented.
Tue 17:40
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Speech in car 1
Challenges in the introduction of wideband hands-free in cars
Hans Wilhelm Gierlich
HEAD acoustics GmbH
The introduction of wideband speech services in the new generation networks will be one of the major steps in the near future. The support of
such services by the different networks and services also forms the basis for the integration of wideband speech hands-free services in cars.
Wideband speech quality would be mostly welcomed in cars since especially on the receiving side the poor (narrowband) speech quality is more
obvious in cars than in other type of terminals. The narrowband speech
is compared directly to the typically high quality audio presentation of all
other audio equipment in the car and even less sensitive users ob-serve
the difference in quality immediately. To achieve a superior speech quality inside the car all elements involved in the transmission have to provide adequate speech quality. The challenges faced when connecting
the hands-free car system via Bluetooth to the mobile terminal, via the
mobile terminal to the network and connecting the mobile network to the
wideband NGN type network is introduced, the users expectation with
respect to the different quality dimensions of wideband speech and the
wideband presentation of narrowband speech signals is discussed. An
overview of the standardization work in the ITU-T Focus
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Improving the User Experience with Spatial Auditory Displays
Scott Pennock
QNX Software Systems (Wavemakers)
For most non-music applications today, users perceive sound coming
from the same position within the vehicle. However, spatial auditory displays can cause users to perceive sounds coming from different locations in 3-dimensional space. Spatial auditory displays can improve the
user experience by creating a better ”sense of presence” for speech
communications, making identification of the current application/object
effortless, and naturally conveying information within the current application. Spatial auditory displays can also help the driver perform tasks
more effectively by reducing errors, enabling faster reaction times, and
making it easier to hear in noisy vehicle environments (the ”cocktail party effect”). Potential applications of spatial auditory displays include navigation, multi-party conferencing, simultaneous applications/agents (for
instance, navigation, radio, traffic), speech-interface menus, alerts, and
car-to-object communications (for instance, other car, toll booth, wireless device). Spatial cues used by listeners include onset, Inter-aural
Time Differences (ITDs), Inter-aural Level Differences (ILDs), spectrum,
overall level, direct-to-reflected sound ratio, and deltas from reference
objects. This paper will discuss how spatial auditory displays can be
used to improve the user experience and increase efficiency of tasks
performed by the driver. It will also discuss different ways to implement
spatial auditory displays and the constraints of each implementation.
Tue 14:00
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Bridging Music Information Retrieval and Folk Song Research - The
Computational Setup of the WITCHCRAFT Project
Jörg Garbers
Utrecht University
The WITCHCRAFT project sets as its objective to develop a fully functional content-based retrieval system for folk song melodies. Besides of
making the Netherlands folk song collection of the Meertens Institute
available for the general public, we aim to support their research in oral
variation.
Folk song researchers traditionally know many songs by heart and intuitively find correlations between them. For large or international collections, however, researchers cannot know all the song instances, so
computer aided support is indispensable to reveal related items. This
in principle means to take existing models about oral variation and design and implement similarity measures that can be used in a retrieval
system. This, however, proves to be difficult in practice.
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In this paper we present our information retrieval setup consisting of performed folk song recordings, their symbolic encoding, an expert classification of variant tunes (ground truth), annotation data about the particular expert classification reasons and our approaches to similarity. As an
example we present how we translated the expert concept of ”pitch stability” into an alignment-based similarity measure and how we evaluated
our method and the original ”pitch stability” hypothesis with respect to
the given annotations.
Tue 14:20
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Preprocessing methods for rhythmic mid-level features
Christian Dittmar
Fraunhofer IDMT
Rhythmic mid-level features are an important pre-requisite in Music Information Retrieval. They can be deployed to describe the rhythmical gist
of songs for various tasks, such as genre classification and music similarity search. Although different computation strategies have been proposed in the literature, rhythmic mid-level features commonly represent the
most salient rhythmic periodicities in a music signal. Major shortcomings
of rhythmic mid-level features are their dependency on the actual tempo
of the songs and their susceptibility to degradation caused by interference with non-rhythmic signal components, such as melodic-sustained
instruments. This publication describes preprocessing strategies applicable to rhythmic mid-level features. The problem of interference with
melodic instruments is addressed by emphasizing the rhythmic content
via a signal decomposition related to Drum Transcription. Tempo changes are tackled by logarithmic re-sampling of the features\’ lag a xis. An
evaluation of the proposed methods is conducted via genre classification
using both artificial and real-world music signals. The evaluation results
are presented and discussed accordingly.
Tue 14:40
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Everything in its right place? - Learning a User’s View of a Music
Collection
Sebastian Stober, Korinna Bade and Andreas Nürnberger
Otto-v.-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Keeping one’s personal music collections well organized can be a very tedious task. Fortunately, today, many popular music players (such
as AmaroK or iTunes) have an integrated library function that can automatically rename and tag music files and sort them into subdirectories.
However, their common approach to stick with some hierarchy of genre, artist name, and album title barely represents the way a user would
structure his collection manually. When it comes to organizing a music
collection according to a user-specific hierarchy, three things are required: First, the music files have to be described by appropriate features
beyond simple meta-tags. This includes content-based analysis but also
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knowledge about the user’s structuring preferences must be available.
And third, and most importantly, methods for learning personalized hierarchies that can integrate this knowledge are needed. We propose for
this task a hierarchical constraint based clustering approach that can
weight the importance of different features according to the user perceived similarity. A hierarchy based on this similarity measure reflects a
user’s view on the collection.
Tue 15:00
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Assessment of music similarity perception
Alberto Novelloa , Armin Kohlrauschb and Martin McKinneyc
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Eindhoven University of Technology; b Philips Research, Eindhoven;
c
Starkey Laboratories (USA)
We present the results of a Web-based listening experiment on music
similarity that used triadic comparisons of a relatively large set of stimuli:
78 song excerpts selected from 13 genres of Western popular music.
The high correlation across the similarity rankings of the 78 subjects
suggests the presence of a common and stable model underlying the
participants’ perception of music similarity. The three control variables
used in the excerpt selection, genre, tempo and timbre, show statistically significant saliency and a hierarchical degree of impact on participants’ pair rankings (genre > tempo > timbre). A combination of scaling
techniques and discriminant functions distilled the data to gain insight
into the important factors underlying the organization of the participants’
perceptual space. Through multidimensional scaling we deduced that six
dimensions were sufficient to represent the participants’ original data.
Quadratic discriminant analysis was used to quantitatively evaluate the
influence of each control variable on the organization of the participants’
perceptual space. We searched for axes that maximized the separation
of the excerpt classes. We identified three axes that were a posteriori
labeled ”slow-fast”, ”vocal-non vocal”, and ”synthetic-acoustic”, showing
significant discriminability of the stimulus classes.
Tue 16:00
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
An Evaluation of using Chroma- and MFCC-based Features for
Classifying Radio Transmissions
Frank Kurth and Dirk von Zeddelmann
FGAN-FKIE, Abteilung KOM, Wachtberg
In this contribution, we evaluate the usability of chroma- and MFCCbased features for the task of classifying radio transmissions containing
music and speech content. In our system, an incomming audio stream
is analyzed by a cascade of binary classifiers, each based on a different type of audio feature. Here, the type of feature used by an individual
classifier is choosen according to the particular classification task, based
on the hypothesis that MFCC-based features better characterize speech
contents whereas chroma-based features better characterize music audio. The latter hypothesis is validated in a series of experiments which
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we describe subsequently. As an overall result of the classification process, the audio stream is segmented into temporal regions and a class
label is assigned to each region. We evaluate our system on a largerscale corpus of manually annotated audio material recorded from live
radio transmissions.
Tue 16:20
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Handling Scanned Sheet Music and Audio Recordings in Digital
Music Libraries
Christian Fremereya , David Damma , Meinard Müllerb , Frank Kurthc and
Michael Clausena
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Bonn University; b Saarland University and MPI Informatik; c FGANFKIE, Abteilung KOM, Wachtberg
Significant digitization efforts have resulted in large music collections,
which typically contain various types and modes of data. In particular,
such collections may comprise audio data in form of CD recordings as
well as image data in form of scanned sheet music, thus concerning both
the auditory and the visual modalities. In this paper, we review various
techniques for automatically processing, analyzing, and organizing such
multimodal music collections. We then present a music player system
along with various interfaces that allow a user to conveniently search,
navigate, and browse across the two types of music data. For example, during audio playback our system synchronously highlights the corresponding musical measures within the sheet music. Furthermore, a
user may formulate a query by marking a region of measures within
the scanned score to trigger an audio search. The system retrieves all
available audio recordings along with the temporal positions of the audio
segments that correspond to the queried measures. The user may then
freely navigate across the various retrieved interpretations. Our techniques and interfaces are prototypically integrated into the library service
system of the Bavarian State Library as part of the PROBADO project.
Tue 16:40
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Towards timbre-invariant audio features for harmony-based music
Sebastian Ewerta , Meinard Müllerb and Michael Clausenc
a
Bonn University, Informatik III; b Saarland University and MPI Informatik;
c
Bonn University
In the context of automatic music processing, chroma features have turned out to be a powerful midlevel representation with a wide range of applications such as content-based retrieval, music synchronization, and
chord transcription. An important step of the feature calculation is the
grouping of spectral energy components that belong to the same pitch
class or chroma of the equal tempered scale. Here, the octave identification introduces a high degree of invariance to changes in timbre and
instrumentation. In this paper, we introduce a strategy to further increase this invariance by combining the concept of chroma features with
the well-known concept of mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs).
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The lower MFCCs are known to capture information on timbre. Therefore, to enhance robustness to timbral changes, we discard this information by only keeping the upper coefficients. Furthermore, using a pitch
scale instead of a mel scale allows us to group the remaining coefficients
into twelve chroma bins. The resulting audio features, as indicated by our
systematic experiments, have indeed gained a significant boost towards
timbre invariance without a degradation of discriminative power.
Tue 17:00
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Extracting Expressive Tempo Curves from Music Recordings
Verena Konz, Meinard Müller and Andi Scharfstein
Saarland University and MPI Informatik
Musicians give a piece of music their personal touch by continuously varying tempo, dynamics, and articulation. Instead of playing mechanically
they speed up at some places and slow down at others. Similarly, they
continuously change the sound intensity and stress certain notes. The
automated analysis of different interpretations, also referred to as performance analysis, has become an active research field. Here, one goal
is to find commonalities between different interpretations which allow for
the derivation of general performance rules. A kind of orthogonal goal
is to capture what is characteristic for the style of a particular musician.
Algorithms for automated performance analysis rely on accurate annotations of the audio material by means of suitable musical parameters.
Here, the annotation process is often done manually, which is prohibitive in view of large audio collections. In this paper, we present a fully
automatic approach for computing tempo curves that reveal the relative
tempo difference between two performances. First experiments indicate
that our automated methods yield good estimations of the overall tempo and, for certain classes of music such as piano music, even of finer
tempo nuances.
Tue 17:20
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Combining Onset Features for high-resolution Music Synchronization
Peter Groschea , Meinard Müllera and Sebastian Ewertb
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Saarland University / MPI Informatik; b Bonn University, Informatik III
Many different methods for the detection of note onsets in music recordings have been proposed and applied to tasks such as music transcription, beat tracking, tempo estimation, and music synchronization. Most
of the proposed onset detectors rely on the fact that note onsets often go
along with a sudden increase of the signal’s energy, which particularly
holds for instruments such as piano, guitar, or percussive instruments.
Much more difficult is the detection of onsets in the case of more fluent
note transitions, which is often the case for classical music dominated
by string instruments. Here, one has to develop methods that allow for
detecting smooth temporal and spectral changes in the audio signal.
In this paper, we present various methods for onset detection including
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energy-based and phase-based techniques, which account for different
properties of the audio signal. In particular, we present a recent audio
feature that combines the high temporal accuracy of onset features with
the robustness of chroma features. Finally, we show how a combination
of various onset features can be used to significantly improve the temporal resolution in music synchronization tasks.
Tue 17:40
Ruys Zaal
Music processing
Blind Enhancement of the Rhythmic and Harmonic Sections by
NMF: Does it help?
Björn Schuller, Florian Eyben and Gerhard Rigoll
TU München, Institute for Human-Machine Communication
Non-Negative Matrix Factorization is well known to lead to considerable
successes in the blind separation of drums and melodic parts of music
recordings. Such splitting may well serve as enhancement when it comes to typical Music Information Retrieval tasks as automatic key labelling or tempo detection. In this respect we introduce the combination of
an NMF based blind music separation into several isolated audio tracks
in combination with Support Vector classification to assign each obtained track to be either rhythmic or melodic. Thereby optimal parameterization and performances are discussed. Next, stereophonic information
is further used to eliminate the key melody for chord labelling. We then
analyze the potential for the named tasks by an extensive number of experiments carried out on the MTV Europe Most Wanted of the 80ies and
90ies in MP3 format.
Tue 14:00
Mees Zaal
History of acoustics
What do the acoustics of the ’occidental’ Europe owe the Arabs?
Peter Költzsch
TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und Sprachkommunikation
Whilst the Arabs translated the results of the ancient Greek science almost without exception into Arabic until the middle of the 9th Century,
and therefore made them known for the Arab world, the Greek heritage was largely unknown in Central Europe at the beginning of the 2nd
Millennium. About from this time on, a transfer process began towards
Central Europe, primarily for the scientific and philosophical discoveries
of the Greeks. This happened because of the Arab occupation of Sicily (9th to 11th century) and of Spain (8th to 15th century), through the
translations from Arabic into Latin and through multi-transfer paths (universities, libraries, etc.). However the Arab scientists were not only mediators, in an impressive way they also commented on the works of the
Greeks and introduced their own new scientific ideas. Consequently the
ancient Hellenistic and the Arab knowledge were spread in the 12. /13.
Century in Central Europe. The lecture tries to answer the following questions for the area of acoustics: Which works of ancient Greek scientists
have been passed on to the Arabs? Which Arab scientists were involved
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and how have they inspired the ”occidental” culture in Europe through
their own scientific achievements? [Lecture in German]
Tue 14:20
Mees Zaal
History of acoustics
History of the Compact Disc
Kees Schouhamer Immink
Turing Machines Inc., Rotterdam
An audio compact disc (CD) holds up to 74 minutes, 33 seconds
of sound, just enough for a complete mono recording of Ludwig von
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (’Alle Menschen werden Brüder’) at probably the slowest pace it has ever been played, during the Bayreuther
Festspiele in 1951 and conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Each second
of music requires about 1.5 million bits, which are represented as tiny
pits and lands ranging from 0.9 to 3.3 micrometers in length. More than
19 billion channel bits are recorded as a spiral track of alternating pits
and lands over a distance of 5.38 kilometers (3.34 miles), which are
scanned at walking speed, 4.27 km per hour.
We will discuss the various crucial technical decisions made that would
determine the technical success or failure of the new medium.
Tue 14:40
Mees Zaal
History of acoustics
Acoustical and electro-acoustical sound fields - the beginnings in
Gravesano 1954
Ernst-Joachim Völker
Institute for Acoustics and Building Physics, Oberursel
It was a courageous start in 1954. Professor Dr. Herman Scherchen had
invited experts from all over Europe to discuss the new and special relationship between music and technology. The UNESCO supported the
work. The place was the small Swiss City of Gravesano, a quiet and
peaceful location. It was just the beginning and starting point for many investigations. New concert halls were discussed such as the Berlin
Philharmonic Hall, Radio studios, concert halls, reverberation and first
reflections, the ear as a time-measuring device. Today, it is well-known:
The discussions and publications were the roots and the foundation of
many developments. In the years to come, universities became strongholds of acoustics, e.g. E. Meyer in Göttingen, L. Cremer and F. Winckel in Berlin, J. Blauert in Bochum, K.H. Weisse in Darmstadt, A. Moles in Paris, the school of Le Corbusier and W. Kuhl of the Institute for
Radio-Technique in Hamburg. The acoustical installations and measuring equipment in Gravesano were outstanding. Different aspects of stereophony were discussed with experiments in radio-stations. Orchestras
were recorded and transmitted via two radio-channels at SFB Broadcasting Corporation in Berlin 1956. The paper describes these roots and
follows the paths taken from the beginning up to today.
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History of acoustics
Air acoustics: Development of listening equipment in the Netherlands
Aad van der Voorta and Ronald Aartsb
a
curator Museum Waalsdorp; b Philips Research, Eindhoven
From the first world war until the 30’s air acoustics played an important
role in the air defence. Air vehicles carrying a weapon could not be located from the ground e.g. at night time or under cloudy conditions. As
radar was still to be discovered, vision had to be supplemented by hearing using the sound of the engines. At least a dozen different acoustic
location equipment’s for aeroplanes from different countries were in the
1920’s available on the military market. They served as said as supplement to visual means preceding the use of artillery. These equipments
contained most times four sound pick-up elements such as curved shells
or horns used in pairs. Two elements at a fixed mutual distance were adjusted in the horizontal plane for the determination of the chart angle and
the remaining two in the vertical plane for the measurement of elevation.
The transport of sound from each element of a pair to a corresponding
pair of human ears was carried out by means of metal or rubber tubes.
Each pair is adjusted in the correct direction when the two ears receive
the sound signals at the same time.
Tue 15:20
Mees Zaal
History of acoustics
Early research on spatial hearing in Helsinki and Eindhoven
Armin Kohlrausch
Philips Research, Eindhoven
In this contribution, I want to present the work from two Ph.D. theses
on spatial hearing. The first one, by Alvar Wilska, was performed at the
Institute of Physiology of the University of Helsinki and was in 1938 published under the title: Untersuchungen über das Richtungshören (Experiments on directional hearing). The other, by Kornelis de Boer, was performed at the Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven and appeared
in 1940 as Ph.D. thesis at the Technische Hogeschool Delft under the title: Stereofonische geluidsweergave (stereophonic sound reproduction).
The work of de Boer, who also published extensively in Philips Technical Review, is widely cited and is considered an influentual contribution
to stereophonic sound reproduction. In contrast, Wilska’s work on just
noticeable differences in sound source direction and interaural time differences is hardly known, and I am only aware of a single reference to
it, in the Ph.D. thesis of Franssen (1960). One interesting commonality is that both authors used early realizations of artifical heads in their
experiments.
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History of acoustics
Historical developments of Organs in the Netherlands
Cor Doesburg
retired NOB, Hilversum
An introduction will be given about the history and development of Pipe Organs in The Netherlands and their place in the Organ History of
Europe.
Starting with the oldest Church Organ installed in the 15th Century, we
talk about Organs in The Golden Age, influence of the German Baroque in the 18th Century, influence from the Romantic from Germany and
France in the 19th Century, influence of the Modern Times from the United States concerning electric action and sound especially concerning
Concert- and Theatre Organs, influence from The Organ Reform from
the Elzas and the Organ Movement from North Germany. State of the
Art in the Netherlands about Organ Building in this 21th Century.
Some essential information will be given about the changes in sound
and technical solutions in Organ Building. Some examples with pictures
and sound of the most remarkable Organs in the Netherlands will be
presented.
Tue 16:40
Mees Zaal
History of acoustics
Measuring Frequencies with Historic Resonators from SCHAEFER
Rüdiger Hoffmann, Dieter Mehnert, Rolf Dietzel and Günther Fuder
TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und Sprachkommunikation
Measuring frequencies of acoustic processes within the audible range
required large technical expense in the early times of experimental phonetics and acoustics. Indirect methods like KUNDT’s tube, the monochord, the interpretation of kymographic recordings, or the interference
tube from QUINCKE allowed such kind of measurement, but had been
too complicated for practical purposes. Therefore simpler measurement
methods have been looked for in early times. E. g., it is possible to apply
one-sided closed pipes of variable length as λ/4 resonators. The acoustic perception of the experimentator was used as indicator.
This paper investigates this measuring method at first within the historic arrangement. Then, the transfer behaviour of single tube resonators
from SCHAEFER will be measured in the free sound field.
These results as well as the ability of judgement of the listener are used
to estimate the measuring uncertainty of such historic methods.
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Teaching and education
Introduction of a Laboratory Technical Acoustics at Heilbronn University (Germany)
Gerald Landstorfer, Alexander S. Treiber and Gerhard Gruhler
Heilbronn University
Currently, the education in acoustics at Heilbronn University is only representing by a lecture technical acoustics (2 ECTS) that gives each
winter semester an overview of acoustic issues. Under the aspect of expanding the acoustic course offer, a laboratory technical acoustics (3
ECTS) will be introduced for prospective summer semesters.
The most important requirements for the laboratory concept are to achieve the following aims:
a) The students’ comprehension of basic acoustical phenomena shall
be a focus, b) The experiments shall deal with actual problems close
to our areas of research, as well as general tasks given from surrounding industrial companies, c) The expansion of knowledge in our core
competence fields with student support in projects, bachelor or master
thesis’;
According to the number of expecting participants in conjunction with
available locations (anechoic measuring room, jury test room, echo corridor, auditorium, laboratory electronic circuit technology), groups of two
or three students may work for their own of a total of six different experiments.
It will make sense to correlate the topics of the laboratory with the topics of the lecture. Therefore, the practical tasks will be located in psychoacoustics, room acoustics, electro-acoustics, acoustic quality control, multi-channel playback/recording and passive/active noise control.
Tue 17:20
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Teaching and education
ADP: Practical experience in acoustics education
Sebastian Buckert and Adam Skowronek
TU Darmstadt, System Reliability and Machine Acoustics SzM
Conveying interdisciplinary competences is an important aspect of the
master degree program at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. A so
called ”Advanced Design Project” (ADP) largely contributes to the communication of these skills. The ADP of the Department of System Reliability and Machine Acoustics (SzM) preferably takes place at industrial
sites (e.g. manufacturing plants, test and research facilities), tasking real problems. Thus the students get prepared for the challenges of their
prospective profession. The problems have to be solved by the students
within a given time frame working in teams of three to four people. Successfully accomplishing a project like this requires not only professional
knowledge but also a high degree of teamwork, communication and presentation skills as well as a good time management. Besides these soft
skills, professional knowledge in the field of measurement techniques,
use of data acquisition and analysis software, noise control engineering,
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silencer design, etc. is attained. This project complements the courses
in the field of machine acoustics offered by the department of System
Reliability and Machine Acoustics.
Tue 17:40
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ADP: Baseline analysis of the acoustic emission of induction furnaces
Adam Skowronek and Sebastian Buckert
TU Darmstadt, System Reliability and Machine Acoustics SzM
An ADP is an industry-oriented course, in which students are to solve
a described task as independently as possible, enhancing their ability
to work as a team. In collaboration with several industrial partners the
Department of System Reliabiltiy and Machine Acoustics SzM of the
Technische Universität Darmstadt has accomplished various ADPs in
recent years.
As an example for such an ADP, this paper describes the baseline analysis of the acoustic emission of induction furnaces at SMS Elotherm
in Remscheid, Germany. Alternating magnetic fields and Lorentz forces
cause oscillatory impulses in the induction furnaces as well as in the metal components which are to be heated up, partly creating sound pressure levels far above 100 dB.
After a week-long introduction in the handling of the available measuring
instruments, the students were to perform acoustic measurements and
analyses on these furnaces. For the most part independently, the students hence measured several air-borne and structure-borne sounds.
The necessary preparation, measurement procedures, and some selected results are presented.
Tue 14:00
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Hydroacoustics
Measurements of Construction Noise During Pile Driving of Offshore Research Platforms and Wind Farms
Rainer Matuschek and Klaus Betke
itap GmbH
To support technological developments and improve our knowledge of
the impact of offshore wind energy technology on the marine flora and
fauna, the research project FINO (research platforms in the North and
Baltic Seas) was started in 2002. The platforms as well as the research
activities are funded by the german ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
One aspect of active research is the influence of the very high sound
pressure levels on fish and marine mammals during pile driving with
large hydraulic hammers.
We present measurements of sound pressure during the construction
phase of all three platforms. Data were recorded at different distances
to the sound source with autonomous measurement buoys and from
aboard a ship.
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During the pile driving of FINO 3 in 2008, a closed bubble curtain around
the monopile was installed, in order to reduce the sound pressure levels
in the vicinity. The influence of this bubble curtain on the sound exposure
level, as well as on the spectral content of the emitted sound will be
investigated.
Tue 14:20
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Hydroacoustics
Temporal and Spectral Characteristics of a Marine Piling Operation
in Shallow Water
Paul Leppera , Stephen Robinsonb , Justin Ablittb and Simon Diblea
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Loughborough University; b National Physical Laboratory (UK)
Analysis of the underwater radiate acoustic characteristics for marine
piling operations for two pile diameters, 2m and 4.74m, in a relatively
shallow water site are presented. Measurements of the entire piling sequence for several piles were conducted at ranges from 10m to 22km
for piles in 10-20 m water depth. Variations in the temporal and spectral
characteristics of radiated energy are analysed in context of pile size,
range from source, hammer energy used and pile penetration depth.
The hammer energy used shows a strong interdependence between
mechanical strike ’hammer’ energy and underwater radiated acoustic
energy. This process appears ’coarsely’ linear for individual piling operations although considerable variation in overall gradient were observed
between operations. Temporal and spectral variations in radiated energy
due to pile penetration are also examined for fixed hammer energy and
range.
Simultaneous recordings of radiated energy made at increasing distances from the pile showed evidence of temporal and spectral dispersion
effects consistent with relatively shallow water propagation. Correlation of received levels at various ranges in differing seabed topographies
were made suggesting complex shallow water modal propagation dependant on both the source and environment characteristics including
seabed topography, sediment type and water column acoustic properties.
Tue 14:40
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Hydroacoustics
Risk Mitigation for Sea Mammals - The Use of Air Bubbles Against
Shock Waves
Edgar Schmidtke and Bernd Nützel
FWG, Kiel
Many thousand tons of ammunition were disposed in the Baltic after
World War II simply by sinking. Today these explosives (e.g. torpedoes
and mines) pose a risk mainly to shipping traffic. Some ammunition cannot be salvaged without risking human life. In this case blowing up is the
only solution. Any underwater explosion causes a shock wave which is
dangerous for humans and sea mammals even over long distances.
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To investigate the possible attenuation of the acoustic level caused by
a shock wave two kinds of experiments were realised. The first series
of experiments was to blow up small amounts of different explosives
in a shallow basin to learn how shock waves propagate. The second
experiment was to measure these shock waves in the Baltic close to the
shore, directly and after propagation through an air bubble curtain.
Results of both experiments will be presented and discussed.
Tue 15:00
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Hydroacoustics
Characterization of Ships as Sources of Underwater Noise
Christ de Jong
TNO Science and industry
There is a growing interest in the possible impact of anthropogenic underwater noise on marine life. One of the concerns is the increasing
contribution of shipping noise, with the growing number and size of commercial ships. Traditionally, underwater radiated noise control was only
of interest for naval and research vessels. Due to the potential environmental impact, it becomes relevant for commercial shipping also. The
challenge is to bring the expertise from the naval and research area to
the maritime industry. One of the issues is the measurement of ship radiated underwater noise. The definition of the ship as a noise source, the
measurement set-up and the environment in which the measurements
are taken all have a large impact on the results of ship underwater noise
measurements. The various influences are discussed. The elimination of
environmental effects from the radiated noise characteristics is illustrated by means of numerical simulations and the analysis of measurement
trials with a point source in different environments.
Tue 16:00
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Hydroacoustics
Acoustic Monitoring of a Failing Dike
Tom Basten
TNO Science and Industry
The ’ijkdijk’ in Groningen, The Netherlands, is an international fieldlab for
new inspection and monitoring techniques for water barriers. The goal
is to learn more of their behavior and to increase confidence in dikes.
The dike of the future is filled with a lot of sensors which are used for
monitoring and to predict failure of the dike. During the initial experiments
a lot of parameters are measured, with all kind of sensors. The current
paper deals with the acoustic experiments in the dike during the macrostability experiment in September 2008 while a complete collapse of the
dike was forced. The water barrier, 100 meters long and 6 meters high
was equipped with two tubes in which microphones and hydrophones
were placed. Besides, an array of hydrophones was used, listening to an
array of loudspeakers on top of the dike. The goal of this array was image
processing based on tomographic inversion. Furthermore a fibre optic
sensor was applied as a prototype hydrophone for future applications. A
lot of data was generated during the experiments up to the moment of
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complete collapse of the dike. The paper describes the experiments and
some initial results of the analysis.
Tue 16:20
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Hydroacoustics
Using Multivariate Methods (PCA) for the Online Prediction of Underwater Radiated Sound
Carsten Zerbsa and Ingmar Pascherb
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TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics; b Müller-BBM
GmbH
The acoustical signature is one of the crucial criteria for the detection
and classification of vessels. For the estimation of the underwater radiated sound of marine vessels, a procedure was developed and implemented into an operational monitoring system. It is used to calculate an
online-prediction of the radiated sound in combination with propagation
models of submarines in the far field based on structure borne sound
measurements.
With Principal Component Analysis (PCA) the components can be separated and a transfer function to the water borne sound can be calculated.
Similarities to the transfer path analysis (TPA) and especially operational
TPA as well as cross talk cancellation (CTC) are illustrated.
The paper describes the necessary parallel measurements of structure
and water borne sounds to derive and calibrate the model. The possibilities of the integration into an acoustical monitoring system and into a
general signature management are illustrated.
Tue 16:40
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Hydroacoustics
Model Scale Measurements of Surface Ship Radiated Flow Noise
Christ de Jonga , Johan Bosschersb and Hans Hasenpflugc
a
TNO Science and industry; b MARIN, Wageningen; c GE/NL Centre for
Ship Signature Management
Advances in weapon and sensor capabilities are driving an increased
interest in the control of underwater signatures of naval platforms. The
control of machinery and propeller noise is well understood but there is
a shortfall of knowledge of the mechanisms that govern noise due to the
flow around the hull of a surface ship. The subject has been investigated by the collaborative US-NL project Mechanisms and Prediction of
Surface Ship Radiated Flow Noise. The project aimed to determine and
quantify the sources of flow noise generated by surface ships in terms
of ship speed and hull shape. The focus was on the underwater noise
generated by turbulence excited hull plating vibration and noise resulting
from breaking bow waves. A combination of full scale, large scale, model
scale tests and computational fluid dynamics was used. The paper will
discuss the test set-up and results of the model scale experiments which
were made in a (highly reverberant) towing tank. A special silent towing
carriage was developed to reduce the background noise, while an acoustic antenna was used to measure the noise due to the breaking bow
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waves. The pressure fluctuations due to the turbulent boundary layer
were measured at several hull locations.
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Hydroacoustics
Estimation of Underwater Flow Noise by Wave Number Decomposition
Jan Abshagen
FWG, Kiel
Flow noise limits the capability of a SONAR system operated on any
moving platform at sea. Its physical origin differs qualitatively from other
underwater noise sources, such as from ambient noise, yet it is difficult to
measure. Flow noise results from pressure fluctuations in the turbulent
boundary layer which are generated by the movement of the SONAR
platform relative to the surrounding sea. In particular at higher frequencies this noise source differs in wave number distribution from sources
which originate in wave propagation processes, e.g. from ambient noise.
Measurements of a wave number distribution require an array of spatially separated hydrophones. A method based on wave number-frequency
analysis is presented that allows to discriminate between flow noise and
noisy sound sources. It therefore enables, for example, estimations of
frequency dependencies of underwater flow noise. The method is validated by flow noise measurements performed with an equally spaced
line array mounted on a towed system.
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Hydroacoustics
Radiation of ship windows induced by structure-borne sound
Christof Weißenborn and Stefan Semrau
Germanischer Lloyd, Hamburg
Nowadays there is a trend in exterior super-yacht design for the use of
larger and larger glass surfaces. When we talk about acoustics here, we
are not referring to the occasional noise coming from outside the vessel.
Rather, the issue is structure-borne noise (SBN), which is present at
all times onboard ship and can stimulate large ship windows to radiate
annoying sound into representative passenger areas.
To gain basic knowledge on this issue and to give tangible acoustical consulting for both the shipyard/owner as well as the window system suppliers, several window designs were investigated full-scale in
terms of their radiation efficiency. For this purpose, a test-rig was set
up to represent typical ship structural elements and the respective SBNpropagation.
In parallel, FEM-calculation were carried out with the aim to predict the
window’s acoustic behavior from simple modal analysis to the radiated
sound power or radiation efficiency.
The paper presents the measurement strategy, incorporating a
scanning-laser vibrometer and a sound intensity probe. The results for
different window designs are compared and discussed. The validated
vibro-acoustic calculation practice is presented as well.
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Hydroacoustics
Investigation of the resonance frequency of a cavitating vortex
Johan Bosschers
MARIN, Wageningen
The cavitation pattern of a modern ship propeller is often characterized
by a cavitating vortex. This cavitating vortex may generate (low frequency) hull pressure fluctuations which cause noise and vibration hindrance
on board the ship. Existing measurement data of the pressure fluctuations suggest the presence of a resonance frequency, but detailed investigation is hindered by the highly intermittent character of the cavity. A
distinct resonance frequency has been observed in the sound generated
by a cavitating vortex trailing from a wing of elliptical planform in a cavitation tunnel by Maines & Arndt [JFE199-1997]. The paper will present a
theoretical formulation for such a resonance frequency. The agreement
between theory and experiment is good for low cavitation numbers but
becomes less with increasing cavitation number. The theorically derived
dispersion relation is based on the convected Helmholtz equation for a
disturbance velocity potential and assumes an inviscid cavitating vortex
which shows small deformations for prescribed oscillation modes. The
dispersion relation is investigated with respect to phase speed and group
speed. The first mode, a breathing mode, may have a zero group speed
which is used to derive a unique relation between the non-dimensional
(resonance) frequency and the cavitation number.
Tue 18:00
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Hydroacoustics
Frequency Dependent Attenuation of Oscillations in Fluid-filled Pipes and Orifices
Jürgen Korecka and Otto von Estorffb
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Robert Bosch GmbH; b Inst. of Modelling & Comp., TU Hamburg-Harb.
High frequency pressure pulsations in injection systems require an extended modeling approach to capture all physical effects. In general,
such hydraulic systems, including their pipes, diameter changes, orifices
and volume chambers, are modeled by a 1D approach, and steady state
pipe friction, being well established and validated, is assumed. Oscillating pressure pulsations, however, lead to unsteady frequency dependent attenuation, which has approved solutions in time and frequency
domain. Taking into consideration the geometry, the fluid properties and
the frequency, even complex systems can be modeled rather accurately.
However, common approaches so far do not account for flow-related effects. Even in the case of no mean flow, oscillating pressure pulsations
create nonlinear velocity-dependent resistance at orifices and diameter
changes. In the case of high frequency oscillations, the steady state orifice law according to Bernoulli underestimates real effects. Therefore, in
this contribution an unsteady orifice law is investigated. Further on the
limits of validity of the no flow assumption are inspected by means of an
experimental setup and compared to published results.
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Limits of Finite Element Methods in the Mid-Frequency Range
Andreas Hüppe and Manfred Kaltenbacher
Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Applied Mechatronics
Field simulation methods like the Finite Element Method (FEM) in computational acoustics offer some advantages in comparison to energy based methods. For example, they can be applied in the frequency as well
as in the time domain and the solution for acoustic pressure and/or velocity is available at every point inside the simulation domain. On the other
hand, especially when considering higher frequencies, a FEM simulation
requires a huge amount of computational time and memory, thus limiting
its range of application to smaller geometries or lower frequencies.
In our contribution we focus on the simulation of the acoustic field in the
time domain as the solution provides the whole frequency range of interest in one simulation. Therefore, we consider h-FEM and p-FEM applied
to the wave equation and the Spectral Finite Element Method (s-FEM)
applied to the governing equations of acoustics. We perform simulations
in the mid-frequency range to show the limits of the methods in terms of
accuracy of the solution and computational costs. As a practical application, the methods are used to simulate the sound field in the environment
of a noise barrier.
Tue 14:20
Plate Zaal
CAE methodologies
Wave Based Prediction Technique for Sound Radiation Analysis
Jan Rejleka , Tamas Mocsaia , Petra Silara , Achim Hepbergerb and HansHerwig Priebscha
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Virtual Vehicle Competence Center, Graz; b AVL LIST GmbH
Recently, the wave based prediction technique (WBT) has been developed as an alternative method for solving steady-state acoustic problems.
The WBT has proven to be a robust tool for interior acoustics. However,
a considerable class of real-life acoustic applications involves the analysis of problems in unbounded spatial domains, such as sound scattering
and sound radiation problems. Besides the methods based on boundary integral formulation of the governing differential equation various
strategies employing the standard finite element schemes were developed in order to tackle unbounded problems. Although based on different
approaches, all these concepts have the same basic idea in common,
namely introducing an artificial truncation boundary that divides the infinite domain into bounded and unbounded region. This paper outlines the
recent developments of the novel wave based approach and its application for three-dimensional sound radiation analysis by adopting similar
strategy of dividing the model into two parts, as described above. The
conventional interior formulation is used in the bounded part, while some
new additional functions, which inherently satisfy the Sommerfeld radiation condition are adopted in the unbounded part of the wave model.
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Application to industry-sized problem demonstrates the enhanced computational efficiency, which allows the practical computational limitation
to be shifted towards higher frequencies.
Tue 14:40
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CAE methodologies
Hybrid FEM/SEA model of an aircraft fuselage section
Alexander Peiffer and Stephan Tewes
EADS Innovation Works
This paper deals with the SEA- and hybrid model generation derived
from a detailed finite element model of a fuselage structure. Starting
from a modal analysis as first check of the dynamic behaviour several
subsystem configurations are investigated using the energy flow method
as SEA post-processing. These results provide all criteria that are required for the evaluation of each subsystem configuration, i.e. the modal
density and the coupling behaviour between the subsystems. Based on
that, the frequency ranges for different hybrid FEM/SEA models are selected leading to a full SEA model for high frequencies. The models are
checked concerning plausibility and SEA rules validity. Finally a primary insulation is realized by trim coupling of the fuselage shell and the
interior cavities are realized as SEA cavities.
Tue 15:00
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CAE methodologies
Energy resolution of complex vibro-acoustic problems
Nicolas Totaro and Jean-Louis Guyader
INSA of Lyon
The present article deals with an energy resolution of complex vibroacoustic problems. This method is based on SmEdA approach previously published for extending Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) to systems
where modal equipartition of energy is not achieved. Modal energies are
calculated from modal injected powers and modal coupling loss factors
whatever the excitation even for systems with modal behaviour. From
the computing time point of view two basic advantages appears, the calculation is made directly for frequency averaged energies and modal
coupling loss factors are simply extracted from modal characteristics of
the uncoupled systems obtained with standard Finite Element method.
The approach provides also an analysis tools to detect the modal transmission path, very useful in early design stage. It is possible to easily
identify couple of structural and acoustical modes most likely to transmit
energy and estimate contributions of each structural mode to energy into
the acoustical domain One interesting point is the possibility of calculating energy maps into systems with very small increase of computation,
additional assumption is necessary that will be discussed. An application on a test case will be presented and compared with standard Finite
Element method.
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Vibro-Acoustic Simulation of Structure-borne Induced Radiation of
Ship Windows
Bernard van Antwerpena , Diego d’Udekema and Christof Weißenbornb
a
Free Field Technologies; b Germanischer Lloyd, Hamburg
Large ship windows seem to represent a weak point in terms of acoustic
radiation within a ship cabin. There are is a emerging need to predict the
behavior of those components prior to their final design, construction
and assembly on board.
In this framework, numerical methods offer a good platform for predicting the acoustic radiation and structural vibration of such windows or
to compare the performance of different windows system designs. For
instance, it allows predicting the radiation efficiency, which represents
a key point in reducing the global sound pressure level within the cabin. This paper presents a vibro-acoustic study performed with the finite
element code ACTRAN. The radiation efficiency of different window configurations is estimated. The focus is placed on the determination of the
most sensitive system parameters.
In this paper, the simulation method is first briefly described. The obtained results are also compared to a set of full scale experimental measurements for validation. Different window designs approaches are compared in order to guide the choice of an optimal design to select.
Tue 16:20
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CAE methodologies
Automated modelling procedure for acoustic Wave Based Technique models
Gregor Müller and Thorsten Bartosch
Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
In modern vehicle acoustic development, fast and easygoing modelling
and simulation procedures are required to meet the today’s demands in
automotive industry. To close the gap in the mid frequency range, several years ago, the Wave Based Technique, a deterministic vibro-acoustic
simulation technique for the mid-frequency range, was established. Instead of meshing the fluid domain of interest into a vast number of small
volumes (as required for FEM), the model has to be partitioned into convex polyhedron shaped sub-domains. This paper intends to present an
algorithm for the automated creation of acoustic WBT models of passenger compartments out of hull models. In addition, relations between
geometric model parameters and modelling/simulation time and quality
are investigated. From these investigations, conclusions are drawn and
automated modelling strategies are established. Furthermore, alternative modelling approaches are discussed and proposed.
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Design and Tests of Thermoplastic Textile-reinforced Composite
Trays for Vibro-acoustic Relevant Applications
Werner Hufenbach, Martin Dannemann, Stefan Friebe, Frank Kolbe and
Michael Krahl
TU Dresden, Institute of Lightweight Eng. and Polymer Techn.
Driven by increasing customer demands, environmental and economical
requirements, lightweight engineering gains in importance for various
industrial and transport applications. Here, composite materials based
on thermoplastic hybrid yarns offer new possibilities for multifunctional
design due to its adjustable properties. Requirements concerning high
stiffness and damping as well as low weight and short cycle times during
manufacture can be met by an adapted composite lay-up and manufacturing process. In the presented work, the vibro-acoustic behaviour of
selected textile-reinforced thermoplastics was characterized dependent
on the kind of reinforcement, number of layers and its fibre orientation.
Therefor, models based on Finite Element Method and Boundary Element Method for the calculation of modal and acoustic parameters of
textile-reinforced structures were developed. For the verification of this
simulation models as an example composite trays were manufactured
by a novel hot pressing technology. The modal parameters and transmission loss of the produced trays were measured. Subsequently, the
experimental results were used for the verification of the numerical simulations. The performed investigations illustrate that the vibro-acoustic
behaviour of composite trays is influenced by the complex interaction
of geometry and material parameters. Thus, an optimal sound radiation
behaviour can only be achieved by a comprehensive material-adapted
vibro-acoustic design.
Tue 17:00
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Finite element models
Simulation of acoustic transmission characteristics of complex
multilayered structures using a finite element method
Jean-Pierre Coyette, Gregory Lielens and Benoit van den Nieuwenhof
Free Field Technologies
The paper focuses on a finite element simulation technique for the evaluation of the acoustic transmission characteristics of complex multilayered structures. The key ingredients of this technique are finite element models for the bounded/unbounded acoustic and structural domains, a refined sampling procedure for distributed random excitations
(diffuse field or turbulent boundary layer) and a particular homogenization procedure which enables the reduction of the complex multi-layered
structure (plate or shell) to an equivalent homogeneous structure. The
technique is illustrated by various examples. Computational performances are highlighted.
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Finite element models
Acoustic Modal Analysis of a Recorder
Stefanie Fuss and Steffen Marburg
TU Dresden, Institut für Festkörpermechanik
This talk presents the three-dimensional numerical simulation of the
sound spectrum and the propagation of the acoustic noise inside and
around a recorder. The fluid inside and close to the recorder is meshed by Lagrangian tetrahedral finite elements. To optain results in the far
field of the recorder, complex conjugated Astley-Leis infinite elements
are used. To apply these infinite elements the finite element domain has
to be meshed either in a spherical or an ellipsoidal shape. Advantages
and disadvantages of both shapes regarding the recorder will be shown
in this talk. Examples of the modal analysis of the fluid for different tones
will also be presented.
Tue 17:40
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Finite element models
Computational Acoustics based on Conservation Equations using
Taylor Hood Finite Elements
Manfred Kaltenbacher and Andreas Hüppe
Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Applied Mechatronics
Within this contribution we concentrate on the efficient solution of enhanced wave problems, which are mathematically modeled by their conservation equations, namely the mass and momentum conservation.
Such formulations arise in computational aeroacoustics or in nonlinear acoustics. Even for acoustic wave propagations, where an acoustic
wave equation exists, formulations based on the conservation equations
have the advantage, that the numerical solution provides directly the two
main engineering quantities, the acoustic particle velocity and the acoustic pressure.
The application of the standard Finite Element (FE) method to the acoustic conservation equations will result in an instable formulation. In order
to obtain stable finite elements, we need a mixed FE formulation. The
way to obtain such a formulation is to use H(div) functions for the approximation of the particle velocity and L2 functions for the acoustic pressure. However, it can be proofed, that approximating the acoustic particle
velocity by Lagrangian finite elements one order higher than those for
the acoustic pressure will also provide us a stable formulation.
We have applied this so-called Taylor-Hood elements to the acoustic
conservation equations and will present their applicability to general wave problems. In detail, we will present a study of the accuracy and computational efficiency.
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Finite element models
Fast FE-Analysis and Measurement of the Hydraulic Transfer Function of Pipes with Non-Uniform Cross Section
Jan Herrmann, Michael Spitznagel and Lothar Gaul
University of Stuttgart, Applied and Experimental Mechanics
Automotive piping systems are often characterized by a non-uniform
cross-section. Orifices in fuel charge assemblies are a typical example.
The goal of this research is to quantify the influence of diameter changes
on the hydraulic transfer function between the dynamic pressure at the
beginning and at the end of the pipe. A finite element based substructuring and component mode synthesis technique is used to assemble the
spatial piping system including the orifice. The adaptation of the CraigBampton method on fluid-structure coupled piping systems with an additional reduction of the remaining interface degrees of freedom leads to a
considerable model order reduction. A local, frequency dependend fluid
damping model is integrated in the finite element code and the result of
the harmonic analysis is compared to measurements. A hydraulic test
bench with a dynamic pressure source is used to estimate the hydraulic
transfer function for different orifice diameters.
Tue 14:00
Van der Vorm Zaal
Medical ultrasound
Bubble vibrations at medical diagnostic frequencies
Nico de Jonga,b , Rik Vosa , Marlies Overveldeb , Valeria Garbinb , Marcia
Emmera , Michel Versluisb and Detlef Lohseb
a
Biomedical Engineering, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam; b Physics of Fluids,
University of Twente, Enschede
Ultrasound is the most widely used medical imaging modality. Ultrasound contrast agents (UCA, consisting of small (encapsulated) gas
bubbles), will increase the reflection of ultrasound by the blood pool, after intravenously administration, and by that make it possible to provide
perfusion images. The diagnostic frequency used (1-10 MHz) together
with the bubble size (∼ 3 µm) result in interesting bubble vibrations which
can be imaged with the ultrahigh speed Brandaris-128 camera and predicted with newly developed models. The vibrations can be classified as
follows: 1. Spherical vibration of bubbles 2. Mode vibration of bubbles
3. Compression-only vibration of bubbles 4. Onset of the bubble vibration 5. Vibration of bubbles close to a wall Studying the dynamics of the
bubble upon insonification can be done optically, e.g. under a microscope, or acoustically with the aid of piezo transducers. Optical studies are
performed with a high-speed camera, Brandaris (25 million frames/s). To
predict the behaviour of encapsulated bubbles in an ultrasound field we
have adapted the Rayleigh-Plesset equation to include the behaviour of
the phospholipid shell. Detailed analysis of the high speed recordings
have shown to be mandotory for a complete model.
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Medical ultrasound
Modeling Pulsed Nonlinear Ultrasound for Medical Applications:
the INCS Method
Martin Verweij
TU Delft, Laboratory of Electromagnetic Research
The higher harmonics in nonlinear ultrasound fields gain importance for
improving the image quality of medical echoscopy. Consequently, the
optimization of medical imaging techniques has become highly dependent on the accurate simulation of pulsed nonlinear ultrasound fields in
tissue. In this context, a successful simulation method should be able
to compute the pulsed ultrasound field of a phased array transducer in
a nonlinear and attenuating medium. Moreover, the method should cope with a large-scale domain (approximately 100 wavelengths in three
spatial directions and 100 periods in time) and wide-angle propagation.
Current methods are either based on approximations that favor a specific propagation direction or require prohibitive large grids. This paper
presents the Iterative Nonlinear Contrast Source (INCS) method, which
meets all above requirements and provides a full-wave solution of the
Westervelt equation. This method treats the nonlinear term from the Westervelt equation as a distributed contrast source. The field is iteratively
updated by convolution of an estimate of this nonlinear contrast source with the Green’s function of the linear wave equation. Moreover, the
performance of the INCS method is discussed by showing the iterative
generation of the higher harmonics, the directional independence, and
the simulation of a highly steered beam.
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Application of Volterra Series to Ultrasound Imaging
Martin Schiffner, Michal Mleczko and Georg Schmitz
Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Medical Engineering
Diagnostic ultrasound imaging provides a real-time imaging modality which features anatomic and, with the help of ultrasound contrast
agents, molecular imaging capabilities. Ultrasound contrast agents consist of microbubbles with diameters in the micron range. Under ultrasound insonification, these bubbles oscillate nonlinearly. Furthermore,
the nonlinearity of sound propagation in tissue cannot be ignored for
diagnostic ultrasound imaging. To improve current imaging modes and
to develop novel techniques, a manageable model which enables the
investigation of these combined effects is necessary.
Models which enable an accurate description of the nonlinear effects
encountered in ultrasound imaging are known. These usually require
numerical solutions of nonlinear differential equations, and consequently, they are of limited use for the development of novel imaging techniques. Although numerical solutions enable an accurate description of
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a system’s response, they do not give insight into the general inputoutput behavior. Thus, lacking a simple yet sufficiently accurate description form, nonlinearities are either ignored or modeled as characteristic
curves. Volterra series provide a manageable means to model nonlinear
propagation of sound and the oscillation of microbubbles with sufficient
accuracy. Applications of Volterra series to the modeling of the signal
chain of ultrasound imaging systems are presented.
Tue 15:00
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Medical ultrasound
Results of an Experimental Study for 3D Ultrasound CT
Nicole Ruiter, Gregor Schwarzenberg, Michael Zapf, Alexander Menshikov and Hartmut Gemmeke
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Our 3D Ultrasound Computer Tomograph (USCT) records the interaction of ultrasonic waves with the imaged object from many different angles
with approx. 2000 unfocussed ultrasound transducers. The main advantage of such a system is simultaneous recording of reflection, absorption
and speed of sound images, and, in future, higher image quality with faster data acquisition.
For many years, it was not feasible to build a device for 3D USCT due
to the large number of required transducers, high data rate and time
consuming post-processing. The aim of our first experimental setup for
3D USCT was to analyze the feasibility of today’s technology and draw
conclusions for application in breast cancer diagnosis.
The results of our system are presented and discussed in regard to data acquisition, image quality and duration of image reconstruction. The
main conclusion is, that 3D USCT is feasible with today’s technology, if a
sparse aperture or long DAQ times can be accepted. The next question
is, if the resulting images have clinical relevance and can improve early
breast cancer diagnosis. Based on a second generation of 3D USCT,
imaging volunteers and carrying out a small pre-clinical study is under
preparation.
Tue 16:00
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Medical ultrasound
Contrast Enhanced Optoacoustics for Molecular Imaging
Marc Fournelle, Kirsten Maass, Heinrich Fonfara, Wolfgang Bost and
Robert Lemor
Fraunhofer Institut für Biomedizinische Technik
Optoacoustic imaging can provide valuable information about tissue
structures by combining the high intrinsic contrast of optical modalities
with the good resolution and the high penetration depth of ultrasound.
When biological tissue is irradiated with ultrashort laser pulses of durations of a few nanoseconds, the light is absorbed according to the local
optical properties of the tissue, and is converted into pressure by means
of the thermoelastic effect. The resulting pressure waves can be acquired and analyzed with techniques similar to conventional ultrasound and
provide an image of the distribution of absorbed light in tissue. Although
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endogenous chromophores such as melanin or haemoglobin result in
remarkably high optoacoustic contrast, the administration of additional
targeted nanoparticular contrast agents becomes necessary if a more
selective molecular imaging is needed. Different types of gold nanoparticles are particularly suitable in this context since their strong plasmon
resonance results in a high absorption coefficient. An overview on results regarding the usability of the different particle types as optoacoustic
contrast agents will be given and the technology and its applications will
be discussed. Further, first results on contrast-enhanced in-vivo imaging
with a system for real-time optoacoustics will be presented.
Tue 16:20
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Medical ultrasound
Comparison of Coding Techniques for Photoacoustic Coded Excitation
Martin Mienkinaa , Annika Edera , Claus-Stefan Friedrichb , Nils Gerhardtb , Martin R. Hofmannb and Georg Schmitza
a
Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Medical Engineering; b RuhrUniversity Bochum, Inst. of Photonics and Terahertz-Techn.
In photoacoustics (PA) ultrasound is generated by laser irradiation of tissue. Usually, PA signals are generated by Nd:YAG lasers but it would
be attractive to use less expensive laser diodes instead. Although laser
diodes exhibit low pulse energy, the pulse repetition frequency (PRF)
of pulsed laser diodes is much higher than the PRF of Nd:YAG lasers
thus averaging can be used to increase the SNR. The applied PRF for
averaging is limited by the acoustical time-of-flight. To further increase
the SNR we propose to use coded excitation for PA imaging. In opticaltime-domain-reflectometry, which is similar to PA imaging, Simplex Codes (SC) are widely used for coding. In ultrasound imaging Golay Codes
(GC) are successfully employed. Therefore, we compare the performance of SC and GC for PA coded excitation (PACE) by a simulation study.
For both codes, the coding gain normalized to equivalent averaging procedures is computed as a function of code length and PRF of the laser
diode. Assuming a time-of-flight of 60 µs and e.g. a PRF of 250 kHz the
coding gain of GC is 1.6 dB higher than the coding gain of SC. Consequently, GC is more suitable for PACE than SC.
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Output Beam Characterization of Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound
Systems Using a Thermal Technique for Intensity Measurements
Volker Wilkens
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Ultrasound exposure measurements for medical ultrasound systems are
essential as regards safety and quality assurance. International standards require the characterization of output beams regarding, for instance, power, intensity, peak pressure, and lateral dimension. Spatial-peak
temporal-average intensities are particularly important since they are related to thermal hazards for the patient. Local intensity parameters are
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commonly derived from hydrophone measurements. Alternatively, a simple and low-cost thermal intensity sensor technique recently developed
at PTB can be applied to precise ultrasound time-averaged intensity determination. The applicability of these novel sensors is demonstrated
by extensive exposure measurements on a typical diagnostic ultrasound
system. Output beams of different operation modes and working frequencies are characterized by line scans along the beam axis and by
beam profile measurements. For non-scanning modes of the diagnostic
device, these results are compared with additional hydrophone-based intensity measurements. With respect to typical uncertainties of intensity
parameters within the range of 20% to 30%, the agreement is very good.
However, the advantages of the thermal sensor technique are especially
evident for intensity measurements in the case of scanning and combined modes of the diagnostic device, where the synchronization between
hydrophone measurements and the complex pulse emission pattern can
be difficult.
Tue 17:00
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Medical ultrasound
Design of an Ultrasound Cylindrical Phased-Array for Hyperthermia
Breast Cancer Treatment
Koen W. A. van Dongena , Jurriaan F. Bakkerb , Maarten M. Paulidesb ,
Inge-Marie Obdeijnb and Gerard C. Rhoonb
a
TU Delft - Faculty of Applied Sciences; b Erasmus MC, D. den Hoed
Cancer Center, Rotterdam
The objective of this theoretical study is to design an ultrasound (US)
cylindrical phased-array that can be used for fever-range hyperthermia
(40o C to 44o C) treatment of tumors in intact breasts. Hereto, design parameters such as frequency, number of transducers per ring, ring distance and number of rings are optimized to obtain an interference pattern
with a small primary focus, while suppressing secondary foci.
In addition, we have investigated the influence of acoustic and thermal
heterogeneities on the specific absorption rate (SAR) and temperature
patterns in order to determine the necessity of using heterogeneous models for US applicator design and treatment planning.
From the simulations it is shown that an US cylindrical phased-array can
be used to obtain 44o C in the center of tumors located anywhere in the
intact breast. In addition, it is demonstrated that due to the low frequency
content of the signal (100kHz) acoustic heterogeneities do not disturb
the SAR and temperature patterns.
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Metrology of HITU fields
Klaus-Vitold Jenderkaa , Klaus Beissnerb and Julian Hallerb
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Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig; b PhysikalischTechn. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig / Berlin
High Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound (HITU) is a non-invasive technique for the treatment of various types of cancer, as well as nonmalignant pathologies by inducing localized necrosis of the tissue. Even
though HITU is already in clinical use, this technique is still an emerging
therapeutic procedure, with a lack of knowledge on reliable and stable
treatment planning and monitoring procedures. A crucial step for the prediction of the desired temperature rise in a HITU-treated region is the
measurement of the ultrasound output power. The evaluation of tissue
thermometry methods, using MR or ultrasound itself, is important for the
treatment monitoring, as well as for choosing the appropriate ultrasound
power for a desired local intensity and temperature rise respectively.
While ultrasound fields are well-investigated for output powers smaller
than 50 W, this paper describes first results of measurements in much
stronger, highly focused fields (> 300 W ultrasound power at 1.5 MHz)
using an absorbing target arranged close to the transducer. The measurement uncertainties are discussed.
Tue 17:40
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Simulation of Large Spatial Domain Ultrasound Scattering Problems
Erwin J. Alles and Koen W. A. van Dongen
TU Delft - Faculty of Applied Sciences
Currently, many ultrasound simulations of medical imaging modalities
are performed using the Field II-software. This software models a scattering body as a collection of point-scatterers and evaluates the resulting total pressure field within the Born approximation. Consequently, it
assumes a constant speed of sound throughout the volume. Therefore,
modelled reflections arrive at incorrect times, and errors are introduced if
thickness measurements are performed. In addition, multiple scattering
is neglected in this approximation, which means that for strong contrasts
results obtained with Field II are incomplete.
To circumvent these issues, we have developed software which efficiently computes the total pressure field within a volume due to scattering off
contrasts of arbitrary shape and magnitude. The software uses a conjugate gradient scheme to solve the scatter integral equation for the total
field, given known contrasts and incident field. Spatial domain decomposition is used to allow for large domains of which the memory load would
otherwise exceed the amount of memory present in current machines.
During our presentation, we will compare the simulated received signals,
using both programs, for an acoustic probe measuring plaque thickness
in an array.
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Medical ultrasound
Noniterative second harmonic ultrasound filed simulations: an axisymmetric approach
Nicola Testonia , Karin Henselb , Monica Siepmannb , Nicolò Specialea
and Georg Schmitzb
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Università di Bologna; b Ruhr-University Bochum, Institute of Medical
Engineering
Nonlinear numerical modeling of finite amplitude acoustic beams has a
key role in the design of state-of-art ultrasonic systems. The KhokhlovZabolotskaya-Kuznetsov (KZK) equation is one of the most accurate model describing diffraction, absorbtion and nonlinearity combined effects
in ultrasound wave propagation.
KZK solutions usually follow two different approaches: the spectral and
the time domain method; the former is well suited for periodic ultrasound
excitation, while the latter is more efficient in propagation of short pulses.
As finite difference methods and stepping techiques are usually employed in most realizations, prediction accuracy and computational burden
of ultrasound field simulations are strongly related to the depth.
The work described in this paper points to develop a model for simulating
second harmonic ultrasound fields by featuring equations that can be
solved without the use of iterative techniques. Using a domain change
and addressing the integration along the axial direction with a proper
approximation, robust estimations of nonlinear sound fields at arbitrary depth are produced for both focused and unfocused axisymmetrical
sources. Predicted profiles for nonlinear propagation in water from real
transducers will be presented and compared both visually and numerically with measurements from water tank experiments, showing the good
agreement and artifact rejection obtained.
Tue 14:00
Hudig Zaal
Tire-road noise
A Ring-based Tyre Model for the Prediction of Structure-borne Interior Tyre/Road Noise.
Peter Kindt, Paul Sas and Wim Desmet
KU Leuven
The tyre/road interaction causes a structural excitation of the tyre. This
vibrational energy is transmitted through the suspension towards the vehicle body. The resulting body panel and window vibrations cause noise
radiation in the vehicle passenger compartment. In order to predict this
interior noise during the vehicle development phase, an accurate tyre
model is required. This paper presents a structural tyre model, based
on a three-dimensional flexible ring on an elastic foundation. The ring
represents the belt and the elastic foundation represents the tyre sidewall. The model is valid till 300 Hz and includes a submodel of the wheel
and the air cavity. Unlike most ring models, which only consider in-plane
modes, the presented model also predicts modes that involve torsion of
the belt in circumferential direction. The parameterization of the model,
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which does not require detailed knowledge of the tyre construction, is
based on the main geometrical properties of the tyre and a limited modal test. The unloaded tyre response is calculated and validated with test
data. As the presented model is physical, it can be applied to describe
other operational conditions such as loading and rotation. In this paper,
the response of the loaded tyre is also considered.
Tue 14:20
Hudig Zaal
Tire-road noise
Contributions to a Better Understanding of Tire Cavity Noise
Christoph Bederna and Ernst-Ulrich Saemann
Continental AG
The air cavity as source of tire/road noise was discovered in the beginning of the 1990th when the vehicle industry gave the suspension a
more sportive condition and when it became popular to use tires with low
aspect ratio. As a solution to lower the transmission of that sound into
the vehicle interior, mainly secondary measures like absorbing material
in the tire were proposed by the tire manufacturers. Unfortunately the
vehicle industry rejected the use of those solutions for cost reasons and
asked the tire manufactures to include primary measures directly into the
tire construction. A literature review reveals limited information and offers
simple models to predict only the first eigenfrequency of the tire cavity
and a qualitatively prediction of the forces at the vehicle spindle based
mainly on FEM techniques which do not allow conclusions how the tire constructions has to be changed to reduce the air cavity. The paper
presents current FEM simulation results based on real tire constructions
to understand the problem and additional sound measurements in the
tire with a hydrophone to validate the simulations and contribute to a
better understanding of the sound generating mechanism.
Tue 14:40
Hudig Zaal
Tire-road noise
Road Traffic Noise of Expansion Joints - Get a Grip on it
Willem-Jan van Vlieta , Jan Hooghwerffb , Nico Booijc and Ronald van
Loonb
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Rijkswaterstaat - Dienst Verkeer en Scheepvaart; b M+P - raadgevende
ingenieurs, Vught; c Rijkswaterstaat Bouwdienst, Utrecht
Expansion joints used in road traffic bridges can be a serious source
of noise annoyance. This is caused by the impulsiveness of the sound
of vehicles passing over the joints and sometimes the presence of low
frequencies in the sound. In the Netherlands large-scale application of
low noise road surfaces creates a need for low noise expansion joints.
Therefore Rijkswaterstaat has created a guideline to deal with noise of
expansion joints. The goal is to avoid excessive noise problems by setting noise limits in contracts. The approach in the guideline is based on
existing calculation and measurement methods with which there is already considerable experience in the field of low-noise road surfaces. The
application of these methods to the noise caused by expansion joints is
new.
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Tire-road noise
Uncertainty of Close-Proximity (CPX) Tire-Road Noise Measurements
Foort de Rooa , Gijsjan van Bloklandb , Hans van Leeuwenc , Jos
Reubsaetd , Jan Telmana and Willem-Jan van Vliete
a
TNO Science and Industry; b M+P - raadgevende ingenieurs, Vught;
c
DGMR Industrie, Verkeer en Milieu BV; d Adviesburo Jos Reubsaet,
Heerlen; e Rijkswaterstaat - Dienst Verkeer en Scheepvaart
Practical experience in the Netherlands with the Close-Proximity (CPX)
measurement method for the influence of road surfaces on traffic noise
(ISO/CD 11819-2) showed that the measurement uncertainty of this socalled trailer method is relatively large. In order to gain more knowledge
about the determining factors a well-coordinated Round-Robin test was
organised and combined with a statistical investigation of the primary parameters that contribute to the uncertainty. Five organisations that perform CPX-tests on a commercial basis participated in the Round-Robin
test and made their measurement trailer and its technical specifications
available for this research. This paper will describe the test set-up of the
Round-Robin test and the results achieved. Based on these results recommendations for a stricter specification of the test conditions and the
design parameters of measurement trailers will be presented.
Tue 15:20
Hudig Zaal
Tire-road noise
Validation of the Next Generation SPERoN Model
Ard Kuijpers
M+P - raadgevende ingenieurs, Vught
The SPERoN model is a hybrid tyre/road noise prediction model. It was
developed in the lastdecade with the aid of several national and European R&D programs. Lately the model has undergone major changes
and we can now speak of a next generation model. The model was extended with a completely new truck tyre contact and radiation model.
In addition, a horneffect/propagation model was introduced which describes the influence of road absorption on the radiation characteristics
of both passenger car and truck tyres. The original passenger car model was reworked to allow prediction of near-field (CPX) levels besides
pass-by levels.
Validation of the model showed that the predictions are accurate with a
standard error of approximately 1 dB. For the validation, an extensive
measurement program was carried out on five different road surfaces on
urban, secondary and highway roads.
This paper presents the characteristics of the new SPERoN model, the
range of application for the model and the results of the validation.
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Silent Road Trafic 2
Wolfram Bartolomaeus
Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
After finishing the research project ”Silent Road Traffic 1” in 2003 the
follow-up project ”Silent Road Traffic 2” was started in 2005. Under the
leadership of the Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen - BASt a budget of 4.5
Mio. e was shared with ten other partners from Industry (Continental AG,
RW Sollinger Hütte GmbH and Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co KG) , Research Institutes (Müller BBM GmbH, Forschungsinstitut für Pigmente und
Lacke, Bundesanstalt für die Materialforschung und -prüfung - BAM) and
Universities (Universität Stuttgart - Institut für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen, Technische Universität München - Fachgebiet Hydromechanik, Universität Hannover - Institut für Baumechanik und Numerische Mechanik
and Universität Hamburg-Harburg - Institut für Modellierung und Berechnung). The research project consists of three parts: ”Quiet Tires”, ”Quiet
Roads” and ”Result Checking”. The end of the project will be at the end
of 2009. But nevertheless there are already a lot of results available,
specially from the part ”Quiet Tires”.
Tue 16:40
Hudig Zaal
Tire-road noise
DEUFRAKO Prediction and Propagation of Rolling Noise - Results
Markus Auerbach
Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
This project aims at the development of new road pavement concepts
with respect to tyre-road noise in a wider context of the abatement of
road traffic noise. French and German institutes headed by the ”Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées” (LCPC) and the ”Bundesanstalt
für Straßenwesen” (BASt) cooperate throughout this project. The theoretical approach is based on the SPERoN (”Statistical Physical Explanation of Rolling Noise”) model developed by one of the partners. In a
first stage, the model was validated for different kinds of French road
surfaces. In a second step, the model was applied as an adapted tool
to design new textures for low noise road surfaces. Finally, in a third
step, the results issued from SPERoN were used as an input for outdoor
sound propagation models developed in France and Germany in order
to estimate the effect of this optimised model-aided low noise pavement
in the far field, close to the façades. A ranking with other typical German
and French pavements has lead to a common database (DEUFRABASE). The results of the project will be presented.
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Tread pattern optimization by means of simplified rolling model
Wolfgang Kropp
Chalmers University of Technology
While on very rough roads the tread pattern is of minor importance on
typical European road surfaces the tread pattern plays a dominant role
for the generation of tyre/road noise. Therefore the optimization of the
tread pattern design is essential in order to minimize rolling noise. Different approaches are utilized to evenly distribute spectral energy due
to tread pattern variation along the circumference of the tyre. Here an
approach is suggested which is based on a simplified rolling model as
implemented in the SPERoN model. The approach has the advantage
that it includes the structural response of the tyre, while many other approaches only consider the geometrical variation of the tread pattern. In
addition the approach also allows for taking into account the influence
of different road surfaces in order to investigate the performance of the
tread pattern ”in field”. In the paper the model is presented and it functioning is demonstrated for typical design changes in tread pattern.
Tue 17:20
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Tire-road noise
Effect of road surface characteristics on rolling resistance in relation to rolling noise
Gijsjan van Bloklanda , Ines Lopez Arteagab , Stijn Boereb and Jurek
Ejsmontc
a
M+P - raadgevende ingenieurs, Vught; b Eindhoven University of Technology; c Technical University Gdansk
It is generally acknowledged that road surfaces have a significant effect
on the noise of a tyre rolling on the surface. This has led to extended
study ands application of low noise surfaces in the Netherlands, Germany and many other countries. The increased awareness of climate
change generated the question if low noise surfaces might also exhibit
low rolling resistance. This is studied on the Kloosterzande testing area
where several test section with varying properties were laid. The rolling
resistance (RR) is determined by the TUG through measuring the force
generated by a free rolling passenger car tyre on these surfaces. These
data is then related to the rolling noise levels found on these surfaces
where we found that low noise correlates well with low rolling resistance.
A special case were surfaces with a flexible top where large variations
in rolling resistance were found. Surprisingly the lowest value were observed on a flexible surface. In a next step we related the RR properties
to surface characteristics, mainly the surface texture and the mechanical
impedance. The paper will present data of RR of the surfaces, the relation with rolling noise levels and a first explanation of RR by the surface
properties.
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Tire-road noise
The development of a CPX measurement set-up capable of measuring tire-road noise effectively
Dirk Bekke
Vredestein Banden B.V., Enschede
In the Directive 2001/43 limits are put on the maximum noise level of a
pass-by noise measurement on an ISO 10844 surface. This prescribed
measurement set-up only gives an LAmax level of the total passage of
a whole vehicle equipped with four tires and does not provide enough
information for a problem analysis or model validation. Measuring on
one tire with (closed or open) CPX-trailers or -cars gives a better insight
into tire-road noise. The difficulties with these measurement set-ups can
be the noise generation of the set-up itself, the acoustics of the trailerinterior or vibrations directly disturbing the microphone signals. A CPX
measurement set-up has been developed keeping these considerations
in mind in order to be able to do proper problem analysis and model
validation.
Tue 18:00
Hudig Zaal
Tire-road noise
On Solving the Tyre-Road Contact Problem at High Frequencies.
Ysbrand Wijnant
University of Twente
The contact between tyre and road is non-linear and most accurately described in the time domain. Currently however, accurate finite element models are too large to be solved at the small time scales required
to capture tyre/road noise. At the Structural Dynamics and Acoustics
group of the University of Twente an alternative contact algorithm has
been developed. The algorithm solves the dynamic equations and, while
solving, satisfies exactly the contact condition (the condition that states
that there is no penetration of the tyre into the road). As a result, there
is no need for contact elements and no additional parameters are required to stabilize the solution process. The possibility to optimize and
speed up the algorithm by means of multigrid is the major advantage of
the new approach. In this paper the contact algorithm is explained for a
finite element discretization.
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Poster session Tuesday, 25 March 2009
Authors will be present: 15:20 - 16:20
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Following of Inverse Music Sequencer Operation – Detection of Music Components from Wave-table in a Complex Music Signal
Stepan Albrecht
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
We made an attempt to a novel approach in automatic music transcription (i.e., in detection of pitch, loudness and timing of all sound events in
a complex music signal automatically) working without any constraints
on the observed music signal in general. It follows the reverse working
of music sequencers. That is, we have a wave-table comprising arbitrary
sounds as drums, melodic sounds, etc. Given the wave-table with sounds and a piece of a complex music signal for analysis, the sounds in
the wave-table (or their modifications) are identified in the music signal.
The sound events (as component IDs, their position in time and their
truncation) are the output of the identification process. When we try to
put what was identified into the track, we should obtain the same or rather similar song up to some point. The core part of the algorithm is the
sequential Monte Carlo method. Tests of functionality will be demonstrated.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Effect of airborne sound on installation noise Part 1: Basic investigations
Mirco Ebersolda , Lutz Webera , Sven Öhlera and Matthias Blaub
a
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik; b FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie
The noise excitation of buildings by service equipment takes place by
both structure-borne and airborne sound. Mostly sound transmission is
determined by the structure-borne portion. For some sources, however,
the contribution of airborne sound can’t be neglected. A typical example
is the EMPA-hammer, defined in the swiss standard SIA 181 as a standardized source for the simulation of user noise. If airborne sound contributes substantially, conventional measures for noise reduction based
on elastic isolation between source and building won’t work properly. In
order to develop efficient measures for that kind of excitation, structureborne and airborne sound must be separated and investigated in context
with each other.
The separation of structure-borne and airborne sound was performed
by means of a simplified experimental set-up consisting of two parallel
plates acoustically connected by an adjustable structure- borne sound
bridge and by the air gap between the plates. Since the receiving plate
was bedded on an elastic support the transmitted sound power could be
determined directly from the mean velocity level on the surface of the
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plate. For investigation of sound transport the experimental conditions
such as distance of the plates or damping and division of the air gap
were varied systematically.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
’Survey on common Arabic Language forms from a speech recognition point of view’
Mohamed Elmahdya , Rainer Gruhnb , Wolfgang Minkerc and Slim
Abdennadhera
a
German University in Cairo; b Harman Becker Automotive Systems;
c
University of Ulm, Institute of Information Technology
Arabic language is the largest still living Semitic language based on the
number of speakers which exceeds 250 million first language speakers.
Arabic language has two main forms: Standard Arabic and Dialectal Arabic. Standard Arabic includes ”Classical Arabic” and ”Modern Standard
Arabic (MSA)” while dialectal Arabic includes all forms of currently spoken Arabic in day life and it vary among countries and deviate from standard Arabic to some extent. While there are many forms of Arabic, there
still many common characteristics on the acoustic level and the language
level. In this paper we investigate the main differences between Arabic
forms from a speech recognition point of view to focus on similar and different acoustic properties among Arabic forms as well as the language
properties. For standard Arabic we have chosen both classical and MSA
forms and for dialectal Arabic we have chosen Egyptian colloquial Arabic
as an example since it is the most popular dialect among Arabic speakers. The main purpose of this paper is to summarize all characteristics
of Arabic and previous research results in Arabic speech recognition
from a speech recognition point of view in one paper so researchers in
this field can use it as one reference.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Silent Owl Flight: Setup for Fly-Over Noise Measurements
Christoph Fritzsche, Ennes Sarradj and Thomas Geyer
BTU Cottbus, Aeroacoustics Group
It is common knowledge that most genera of owls fly silently in order
to be able to catch their prey. To investigate the mechanisms leading to
that quiet flight, several basic fly-over measurements were carried out
by biologists in the past. But the very low noise that is produced when
the owls are in gliding flight makes it very hard to do exact acoustic
measurements.
The presentation describes an attempt to do fly-over noise measurements of trained birds on natural conditions. It is focused on the measurement setup which consist of a small linear microphone array on a
ground plate. The microphone array data is processed using a simple
weighted-sum beamforming algorithm. Birds pass over the array in gliding flight at very low speed. A camera setup is used for flight speed
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measurement. A number of tests were conducted in a wildlife park. Preliminary results are presented from several raptor genera, including owls.
Necessary improvements of the measurement setup will be discussed.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
An appropriate BGM as a room acoustics: the interaction between
BGM and interior design
Yasuhiro Goto
Faculty of Psychology and Appl. Comm. School, Sapporo
Two experiments were performed in order to examine an interaction of
room acoustics and the interior design of the room. The room used in
these experiments was ”interior-designed room.” In Experiment 1 two
types of BGM were prepared and a change of room evaluation was investigated in terms of types of BGM: Used BGM as a room acoustics
were ”relaxation music” and ”no-relaxation music.” Participants were asked to rate the degree of harmony between music and room interior
design. Result was that a relaxation music was judged more appropriate for room interior design than no-relaxation music. In Experiment 2 the
change in the impression and the likes and dislikes concerning this room
were examined in terms of BGM by using two types of lightening: relaxation lighting and ordinary lighting. 60 participants were asked to rate the
impression and the likes and dislikes concerning this room. The result
was that the change in the impression from the BGM and lighting didn’t
change the atmosphere formed by the interior design. This study showed that BGM as a room acoustics and lighting can play an additional
role in a highly-designed indoor room.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Joint Speaker Identification and Speech Recognition for Speech
Controlled Applications in an Automotive Environment
Tobias Herbig and Franz Gerl
Harman Becker Automotive Systems
In recent years speech recognition and speaker identification have increasingly obtained attention for a variety of speech controlled applications. Even though speech and speaker recognition apply the same
statistical methods to similar features both have been clearly separated
in literature for a long period. Thus an integrated approach for speech
and speaker recognition is investigated in this paper. The interaction of
speech and speaker recognition enhances recognition rates for speech
and for speaker identity. Unlike most existing speaker identification systems this approach requires no explicit training phase for new speakers. Speaker-dependent codebooks for speech and speaker recognition are obtained by unsupervised online speaker adaptation starting from
a speaker-independent codebook. During the speech decoding process
the identity of the current speaker is estimated and the speaker dependent codebook is further adapted after each identified utterance. Thus
the speech controlled system has to handle speaker change detection,
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speaker identification and speaker adaptation in an unsupervised manner. Furthermore the system accounts for different codebook training levels by providing a smooth transition between short-term and long-term
speaker adaptation dependent on the number of speaker-dependent utterances. Results are presented for an in-car application and a limited
number of speakers.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Influence of Short Term Noise on Concentration and Human Performance
Marko Horvat, Kristian Jambrosic and Hrvoje Domitrovic
University of Zagreb, Faculty of EE and Computing
It is well known that short-term exposure to noise causes fatigue, insomnia, headache, loss of concentration and the occurrence of negative emotions. In order to examine certain aspects of this problem, a
subjective testing has been made with the emphasis on the ability of
human beings to maintain concentration and to perform well in a noisy
environment. The test itself included the evaluation of the subjects’ psychophysical state before and after completing the required task in order
to examine the changes in psychophysical state caused by exposure to
noise. In the central part of the test the subjects were asked to solve a
simple task that did not require any specific knowledge, only a certain
amount of concentration. Simultaneously, the subjects were exposed to
four types of artificially generated noise. The type of noise varied from
group to group and the loudness of the signal varied from one test séance to the next. The results of the tests reveal that the subjects were
able to maintain their concentration and a certain level of performance
when exposed to short-term noise, although they experienced significant
changes in their psychophysical state.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
The design of an in-situ absorption measuring system using the
Adrienne method
Kristian Jambrosic, Marko Horvat and Mia Suhanek
University of Zagreb, Faculty of EE and Computing
The Adrienne method, standardized in the CEN/TS 1793-5, is a frequently used measurement technique developed for outdoor in-situ measurements of sound reflection and airborne sound insulation. The data
given in the standard was used as the basis for the design of a measuring system to be used for determining the absorption coefficient and
sound insulation of noise barriers and built-in roofs and wall systems. In
this paper the design process is described, specifically, solving of encountered construction problems and system optimization in order to reduce the measurement errors and to eliminate elements that introduce
uncertainty. As stipulated in the standard, a fixed source-microphone
combination has been achieved, in our case by mounting the microphone holder at the end of a bar kept tightly in position by cables attached to
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the loudspeaker cabinet. The unit is mounted on a swivel that allows variations of both azimuth and elevation in the range of ±40 degrees from
the reference axis in 10-degree steps. The excitation signals used in the
measurements included the MLS and the sine sweep. The post processing of the measured impulse responses for various rotation angles and
source positions was done in Matlab, developed especially for the Adrienne method.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
To the Question of Adaptive Acoustic Systems’ Synthesis
Igor Kirichenko and Irina Starchenko
Taganrog Institute of Technology
Design and perfection of adaptive acoustic systems (AAS) appear to
be important problems determining solution the level of development of
modern acoustic investigation. In natural framework on given restrictions design of optimal AAS with minimal errors on time-variable influences has become necessary. Input signals and influences are regarded as stochastic in time functions. Adaptability conditions of measuring
systems with parametric arrays are of special interest. The main concerned quality characteristics of AAS are the next: accuracy, reliability,
stability, comfort exploitation, overall dimensions, electrical consumption,
etc. Terms of AAS, its general structure and extra structure of measuring
system are considered in the article.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Sound Radiation of Double Reed Woodwinds
F. B. Konkela , André Jakobb , Frank Heintzec and Michael Mösera
a
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics; b TU Berlin;
c
Staatsoper unter den Linden, Berlin
In the recent past the verification of radiating properties by woodwinds was measured by using microphones next to the woodwind holes. Hence, it was of particular importance to use suitable microphone
positions between the woodwind holes and free space. In the present
contribution the radiation properties of the woodwind holes and the bell
of a bassoon are investigated by using the ”acoustic camera”. For the
acoustic testing the instrument is observed by three directions. The examination of the results verify the known ”cut off” frequency of woodwinds at medium frequencies. From the experimental investigation, two
distinct new frequency ranges are found for the radiation properties of
the bassoon. The first located range between the medium and the high
frequencies of the bassoon modes shows that the central radiation is
emitted by the bell, but the last open woodwind holes are also a part
of the sound radiation. The second noticed range is located at high frequencies and it becomes clear that the sound radiation is only emitted
by the last open woodwind holes. However, there is no sound radiation
by the bell at these frequencies.
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Poster session 1
Comparing Acoustic Model Adaption Methods for Non-native
Speech Recognition
Helmut Langa , Martin Raaba , Rainer Gruhna and Wolfgang Minkerb
a
Harman Becker Automotive Systems; b University of Ulm, Institute of
Information Technology
In order to enable voice control for in-car navigation- and entertainmentsystems the necessity of recognizing non-native speech arises. Examples are Germans uttering destinations in France or selecting English audio tracks.
When confronted with non-native speech, recognizers trained on native
speakers do not achieve high accuracy on such a task.
The explosion of possible native and foreign language combinations and
– as a consequence thereof – the lack of databases covering appropriate
non-native speech, make the training of separate models unfeasible.
A common approach for non-native adaption in speech recognition is to
utilize a baseline model trained on native speech of target language T
and to perform some kind of model reestimation – utilizing a small set of
utterances in T spoken by native speakers of the source language S.
Due to the necessary data collection effort, most previous work was limited to evaluate the results of this reestimation on one or two different
accents.
With the help of new non-native databases that have recently become
available, we can fully focus on evaluating and comparing different reestimation techniques on different language pairs. Our results show how
stable different techniques are when they are applied to different language combinations.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Feature Extraction for Speech Recognition
Christian Lüke and Karl Schnell
J.W.Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Inst. für Angewandte Physik
For speech recognition, the representations of the speech signals are
usually sequences of feature vectors. The features are often spectralbased such as MFCCs. If the type of the features is inappropriate, the
pattern recognition task is more difficult, especially in the case of varying environments. Therefore, this contribution discusses some different
variations of the standard feature extraction methods. This concerns the
features themselves as well as a postprocessing of the features such as
normalization methods. One focus of the investigations is to use different
weightings of stationary and instationary regions of the speech signals.
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Poster session 1
Direct sound insulation of double-leaf separating walls
Robert Marin, Martin Schneider, Jochen Scheck and Heinz-Martin Fischer
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
The simple calculation of the sound insulation of stiff double-leaf separating walls according to DIN 4109: 1989 Beiblatt 1 allows only a rough
estimation of the in-situ sound reduction index. Construction parameters
like wall material, cavity thickness, absorption material in the cavity and
the flanking transmission are only considered by general requirements.
An alternative approach is to obtain the in-situ sound insulation from the
(undisturbed) direct sound insulation and the situation-dependant flanking sound reduction. The direct sound insulation of the double-leaf wall
is obtained from the direct sound insulation of the first leaf and by adding
the improvement of a second leaf with respect to the design of the cavity. Measurement results for the direct transmission are compared with
results obtained by various prediction models.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
The measurement uncertainty and equivalence of automatic unmanned noise monitoring installations
Rein Muchall
geluidconsult bv
Since the last ten years the use of unmanned automatic noise monitoring
installations is increasing. Most of them are used to measure the noise
of aircrafts, industrial areas, race circuits and pop concerts. Because of
its attractive properties: better monitoring at lower costs, it can be expected that in the future more of this kind of installations will be used.
An important aspect of this activity is the question: Are the results of
the automatic measurements equivalent to the results of manned measurements according the national measurements standards so that they
can be used in legal procedures and what is the procedure to validate
this equivalence”? There are at this moment no Dutch or international
standards how to determine the measurement uncertainty and the equivalence of automatic noise measurements installations. In this article we
try to answer this question.
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Effect of airborne sound on installation noise Part 2: Practical application
Sven Öhler, Lutz Weber and Joachim Mohr
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
The noise excitation of buildings by service equipment takes place by
both structure-borne and airborne sound. Mostly sound transmission is
determined by the structure-borne portion. For some sources, however,
the contribution of airborne sound can’t be neglected. A typical example
is the EMPA-hammer, defined in the swiss standard SIA 181 as a standardized source for the simulation of user noise. If airborne sound contributes substantially, conventional measures for noise reduction based
on elastic isolation between source and building won’t work properly. In
order to develop efficient measures for that kind of excitation, structureborne and airborne sound must be separated and investigated in context
with each other.
The practical consequences of airborne sound transmission were investigated using water installations (bath tubs, etc.) excited by an EMPAhammer as example. Since the resulting sound level in the installation
room can reach up to 100 dB(A), special measures for noise reduction
are required. Apart from the description of appropriate measures as e.g.
damping of the vibrating surface by coating, the sound generated by the
EMPA-hammer is compared with real user noise. Furthermore the measuring results are discussed with respect to basic investigations using a
simplified experimental set-up consisting of two parallel plates.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Nearfield noise source localisation with constant directivity arrays:
a comparison
Marie-Agnès Pallas and Régis Perrier
INRETS
The localisation and analysis of noise sources on fixed or moving objects
is a preoccupation in many different areas, for instance for passing-by
vehicles. Most approaches use microphone arrays, and classical array
processing relies on beamforming, possibly adapted to match nearfield
conditions and moving sources. However this procedure suffers from inconstant spatial properties with frequency, mainly variable beamwidth of
the array spatial response. Several methods have been proposed in the
literature to correct this behaviour, using frequency-variable shadings,
which may be implemented through FIR filtering of the microphone signals. Specific microphone distribution may sometimes be used jointly. The present poster will present a comparison of the performance of
these methods, on the basis of 3dB- beamwidth, frequency uniformity
and overall sidelobe levels, with simulations of nearfield moving point
sources.
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Poster session 1
Controllable acoustic bubble traps
Hendrik Söhnholz, Thomas Kurz and Werner Lauterborn
Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen
Acoustic bubble traps are used to levitate an oscillating bubble at a fixed
position near the pressure antinode of the sound field. In this way the
bubble dynamics and light emission can be investigated with high resolution. Typically, to obtain high pressure amplitudes, a high-Q resonance
of the trap’s container is exploited. This makes the trap susceptible to
changes of external parameters like the temperature. Furthermore, the
back-reaction of the bubble on the container may become large, making it difficult to maintain constant driving conditions when the bubble
parameters change. In this paper the construction of bubble traps with
medium- to low-Q resonators utilizing flexural disk and sandwich transducers is investigated. One design goal is to be able to control the bubble
position to some extent by suitable driving. The transducers are operated at frequencies of about 20 kHz and are designed with the aid of
FEM simulations. The sound pressure inside the water-filled prototypes
is measured with a hydrophone. The transducer displacement is obtained from measurements with a vibrometer.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Noise control by hedges and woods
Moritz Späh, Lutz Weber and Timo Oesterreicher
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
Hedges and woods perform important duties in our environment: filtering
of air, production of oxygen, acting as fencings, blinds and windbreaks
and providing habitat for birds and insects. However, for sound barriers
in urban planning they are rarely utilised. This is due to the fact, that the
damping of plants is regarded very low in the relevant planning directives, so that a noticeable sound reduction can only be achieved by largearea green space. On the other hand, the damping coefficients given
in the directives are only minimal values for not specified situations. In
practice under optimized conditions the damping coefficients of hedges
can be much larger, so that they can provide an interesting alternative
for environmental noise control.
Until now, very little knowledge on the acoustic properties of hedge
plants is available. Therefore the basic acoustic properties of hedges
and woods are investigated in a research project that comprises measurements and computer simulation. The focus of the project is to gain
information on the damping and absorption coefficients of hedges and
to provide reliable data on their acoustic properties for urban and landscape planning. First results of the investigation are reported.
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Design and Technology Features of Mosaic Pump Transducer of
Parametric Array
Irina Starchenko and Igor Kirichenko
Taganrog Institute of Technology
The questions of aperture’s filling influence on beam pattern of parametric array are considered. On application of two-channel scheme every
signal must be radiated by the separate system of pump transducers.
Elements of mosaic or sectioned transducer must be situated in such
a manner providing effective interaction of acoustical waves. While antenna is discrete and different parts require excitation on different frequencies, the several cases of aperture filling by discrete transducers
were considered and their beam patterns were analyzed. Dependence
of beam pattern width from transducer’s lines shift was obtained. Recommendations for general antenna construction were formulated.
Tuesday
Poster session 1
Climatological and regional analysis of sound level attenuation
Michael Wilsdorf, Astrid Ziemann and Armin Raabe
University of Leipzig, Institute for Meteorology
The properties of sound propagation in the atmosphere primarily depend
on the meteorological parameters temperature and wind. Vertical gradients of these quantities result in refraction of sound and have thus an
important influence on the sound level attenuation.
By means of the two-dimensional sound ray model SMART (Sound propagation Model of the Atmosphere using Ray-Tracing), the sound level
attenuation is calculated, whereas in this calculation the effects of the
meteorological conditions on the sound propagation in the atmosphere
are respected.
So, the calculation of attenuation enables a fast sound immission forecast for currently measured or modelled situations of sound propagation
on the one hand, otherwise it gives the possibility for a classification of
an area (e.g. the state area of Germany) in sound climatologically ”likewise” regions (regionalization). The defined regions are considered as
statistically ensured sound climatologic units. For the generation of such
a sound climatology, it is necessary to consider the special atmospheric
conditions at the respective observation points.
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Poster session 1
Working Group Noise Eurocities
Henk Wolfert
DCMR EPA Rijnmond
EUROCITIES is the network of major European cities. Founded in 1986,
the network brings together the local governments of more than 130 large cities in over 30 European countries. EUROCITIES provides a platform for its member cities to share knowledge and ideas, to exchange
experiences, to analyse common problems and develop innovative solutions, through a wide range of Forums, Working Groups, Projects, activities and events. EUROCITIES gives cities a voice in Europe, by engaging in dialogue with the European institutions on all aspects of EU legislation, policies and programmes that have an impact on cities and their
citizens. Within the EUROCITIES network Working Group Noise (WGN)
is established in 2006. The objectives of the WGN are (a) exchange
of experiences and knowledge on Noise, Noise effects and Noise Abatement, (b) influencing the European legislation and requirements, (c)
execute projects to gain more knowledge about noise and noise effects
and last but not least (d) gaining awareness among public, policymakers
and politicians on all levels. Currently the WGN is presided by the city of
Rotterdam. The poster presentation will raise more understanding of the
mission and vision of the WGN.
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Paper sessions Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Wed 8:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 1
The Perception of System Latency in Dynamic Binaural Synthesis
Alexander Lindau and Stefan Weinzierl
TU Berlin, Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation
In an interactive virtual acoustic environment latency plays an important role for the authenticity of simulations. In dynamic binaural synthesis
this is the time until the simulation responds to head movements of the
listener. Since several elements contribute to the total system latency
such as head tracker update rate, port latency, messaging and scheduling of cross fading, response times are typically distributed around
a mean and have to be determined empirically. Whereas just detectable latency values as low as 38 ms have been found when using head
related transfer functions, no reliable values exist for the binaural simulation of reverberant acoustic environments. Therefore a new study has
been conducted on the just noticeable latency in a system for dynamic
binaural synthesis. Data sets were used from measurements of different
acoustic environments made with an automated head and torso simulator with free head orientation in azimuth and elevation over its torso.
For different room acoustic environments the detection of latency was
examined in an adaptive 3AFC listening test procedure.
Wed 9:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 1
Timbral Coloration in High Resolution Sound Field Reproduction
Due to Spatial Bandwidth Limitation
Jens Ahrens and Sascha Spors
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
Sound field reproduction methods based on orthogonal expansions like
e.g. higher order Ambisonics always introduce a limitation of the spatial bandwidth of the loudspeaker driving signals. As a consequence, the
desired component of the reproduced wave field is similarly bandlimited. This leads to a pronounced sweet area around the centre of the
loudspeaker distribution. This area is sweet both in terms of spatial aliasing artefacts as well as in terms of accuracy of the desired component
of the reproduced wave field. The sweet area gets significantly smaller
with increasing temporal frequency. This means that outside the centre
of the loudspeaker distribution, the sweetest point, frequency dependent
artefacts arise. In this paper, we objectively investigate the resulting artefacts for circular loudspeaker arrangements with special attention to
timbral coloration.
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Quality Evaluation of Ambisonics Recordings
Johann-Markus Batke
Deutsche Thomson OHG
Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) is a sound field description techniques
that is capable to represent a sound field with all three spatial dimensions. The coefficients for such a HOA representation are usually acquired
by a spherical microphone array when natural sounds should be captured.
The mechanical size of such an array and the used number of microphone capsules limit the accuracy of the acquired HOA coefficients. Furthermore, the spatial extension of the microphone diaphragm can be taken
into account. In this contribution, these influences are discussed with
regard to the spatial quality of the sound field representation.
The theoretically calculated representation of a plane wave is compared
to the output of a simulated microphone array under ideal conditions.
As the major result it should be pointed out that the quality of HOA coefficients acquired by a spherical microphone array shows a strong dependency from the angle of incidence. Variations of the array size, the
number of capsules and the microphone capsules’ size exhibit possibilities for improvements. The simulations made are confirmed by measurements using a commercially available sound field microphone.
Wed 9:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 1
Externalization in data based binaural synthesis: effects of impulse
response length
Florian Völk
AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München
Databases of head related impulse responses (HRIRs) for binaural synthesis can be measured either in anechoic or reflective environments.
The impulse response length ranges from some milliseconds under anechoic conditions to some seconds in reflective environments. The necessary computational load for dynamic binaural synthesis increases significantly with the impulse response length. For that reason short impulse responses would be preferable. If an authentic binaural simulation
of an everyday listening situation is desired, an impulse response length
in the dimension of the reverberation time would be necessary. A shortening of the impulse responses might lead to perceptual aberrations.
This paper considers the dependence of the perceived distance of auditory images (externalization) from the impulse response length. Impulse
response databases of different lengths are used for dynamic binaural
synthesis of a frontal virtual source. The distances of the resulting auditory images are measured in a psychoacoustic localization experiment.
Statistical analysis of the resulting relative externalization differences
suggests that the impulse response length influences the externalization of auditory images.
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Wed 10:00
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Sound Synthesis and Spatial Reproduction by Physical Modeling
Rudolf Rabenstein and Alexander Müller
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Multimedia Comm. and Sign. Proc.
Physical models of wave propagation or mechanical vibrations are becoming increasingly important for the design of algorithms for sound
reproduction and sound synthesis. For sound reproduction, wave field
synthesis has been established as a physically well-founded method for
determining the loudspeaker driving signals of massive multi-channel
systems. On the other hand, algorithmic models for sound synthesis
are derived from detailed physical descriptions of strings, membranes,
etc. by the so-called functional transformation method. This contribution
combines these methods to form a joint synthesis method of the sound
production and sound propagation properties of real or virtual musical
instruments. Three different building blocks are addressed: The simulation of string vibrations, the radiation pattern of the generated acoustical
waves, and the determination of the driving signals for a multi-channel
loudspeaker array. From physical descriptions of string vibrations and
sound waves by partial differential equations, follows an algorithmic procedure for synthesis-driven wave field synthesis. The design of filters
for sound generation, propagation, and reproduction is presented. The
proposed method differs from previous wave field synthesis approaches
since no pre-recorded source tracks are required.
Wed 10:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 1
Qualitative evaluation of Wave Field Synthesis with expert listeners
Amandine Prasa , Etienne Corteelb and Catherine Guastavinoa
a
McGill University, CIRMMT, Montreal; b sonic emotion, Oberglatt (CH)
A qualitative evaluation of Wave Field Synthesis sound quality was conducted with a panel of 5 expert listeners to investigate the perceptual
effect of partial decorrelation at high frequencies and of reducing the
number of active loudspeakers. The experiment was carried out on a 24
loudspeaker array. In each trial, participants were presented with different versions of the same auditory scene (using 24 or only 8 speakers,
with and without partial decorrelation in high frequencies) and asked to
freely describe the perceived differences. The verbal data was analyzed
to derive semantic scale for sound quality evaluation.
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Analysis of Enclosed Sound Fields using Multichannel Impulse Response Measurement
Michael Straußa , Johannes Nowaka and Diemer de Vriesb
a
Fraunhofer IDMT; b TU Delft
When evaluating the performance of spatial audio systems, the knowledge about the sound propagation process inside the listening area gives
additional information to assess the influence of room acoustics on the
reproduction quality. Wave field analysis based on multichannel impulse
response measurement delivers insight to the temporal and spatial properties of a sound field. Closely spaced impulse responses are usually
recorded along a line, a circle or a grid resulting in a coherent acoustic data set. This enables the possibility for analyzing the spatial characteristics of a sound field. By applying a Fourier transform or Radon
transform it is possible to identify room reflections.
As an example a set of impulse responses was collected at a two dimensional grid inside the listening plane of a small enclosure. Because of the
fact that a 2D array recording contains 3D information, it was expected
to identify the strongest reflections and to obtain directional information
from the data.The analysis methods were validated against a multitrace
impulse response set calculated from the simulation of a simple room
model. In a second step the functions were applied to real measurement
data of a car compartment.
Wed 11:20
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 1
Binaural Sky - Examination of Different Array Topologies
Klaus Laumanna,b , Günther Theilea and Hugo Fastlb
a
Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH; b AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU
München
The ”Binaural Sky” system is known as a novel reproduction technology
for binaural signals. The essential part can be characterized by the term
”virtual headphone”. Movements of a listener are compensated using dynamic WFS-based rendering of focussed sources. A first prototype was
constructed with a circular speaker array mounted above the listener.
Details are given in: Menzel, Wittek, Theile, Fastl - ”Binaurale Raumsynthese mittels Wellenfeldsynthese - Realisierung und Evaluierung", DAGA 2006. Several parameters influence the quality of reproduction, one
of them being the array topology. For a versatile practical application of
the concept it is necessary to quantify this influence. A number of experiments are presented in this paper, examining different array topologies
with up to 24 speakers.
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Adaptive Adjustment of the ”Sweet Spot” to the Listener’s Position
in a Stereophonic Play Back System - Part 1
Sebastian Merchel and Stephan Groth
TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und Sprachkommunikation
The spatial reproduction of sound in a conventional stereo system works
in a small area which is located on the symmetry axis between the loudspeakers - the so called ”sweet spot”. Beyond this area, the spatial perception collapses and the stereo image moves to the nearer loudspeaker since the signal arrives both louder and sooner. Finally, the stereo
image is completely located in the nearer loudspeaker due to the precedence effect. However, in desktop applications or virtual environments,
image and sound have to correlate even though the listener is out of
the ”sweet spot”. Although stereophony has a long history, the listener
has not yet been released from its static hearing position. Most methods
try to broaden the area of stereophonic perception by the adjustment
of loudspeaker characteristics. This leads to contradicting localization
cues. This paper presents a playback system which adjusts both loudspeaker signals depending on the listener’s position in real-time. In this
study, the x-y position of the listener is tracked by a stereo camera and a
face recognition system. This information is used to calculate the amount
of delay and amplification in the corresponding audio channels. Thereby,
a correct localization over the whole off-center listening area is achieved.
Wed 15:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 2
Binaural Monitoring of Massive Multichannel Sound Reproduction
Systems Using Model-Based Rendering
Matthias Geier, Jens Ahrens and Sascha Spors
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
In model-based spatial sound reproduction a number of input signals is
positioned in a virtual space according to a scene description. Using soundfield reproduction methods like Wave Field Synthesis or Ambisonics
a scene can be rendered with a loudspeaker array. Suitable loudspeaker
arrays typically consist of a huge number of loudspeakers and are often
installed in heavily booked venues.
During the creation of an audio scene for playback in such a system it
is desirable to listen to a representation of the scene via headphones
without needing access to the actual loudspeaker system. This can save production resources because the target system is only needed for
final adjustments. Alternatively, the same scene can also be monitored
in a studio with much fewer loudspeakers using Vector Base Amplitude
Panning.
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We present different methods for reproducing a given audio scene via
headphones, either by binaural simulation of a loudspeaker-based (possibly virtual) system or by binaural rendering of the original scene. Binaural simulation can be implemented efficiently by combining the loudspeakers’ driving functions with Head Related Transfer Functions.
Wed 15:20
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 2
A Sound Reproduction System for Spatial Audio in a Driving Simulator
Dieter Leckschat and Patrick Pogscheba
Fachhochschule Düsseldorf
In the framework of the Driving Simulator at Duesseldorf University of
Applied Sciences, the realization of the audio system will be performed
in steps. The objective is to reproduce driving noise as well as the sounds of functional components, including their spatial position. In the
first step a binaural, loudspeaker-based sound reproduction system was
developed using a CTC (cross talk cancellation) system which is robust
even without head tracking. The system is completed by subwoofers and
an additional shaker. In the presentation, we report on how an optimized
positioning of tweeters and woofers facilitates a relatively simple digital
filter setup for CTC. Measurement results will be shown, and subjective
qualities of the system discussed. Moreover, we will reveal some localization problems and discuss methods to solve them.
In einer ersten Realisierungsstufe des Düsseldorfer FahrsimulatorProjekts wurde ein binaurales, lautsprecherbasiertes AudioWiedergabesystem aufgebaut, das bereits ohne Kopftracking eine
robuste Übersprechkompensation beinhaltet. Das System wird durch
Subwoofer und Schwingungsgeber ergänzt. Im Beitrag wird berichtet,
wie durch eine optimierte Anordnung von Hochton- und Tieftonlautsprechern eine vergleichsweise einfache digitale Filterung zur
Übersprechkompensation ausreicht. Neben der messtechnischen Verifikation wird auch über die subjektiven Eigenschaften des Audiosystems
referiert. Weiterhin werden räumliche Abbildungsprobleme aufgezeigt
und deren Lösungsansätze diskutiert.
Wed 15:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 2
Spherical Array Systems - On the Effect of Measurement Errors in
Terms of Perceived Auralization Quality
Frank Melchiora , Kuang Zhengb and Diemer de Vriesc
a
TU Delft / Fraunhofer IDMT; b Fraunhofer IDMT; c TU Delft
The analysis of acoustic fields using an open cardioid spherical microphone array enables the extrapolation of the measured field to arbitrary
positions inside the reconstruction area of the array. An application of
such a system is the generation of virtual stereo main microphone setups, which can be used for auralization purposes. Practical limitations
of a array system will lead to several types of errors. In this work the effects of measurements errors on the perceptual characteristics of diffuse
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fields is investigated. In a listening experiment two channel ideal microphone setups are compared with corresponding virtual sensor setups
based on spherical microphone array measurements.
Wed 16:40
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Spatial audio 2
Characterization of Sampling Strategies on the Sphere
Franz Zotter
Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, Graz
In discrete spherical loudspeaker and microphone arrays, sampling strategies for the sphere need to be considered. Even more, since spherical
arrays have been applied in several sound field analysis and synthesis tasks recently. However, sampling the sphere is not as easy, and
hardly ever as simple and efficient, as equi-spaced sampling the circle.
In fact, there are only a few equi-spaced sampling layouts, which have
narrow limitations in terms of Fourier (spherical harmonics) analysis. As
sampling causes aliasing in the Fourier domain, and most applications
in acoustics are based on this domain, it has to be payed considerable
attention. This paper discusses the properties of several sampling strategies on the sphere found in literature. Essentially, the impact of aliasing
on incident and radiating field representations, as well as practical issues
(numerical conditioning, sampling efficiency) are briefly discussed.
Wed 17:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 2
Approximation of directional characteristics of the human head
with a microphone configuration.
Natalia Podlaszewskia , Volker Mellertb and Christopher Hauta
a
Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
Classical method of head-related recording uses the dummy head with
acoustical properties of the geometry of some average human head. An
adaptation to an individual listener in order to improve an ear-related
recording is difficult if not impossible and the measurements are sometimes laborious by the weight and the size of the device. In this case
a light-weight microphone configuration which is able to approximate
different averages and also individual HRTF’s by the adjustment of filters and appropriate geometric parameters is a desirable substitution. A
method to process plane waves received by a microphone configuration such that the transfer functions approximate the HRTFs of a dummy
head was presented earlier [N. Podlaszewski, V.Mellert. Forschritte der
Akustik, DAGA 2001, pp. 278/ 279; J.Becker, M.Sapp. Forschritte der
Akustik, DAGA 2001, pp.262/263]. The procedure, which allows for modifying the binaural cues according to different head geometries, is now
revised and optimised. The algorithm to adjust the microphone configuration for an individual HRTF is presented. Methods to evaluate the
quality of an individualised binaural recording are reviewed and discussed.
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Spatial audio 2
Adaptive Adjustment of the ”Sweet Spot” to the Listener’s Position
in a Stereophonic Play Back System - Part 2
Stephan Groth and Sebastian Merchel
TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und Sprachkommunikation
One major disadvantage of stereophonic play back systems is the narrow ”sweet spot” in which correct audio localization is possible. Due to
this limitation, the listener’s freedom of movement is drastically restricted. The present article focuses on a system designed to adaptively adjust the ”sweet spot” to the listener’s position. The primary concern is
the analysis of sound localization during the adjustment of the ”sweet
spot” via time delay and level differences. Therefore, different models
of binaural hearing are used to validate the utility of the system. As a
first approximation, an analytical approach by Lipshitz (1986) is used. In
a more advanced approach, a binaural model after Braasch (2005) is
applied. Both models lead to the same conclusion: They show that an
adjustment of stereo signals allows a good localization over the whole
off-center listening area. The results of several simulated hearing and
play back situations are plotted in quality and vector maps to clearly
show the effectiveness of a system with combined time delay and level adjustment. Furthermore, different stereo recording techniques are
evaluated regarding their suitability for play back systems with signal adjustment. Thereby, intensity stereo turns out to be most favorable.
Wed 17:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Spatial audio 2
Efficient Parametric Audio Coding for Interactive Rendering: The
Upcoming ISO/MPEG Standard on Spatial Audio Object Coding
(SAOC)
Leonid Terentiev, Cornelia Falch, Oliver Hellmuth and Jürgen Herre
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
Spatial Audio Object Coding (SAOC) is one of the recent standardization
activities in the ISO/MPEG audio group. SAOC is a technique for bitrate efficient parametric coding and flexible, user-controllable rendering of
multiple audio objects. An extremely high audio compression efficiency
is reached due to transmission of only a backward compatible mono (or
stereo) downmix signal and a small amount of additional side information describing the perceptual properties of the sound objects. At the
SAOC decoder, all sound objects can be rendered interactively to different spatial reproduction set-ups of choice. The new technology extends
the MPEG Surround standard in a natural way and inherits its advantages and spatial rendering capabilities. Both bitrate efficiency and rendering interactivity makes SAOC attractive for broad adoption in a variety
of interactive applications, for example music 2.0 (personal remixing),
next generation teleconferencing and broadcasting. The publication provides an overview of the SAOC reference model architecture and its basic underlying concepts. It describes modes of operation, shows typical
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application scenarios and reports the current status of the ISO/MPEG
standardization process.
Wed 18:00
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The Effect of Envelope Waveform on Lateralization
Martin Klein-Henniga , Mathias Dietzb , Volker Hohmannb and Stephan D.
Ewertb
a
Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik; b Universität Oldenburg
Interaural timing disparities are important cues for lateralization in the
human auditory system. The auditory system is sensitive to timing disparities in the fine-structure and the envelope of sounds. At high frequencies, only envelope disparities can be exploited due to the lack of phaselocking to the fine-structure. In previously published data [e.g. Bernstein
and Trahiotis in ”Hearing - from basic research to applications”, Springer
2007] parameters like the modulation frequency, or the power of a modulating sinusoid have been altered in order to investigate the role of the
envelope waveform on lateralization. However, these ”classical” parameters simultaneously change several ”secondary” envelope parameters like attack and decay times, as well as pause and hold durations, which
might conceal the fundamental cues exploited by the auditory system.
In this study, psychophysical measurements were conducted with customized envelope waveforms in order to investigate the effect of isolated
secondary parameters on lateralization. For high-frequency tones centred at 4 kHz with systematic envelope modifications, the just noticeable
differences of interaural envelope time differences were measured. The
results indicate that attack times and pause durations prior to the attack
are the most important envelope features. The results are compared to
predictions by a binaural auditory model.
Wed 8:40
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 1
Comparison of artificial and natural rainfall
Klaus Naßhan
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
There are two important differences between natural and artificial rainfall. While drops in natural rain have reached their terminal velocity, they
are still in the phase of acceleration in the rain noise laboratory. The
maximum number of drops per unit area and unit time in natural rain
is at drop diameters around 2 mm, whereas artificial rain according to
IS0 140 [1] consists mainly of 5 mm thick drops. It is shown that an accurate consideration of aerodynamic resistance is essential for properly
modeling the motion of free falling drops. In particular, the dependence
of the drag coefficient on the Reynolds number, e. g. on diameter and
actual velocity, has to be included. The impact energy of a drop on a
plate or membrane is calculated according to B. A. T. Petersson [2] from
the velocity and the shape of the drop. First estimates show a difference
of 15 dB to the results obtained with the assumption of a constant drag
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coefficient. This might explain the difference between measured and calculated rain noise levels encountered in previous investigations.
Wed 9:00
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The Use of Reciprocity in determining Rainfall Noise
Nathalie Geebelen and Hans Cauberg
Cauberg-Huygen Raadgevende Ingenieurs
The theorem of reciprocity exists in many forms and is therefore applied
in a wide range of scientific fields. With regard to building acoustics, a
relation exists between the sound radiation and the vibration response
of a structure. From this, a formula can be derived that connects the airborne and structure-borne sound insulation of the structure, being only
dependent on frequency. This way it is possible to calculate the air-borne
sound insulation when the structure-borne sound insulation is known
and vice versa, creating lots of practical possibilities. Rainfall noise comes from the mechanical excitation of light structures by rain drops. The
measurement procedure for determining rainfall noise is however quiet
elaborate. The question rises if reciprocity can be used to simplify this
specific set-up? Or else said, when the type of rain (number of drops, intensity, etc.) is known, is it possible for a light structure to predict rainfall
noise from the air-borne sound insulation? The use of reciprocity creates many practical advantages, but the relations and formulas have a
lot of preconditions. In this paper it is investigated if these preconditions
are met in the case of rainfall noise or if they can be overcome be using
certain techniques?
Wed 9:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 1
A simplified measurement method for the determination of impact
sound reduction
Marc Sommerfeld
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
The reduction of transmitted impact sound by floor coverings on heavyweight floors is usually determined according to ISO 140-8. This procedure requires a test facility with two rooms with a volume of at least
50 m3 each. The rooms are separated by a standardised concrete slab
which is excited by the ISO tapping machine. The sound pressure levels in the receiving room are measured twice, once without and once
with the floor covering. From that difference, the impact sound reduction
of the covering can be calculated. Manufacturers of floor coverings in
Germany - mainly small and medium enterprises - expressed their interest in a lower measurement effort and thus a joint research project of
Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen FILK and PTB was
initiated to develop a simplified measurement method. It involves measurements of vibration levels on a concrete slab of 0,8 X 1,2 m, once
with and once without the floor covering. The vibration level differences
are treated like sound pressure level differences, and it turned out that
the procedure works well for locally reacting coverings. Besides these
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results, possible extensions to one of the standardised timber joist floors
according to ISO 140-11 and to plate-like coverings like laminate will be
discussed.
Wed 9:40
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Building acoustics 1
Technical aspects in the qualification of free-field environments
Christian Bethke and Volker Wittstock
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Free-field environments are usually qualified according to annex A of
ISO 3745. The sound pressure decrease with an increasing distance
from a point source is compared to the ideal free-field behaviour. The
tolerated deviations of ±1,0 dB to ±3,0 dB depend on the frequency but
also on the type of the room to be qualified. In the last years, PTB has
developed and optimised a measurement setup to perform this test. In
view of the small tolerances, measurement uncertainties must be small.
This requires special technical solutions which will be overviewed in the
presentation. One focus is on the different sources and the achieved
directivities and stabilities. Other important points are the development of
the multi-sine test signals, the automatic microphone traversing system,
the background noise handling and the data acquisition and analysis.
Finally, some selected results of room qualification measurements will
be presented.
Wed 10:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 1
How to improve the accuracy of the absorption measurement in the
reverberation chamber?
Martijn Vercammen
Peutz bv, Mook
Sound absorption measurements of building materials such as suspended ceilings and other products are performed in a reverberation chamber according to ISO 354. It is known that the inter laboratory reproducibility of these measurements is not very well. At this moment the
differences of results between laboratories are much larger than can be
accepted, e.g. from a jurisdictional viewpoint in case of building contracts
and liability. Actions should be taken to reduce the spread. An ISO working group has started to investigate possibilities to improve the method.
Due to the insufficient diffuse sound field in a reverberation chamber with
the test sample, the shape of the reverberation room and the placing of
diffusers will influence the result. A round robin research containing 13
laboratories is performed to get information on the spread and if it is possible to reduce this by correcting for the mean free path or by application
of a reference material.
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Building acoustics 1
Measurement of sound insulation in laboratory - comparison of different methods
Lutz Weber, Henning Schreier and Klaus-Dieter Brandstetter
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
For measuring the sound insulation of building elements in laboratory
three standardized methods based on different acoustic principles are
available. According to ISO 140-3 the element under test is installed
between two reverberant rooms. The measurements acc. to ISO 140-5
combine free field excitation with a reverberant receiving room and ISO
15186-1 uses sound intensity for determination of transmission loss. All
methods assume idealized acoustic conditions that differ more or less
from the situation found in practice. In addition to the inherent statistic
variation of the measuring results this gives rise to systematic deviations
between the different measuring methods.
Since the deviations are so far only partly understood, they were investigated by means of an extensive series of tests. The tests comprised
three different types of building elements (a chipboard, a lightweight
double-leaf construction and a membrane partition) and were performed under well-defined conditions in the test facilities of the FraunhoferInstitute for Building Physics. Apart from comparing the different measuring methods additional investigations on the influence of the most
important measuring parameters (reverberation time, number and position of microphones, etc.) are presented. The results of the investigations contribute to a better understanding of accuracy and reliability in
measuring sound insulation.
Wed 11:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 1
Measuring Sound Insulation under Extreme Conditions using Deconvolution Techniques
Nicole van Houta , Constant Hakb , Esther Slaatb and Eddy Gerretsenc
a
Level Acoustics, Eindhoven; b Eindhoven University of Technology;
c
TNO
To compare the sound insulation performance of a building element with
the given requirements, measurements have to be done. Generally, a
broadband noise source is used, according to international standards.
This method does not always work in practice due to high sound insulation values or high background noise levels. From a practical point of
view it is very inconvenient or even impossible to perform an accurate
sound insulation measurement for all frequency bands. A solution to this
problem can be found in deconvolution techniques using MLS or sweep
signals. It is possible to increase the signal to noise ratio using these
techniques by averaging measurements and spreading out the spectral
sound energy in time. As a result an efficient use of available sound
power is possible. In a laboratory it can be investigated how to use MLS
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or sweep as a source signal and deconvolution as a measurement technique to obtain the sound insulation under noisy conditions. This has
been investigated under moderately reverberant conditions, presented
at the conference ’Acoustics’08 Paris’, while this paper describes the
same investigation under more extreme conditions.
Wed 11:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 1
Room Acoustics, Sound Insulation Design and Supervision for a
Multimodal Measuring Laboratory
Axel Roya and Juergen Landgrafb
a
Akustik Bureau Dresden GmbH; b TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und
Sprachkommunikation
For analyzing sound design in acoustics measuring labs have become
essential. The integration of acoustic equipment in existing laboratory
rooms and the build-up of acoustic labs still remain challenging. The IAS
as part of the Dresden University of Technology set up a new laboratory for measurements and subjective assessment of multimodal stimuli.
The laboratory rooms had to be integrated into an existing faculty building. The demands to the acoustic quality in terms of reverberation time
and absence of noise were very high since the intended experiments
shall include presentations of acoustic stimuli as well as vibrations. Both
have to be connected with optical informations on a projection screen.
One issue was to prevent vibrational stimuli from exciting floor and wall
structures to avoid unwanted radiation of disturbing airborne noise. For
optimum airborne and impact sound insulation a room-in-room construction with solid inner shell was chosen. The platform for vibrational stimuli
received a separate foundation isolated from the remaining floor area.
The acoustic design will be explained and the various issues of the building process will be reported in the paper. Measuring results obtained in
the completed laboratory will be presented proving the excellent acoustic
quality.
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Quality classes in buildings
Sound Classification of Dwellings - Comparison of Schemes in Europe
Birgit Rasmussen
Aalborg University - SBi, Danish Build. Research Institute
National sound classification schemes for dwellings exist in nine countries in Europe, and proposals are under preparation in more countries. The schemes specify class criteria concerning several acoustic
aspects, the main criteria being about airborne and impact sound insulation between dwellings, facade sound insulation and installation noise. The quality classes reflect different levels of acoustical comfort. The
paper presents and compares the sound classification schemes in Europe. The schemes have been implemented and revised gradually since
the 1990es. However, due to lack of coordination, there are significant
discrepancies. Descriptors, number of quality classes, class intervals,
class levels and status of the classification schemes in relation to legal
requirements vary. In some countries the building code and the classification standard are incoherent. In other countries, they are strongly
”integrated”, implying that the building code refers to a specific class in
a classification standard rather than describing requirements. Although
the schemes prove useful on a national basis, the diversity in Europe is
an obstacle for exchange of experience and for further development of
design tools. The current variety of descriptors and classes also causes
trade barriers. Thus, there is a need to harmonize concepts and other
characteristics of the schemes.
Wed 15:20
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Quality classes in buildings
DEGA Sound insulation certificate - a concept for more transparency
Christian Burkhart
Akustikbüro Schwartzenberger und Burkhart
The German society for acoustics has published the DEGA recommendation 103 ”sound insulation in the housebuilding - sound insulation
identity card”. The two main targets of the DEGA recommendation 103
are:
(1) creating a multi-level system for the differentiated designing and marking of the structural sound insulation between room-situations regardless of the kind of the building, (2) developing a classification system on
this basis for the simple marking of the sound insulation performance of
whole housing units or buildings.
The introduction of a multi-level requirement- and assessment-system is
meaningful and necessary for a clear differentiation and evaluation of the
sound-related quality of buildings. The system is co-ordinated with the
today usual building methods and with the today’s build-up-obviously introduced minimum requirements according to DIN 4109. A differentiated
and practical classification is possible by the organization into altogether
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7 levels both for new buildings and for the old building existence. Unfortunately, the identity values of the sound insulation are very badly clear
for planners and users. With the ”DEGA sound-insulation certificate” a
simple system is given to mark the sound insulation. The user and the
consumer can carry out high-class comparisons without deeper professional knowledge and make purchase decisions.
Wed 15:40
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Quality classes in buildings
Model-based Assessment Scheme for Acoustic Quality Classes in
Buildings
Eddy Gerretsen
TNO
In the past the acoustic quality in buildings was mainly specified by minimum requirements deduced from the performance of existing qualitatively good buildings. Later changes and additions were often only partly
based on additional research and social surveys but mainly on ’political’
negotiations. During the last decade the interest has grown in specifying
classes of quality, especially for dwellings, preferably for the buildings as
a whole. A class could than still be used as minimum - legal - requirement while at the same time a desirable better quality for the future can
be clearly indicated and quantified. In order to avoid endless discussions about a decibel less or a decibel more, a model for the subjective assessment of the acoustic climate in buildings has been deduced
from the available information. Discussion can than focus on the various
aspects of the subjective assessment and their quantification and the
final requirements simply follow from the model. This model has been
used to specify acoustic quality classes in the Dutch standard for the assessment of sound reduction in buildings, NEN 1070. The presentation
will focus on that model and its backgrounds.
Wed 16:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Quality classes in buildings
DEGA Sound Insulation Certificate - Application of DEGA Recommendation with Practical Examples
Frank Schnellea , Roland Kurzb and Christian Burkhartc
a
Kurz und Fischer GmbH, Halle; b Kurz u. Fischer GmbH; c Akustikbüro
Schwartzenberger und Burkhart
According to the current German jurisdiction newly constructed dwellings with standard comfort usually have to meet higher sound insulation
requirements than those demanded in the valid building regulations of
DIN 4109: 1989-11. Consumer without acoustical experience faces difficulties in comprehending the acoustic requirements for improved sound
insulation, e.g. according to Supplement 2 to DIN 4109 or VDI 4100.
The method of classifying dwelling units into sound insulation classes A*
- F according to the DEGA sound insulation certificate can provide the
consumer with a comprehensible acoustic rating. The criteria list of the
DEGA sound insulation certificate can be used either for the planning
of new buildings or the acoustic valuation of existing dwelling units in
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houses. The sound insulation certificate can be issued based on results
of estimations and measurements.
We present the practical use of the criteria list by showing examples for
dwelling units in different buildings (apartment houses, semi-detached
and terrace houses). The effects of the individual criteria on the overall
rating of the sound insulation classes A* - F will be explained.
Wed 17:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Quality classes in buildings
About Speech Intelligibility depending on different Sound Insulations (part 1)
Thomas Hilsa and Henning Alpheib
a
hils consult gmbh; b Akustikbüro Göttingen
In the course of the development of the DAGA recommendation ”Schallschutz im Wohungsbau - Schallschutzausweis” (sound protection in residential construction - certificate of noise protection), in a former study
theoretical considerations were made on the basis of the calculated loudness of transferring noises that served, among other things, as a basis
for the predefinition of the degree levels in the different classes of noise
protection.
The recommendation also includes a list of verbal descriptions of the
subjective perception of (typical) sounds in housing space and speech
from neighbouring living areas. In another list the perception descriptions are linked with the levels of noise protection for giving an orienting
evaluation of sound transfer in the seperate classes of noise protection.
However, the application for the planning in practice is usually difficult, as
these experimental data are only correct under special conditions, which
have not been sufficiently investigated so far.
The research in hand starts here. The perception of different situations
of sound insulation shall be experimentally investigated under controlled conditions. Thereby, the speech intelligibility is first investigated with
sample tests for different sound insulations.
Wed 17:20
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Quality classes in buildings
About Speech Intelligibility depending on different Sound Insulations (part 2)
Henning Alpheia and Thomas Hilsb
a
Akustikbüro Göttingen; b hils consult gmbh
In the first part (see previous abstract Hils/Alphei, 17:00), the performed
hearing tests were described, and first results were shown. The aim is
the verification of the expressions of the list based on the measured
intelligibility for as real as possible situations.
In this second part it is tried to create a correlation between intelligibility
and sound insulation at a specific initial level in the emitting room.
It is looked at the loudness more closely that, on the other hand, verifies
the relation between loudness and the levels of sound protection.
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Quality classes in buildings
Certified sound insulation of different types of building elements
Wim Beentjes
Lichtveld Buis & Partners
In order to develop new building products one needs to know sometimes
the sound insulation in situ. Since 1980 special procedures are developed for different types of building products in the Netherlands. The two
key-issues of these procedures are :
1. The statistics of predicting the sound insulation of a large series on
basis of a random test, to get reliable results. The measurements were
made according to ISO 140 part 4 and 7.
2. The contribution of the building element to the total sound insulation
must be determined and/or the test situation must be described in order
to get comparable results.
The procedures for inner walls, complete building systems and roof
elements are presented and discussed. Ground floors and other floor
elements and facade-elements are acoustically classified according to
Dutch codes of practice and/or measurements acc. to ISO 140 part 3.
Wed 18:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Quality classes in buildings
Determination of the uncertainty of predicted values in building
acoustics
Volker Wittstock and Werner Scholl
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
According to the European Construction Products Directive, sound insulation belongs to the six main requirements a building has to fulfil. Usually this is verified by a calculation in which the properties of a building are
predicted from the properties of the building products used. Besides the
predicted value itself, its uncertainty plays a major role in the planning
of a building. A transparent consideration of uncertainties must include
the entire chain of effects, from measurements in laboratories via product scatter, to the prediction and the verification by measurement. After
comprehensive investigations of the single uncertainty contributions in
the past, it was still open as to how these uncertainties affect the uncertainty of the predicted value. This is the topic of the project introduced
here. The starting point of the investigations was the compilation of the
equations used for the prediction. Continuing from that point, the uncertainty was calculated according to the ”Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement”. This was followed by the implementation into a
calculation software program (www.ptb.de/en12354). The uncertainty of
the weighted sound reduction index turned out to be between 1.5 and
2.5 dB. These uncertainties explain the differences between measured
and predicted values very well.
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Room acoustics 1
Acoustical environment in open-space offices - How to achieve the
field of confidence?
Sabine A. Fischer
modern-life-design, Königstein
The open-space office has a sensitive acoustical behavior and has therefore to be designed carefully. There is e.g. disturbing noise from adjacent working places. The falling off of noise-level with increasing distance is too small. Rooms are reverberant and noisy. Intelligibility of speech
is too high and leads to a lack of concentration. Many sound reflections
from walls, from the ceiling, and the furniture arrive at the working place
and increase the sound levels. The open space is a sensitive system with
many parameters which form an acoustical field of confidence. It must be
provided at every working-place. It includes the criterions of privacy defined for different requirements and expectations such as team-workers
or single working places. Background noise may be introduced to mask
interfering noise from adjacent places. It should be a non-informative
noise comparable with pink noise. The paper deals with the different
parameters and their application in today’s office design. Measurement
results will be included, such as reverberation times, sound reflections,
decrease of sound levels, and background noise levels. Evaluations will
be presented.
Wed 9:00
Fortis Bank Zaal
Room acoustics 1
Investigations on room acoustical parameters for open-plan offices
Ulrich Schandaa , Elmar Schroederb and Susanne Wulffa
a
FH-Rosenheim; b Müller-BBM GmbH
Procedures to plan open-plan offices have to take into account many
acoustical aspects like background sound level, room damping, sound
insulation and speech transmission. Nowadays human voices tend to be
the most annoying sound source in open-plan offices. Hearing tests confirm, that especially the informational content of human speech has a big
impact on working efficiency. Planers suffer by a lack of relevant acoustical parameters to treat these many-fold dependencies. The results of
hearing tests, carried out with auralized situations of specially selected,
acoustically measured open-plan offices will be presented. Working efficiency as a result of the hearing tests will be correlated with measured,
objective room acoustical parameters of these open-plan offices.
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Balanced Acoustics in Class Rooms A Question of Sound Field
Diffusivtiy and Absorber Dimensions
Andreas Niermann
Knauf AMF GmbH & Co. KG
Reverberation time for the required frequency range in cubic rooms is in
generally calculated using the Sabine formula. Assembling the room with
different materials with different absorbing properties, including furniture
and people, can lead to a satisfactory result. Reality can be different.
Even if the calculating procedure follows standards and well known theories, comparing calculated results with measured values show variations
especially at low frequencies. The rather simple calculation of reverberation time does not provide information about local distribution and the
diffusing effects of elements such as furniture.
National Standards propose a mixture of absorbent and reflecting zones
underneath the massive ceiling. Reflecting zones, executed with dense
panels in front of a cavity can support sound transmission and intelligibility by early, powerful reflections in the frequency range of human voice.
It can also behave as low frequency absorber.
Actual test results, taken on site, show that low frequency absorbers
need a certain extension to affect the absorbance compared to laboratory tests. Class rooms, differently equipped, but with the same total
surface dimensions of absorptive/reflective ceiling elements but with different local distribution and extension differ at low frequency reverberation. A number of samples show the effects found on site.
Wed 9:40
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Room acoustics 1
Room acoustics in schools - Experiences using DIN 18041
Wolfgang Teuber
Institute for Acoustics and Building Physics, Oberursel
For planning, construction or modernization of schools acoustical requirements have to be considered to achieve high standards as summarized in DIN 18041 of 2004. Absorbing materials must be found for practical use under special conditions in schools. The advantage of reduced
reverberation times for a better speech intelligibility and lower noise levels have in the meantime been proven through numerous studies. Now
we often find discussions about the justification of such standards on
one side and much stronger requirements including further reductions
of reverberation time and suppressed reflections on the other. Some examples of rooms, materials and test results will be presented.
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Room acoustics 1
Early decay development in inside and outside reverberating
spaces
Berit Janssen
Univ. Hamburg, Institut für Systematische Musikwissenschaft
Reverberation is a complex phenomenon, which can be approached
from various different physical approaches. Inside and outside spaces
alike show distinct reverberant behaviour, which is analyzed and categorized cognitively to distinguish spaces. Studies investigating which
aspects of reverberation are cognitively most relevant exist, but mostly restrict themselves to inside spaces. The question whether there is a
cognitive continuity in the handling of inside and outside reverberating
spaces led to a listening experiment using impulse responses from various spatial settings. In order to achieve a presentation of the perception
space, 49 subjects were presented with 36 pairs of impulse responses,
stemming from nine inside and outside spaces. They were asked to state
the difference between the stimuli, and these judgements were processed by multidimensional scaling. In the resulting perception space, the
first dimension was found to be most important, and related to the early
decay development, which is very different for inside and outside situations. This implies that an investigation of the early decay process is a
rewarding direction to follow, which may indicate new aspects to consider
in the evaluation, but also simulation of reverberation.
Wed 10:40
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Room acoustics 1
Room Acoustic Scale Model Measurements Using a ”Spark Train”
Constant Haka and Kjell Bijsterboschb
a
Eindhoven University of Technology; b DHV B.V., Eindhoven
The spark gap, used as a sound source in scale model investigations,
has advantages and disadvantages. One of the advantages is its limited
size, which is particularly important for investigations at small scales. Also, the spark gap is omnidirectional and can be constructed such that
the shape has a negligible influence on the sound field to be measured,
for any scale factor. A disadvantage of an excessive discharge is the
appearance of a shockwave. This leads to non-linear effects that make
it impossible to acquire reliable impulse responses at small distances
from the spark gap. A second disadvantage is the spread in successive
separate impulse levels as a result of the micro-climate near the spark
gap. Experiments were performed with a low energy spark gap (maximum electrode separation of 8 mm). In these experiments the energy
was spread over a longer time interval through the use of spark trains.
This allows for high INR values and reliable measurements of sound
pressure levels. The period stability (jitter) of the spark train and spread
in strength of the individual discharges were studied.
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Methods to characterize the acoustic properties of periodic surfaces
Klaudius Hengsta , Horst Drotleffb , Roman Wackb and Matthias Blaua
a
FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie; b Fraunhofer
Institut für Bauphysik
Sound striking a periodic surface is absorbed and scattered depending
on the surface properties. In comparison to non-periodic surfaces, periodic surfaces cause a higher sound absorbtion, due to their nearfield:
If the nearfield is large, the scattered soundfield will be small and the
amount of the absorbed sound high. If the scattered sound field is large, the nearfield is becomming smaller and the periodic surface is less
absorbing because more sound energy is reflected. The mechanisms of
sound absorption and acoustic scattering by periodic surfaces consisting
of bands of alternating impedance are demonstrated first by means of
a numerical model. Subsequently, measuring methods are presented to
determine the acoustic properties of periodic surfaces at normal, diffuse
and directed sound incidence. These measuring methods are assessed
with regard to accuracy, informational value and practicability and compared to the theoretically calculated values. It is shown that it is possible
(with varying accuracy) to determine the structural absorption at normal, diffuse and directional incidence. The geometrical reflection can be
separated from the scattered field at diffuse and directional sound incidence. None of the measuring methods presented allows the separate
examination of the near and farfield. The measurements essentially confirm the calculated values.
Wed 11:20
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Room acoustics 1
Evaluation of the sound field in small fitted enclosures in the modal
range
F. B. Konkel and B. A. T. Petersson
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics
This paper deals with the sound field in small fitted enclosures. In previous work the sound field is divided into three distinguishing ranges.
The range at low frequencies is the quasi statistically range, where the
system is controlled by the mass or the stiffness of the air. The 2nd established range ist the modal range encompassing the first few well separated modes. Finally, the third range is the multi-resonant range. This
paper presents and considers a new calculation model for the modal range of the sound field. Therefore, wave guides are modelled, which vary
in cross section and length. The given free volume is filled with these
different wave guides. The transfer impedance in the small fitted enclosures between the source and the receiver is solved by the utilization of a
Monte Carlo Simulation. In parallel, the acquired calculated results are
compared with measured quantities. In engineering applications the exact positions of the objects are not known in the small enclosures at an
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early point of design. With this novel approach it is feasible to predict the
sound field at the modal range for an early design stage.
Wed 11:40
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Room acoustics 1
Acoustical Survey of 25 European Concert Halls
Klaus-Hendrik Lorenz-Kierakiewitza and Martijn Vercammenb
a
Peutz Consult GmbH; b Peutz bv, Mook
In order to collect the acoustical data of European concert halls, an acoustical survey of impulse response measurements of European concert
hall was performed in the years 2000-2007. The data were analysed
to reveal differences, similarities and averages of the common acoustical parameters, but also for the new parameter G5-80. Furthermore,
the measurements were correlated with subjective judgments of concert acoustics, stage acoustics and recording acoustics. The correlation
results of these different aspects were confirmed: for concert and recording acoustics, no uniform sound ideal exists, but different groups of
similarly judging subjects, the size of which is influenced by the chosen
stimulus, whereas for podium acoustics a trend can be found highly intelligible and well strength-supported stage acoustics to be preferred by
the musicians.
Wed 15:00
Fortis Bank Zaal
Room acoustics 2
How to discuss the measurement uncertainties of room acoustical
measurements
Ingo Witew and Renzo Vitale
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
The measurement specification for room acoustical measurement, as
explained in ISO 3382, has found acceptance of the acoustic community. The discussion of measurement uncertainties of ISO 3382 measurements, however, has not reached that stage yet. At times the discussion may appear unorganised since a straightforward procedure has
only recently been developed. Nevertheless the means to determine the
measurement uncertainty of room acoustical measurements require efforts that may turn out to be quite comprehensive. In this contribution it
is discussed how the work to derive the measurement uncertainty can
be reduced by modelling the measurement chain using the tools provided by the ”Guide of the expression of Uncertainty in Measurements”
(GUM). The strategy is described using the example of the uncertainty
that is introduced to the measurement due to the directivity of the sound
source.
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Model for assessing the influence of an omnidirectional source’s
directivity in room acoustics measurements
Renzo Vitale
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
Omnidirectional sources represent an integral part of acoustic measurement systems as their acceptance, particularly for dodecahedron loudspeakers, has become almost universal. For higher frequencies (above
1 kHz), the radiation pattern of an omnidirectional source loses homogeneity, since its directivity diverges significantly from an ideal spherical
shape. As a consequence, the final measurement is affected by inaccuracies that can be expressed in terms of uncertainty.
This paper presents a model developed to quantify the influence of the
source directivity on the measurement uncertainty. The propagation of
sound in rooms is simulated according to the image sources and radiosity methods. The characteristics of dodecahedron sound sources are
implemented in this model with their statistical properties and characteristics. These two core concepts are combined by means of Monte
Carlo Simulations, which produces a set of synthesized impulse responses, both of them modelled according to the physical characteristics of a
test environment and to the statistical distribution of the measured levels
around the loudspeaker. The results are compared with measurement
results, thus allowing a quality assessment of the model. In conclusion the input quantities that affect the measurement uncertainty that is
introduced by the source directivity are identified.
Wed 15:40
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Room acoustics 2
A semi-analytical model for rooms with absorptive boundary conditions
Martin Buchschmida , Gerhard Müllera and Martina Pospiechb
a
Lehrstuhl für Baumechanik - TU München; b Lehrstuhl für Numerische
Mathematik - TU München
The prediction of sound-fields in closed volumes with vibrating delimiting
surfaces typically is carried out by the use of energy methods. Those methods are robust for subsystems with high modal density. However their
performance is limited if the spatial resolution of the response has to be
described and if boundary conditions are investigated in detail. In order
to gain spatial information about the sound pressure in such a volume,
the coupled system of fluid (acoustic volume) and structure (boundary
conditions) has to be considered in the frequency range of interest. First
the components are calculated decoupled. A modal approach is used
for the fluid, where analytical results are available for simple geometries.
For an efficient numerical implementation, especially for analyzing more complex geometries, spectral approaches are considered in addition
to FEM. The boundary conditions are modeled with the help of impedances. The angle of inclination of the incoming waves is considered
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by a wavenumber dependent description. Plate resonators and arbitrary
plate-like compound absorbers are treated using the Theory of Porous
Media for modeling porous foam structures and the Lamé Equation for
homogeneous materials. The coupling of fluid and structure is carried
out with the help of the component mode synthesis.
Wed 16:40
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A Passive Method for the Determination of Acoustical Parameters
in Occupied Rooms
Reto Pieren
applied acoustics GmbH, Gelterkinden (CH)
A passive measurement method for the determination of acoustical parameters in occupied rooms is presented. In a defined performance setting
the music signal of a natural source is used as the test signal. The method is based on cross-correlation and uses additional information about
the setting which can be found using a calibration measurement of the
unoccupied space. The new method was first tested within a virtual environment. During subsequent practical testing, the method was applied
to the well known concert hall of the ”Stadt-Casino” Basel. The resulting
acoustical parameters were compared to conventional measurements.
It could be shown that the new method is suitable for the determination of acoustical parameters (RT, EDT, C80) in occupied rooms with a
solo singer as acoustical source. Measurements with a grand piano as
acoustical source showed promising results.
Wed 17:00
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Room acoustics 2
Investigation of Scattering Coefficient of Everyday Furniture
Renzo Vitale and Dirk Schröder
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
In recent years, the scattering coefficient has been more and more integrated in room acoustics computer simulation as it offers a handy description of the ratio between specular and diffuse reflected energy on
surfaces and structures. However, there is still a lack of scattering coefficient data, especially for commonly used furniture, such as desks,
bookshelves and chairs.
This paper presents a preliminary study for quantifying the influence of
furniture on the sound field reflections in terms of scattering. The research aims to obtain a database of scattering coefficient values for typical
furniture, applicable to any room acoustics simulation software which
supports scattering coefficients as input data.
In a first stage, furniture of interest are properly designed and built
in a scaled-down version. The scattering coefficient is then evaluated
through measurements in a scaled reverberation chamber. Afterwards,
acoustical measurements in a real furnished room are carried out. Finally, the selected environment is simulated with room acoustic software.
Comparisons between real and simulated results are presented.
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Estimation of the Optimum System Delay for Speech Dereverberation by Inverse Filtering
Stefan Goetzea , Markus Kallingerb , Alfred Mertinsc and Karl-Dirk
Kammeyerd
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Fraunhofer IDMT; b Universität Oldenburg, Signal Processing Group;
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University of Lübeck; d University of Bremen
Equalization of room impulse responses is an straightforward approach
for dereverberation of speech signals in a hands-free scenario. The wellknown least-squares equalization filter minimizes the euclidian distance between the concatenated system of room impulse response (RIR)
and equalizer and a given target system. This target system usually is
chosen as a delayed discrete pulse, a delayed band-pass or a delayed
high-pass filter. In this contribution we address the choice of the this
delay which has to be introduced w.r.t. maximum dereverberation performance. Since designing one equalizer (EQ) for each possible delay and
choosing the best one is computationally inefficient we investigate the
dependence of the optimum EQ delay on various parameters describing
RIRs. A high correlation was found between the so-called central time of
the room impulse response and the optimum EQ delay. Since the central
time can be determined based on estimates of the initial peak of the RIR
and the room reverberation time, we propose to use a very short filter for
system identification and an estimate of the room reverberation time to
identify the optimum equalizer delay.
Wed 17:40
Fortis Bank Zaal
Room acoustics 2
The renovation of the Doelen Concert Hall
Martijn Vercammena and Margriet Lautenbachb
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Peutz bv, Mook; b Peutz bv, Zoetermeer
In the venue of the conference is the Doelen concert Hall located. The
hall is well known for its clear / transparent acoustic. The hall is built
in 1967, and a renovation will start shortly after this congress. The renovation includes (a.o.) the integration of theatre light, replacement of
the ceiling and new seats. In this renovation process the acoustic has
to be monitored and it is aimed to improve some acoustic properties,
such as the ensemble conditions on stage and enhancement of the low
frequency reverberance. This presentation gives a short history of the
hall and an overview of the results of the investigations executed in the
design process. In the design process an investigation is made of the
stage acoustic by measurements and questionnaires in 3 concert halls,
a scale model 1:10 is built and a computer model is used. To improve stage acoustic a canopy is (re-) introduced. In the presentation the
measurement and calculation results will be shown.
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Noise at workplace
The Calculation of Sound Propagation in Rooms to determine Noise Exposure at Workplaces
Wolfgang Probst
DataKustik GmbH
Based on measurements of sound propagation in about 150 industrial workrooms, the calculation method based on the work of Jovicic and
Kuttruff has been standardized in VDI 3760 as the general method to determine sound pressure levels at workplaces from the emission values of
machines and other sources. The core of the method is to calculate the
sound pressure levels at receivers distributed on a path that are caused
by a single point source and then to apply this special sound decay curve
to determine the contribution of all sources at a given receiver position
for each relevant frequency band. The method is based on the uniformity
of sound propagation in all directions, uses a mean absorption of each
wall and neglects screening effects by partitions and even large objects.
In the frame of a research project financed by BAuA, methods have been
developed to overcome these restrictions. Some typical applications like
the acoustic optimization of a large office and the determination of noise exposure at workplaces of machines based on the emission values
declared by the manufacturer according to ISO 4871 are demonstrated.
Wed 9:00
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Noise at workplace
The new electronic report of noise-exposure-measurements and
audiometric-examinations in the AUVA
Wilhelm Wahler, Karl Körpert and Ahmed Gaafar
Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt, Wien
The AUVA is the Austrian Social Insurance for occupational risks for approximately 3 million employed persons and 1.3 million school children
and students. Therefore, a central motivation of the AUVA is the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases, e.g. the noise-induced
hearing loss. One major element of the prevention activities are the visits
of prevention workers in companies to improve the employees’ conditions of hearing by an audiometric examination. To pick out the employees
which are heavily exposed, it is necessary to determine the noise exposure level at work places by measurement and calculation. The data entry
of the detailed noise-exposure and audiometric studies can be now electronically supported by a new computer application called EPOS. The
objective of this paper is to report on the challenges and experiences
gained during a five year multidisciplinary software development project
and the essential components of the software will be presented.
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Web-based Toolbox Noise and Provisions in Metal Working Industry
Jeroen van Hees and Jan Granneman
Peutz bv, Zoetermeer
Employees in metal working industry are often exposed to high noise
levels. European noise limits regarding occupational noise are related
to the daily dose of workers. In this type of industry the daily dose is
hard to obtain by measurements due to great variety in activities and
equipment. A specific web-based toolbox has been developed to enable
firms to determine the daily dose of their workers. Based on an estimate
of activities and their duration this toolbox derives the daily dose and
highlights the most dominant sound sources and activities. In the toolbox
also the effect of room acoustics and contributions due to activities of coworkers are taken into account. If noise limits are exceeded, the toolbox
provides specific measures for each activity to reduce the noise levels,
giving detailed information about the amount of reduction of the daily
dose to be expected. The web-based aspect of the toolbox makes its
content easy accessible and up-to-date. The toolbox is part of a program
issued by the government and branch organisations that also deals with
other occupational aspects. By simple means the toolbox can also be
used for other branches dealing with occupational noise problems.
Wed 9:40
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Noise at workplace
Relevance of the Peak Sound Pressure Level at Industrial Work Places
Jürgen H. Maue
BGIA - Inst. for Occup. Safety, Sankt Augustin
The risk assessment according to the European Directive 2003/10/EC
on occupational noise requires the determination of the noise exposure
level LEX,8h and the C-weighted peak sound pressure level LCpeak, if
relevant. The noise exposure level describes the long-term noise exposure including exposure to impulsive noise and intermittent noise, whereas the peak sound pressure level is a measure for single noise events
which may occur only few times each day.
The measurement of the C-weighted peak sound pressure level is explained and the relation to the sound pressure level with the timeweighting ”F” (fast) and ”I” (impulse) is examined for several examples
of noise impulses in industry. It is shown, that the action values of 135
dB(C) and 137 dB(C) may occur at rather few industrial work places. But
if there are extremely high noise events, just a few of them may sum up
to daily noise exposure levels of 80 dB(A) and more. The measuring results are listed in a table and will assist in the decision, if the peak level
may be relevant and shall be determined for the risk assessment at a
work place.
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Noise at workplace
Problems of the real world sound attenuation of hearing protectors
with respect to the peak sound pressure level
Peter Sickert
BG Metall Nord Süd
With the release of the European directive 2003/10/EC on noise at the
workplace the relevance of high peak sound pressure levels at the workplace (and protection against) has been strengthened. Also for peak
sound pressure levels two action values exist (lower and upper): 135
and 140 dB(C).
Additionally, the noise directive defines an exposure peak limit value.
Under no circumstances shall the exposure of the workers exceed the
exposure limit value. Hereby, the attenuation of hearing protectors has
to be taken into account. The problem is to select an appropriate hearing
protector that complies with both exposure limit values: daily noise exposure limit value (87 dB(A)) and peak exposure limit value (137 dB(C)).
In general, it is difficult to determine the actual sound pressure level individually at the ear of the user in the practical use of hearing protectors.
The problem is still much more complicated in the case of peak sound
pressure levels.
This presentation will discuss the assessment of hearing protectors with
regard to peak levels. Possibilities to check the noise at the work place
concerning peak action and peak limit values will be covered.
Wed 10:20
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Noise at workplace
Methods for the determination of individual sound attenuation of
ear plugs
Sandra Dantscher
BGIA - Inst. for Occup. Safety
The European directive 2003/10/EC on noise at the workplace defines
exposure limit values that may not be exceeded at the ear of the worker.
Thereby, also the attenuation of hearing protectors has to be taken into
account. For checking the compliance with this requirement usually the
attenuation data specified by the manufacturer is used. It is based on the
measurement for the EC type examination with a group of test subjects.
But the individual values of attenuation may differ from the group average. To cope with this problem some manufacturers of hearing protectors
and especially custom moulded ear plugs have developed measurement
systems for the determination of individual sound attenuation. Different
techniques are used: objective measurements without active participation of the wearer of the hearing protector (e.g. with two microphones
inside and outside of the plug) or subjective methods (e.g. hearing thresholds with and without hearing protector). This presentation gives an
overview of the different measurement systems on the market. Moreover the calculation (and correction) methods will be discussed that are
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necessary to determine an individual value of sound attenuation that is
comparable to the laboratory data.
Wed 11:00
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Noise at workplace
Earprotection Project Military Music
Wilhelm Wahlera , Marion Logar-Holzerb , Michael Emichb , Christof
Guberb , Andrea Graf-Langheinzb and Susanne Spendelhoferb
a
Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt, Wien; b Occupational health
Center VIE / Army Hospital, Vienna
The past experiences in the Austrian military music band with the adaption of a customized earprotectors have so far been unsatisfactory. Different aspects felt negatively by the musicians (subjectively) lay particularly in the range between the false interpretation of the sound image and/or
the difficulty in the assessment of the dynamics, volume and Intonation
of the sounds/tones.This observation study was conducted in three representative Austrian Military Music Bands. The results were gained out
of a total of 146 persons by means of a standardised questionnaire in various subjects with regard to personal handling and the use, deployment
and acceptance of the personal protection of the ears.The daily length of
music performance was documented during the period of 8 weeks. Parallelly volume decibel measurements in different practical-relevant sound
situations of the musicians (orchestra, single exercises,...) were gathered.
Wed 11:20
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Safe and Sound - Exposure Control for Workers in Music and Entertainment
Georg Brockt
Bundesanstalt für Arb.-schutz und Arb.-medizin, Dortmund
The EU-Directive 2003/10/EC on occupational noise refers to all workers expressly including those in music and entertainment industry. In
this sector sound is intended and indispensable but may be harmful at
the same time. Nevertheless, the fundamental principles of noise control e.g. the general obligation for noise reduction at source or the priority of collective protection measures over individual protection measures
are implemented in the directive. Where noise exposure exceeds action
levels further measures have to be applied: use of hearing protection,
health surveillance, marking of noisy work places and the implementation of noise reduction programmes. Moreover a limit of 87 dB(A) for
the noise exposure level, taking into account the attenuation of hearing
protection, shall be complied. The general way of noise control is noise
reduction at source, on the transmission path, by organizational measures and the application of hearing protection. But this procedure appears
to be a challenge in music and entertainment. This contribution covers
the exposure in different sectors of the entertainment industry like orchestras, clubs or discotheques. Principles and examples for exposure
limitation are described. Obviously, there exists no general solution, but
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only the combination of several individually chosen measures can yield
a practicable exposure control.
Wed 11:40
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Noise at workplace
Evaluation Of Acoustical Suitability Of Lecture Rooms With Respect To The Quality Of The Sound Reinforcement System And The
Level Of Background Noise
Hrvoje Domitrovic, Marko Horvat and Sanja Grubes̆a
University of Zagreb, Faculty of EE and Computing
In order to evaluate acoustical suitability of several lecture rooms located
on the Faculty of EE and Computing in Zagreb, Croatia, a questionnaire
was given to the students who take their classes in those particular
rooms. The first part of the investigation is focused on the quality of
sound reinforcement system located in two largest lecture halls, to be
replaced in the near future with a new one of significantly better quality.
The goal is to examine whether this change is reflected in the grades
of acoustical suitability given by the students. The second part of the
examination deals with two smaller lecture rooms of identical size and
acoustic treatment, but with significantly different levels of background
noise due to positions of these rooms relative to the nearby street as
the source of traffic noise. The overall level and spectral content of noise
are measured in these lecture rooms. In addition, speech intelligibility is
examined in all four rooms. The results of these measurements are then
interpreted with respect to the subjective grades given by the students.
Wed 15:00
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Noise control 1
A View on Geometry of Noise Barrier Edges
Judith Kokavecz and Michael Möser
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics
Noise barriers are a widely spread noise prevention measure. Although
a lot of studies spend time on reseach about edge design, noise barriers
are still simple single wall systems in most cases. Because replacement
is not on the list of urban and regional planing, reconstruction might be
a cost saving alternative. By using attachments on the edge of existing
barriers, the acoustical behaviour mainly caused by diffraction could be
improved.
The studied attachments are simple flaps. In the computer simulations
different open angles for a single flap were tested. To improve the insertion loss a second flap was integrated into the model. The variations are
numerous with two flaps depending on the open angles, the length of
the flaps and the location of the source. First results of these simulations
for different parameter combinations will be shown.
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Noise control 1
In-situ measurements of road barriers made of natural stones
Andre Iselea , Gerrit Höfkera and Christian Nockeb
a
Hochschule Bochum; b Akustikbüro Oldenburg
With an increasing disturbance of traffic noise the length of barriers
along highways and railways grows year by year. Besides the well-known
materials like concrete, metal, glass or synthetic stones also natural stones are more and more in use because of its appearence.
A minimum value for sound absorption coefficient and transmission loss
is necessary for the acoustic efficiency of the barrier. Measurements of
the acoustic properties of gabions in the reverberation chamber and laboratory are often impossible because of the construction or the weight
respectively. To avoid these problems the reflection index RI and the
sound insulation index SI were determined by in-situ measurements according to DIN EN ISO 1793, part 5. Results of the reflection index for
several materials, grain sizes and layer thicknesses of the charge of the
wire mesh are presented.
Earlier research have shown that a minimum value of the transmission
loss could be reached with additional elements inside the gabion only.
Different constructions of concrete with and without slits between the
elements have been tested. A mathematical description of the problem
is given, which shows the essential parameters of sound insulation and
allows approaches to optimisation.
Wed 15:40
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Noise control 1
Noise Reducing Devices: an Austrian Experience with the new European Standard for Measurements of in-Situ Sound Diffraction
Marco Conter and Manfred Haider
arsenal research, Vienna
Traffic noise is one of the major environmental concerns within the European Union. The most important solution to noise abatement along
roads and railways is the construction of noise barriers. In order to measure the acoustic performance in real life conditions and the long-term
performance of these devices, the working group CEN/ TC226/ WG6
has developed the so called Adrienne method. This measurement method was introduced in 2003 with the technical specifications CEN/TS
1793-5, dealing with in-situ sound absorption and sound insulation, and
CEN/TS 1793-4, dealing with in-situ sound diffraction. Added devices for
sound diffraction are becoming more relevant in the last years to increase the acoustic performance of barriers. This paper describes the first
Austrian research dealing with measurements of in-situ sound diffraction.This study, carried out in 2005 by arsenal research, compares the
acoustic behaviour of aluminium cassettes, alternately equipped with reference barriers, partially non flat products, added devices on the top of
the barrier, transparent insertions and digital and digital prints on the
surface. In detail, the authors have measured and analysed the in-situ
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acoustic properties sound absorbtion, sound insulation and sound diffraction of each variant. The research has been carried out for the company Forster Metallbau GmbH.
Wed 16:00
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Concepts of Global Noise Control in Cabins
Julian Greßkowski and Delf Sachau
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics
Nowadays people have to be protected for high sound pressure levels
at low frequencies. An example is a propeller driven aircraft, where the
propellers induce periodic noise inside the cabin. Therefore active noise
reduction systems are applied to reduce these unwanted disturbances.
To reach an acceptable noise level in the whole cabin actuators and sensors have to be allocated global in the distributed area. Also large numbers of actuators and sensors are required for attenuation of unwanted
sound in a large volume with a high density of acoustic modes. This results in a high computational load for the controller. In order to reduce
the number of components and consequently the effort of the controller
unwanted sound transmission in cabin can be reduced in the propeller
plane by controlling the radiated sound power. This innovative concept is
investigated using an A380 structure as primary source which radiated
noise due to excitation. The control sources are allocated in front of the
panel. Also the microphones were placed in the vicinity of the structure.
The possibility and first experimental results is shown in this research.
Wed 17:00
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Noise control 1
Investigation of the Sound Transmission of a Partial Discharge
through a Solid Dielectric Multilayered Device
Uwe Buchholza and B. A. T. Peterssonb
a
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Berlin; b TU Berlin,
Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics
Acoustic emission (AE) sources caused by partial discharges in solid
dielectric devices like transition joints or outdoor terminations are investigated. Together with a prepared high voltage cable end this device forms
a multilayer structure. -The hypothesis is that due to the high damping
of polymeric insulation materials no AE signal can be detected on the
surface of the prescribed structures. -An analytical technique is used to
determine the transmission for a typical multilayer insulation. For quantitative computations it is necessary to know the material properties such
as complex Young’s modulus, density and the Poisson’s ratio. Since the
properties found in the literature were not fully satisfactory, measurements had to be done. The experimental setup and the results are shortly presented. -Finally it will be shown that the transmission path plays not
the significant role as was assumed in the beginning.
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Whistling Building Objects, Origins and Solutions
Jan Granneman
Peutz bv, Zoetermeer
Widespread complaints often occur due to whistling sounds caused by
building objects, such as (high rise) buildings and viaducts, under specific meteorological circumstances, especially wind speed and direction.
In many cases this is related to the application of specific grating. Much
is already known about the relevant parameters for this phenomenon
from measurements in practice and in laboratories. To obtain more understanding into this subject and to be able to prognosticate the possible
occurrence and intensity of it in the design phase of building objects,
systematic research has been done under laboratory conditions. The
sound power level and frequency characteristics of whistling sounds dependent of wind speed, angle of incidence and grid configurations were
studied. Also the sound reducing effect of different and practically feasible modifications of gratings was part of the study. The paper presents
the results of this study.
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Traffic noise annoyance on road and rail (TNAR) in an experimental
laboratory setup
Michael Cik
Graz University of Technology
At present, according to the current standards and specifications, the
impact of road and rail traffic noise is represented by the A-weighted
energy-equivalent sound level (LA,eq). This quantity does not account
for the subjective annoyance of sound events as it is perceived by the
affected persons.
Pass-by road and rail vehicle noise samples were binaurally recorded
under predefined conditions with a dummy head measurement system
and synthetically composed to defined vehicle ensembles. A total of 200
persons were selected and exposed to these defined vehicle ensembles
in different sessions in a hearing laboratory. Annoyance was rated on an
11-graded interval scale and by a hand power-dynamometer which measures the intensity of the applied strength. Psychoacoustic parameters
of the defined vehicle ensembles were calculated. Annoyance ratings
were combined with psychoacoustic parameters by multiple regression
analysis. The relevant parameters were statistically combined into the
index TNAR.
The analyses revealed that loudness is the parameter describing annoyance best, significantly better than the LA,eq (P<0.0001). Further significant influencing parameters are sharpness and a new designed parameter representing the frequency characteristic of traffic noise. These
three parameters together (R2 =0.807), correlate significantly better with
the subjective estimation of noise-induced annoyance than the LA,eq
(R2 =0.672) does (P<0.0001).
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Psychoacoustic Evaluation of Traffic Noise
André Fiebiga , Sandro Guidatia and Alexander Goehrkeb
a
HEAD acoustics GmbH; b TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng.
Acoustics
In the European research project ”Quiet City Transport” the quantitative
characterization of annoyance caused by traffic noise using psychoacoustic descriptors for a perception-related environmental noise description
was a major objective. In the first project stage single pass-by noises
have been evaluated by subjects. The aim was to discover components
and patterns, which are responsible for specific annoyance effects. The
results showed that certain noise properties such as diesel knocking are
particularly annoying regardless of their absolute sound pressure levels.
In the second part of the project complete traffic noise scenarios were
evaluated to detect indicators which allow for an adequate assessment
of environmental noise quality. Using a traffic noise synthesizer as well
as artificial head recordings a wide variety of stimuli were created and
evaluated by subjects. By means of a principal component analysis links
between specific noise properties and subjective evaluation patterns were found and provided the basis for the development of a metric. The
results of the study dealing with the evaluation of traffic noise will be
presented and discussed under the perspective of their applicability in
environmental noise policy and for soundscape studies.
Wed 9:00
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Acoustical Categorization of Urban Public Places by Clustering Method
Monika Rychtarikova and Gerrit Vermeir
KU Leuven, Afdeling Akoestiek en Thermische Fysica
Development of urban public places in sustainable way requires multidisciplinary approach where acoustic is only one of many aspects taken into account. To be able to make the proposal for acoustical improvement in the city in accordance with a long-term perspective, deeper
understanding of correlations between urban soundscape parameters
and other non-acoustical disciplines is necessary. This paper shows our
first attempt to cluster streets with similar acoustical properties, based
on several acoustical parameters such as statistical noise values, psychoacoustical parameters and some newly developed variables, obtained from binaural recording 10-15 minutes long. 27 acoustical parameters are calculated for each of the 91 recordings and clusters are created
by using the hierarchical agglomerative clustering method.
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Soundscape characterization in the city of Bilbao
Gianluca Memolia , Igone Garciab and Itziar Aspurub
a
Memolix Environmental Consultants; b LABEIN Tecnalia
The first round of noise mapping and action plans has left a lot of unresolved questions, mainly addressing the design of perception-oriented
action plans and the classification/preservation of quiet areas. While the
interest in the practical use of the soundscape concept to address this
problems is now growing all through Europe, psychoacoustic indicators
linked to perceived noise are the key to determine the path to follow. This
work presents the soundscape characterization of two different green
areas in the Municipality of Bilbao (E), with in common the presence of a
heavily trafficked road nearby. The acoustical experience of passers-by
will be mapped using an indicator related to the time history of sound
energy, related in previous studies to people’s perceptions. Comparison
with the same description performed by classical psychoacoustic analysis and perspectives for innovative, positive soundscape based actions
and measurement techniques will be discussed.
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Research database for everyday listening
Dirkjan Krijnders, Maarten van Grootel and Tjeerd Andringa
University of Groningen
This paper describes the design process and content of a publicly available database for everyday listening. ”While databases for musical sounds
and studio recordings are readily available, databases for everyday sounds are lacking. Such a database is essential as more and more research is aimed at environmental sounds and everyday listening. The
current lack of a standardized collection of properly recorded and annotated sounds in realistic acoustic environments limits the comparability of
results between research groups, and hampers interdisciplinary cooperation. The collection described in this study must to help solve these
issues. The collection currently consists of approximately 120 fragments
of 60-second recordings of real-life situations. The use of head-mounted
binaural microphones ensures a realistic capture of the environment for
headphone playback. The recordings differ in location (e.g. indoor, rural,
urban) and activity (e.g. taking the bus, dish washing, typing). Detailed
annotations, provided for all recordings, describe the environment of the
recording as well as the sources and onset-offset information of each
of the sounds present. We aim to expand and improve the collection
with more recordings and more specific information. We hope that many
researchers in the auditory field will benefit from this database.
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Speech Communication in Outdoor Soundscapes
Bill Daviesa , Peter Mahnkena and Chris Plackb
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University of Salford; b University of Manchester, Human Communication & Deafness
The positive soundscape project is a large multi-disciplinary researching
the perception of soundscapes. Recent findings indicate that speech
communication is a principal factor in users’ perceptions of urban soundscapes. The project has therefore explored how this factor might be
quantified. This paper reports on an attempt to use speech intelligibility
index (SII) to characterise time-varying speech intelligibility in real outdoor soundscapes. The relationships between SII, subjective intelligibility and subjective quality will be explored, as functions of signal-to-noise
ratio. Possible applications in sound quality mapping of soundscapes will
be discussed. Potential implications for rational planning of soundscapes
will be outlined.
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Vertical Profile of Community Noise in High-rise Built Environment
Mahbub Alam Sheikha , Siew Eang Leea and Johnny Liang Heng Wongb
a
Department of Building, National University of Singapore; b Housing
and Development Board, National Univ. Singapore
High-rise public housing apartments in Singapore are often subjected to
different types of ”Community Noise Sources” in close proximity. Community noise in housing estates comprises noise sources such as ”Food
centre noise”, ”Children playground noise”, ”Soccer court noise”, ”Basketball court noise”, ”Waste disposal truck noise” etc. It was found as one
of the major noise source categories in residential environment. With the
enhanced performance quality in many aspects of public housing in recent years, it is imperative that the acoustics performance of the apartments can be enhanced to match overall quality of public housing environment through appropriate characterization of these noise sources.
A scientific and reliable approach for characterizing noise propagation
from these sources is vital in the implementation of projects.
Software modeling and simulation were carried out to study noise propagation characteristics of five types of community noise sources. Five
sixteen-storey residential buildings were investigated with noise measurement from these sources, conducted on each level of the buildings.
The predicted results were validated with field measured data. This study observes that noise level from these sources drops between 3.7 dBA
and 12.8 dBA at a height between 43m and 46.5m above the ground
with the increase in building height.
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Is there a necessity for noise caused by motor bikes?
Uwe Ritterstaedt
Ingenieurbüro für Schallschutz, Neuss
It is obvious that in free flowing traffic two types of vehicles are specially
noticeable as to their loudness: i.e. trucks and motor bikes, respectively
scooters. Much effort has been spent in the last decades an how to
reduce truck noise, but bikes remain as loud as before: the passing by
of a bike is sometimes ten decibels louder than that of a motor car. On
the other hand not all bikes are equally loud and noisy; sometimes one
may even find bikes which are not Iouder than motor cars: yet it seems
to be possible o construct even less noisy bikes.
In recreation areas, in residentlal areas where citizens and inhabitants
require silence, motor bikes can be heard over kilometres when passing by and that as the only technical noise which definitely is strongly
disturbing and can be heard in a natural soundscape.
The following article intends to describe both the problems and the possible solutions as given by technical innovations and by administrative
means in a European context.
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Footprint of a vehicle - the Swiss Contribution
Irène Schlachter
Federal Office for the Environment, Bern
Footprint is a European collaborative research project within the panEuropean EUREKA framework for development and exploitation of technologies crucial tho global competitiveness and better life quality. The
aim of the project is to relate the environmental footprint of a heavy road
or rail vehicle to the lifetime cost of maintaining the infrastructure and
environment. As a project partner Switzerland installed in 2005 the first
Footprint Measuring station in Europe for road traffic on the North-Southtransit motorway A1. Objectives include developing techniques to measure and characterise impacts including noise. Methods of analysing the
data have been established to develop strategies to minimise these impacts.
For noise, methods to determine the acoustical footprint of a vehicle passing have been developed in Switzerland by evaluation of the in situ
measured maximum sound pressure level. The impact of various vehicle types and traffic flows can also be recorded. Successfully evaluated pass-by events reach 95% for dense traffic. The Greening Transport
Package announced 8 July 2008 promotes measures to reduce the environmental impact of transport, including reallocating external costs from
society to users. A further stage of Footprint is to monitor the effectiveness of noise reduction strategies and to cost an environmental index for
different vehicle types.
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Sound quality and soundscapes
Background noise: an increasing environmental problem
Jan Jabbena , Dick Bergmansb , Eric Schreursa and Tom Koemana
a
National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM); b National
Aerospace Laboratory NLR
Noise quality in most studies is related to the average noise level (Lden)
only, although this indicator merely expresses the average intensity of
the soundscape. A complementary feature of increasing importance is
the background noise level, which is the noise level that is exceeded
during 95 % of the observation time. Inhabitants of areas with a high
background noise level may be more vulnerable to annoyance or health effects, as recuperation times are narrowed. Due to strong growth of
road, railway and air traffic, background noise levels have steadily increased in the Netherlands. In order to assess the impact of environmental
noise levels from transport sources, RIVM in cooperation with the Dutch
National Aerospace Laboratory have started a research project in 2007
with the aim of setting up background noise maps for road-, railway- and
air traffic. This paper discusses the mapping and characteristic behavior of background noise. The implications of the background noise levels
on health and annoyance will be discussed. The results indicate that a
further increase of background noise levels in the near future is to be
expected that may affect the Dutch population. Hence an intensified reduction policy of noise emission is most urgent.
Wed 15:00
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Low frequency noise
An acoustic vector based approach to locate low frequency noise
sources in 3D
Hans-Elias de Breea and Carel Ostendorfb
a
Microflown Technologies; b Cauberg-Huygen Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Although low frequency noise is an issue of huge societal importance,
traditional acoustic testing methods have limitations in finding the low
frequency source. It is hard to determine the direction of the noise using
traditional microphones.
Three dimensional sound probes capturing the particle velocity vector
and sound pressure offer a novel possibility to locate the low frequency
noise sources in 3D. An overview on the benefits of acoustic vector sensors will be given and a low frequency case study will be presented and
discussed.
The method has been tested during low frequency noise measurements
in an urban environment. In this case a very specific frequency of the
source was known. This frequency was used to tune the measurement
system. The paper will describe the results of the test.
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Low frequency noise
Vibroacoustics and sound emission characteristics of thin-walled,
oil-immersed transformer vessels.
Michael Ertl
Siemens Energy Sector - Transformers
The fluid-structure-interactions, vibro-acoustics and sound emission
characteristics of power transformers are investigated by numerical methods.
Oil-immersed power transformers consists of thin-walled, rib-stiffened
tank structures. This geometric setup and the three-phase acoustical
excitation results in a complex spatial sound emission characterisics in
the low frequency range of 100Hz to400Hz. Sound emission lobes are
observed in measurement and simulation.
The effect of additional damping, mass load and stiffening to the vibroacoustic behaviour and overall sound level is investigated. Further, the
effect of cavity modes inside the vessel to the sound emission is quantified. The influence of these parameter to the structure-borne sound level,
the transmission ratio and radiation loss factor of the vessel construction
is analysed.
Wed 15:40
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Low frequency noise
Determination of structure-borne noise based on the vibration signal
Tommaso Meloni
Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
Structure-borne noise is perceived in rooms of buildings as a dull rumbling. A vibrating building structure is a pre-condition on the load side.
Structure-borne noise and vibration often occur combined. Rating levels
for both vibration and for structure-borne noise can be based on the
measured or on the calculated vibration signal. This paper presents a
determination procedure for structure-borne noise based on the vibration signal. This procedure presumes knowledge of a characteristic value
of the velocity of vibration which in turn depends on the vibrating room’s
specificities. A transfer function is implicitly integrated in this characteristic value, respectively in the weighted vibration signal. This transfer
function describes the relationship between the velocity of vibration on
the room surfaces and the structure-borne noise radiated into the room
depending on the characteristics of the building. Finally, the proposed
determination procedure helps to evaluate indoor perceived structureborne noise and thus to protect people from harmful effects.
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Low frequency noise
Finding the source of Low Frequency Noise by measuring groundborn vibrations
Gerard Busscher and Carel Ostendorf
Cauberg-Huygen Raadgevende Ingenieurs
The residents of an old farmhouse in the countryside were suffering from
nuisance by low frequency noise. Although the residents could hear the
noise all the time, the noise was heard better during specific moments
in the evening and night. The combination of vibration measurements
on a wall in the farmhouse and sound measurements outside the house, did not reveal the direction of the source of low frequency noise.
During a second measurement session, the vibration measurements in
the farmhouse were performed in combination with ground-born vibration measurements on several positions outside the farmhouse. Based on
the phase-shift of the vibrations on the different measurement positions,
it was possible to determine the direction of the source of low frequency
noise.
Wed 17:00
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Low frequency noise
Investigation on the Stimulation of the Human Auditory Cortex by
Low-Frequency Sound and Infrasound Using Functional Magnetic
Resonance Imaging: Stimulus Generation and Control, and Noise
Assessment
Johannes Hensela , Esther Dommesb and Günther Scholzb
a
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig; b Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Following the demonstration of the impact of infrasound in the cochlea
[Hensel et. al. 2007, Hear. Res. 233, 67-76], in the present study the
stimulation of the auditory cortex down to 12 Hz was investigated by
means of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
The neuroradiological evidence of cortical excitation will be reported
elsewhere. In this report, details of stimulus application and noise assessment are described.
In order to exclude the other sensory paths, and to avoid the difficulties
of free-field stimulation, the stimuli were delivered directly into the ear
canal.
This would ideally have required a metal-free earphone, which was not
available. 12 meters of silicon tube and an ear-plug were used instead.
To control the influence of standing waves, the sound pressure at the ear
was measured in-situ by a metal-free optical microphone, embedded at
the interface of tube and ear-plug. At very low frequencies, where high
sound pressures were needed even near the hearing threshold, it turned
out to be a demanding task to keep the harmonics small.
The microphone position near the ear canal entrance allowed to measure the MRI noise entering the system up to that point. Spectral analysis
showed that this noise already contained some infrasound.
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Low frequency noise
Reflection of LFN Perception on an Auditory Model
Detlef Krahé
University of Wuppertal
Former investigations with an auditory model of Ray Meddis showed
that special effects in hearing low-frequency noise (LFN) might possibly
be explained by synchronized activities in the nervous system. It is also
known that visual stimuli can support and increase the auditive perception in the case of synchronisation. Can the assumption be confirmed
that a strong annoyance caused by LFN is indicated by a kind of synchronism in the nervous system? Former investigations were done with
a monaural model and synthetic stimuli. In continuation, the model is
extended to a binaural one, because low-frequency sound meets special conditions regarding interaural time and level differences. Further,
real life noise is processed by the model now. The reaction of people on
this noise is compared with the reaction of the model on these stimuli.
The paper reports about the results of this comparison and the extended
model.
Wed 17:40
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Low frequency noise
Prediction of Load Noise of Power Transformers by 3D FEM and
Comparison to Measurements
Andreas Haucka , Martin Meilerb and Reinhard Lercha
a
University Erlangen-Nuremberg; b Simetris GmbH
In absence of reliable theoretical formulas for noise emitted by electric
power transformers, finite element simulation play an important role in
the design of low-noise transformers. A major challenge in developing a
FE model is to resolve the small scale windings structure, as well as the
tank with the oil and the surrounding air.
In this work we make us of a two-scale homogenization approach for
calculating the mechanical deformations of the windings by exploiting
the periodicity of the winding structure. In a first step, a unit cell (circular
ring) problem is solved on a very fine grid resolving the winding structure, which yields the mechanic eigenmodes. On a very coarse model
of the complete setup, these eigenmodes are augmented with the standard finite element basis functions to model the homogenized winding
structure.
The full structure-acoustic interaction of the windings, the oil and the
tank is taken into account, as well as the acoustic radiation into air. The
applicability of our method is demonstrated for a 3-phase power transformer. Comparisons of computed the sound pressure level, as well as
the acoustic power with measurements are performed and show good
agreement.
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Low frequency noise
An Investigation of Acoustic Properties of Multiaxial Glass Fiber
Fabric and Hazelnut Rind Reinforced Polyester Resin Composites
Erhan Sancaka , Sezgin Ersoyb and Mehmet Akalina
a
Marmara University, Dep. Textile, Istanbul; b Marmara University, Dep.
Mechatronics, Istanbul
Sound absorption constitutes one of the major requirements for human
comfort today. Sound insulation requirements in automobiles, manufacturing environments, and equipment, generating higher sound pressure
drive the need to develop more efficient and economical ways of producing sound absorption materials. Industrial applications of sound insulation, generally includes the use of materials such as glass fabrics,
foam, mineral fibers and their composites. Composite materials have been using in the industry for many years.
Nowadays, waste materials are coming into question place, so we used
together waste material and warp-knitting fabrics to make reinforced
composites. In order to improve the mechanical properties of composites fibrous reinforcement materials are used. Glass fiber is the mostly
used reinforcement material for composites. In order to improve sound
absorption properties of composites used hazelnut rind as a filled materials. This has been broken into pieces with two kind of size. And then,
hazelnut rind and multi-axial glass fiber reinforced composites produced
with different size of hazelnut rind.
In this study, we investigated that Hazelnut Rind / Biaxial Warp knitted
fabric / Polyester resin composite structures produced and their sound
absorption at the low frequency.
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Speech in car 2
Application of the Binaural Speech Intellegibility Model for prediction of intelligibility in in-car noise
Rosa-Linde Fischera , Sandra Meyera , Jörn Ottenb and Cristina Meineckea
a
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; b Audi AG
Conventional speech prediction models are based on monaural input,
which limits the application in spatial conditions. However, in vehicles
signal and noise sources are spatially distributed. Hence, an application of a binaural model is likely to increase the accuracy of speech intelligibility prediction. The Binaural Speech Intelligibility Model (BSIM,
Beutelmann & Brand, 2006) was used to check, whether this binaural
SII gives advantage over monaural approaches as SII and STI (speech
transmission index). The advantage of the BSIM is the combination of
the monaural speech intelligibility index (SII, ANSI, 1997) with the binaural equalization- cancellation processing (Durlach, 1984). The model is
taking into account the binaural release of masking, if there is a directional separation of speech and interfering noise. The evaluation of speech
prediction accuracy was based on measurements with normal hearing
subjects. The collected speech related threshold data for several in-car
noise conditions are compared with speech indices predic- tions named
above. Results of the study will be presented and discussed concerning
implications for future work.
Wed 9:00
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Speech in car 2
A Comparison of Instrumental Measures for Wideband Speech
Quality Assessment of Hands-free Systems in Echoic Condition
Kai Steinerta , Suhadi Suhadib and Tim Fingscheidtb
a
Siemens AG; b Braunschweig Technical University
Instrumental speech component quality assessment presumes the
availability of the processed speech portion of the enhanced output signal mixture along with its clean input counterpart. As the filtered speech
component is unavailable in the context of black box measurements of
speech enhancement systems, we have proposed a signal separation
technique in earlier publications along with instrumental and subjective
evaluations for the narrowband case. In this paper we apply the technique for a black box speech component quality assessment of two wideband hands-free systems with some instrumental measures. In particular, the echo reduction performance in the double-talk case will be
investigated. Our findings are compared with the results of white box
measures and of a subjective listening test.
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Speech in car 2
About the Measurement of the Hands-Free Transmission Quality An Experience Report
Martin Herrenkind and Holger Pastillé
IAV GmbH
About the Measurement of the Hands-Free Transmission Quality - An
Experience Report
The method of evaluation of the transmission quality by car-integrated
hands-free telephones, presented on DAGA 2006, was tested in practice. First results from investigations will be shown. The performance of
the perception is illustrated in a multidimensional judgement. To produce
a decision memo for the management and definition of the ”state-of-theart” in car-integrated phones, a pool of references and benchmarks are
helpful. The reduction on a singular value will be discussed.
Wed 9:40
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Speech in car 2
Automatic Evaluation of Intercom Systems
Arthur Wolf, Tim Haulick and Gerhard Schmidt
Harman Becker Automotive Systems
Due to high background noise and sound absorbing materials the communication between front and rear passengers in a car is often difficult.
The in-car communication (intercom) system distributes the seat dedicated microphone signals via the sound system in order to improve speech
intelligibility. Due to interfering signals and the closed loop operation of
the intercom system, various signal processing techniques are required
to reduce echoes and noise and to prevent feedback instability of such
a system.
In this contribution a methodical evaluation of an intercom system and
its incorporated signal processing schemes is presented. It considers
different requirements for both speaking and listening passengers. The
evaluation is performed with three types of systems or setups. The first
one is an ”ideal” intercom system. Here, a simulated system without any
noise or feedback problem is computed in real-time and presented to listeners and to the measurement equipment. This ”ideal” system is used
to obtain suitable parameter settings like the maximum desired gain for
instance. Secondly a real intercom system is evaluated, in order to analyze the achieved speech intelligibility and system quality. Finally, all measurements are performed without any intercom system, to obtain a basis
for comparison.
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Speech in car 2
Psychoacoustic Evaluation of Music Reproduction in Passenger
Cars
Hugo Fastla , Martin Ammlera,b and Adam Sulowskia,b
a
AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München ; b now: Audi AG, Ingolstadt
A method to assess the quality of music reproduction in passenger cars
is developed and evaluated. In essence, the subject sits in a standing car
with the motor off, and is presented from a CD music of different genres
via the car’s audio system. The subject has to rate different aspects of
the performance on a 10 step scale using a PDA. From the ratings, a
net like a spider net, with different attributes like natural, squeeking, dull,
reverberant, acceptable, good etc. on its rays is constructed. The goal is
a net with a large area, i.e. as many as possible of the attributes should
attain the maximum rating.
Examples from a pilot study are given for car audio systems of different
sophistication, and aspects like gender differences or possible biases
due to product relationship will be discussed.
Wed 10:40
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Speech in car 2
Loudness Controlled Dynamic Compression for Automotive Fidelity Systems
Gottfried Behler
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
The most common place for listening to music today is our private car.
However, it is accepted that in a noisy environment like a car it is not
possible to appreciate programs with rather high dynamics, like classical
music, jazz and the like. Connoisseurs of that kind of music either must
accept to continuously adjust the volume or to miss the pianissimo passages of the music. A very meaningful method would be to adjust the
level of the program automatically with respect to the accepted maximum level of the listener. Once he settled a defined loudness for the reproduction of the fortissimo passages this loudness will be automatically
maintained. Pianissimo passages therefore will be raised in level for a
certain amount so not to be lost in background noise. Loudness means
that the subjectively assessed loudness shall be used as the steering
property rather than the peak- or rms-level. A dynamic compression method was investigated that uses loudness as a steering parameter. The
aim is to make the listening to music in a noisy environment like a car
easier. Listening test have been performed to verify the potential of the
method.
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Speech in car 2
Navigation System: An Experiment
Tomas Nestorovic
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
This article describes results of a multi-modal navigation system experiment conducted on N=11 people. The goal was to decide whether the
designed interface of the system is suitable to provide enough functionality and robustness. Moreover, undertaking this experiment, several of
common human-computer interaction paradigms were proven - for example, our volunteers tended not to perceive the whole system prompt,
and expressed themselves vastly briefly. However, averagely, participants took approximately twice longer time to accomplish given tasks,
compared to graphical interaction only. The research in this field continues and, thus, at the end of this article, currently undertaking, in short
upcoming and future work is presented.
Wed 11:20
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Speech perception 1
PESQ Based Speech Intelligibility Measurement
John Beerendsa , Ronald Buurenb and Jeroen van Vugta
a
TNO Information and Communication Technology; b TNO Defensie en
Veiligheid
Several measurement techniques exist to quantify the intelligibility of
a speech transmission chain. In the subjective domain the CVC score
is mostly used. In the objective domain the Articulation Index and the
Speech Transmission Index (STI) are standardized for predicting intelligibility. The STI uses a signal that contains spectro-temporal characteristics similar to natural speech. Comparing intensity fluctuations of degraded and reference signals, the modulation transfer function is derived
from which the STI can be calculated. In speech transmission, coding is
used that may behave differently for speech then for the STI test signal,
implying a possible incorrect intelligibility prediction. A more fundamental approach in assessing intelligibility is to take natural speech signals,
and derive internal representations of the reference and degraded from
which the difference can then be used to estimate the intelligibility. In
this paper we investigate the idea to use a testsignal composed of concatenated CVC words, that are also used in the subjective CVC test, in
combination with PESQ to measure the intelligibility. Normally testing a
speech link requires long subjective listening sessions with CVC words
in carrier sentences, while a compact testsignal approach in combination
with PESQ allows a fast measurement.
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Speech perception 1
Feature Decomposition and Modeling of Speech Quality for Various
Wideband Conditions
Marcel Wältermann, Alexander Raake and Sebastian Möller
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
The integral quality of transmitted speech can be seen as a combination
of features which are recognized by the listener in the auditory domain.
It has been shown recently that traditional narrowband as well as wideband speech quality can sufficiently well be quantified by three orthogonal dimensions: “Discontinuity”, “noisiness”, and “coloration” (DNC).
These dimensions can not only be used to model the integral quality,
they also provide perceptually adequate diagnostic quality information.
In wideband speech transmission (50-7000 Hz), the perceptual effects
of degradations due to transmission impairments are even more spread
across the perceptual space than in the narrowband case. In order to investigate common wideband transmission scenarios with respect to the
DNC framework, a series of real-world conditions (including a variety of
codecs and codec tandems) are quantified in the study presented here.
This quantification was done by directly scaling the dimensions “discontinuity”, “noisiness”, and “coloration” following a new test method. Furthermore, the integral quality was assessed. The obtained results allow
to characterize the considered conditions in terms of the aforementioned
dimensions which, in turn, helps to improve existing quality models.
Wed 15:00
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Speech perception 2
Attribute-based Instrumental Assessment for Speech- Transmission Quality
Lu Huo and Ulrich Heute
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
Recently, Scholz et. al. presented an initial realization of an attributebased instrumental measure for end-to-end speech transmission quality. Related publications by Wältermann et al. identified three orthogonal
quality dimensions, namely, ”discontinuity”, ”noisiness”, and ”coloration”,
through multidimensional analysis. Instrumental measures were developed by Huo et al., Kühnel et al., and Scholz et al., for all dimensions,
which were indexed by so-called ”dimension impairment factors” due to
Wältermann et al., and a prediction model was also given. Here, we further develop these instrumental measures and prediction models. The
following modifications are included: (1) The pre-processing is refined,
and efforts have been given to separate different attributes so that their
mutual influences are suppressed. (2) The algorithms, as well as the
prediction models, are extended to wide-band speech, so that narrowband and wide-band stimuli can be equally treated on the signal basis.
(3) The extracted parameters and the prediction model of each dimension are modified and improved, based on the implication of so-called
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”sub-dimensions” identified by follow-up auditory tests and multidimensional analysis; especially, packet loss is now included. Finally, the new
prediction model is evaluated, using the same narrow-band database as
in the previous papers, as well as a wide-band database.
Wed 15:20
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Speech perception 2
Intelligibility Assessment Method for Semantically Unpredictable
Sentences in German
Juan-Pablo Ramirez, Alexander Raake and Dina Reusch
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
We propose a new intelligibility test method in German, based on the
French test method described in Raake and Katz (2006). It measures
the Speech Reception Threshold (SRT), the target-to-masker level ratio
(SNR) yielding 50% word intelligibility. The SRT is often determined in
an adaptive procedure using lists of sentences. The present paper describes the development of the German sentence material, the speech
recordings, the test to derive a first SRT-estimate, the level-calibration of
the sentences and the derivation of the slope of the psychometric intelligibility function as a function of the SNR. The resulting speech corpus
comprises 24 lists of 12 sentences each, yielding a total of 288 semantically unpredictable sentences (SUS, cf. Benoît et al., 1996). Each sentence is composed of four keywords set within a basic syntax. A stationary, speech-shaped noise masker was generated from the recordings.
Three calibration tests were performed. A first test to yield preliminary
SRT and slope estimates, a second test evaluating intelligibility at the
SNR to calibrate - within limits - individual sentence levels, and a third
test for more exact slope evalution. The paper discusses the results of
these tests in the light of the particular sentence material used.
Wed 15:40
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Speech perception 2
New developments in VoIP testing
Nils Rohrer, S. Poschen and Frank Kettler
HEAD acoustics GmbH
The market for IP based speech transmission increases rapidly. Integrated access devices (IAD) are offered by network providers for end users.
VoIP gateways provide the interface between NGN (Next Generation
Networks) and traditional PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Networks).
Speech quality measurements are also further developed in order to cover more realistic test scenarios and more efficient test conduction. This
contribution discusses new tests and test results on different devices. Information are provided about ongoing international testing activities e.g.
the ETSI Speech Quality Test Events (SQTE).
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Speech perception 2
Performance of Instrumental Speech Quality Measures for Next Generation Wireless Networks
Blazej Lewcio, Marcel Wältermann, Pablo Vidales, Alexander Raake and
Sebastian Möller
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
Wireless transmission networks of the next generation (NGNs) provide
new perspectives of VoIP service distribution and the possibility of seamless mobile service usage. The quality of the speech transmitted over
such networks will contain new kinds of degradations with time-varying
characteristics. In order to provide high-quality VoIP calls, speech quality monitoring is necessary. Even though quality prediction models designed for today’s networks already exist (e.g., the E-Model and PESQ),
the accuracy of these models in wireless networks of the next generation
have not been proven yet.
On the basis of new auditory and instrumental test data, we address
limitations of these models in NGNs, and we show how accurate they
handle time-varying quality parameters (i.e., non-constant packet loss
rate, audio bandwidth changes between wideband and narrowband, link
quality changes within ongoing voice calls). Only if quality prediction models are validated in a realistic NGN environment, they can be considered and will be accepted as reliable tools for speech quality monitoring.
In this way, they can contribute to the improvement of mobile VoIP user
experience.
Wed 17:00
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Speech perception 2
Evaluation of aurally-adequate analyses for echo assessment
Frank Kettlera , Marc Lepagea and Matthias Pawigb
a
HEAD acoustics GmbH; b RWTH Aachen, Inst. für Nachrichtengeräte
The migration towards NGN (Next Generation Networks) is supposed to
introduce higher propagation delay in telecommunication. This emphasizes the need for reliable echo control. Wideband telephony will further
change speech perception - and echo perception. New investigations
on echo perception demonstrated the necessity to renew tolerances for
wideband echo attenuation. These trends also motivate new echo assessment methods. A new approach based a hearing model analysis is
introduced and discussed in this presentation suitable to extend existing
echo analysis methods.
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Speech perception 2
Quality Prediction for Synthesized Speech: Comparison of Approaches
Sebastian Möllera and Tiago H. Falkb
a
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin; b Dept. of Electrical and Computer
Eng., Queen’s University (CAN)
Text-To-Speech (TTS) technology has reached a level of maturity which
seems to be sufficient for a number of telephony applications. In order to
assess TTS quality, system developers need to carry out auditory tests
where participants are asked to transcribe what they have heard, or to
rate certain aspects of the auditory event. To overcome the temporal and
financial effort involved in auditory testing, it is desirable to estimate the
quality on the basis of the synthesized speech signal alone.
Two such approaches will be compared in this talk: The first has proven
successful to estimate the impact of transmission degradations on telephone networks. It generates an artificial (high-quality) reference, compares the TTS signal to this reference, and combines the result with a
noisiness, clipping and robotization detector in a parametric analysis to
derive an overall quality estimate. The second approach is based on a
Hidden Markov Model trained on natural (male or female) speech; features derived from TTS signals are compared to the model for natural
speech and quality is derived from the normalized log-likelihood between
the reference models and the extracted features. The performance of
both approaches will be presented and proposals for improvements will
be outlined.
Wed 17:40
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Speech perception 2
Comparison of Spectrum-based Models for Speech and Audio Quality and Naturalness Estimation
Alexander Raakea , Marcel Wältermanna , Brian C. J. Mooreb and ChinTuan Tanb
a
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin; b Department of Exp. Psychology,
University of Cambridge
Spectral characteristics e.g. of electroacoustic interfaces in end-devices
or network bandpass filters may degrade perceived naturalness and thus
yield an impairment of transmitted speech quality. This effect is particularly prominent for wideband speech (50-7000 Hz) or speech with even
wider bandwidth. However, the standardized models typically used to
evaluate speech quality in telecommunications deliver accurate predictions only for narrowband speech (300-3400 Hz), and do not correctly
predict the effects of linear distortion. In previous work (Raake, 2006;
Möller et al., 2006; Wältermann and Raake, 2008), we suggested an extension of the E-model quality scale (ITU-T Rec. G.107) for application
to wideband speech, a framework for the impairment due to wideband
codecs, and a new impairment factor for quality under linear distortion.
For a given spectral shape, this new impairment factor ‘Ibw’ is calculated
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from a rectangular filter whose effective bandwidth and centre frequency
match those of the system under test. In this paper, the model is briefly
outlined, and it is evaluated on a speech and audio database including
ratings of auditory naturalness (Moore and Tan, 2003; 2004). The performance of the simple Ibw-model is compared to a more perceptionoriented model of naturalness under spectral distortion (Moore and Tan,
2004).
Wed 18:00
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Speech perception 2
Measurements of Sound Localization Performance and Speech
Quality in the Context of 3D Audio Conference Calls
Mansoor Hyder, Christian Hoene and Michael Haun
University of Tübingen, WSI
The simulation of virtual acoustic environments helps to increase the
quality of teleconferencing. Teleconferencing solutions supporting 3D
audio have two advantages. First, the talkers can be identified easily
by locating their position in the virtual acoustic environment. Second, if
multiple persons talk at the same time, humans can focus on talkers of
their choice by taking advantage of the cocktail party effect. However, 3D
audio decrease the speech quality by decreasing loudness and adding
reverberation and echoes. In this publication we study the trade off between speech quality and the ability of focusing and locating the talkers.
We extend our initial work presented in the ITU Workshop in Lannion,
Sep. 2008, in which we study the 3D audio rendering engine by Raine
Kajastila et al. (AES 122th Convention, May 2007). We conduct subjective and objective listening-only tests using different head related transfer
functions (HRTF), different algorithmic complexities, different positions of
the conference call participants, and different geometries of the virtual
environment. We present the statistical significant test results for sound
localization performance and the speech quality. This study helps us to
design our teleconference solution that we call 3D Telephony.
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Assessment of track related noise mitigation measures
Manfred Kalivoda
psiA-Consult GmbH
Within the last decade methodologies for the measurement of railway
noise generation have been strongly improved. This knowledge is used
for type testing of railbound vehicles. However, a similar standard such
as ISO 3095 is not available for track components, yet. There is a strong
need for standardised assessment methods for track related noise abatement. This paper will present results from a recent measurement campaign in Austria dealing with changed track components. The discussion
shows, that we have to control all the factors that might influence the
results very carefully. Often we talk about effects of 1 - 2 dB(A) from the
changed component while adverse influences can be of the order of 5 10 dB(A). Therefore it is necessary to collect enough data and thus get a
sound statistical validation. It has been seen that only an unmanned automatic measuring system is able to collect sufficient acoustic and Meta
information at recent costs.
Wed 9:00
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Railway noise 1
Results of the UIC-project Noise Impact of Composite Brake Blocks
(Nicobb)
Nicolas Meunier
Deutsche Bahn AG - DB Systemtechnik
Since the adoption of the TSI Noise by the European commission, all
new freight wagons taken into operation have to fulfil stringent noise limits, making the use of composite brake shoes of the type K indispensable. The coefficient of friction of K-blocks is much higher than that of cast
iron blocks. Therefore a retrofit of existing freight wagons would require
an expansive modification of the brake system. UIC (International Union
of Railways) supports the development of new composite brake blocks of
type LL who combine the positive effect of K-blocks on wheel treads with
the coefficient of friction of cast iron shoes. This opens the opportunity
to substitute cast iron blocks by LL-blocks within regular maintenance,
hence making the LL-blocks very attractive for freight operators. Acoustic assessment of brake blocks generally requires field tests, which are
very time and money consuming. Thus there is a need of simplifying
the acoustic validation procedure to encourage manufacturers to develop new products. The project Nicobb is a UIC project whose members
are SNCF and Deutsche Bahn. It aims at developing a testing procedure for the validation of low roughness levels retained by new composite
brake blocks as a low-cost alternative to field tests.
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Reconstructing the Lituus: A Reassessment of Impedance, Harmonicity, and Playability
Adam Apostoli, Shona Logie, Arnold Myers, Jonathan Kemp, John Chick
and Alistair Braden
University of Edinburgh
Bach’s motet ‘O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht’ (BWV no. 118), first
performed in 1736-7, calls for a Lituus, believed to be a long trumpetlike instrument, with playing characteristics somewhere between a trumpet and an alphorn. Unfortunately, there are no surviving examples of
Bach’s instrument. Using software recently developed at the University
of Edinburgh for brass instrument optimisation, a new bore profile with
theoretically calculated input impedance curves has been proposed and
submitted to a collaborating instrument maker with the aim of providing a
natural instrument, with a distinct timbre, that responds well to the player
and is in tune over a wide range of natural notes.
This paper describes the process, computational modelling, and experimental work undertaken in an attempt to ensure a satisfactory final
instrument design. An initial validation of this process was achieved, in
part, by investigating the playing properties of an instrument with a notionally similar bore profile, a 2.4m long Fiscorn in C (a type of Catalonian
flugelhorn). This work compared the measured bore profile, input impedance, playability and intonation with those derived theoretically.
Wed 9:40
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Physics of musical instruments 1
The Aubrapan: Revival of a lost invention
Soren Maloney
University of Cambridge
The Aubrapan is a new design of the melody (or soprano) pan developed
in 1978 by Guyanese pan maker and panist Aubrey Bryan in the United
Kingdom. In the Aubrapan the higher frequency notes are placed nearest the rim of the pan in contrast to the center of the pan where most
high notes are generally located. The lower octaves are placed directly opposite each other in order to facilitate the pendulum-like action of
the arms - these ascend in whole tones. This concept facilitates easier
and rapid playing of the chromatic scale in single and double note form.
In this paper we describe the development of the Aubrapan and an attempt is made to discover why the Aubrapan has not yet found a place
among the steelpan family. To answer this and other questions, the experiences of the Aubrapan’s inventor are noted and a comparison of the
Aubrapan’s playability is made with that of the conventional Trinidad and
Tobago 4th’s and 5th’s soprano pan.
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Physics of musical instruments 1
Embouchure Control of Brassiness at Constant Pitch and Dynamic
Level in Orchestral Horn Playing
Lisa Norman, John Chick, Murray Campbell and Arnold Myers
University of Edinburgh
It is generally acknowledged that an increase in the dynamic level of a
brass instrument brings about a change in timbre, often described as
’brassiness’. This phenomenon can be attributed to the generation of
shockwaves at higher dynamic levels. However, the point at which this
change occurs is not always clearly defined and some brass players have found that, by employing slight changes in their embouchure, they
have a certain degree of control over the ’brassiness’ at a constant dynamic level.
This paper focuses on how embouchure control influences wave propagation in the air column of a brass instrument during the onset of brassiness. A number of horn players were asked to play a long note at a loud
dynamic level at the threshold of the onset of brassiness, and to move between a non-brassy and brassy timbre keeping dynamic level and
pitch constant. Different horns were used to explore whether small changes in bore profile affected the ease of manipulation. The sound pressure in the mouthpiece and that of the radiated sound from the bell of the
instrument were analysed and compared to gain a better understanding
of the acoustic processes involved in player control of brassiness.
Wed 10:20
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Physics of musical instruments 1
Effect of the structural dynamics of the bocal on the sound spectrum of a bassoon
Timo Grothea , Johannes Baumgartb and Roger Grundmannc
a
TU Dresden, Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik; b TU Dresden, Institute of Scientific Computing; c TU Dresden, Institute for Aerospace Engineering
The bocal of a bassoon is a thin curved metal tube to which a doublereed mouthpiece is attached. When the instrument is played, the reed
acts as a pressure controlled valve and due to the pulsating flow the
bocal starts to vibrate. The outer contour of the bocal has a major influence on the modal shapes of the structural modes and the relation
between the eigenfrequencies. The matter of interest in this investigation is the interaction of the structural dynamics of the bocal and the
reed. We assume that modifications of the bocals geometry and mass
distribution will lead to measurable changes in the sound spectrum. Therefore the modes of a bocal are computed by FEM and the frequencies
are checked experimentally with a LDV. In a playing experiment mass
was added locally on the bocal. Sound pressure measurements were
performed, while a professional bassoonist played sustained notes on a
modifiable bocal. Very small changes, less than 4 dB SPL, occur in the
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overtones above 1 kHz and can be shown using principal components
analysis of the sound spectra.
Wed 11:00
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Mode coupling in the sound generation in wind instruments
Cornelis J. Nederveen
retired, Pijnacker
The excitation of a wind instrument by injection of air is a non-linear process; it generates Fourier components. These are coupled to the acoustic pipe modes, but in some cases also to wall and vocal tract resonances. Results can be unexpected. This appears from blowing experiments on a baroque oboe: applying a certain fork fingering can either
cause the playing frequency to increase or decrease, depending on embouchure or blowing pressure. This phenomenon was studied by a simulation in the time domain employing a modified classic model for the reed
action, coupled to the pipe impedance calculated with the transmission
line method. The model confirmed the experiments quite well. However,
the phenomena were difficult to understand from the spectrum; it was
not clear what to look for. From varying the parameters it appeared that
even very high frequencies could influence the playing frequency. This
may mean that resonances in transverse direction, which can occur in
flaring horns and bends, should also be considered. It corresponds to
observations of a Dutch flute builder: blowing the flute changed when he
introduced a bend after the mouthpiece to ease the handling of the flute.
Wed 11:20
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Physics of musical instruments 1
Modal analysis of an alto recorder: Experiment and simulation
Franziska Möbiusa , Joachim Giera , Timo Grotheb and Steffen Marburga
a
TU Dresden, Institut für Festkörpermechanik; b TU Dresden, Institut für
Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik
Herein, the authors present the investigation of an alto recorder. In a first
step, a modal analysis of the structure of a recorder tunes the simulation
model. It is possible to adjust material parameters to set up an eigenspectrum close to the one which has been measured in the experiment.
However, some deviations remain. In a second step, the first resonance
frequencies - which correspond to the played tone - are compared with
the eigenfrequencies of a simulation model. Even without adjustment of
parameters, the resonance frequencies and first eigenfrequencies of 16
tones are close together. Some unexpected effects of the tones of the
particular recorder will be shown. Simulation reveals that the pressure
magnitude in the duct does not form a half-wave as expected. It is one
result of this project that it can be clearly shown that structural modes
will hardly affect the tonal spectrum of the fluid.
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Physics of musical instruments 1
Human Voice - a Sparse, Meaningful and Capable Representation
of Sounds
Robert Mores
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
This paper encourages the use of human voice features for mid-level representations of sounds. The human voice is a perfectly trained sound
reference, combining two major classes of commonly used verbal sound
descriptions, body tactile experience and every-day listening experience.
Unlike pure technical representations, the human voice contains multidimensional physical and semantic features. It directly recalls cognitive
patterns, and these, in return, bias perception. Examples of very sparse
and capable representations are given by the extraction of vowel quality
and nasality from short steady-state violin sounds. Such mid-level features can be identified with the help of automation, for instance, using
psychoacoustic signal processing and feature extraction or using learning methods and classification. However, features can also be identified
without automation, simply by listening tests and verification against a listeners own vocal tract. This general approach also supports manifold
translation: backward to physical properties of a musical instrument and
forward to other research fields such as cognitive musicology, or ethnological musicology, where researchers consider language-sensitive perception of sounds.
Wed 15:00
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Physics of musical instruments 2
Nonlinearities in wind instruments at the example of organ pipes
Markus Abel
University of Potsdam
Nonlinear effects are typical for sound generation, let it be the aeroacoustical origin as in wind instruments, complicated stick-slip motion with
string instruments or the dependence of body vibrations on the excitation amplitude. We demonstrate the intricate interaction of nonlinearities
by the synchronisation properties of organ pipes by a high-accuracy experiment where a loudspeaker drives an organ pipe and find that even
for minute speaker intensity the organ pipe still follows this control mechanism. Because the principle is very general, the consequences for
other instruments and music has to be considered.
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Physics of musical instruments 2
Frequency domain simulation of a bagpipe chanter with different
tapers using the Harmonic Balance Method
Sandra Carrala and Christophe Vergezb
a
University of Music and performing Arts, Vienna; b Laboratoire de Mécanique et Acoustique - CNRS UPR7051
The bore of conical bagpipe chanters, such as those found in Highland
or Border bagpipes, usually consist of two cones of different tapers. The
two cones meet approximately at the middle of the instrument, usually
around the point of transition between right and left hands. This study
is aimed at finding out what influence such change of taper has on the
radiated sound of the instrument. For this purpose, three virtual chanters with no tone holes, a top taper of 2 degrees, and bottom tapers of
2, 2.5 and 3 degrees were modelled. The two cones meet at approximately half way from the top of the chanter. The input impedance and
transfer function of each bore configuration were calculated using the
program VIAS. In order to study the effect of the change in bottom taper
only, the reed parameters were kept constant in all three bore configurations. With these data, the playing frequency and spectrum inside the
mouthpiece were simulated using the Harmonic Balance Method. The
radiated sound was calculated by multiplying the spectrum inside the
mouthpiece by the transfer function of the instrument. The differences
in pitch and spectral centroid found between the three instruments are
presented and discussed.
Wed 15:40
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Physics of musical instruments 2
Radiation Pattern and Characterization of Classical Guitars
Rolf Bader
Uni Hamburg, Musicology
Classical Guitars show difficult and complex radiation patterns when the
strings are plucked. These patterns depend upon the geometries of the
instruments. A listener perceives the integrated patterns binaurally at his
listening position. Four different guitars were investigated, a high quality
classical guitar, a flamenco guitar, a medium quality guitar and a guitar
built like a bass reflex box. A microphone array consisting of 128 microphones with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz was used and the recorded
sound fields was reconstructed at the top plate of the guitars. The measured radiation pattern showed similarities and dissimilarities according
to the known geometry specifications of the instruments. As all six open
strings were plucked and the first five partials were reconstructed according to their radiation patterns, statistical methods could be used to
characterize the radiation. So i.e. the ’flexibility’ of the guitar sounds judged highest with the high quality guitar and lowest with the bass reflex
box guitar could be calculated by integrating the radiation binaurally. Next
to other parameters, when just viewing the radiation patterns the basic
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character of the instrument clearly appeared where the high quality guitar shows the most clear, most differentiated and also the most beautiful
patterns.
Wed 16:40
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Physics of musical instruments 2
Characteristic Tones and Modes of a Church Bell
Helmut Fleischer
Universität der Bundeswehr München
A small church bell (37 kg, minor-third, strike note C6) was studied in
terms of vibration (Laser Doppler vibrometry) and acoustic signal (spectral reduction). The bell sound was analysed using the aurally-related
analysis software VIPER. The resulting auditory spectrograms were reduced by removing one or more partial tones. As well the original as the
reduced auditory spectra were resynthesised and the sounds investigated in psychoacoustic experiments.
Two different problems were treated: The first was to compare the unmodified reference to sounds more or less reduced. In an A-B comparison,
ten subjects had to indicate if they discriminated any difference. During
a second series, signals resynthesised from reduced spectra were separately presented. Subjects had to judge whether the sound resembled
a bell sound or not.
The psychoacoustic results reveal, which of the numerous partial tones
are characteristic for the bell sound in a wider sense (”no difference audible”) or closer sense (”sounds like a bell”). Since each tone is assigned
to a mechanical vibration, psychoacoustics gives the basis to focus on
the vibration modes which are actually defining the sound of the bell.
This way, the physical information can be reduced to its relevant core.
Wed 17:00
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Transient behaviour in the motion of the brass player’s lips during
a lip-slur.
Shona Logie, Samuel Stevenson, Adam Apostoli, John Chick and Murray Campbell
University of Edinburgh
When moving between notes on an orchestral brass instrument experienced players routinely change from one resonant mode of the instrument to another. Skilled players can ’lip-slur’ from one note to another
making the transition between resonant modes sound very smooth as
perceived by the listener, and do so with little thought or understanding
about what is happening to the lip/air-column interaction during this intranote transient.
This paper offers an investigation of the transient behaviour of the
player’s lips when moving from a strong, fully developed coupling of the
lips to one air column resonance, to the strong coupling of another resonant mode of the same air column. A high speed digital video camera
is used to view the motion of the lips through a transparent mouthpiece
for a range of orchestral brass instruments of different lengths. Image
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processing techniques allow us to measure the opening area of the lips
as a function of time, and this data is synchronised with pressure data
measured in the mouthpiece together with the radiated sound from the
bell of the instrument to provide us with greater insight to mechanics of
the lip-slur transient.
Wed 17:20
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Physics of musical instruments 2
Brass wind instruments: can the three dimensional motion of the
lips account for the ‘brassy’ sound?
Samuel Stevenson, John Chick and Murray Campbell
University of Edinburgh
One distinctive feature of orchestral brass instruments is that there is a
marked change in timbre with dynamic level. It is generally accepted that
the explanation for this behaviour is caused by shock-wave generation
within the body of the instrument. However, it has also been suggested
that changes in the nature of the players’ lip vibration with increasing
amplitude could play at least a small role in generating this distinctive
‘brassy’ sound. Previous studies have shown that the brassy sound cannot be accounted for by a dramatic change in the behaviour of the lip
opening area during extremely loud playing. The experiments described
here are designed to test the hypothesis that variations in the motion of
the lip parallel to the airflow into the instrument may help produce the
‘brassy’ effect. A high speed digital camera and transparent mouthpieces are used to capture the motion of the lips in the plane perpendicular
to the face of the player for different dynamic levels. Measurements have been taken over a variety of instruments and musicians and over a
dynamic range from mezzoforte to fortissimo.
Wed 17:40
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Physics of musical instruments 2
Resonance frequencies and sound radiation of musical woodwind
instruments
Andreas Richter and Roger Grundmann
TU Dresden, Institute for Aerospace Engineering
Decoupling the acoustic resonator from the excitation mechanism allows
to analyse the influence of the resonators geometry on the acoustics of
the whole woodwind instrument. Such investigations are done typically
in the frequency domain. Numerical investigations in the time domain
offer some advantages. They allow to track single acoustic waves which
gives an insight in the influence of the resonators geometry on the oscillation behaviour. This allows to study how connections, tone holes and
bore perturbations may influence the wave propagation and act as sound
sources. In comparsion to methods which are formulated in the frequency domain also transient effects can be studied.
We present results from numerical investigations of the acoustic resonator of the bassoon as one example for woodwind instruments. The
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impulse reflectometry commonly used in experiments is modelled numerically. The results allow to analyse the resonance frequencies and
also the acoustic radiation patterns.
Investigations in the time domain need to track acoustic waves over a
long time period. We use a high-order discontinuous Galerkin formulation which offers the high accuracy required for this task.
Wed 8:40
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Tram noise
Reduction of Squeal Noise by Damping of Wheels
Udo Lenz
Ing.-Büro Uderstädt + Partner
Trams produce squeal noises in tight rail track curves. At the research
project an anti-vibration mounting for the wheels was engineered, which
enables a decrease in the loudness of the squeal noises. The later integration of that system in existing trams is possible without any problems.
Results of comparable measurements will be presented.
Wed 9:00
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Tram noise
Squeal Noise Reduction in Urban Transport
André van Leuven
D2S International NV
Squeal noise reduction in urban transport by rail treatment The present
paper summarises the results of the research carried out under the EC
con-tract BRPR-CT97-0477, ”Squeal noise reduction in urban transport
by rail treatment” and the results of recent findings about mitigation methods for squeal noise. Most rapid transit systems have tight short radius
curves where squeal noise is generated, Curved track, and thus the areas where squeal noise is prevalent, cover only a minor fraction of the total
track length. Individual curves are not longer than a few hundred meters.
Therefore, the most cost effective way of solving the squeal noise problem is treating only those specific track sections, rather than treating
the wheels. However, solutions at rolling stock level are evaluated.
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Tram noise
Is squeal noise really not to be predetermined
Helmut Venghaus
selbst. berat. Ing., Ingolstadt
Iron wheels running through a curve will create a lateral stip-slick movement between rail and wheel which very often cause a very loud squealnoise. This stip-slick movement is caused by the friction coefficient. A
high difference of the friction values for static or sliding situations will
indicate a high ability for squealnoise. The static friction coefficient is in
some way depending on vehicle speed, weight, weather conditions and
some other circumstances and hence are not precisely to be defined.
Due to this, the occurance of squealnoise seems to be stochastic.
Recent measurements of trams passing a curve showed, that the occurence of squealnoise seems to need only an certain condition of the rail
head to initiate this stick-slick movement and the additional squealnoise. The same tram running the same curve several times with different
speed produced a comparable signature of squealnoise. This is a contradiction to stochastic behaviour.
Wed 9:40
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Tram noise
Numerical Method for the Prediction and the Assessment of Rolling
and Curving Noise
Arnold Groß-Thebing
SFE GmbH
The program SFE AKUSRAIL aims for the simulation of the whole chain
leading to noise in railway operation. The tool generates models predicting the high frequency interaction between vehicle and track. It consists of modules regarding track and wheelset dynamics, W/R contact
mechanics, rolling noise, curve squeal and interior noise prediction. The
combination of track and wheelset dynamics, contact mechanics and vehicle structure dynamics represents their interaction taking into account
physical properties of geometry, material and operational conditions. For
the prediction of curve squeal two independent prediction methods filter
the curve squeal frequency from all the possible wheel resonances. The
methods show the sensitivity for variations of wheel geometry, for application of wheel absorbers and for material properties of the rubber
in resilient wheels. An automatic parameter variation performs instability regimes for the linearized differential equations of the wheelset - track
dynamics considering a contact point shift on wheel and rail tread. Wheel
and rail amplitudes are calculated in dependency of the frequency and
of the position in curved track using time step integration of the complete nonlinear model. The prediction method is validated in a research
project funded by the Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
(19U5001 B).
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Active Attenuation of Squeal Noise at Train Wheels
Hubertus Siebald
ERAS GmbH
The present work represents preliminary experimental investigation aimed at the possibility to prevent the squealing noise of a resilient train
wheel under real operating conditions. The control effectiveness of two
different kind of piezoelectric actuators have been tested in a nonrotating test stand designed with the aim of reproducing the wheel working conditions as closely as possible. It is not possible to fully simulate
the rotating wheel behaviour, but promising results and important information have been obtained with collocated control. In the next step piezoelectric stack actuators have been adopted on a rotating wheel, on the
condition that slip rings have been installed both for signals and power
transmission. Tests with a prepared wheel set have been performed on
a rotating test stand. A good vibration reduction at the wheel and also a
noise reduction in the nearfield of the wheel have been achieved.
Wed 10:20
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Tram noise
Influence of impurities between train wheels and wheel damper on
the effectiveness of the damper
Martin Fehndrich
Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik GmbH
Wheel vibration absorbers by Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik are successfully used with train wheels for vehicles of the light and heavy rail to
avoid curve squeal and to optimise the level reduction of the rolling noise.
Anyhow, curve squeal occurred at individual vehicles in distinct cases.
An investigation of the concerning wheel dampers did not lead to explanatory results. These results could not be reproduced by measurements
at similar wheels on the test stand, either.
As working hypothesis, we assumed that impurities on the contact surface of wheel and damper had reduced the damping behaviour. Measurements with a layer of a model dirt are presented. They can explain the
effect, as the damping of the wheel was reduced clearly.
Therefore, we developed new dampers, which are insensitive to such
dirt layers. The effectiveness of the new damper can be shown on the
basis of test results conducted during rides with trams in different cities.
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Squeal Noise - Long Time Examination of Stochastically Occurence
on Tramways passing Curves
Peter Fürst
cdf Schallschutz Dresden
In the last years exactly parametrically examination on squeal noise has
demonstrated, that many factors of influence are existing. In this paper
we will demonstrate, that also stochasti-cally occurrence has an influence of the sound emission of a track curve. Observations in a track
curve during one year show, that the frequency of noise emission under
same condi-tions don’t achieve exactly comparable results. So we say,
that there is only a limited prob-ability depending on the different parameters that squeal noise is appearing or not. Other-wise we found, that
the curve is squealing, but there is no typical situation for the appearance of squeal noise. We will present results within variable trams and
weather parameters on the same curve. At the end we will compare our
observations at another kind of tram curves.
Wed 11:20
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Curve squeal - Research without an End?
Friedrich Krüger
STUVA, Köln
Curve squeal is the by far the loudest noise of rail vehicles. Since this is
already known for a long time numerous research work has been done
(and is going on) worldwide to this subject. In this field the publications
are so numerous that it is difficult to know all of them and to appreciate them correspondingly. There is agreement largely over the excitation
mechanism. Due to a crossways moving of the wheel-set friction forces
are produced. One wheel is running at the outer rail, the other one is
sliding on top of the inner rail. These friction forces activate the natural
frequencies of wheel and rail. Agreement also consists that gliding can
be influenced by a change of the friction conditions and therefore the
squealing can be avoided or reduced. Why is research and development
work still going on? Some statements (strategies) are represented for
this subject: ”How solutions can be realized in praxis”. These strategies
can cause a squealing free future in small curves of trams, if the people responsible for this do a good job. This means that they realized the
available measures.
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Flow acoustics
Modelling Sound Level and Pressure Loss in HVAC Duct Networks
using a Framework in Dymola/Modelica
Helmut Kühnelt, Anton Haumer and Thomas Bäuml
arsenal research, Vienna
In the early design phase of large HVAC duct networks the joint calculation of the sound level and air flow rate and pressure loss as well as
the prediction of the noise level in the passenger compartment gain more and more in importance. A unified framework for the one-dimensional
flow acoustic simulation using Dymola/Modelica is introduced. The acoustic part is described by plane wave two-port theory, the fluid mechanic
part by pressure loss models. Various approaches including analytic and
(semi)empirical models based on experimental and simulation data can
be implemented. Each component either represents the acoustic or the
flow part of a duct element or can, itself, be composed of both types allowing the modelling of non-standard components. The object oriented
approach provided by Modelica assures the extensibility of the models
e.g. by transport and exchange of heat or the (de)humidification of the
air. It also allows the integration into a complete system simulation of
the HVAC network including the cooling circuit and the electronic control
loop. The simulation is easily set up using a GUI; an external parameterization ensures persistent data management and a smooth workflow.
The resulting system of equations is automatically pre-processed and
solved by Dymola.
Wed 15:20
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Flow acoustics
Sound Generation and Propagation with the Nonlinear EIFApproach
Otto von Estorffa , Marian Markiewiczb and Thilo Michelsa
a
Inst. of Modelling and Computation, TU Hamburg-Harburg; b Novicos
GmbH
The development of new methods of the numerical aeroacoustics is one
of the governing research interests. For this kind of approaches, highly
efficient methods are necessary. Aerodynamic noise predictions codes
in use today are typically based on linearized wave equations combined
with sound sources. In this paper a nonlinear approach is implemented
into a three dimensional CFD code. The used method, the Expansion
about Incompressible Flow (EIF) Method was proposed first by Hardin and Pope in 1994. Based on solutions of the incompressible flow,
acoustic radiation is obtained in a compressible, inviscid domain. The
acoustical equations are developed by subtracting the incompressible
equations of the full Navier Stokes equations and neglecting the viscous
effects. The advantage of this technique, as compared to the acoustic
analogy theories, is that the source strength is obtained directly. It accounts for sound radiation as well as for scattering. In the current paper
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a further development towards three dimensional simulation and numerical implementation are presented. To demonstrate the effectiveness and
feasibility, two representative examples demonstrate the effectiveness of
the proposed approach.
Wed 15:40
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Flow acoustics
Identification of a Low-Frequency Sound Source in an Aircraft Engine Test Stand
Wilhelm von Heesen
Müller-BBM GmbH
The tenants of an office building complained about strong low-frequency
noise from a nearby aircraft engine test stand. The test stand resembles
an open-circuit wind tunnel with the aircraft engine located at the end of
a horizontal inlet duct. The engine discharges into a horizontal pipe with
a conical insert at the inlet. The cross sectional area of the discharge pipe is substantially smaller than that of the inlet duct. Twelve microphones
were installed inside the test stand, at the inlet and the outlet of the test
stand, and at the office building. By analyzing the phase and the crosscorrelation between the microphones the direction of sound propagation
could be determined and the point of origin of the low-frequency sound
could be identified. It turned out that the low-frequency sound is generated by the turbulent jet impinging on the conical inlet of the outlet pipe
and propagates against the flow into the inlet duct. By decreasing the
outer diameter of the conical inlet at the discharge pipe the sound level
could be reduced. The main focus of the paper is the description of the
data analysis which lead to the identification of the sound source.
Wed 16:00
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Flow acoustics
Retarded-time source field analysis of vortex-pairing noise
Florent Margnat
Arts et Métiers PARIS TECH - Sinumef
To date, the physical phenomenon that converts kinetic energy into
acoustic waves escaping from the flow is not fully understood. Thanks to
the increasing computational power, aeroacoustic prediction tools have
become more and more fast and accurate. however, it is still challenging
to link an acoustic emission pattern to the aerodynamic source field, in
terms of causal events. Lighthill’s acoustic analogy provides a way to
extract the propagative motion from a flow through the expression of
source term in an inhomogeneous wave equation. Unfortunately, when
the flow is not compact, source field visualisations hardly exhibits flow
locations where the acoustic energy could be produced.
In the present contribution, we study the source field considered at the
retarded-time, which is the true radiating quantity. It differs from the fixedtime source field because it takes into account the solution of the wave
equation, usually expressed by a Green function. This methodology is
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applied to a 2D spatially evolving mixing-layer at Re=400 and 0.375 convective Mach number. Areas in the source domain are analysed by evaluating their net contribution to the aeroacoustic integral, and destructive
interferences are noticed between non-radiating areas.
Wed 17:00
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Flow acoustics
Analysis of the Flow Field of Rotating Milling Cutters in Idle Mode
Lucia Großa , Uwe Heisela and Winfried Keiperb
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Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen; b Robert Bosch
GmbH
Rotating tools are generally assumed to be one of the major sources of
noise in machines. Vortices shedding from the rotating tool may cause
turbulent flow fields. This article concentrates on the flow field of milling
cutters in idle mode. At first, measurements obtained by a scanning laser
Doppler vibrometer are analyzed. The test object is a milling cutter for
T-slots. The test reading shows turbulences caused by vortices only in
the chip space of the milling cutter and the near field of the cog. Subsequently, the flow field of the same milling cutter is simulated by ANSYS
CFX. The simulation confirms the test reading obtained by the scanning
laser Doppler vibrometer. Additionally, a different type of milling cutter is
tested in water. The turbulence caused by this milling cutter occurs again
only in the chip space. Therefore different geometries are simulated to
detect relevant parameters causing turbulences.
Wed 17:20
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Flow acoustics
Broadband noise investigation on rod-airfoil-configurations
Jens Giesler and Ennes Sarradj
BTU Cottbus, Aeroacoustics Group
One important broadband noise generating mechanism in axial fans is
the interaction between the turbulent inflow or a turbulent wake of a rotor
vane and the leading edge of the downstream stator vane. Additionally,
the interaction of the turbulent vortices with the trailing edge of the airfoil generates noise as well. These mechanisms are the subject of an
experimental research at BTU Cottbus.
The setup for measurements in the aeroacoustic wind tunnel consists
of a rod and an airfoil mounted downstream. The geometric parameters of the rod-airfoil configuration, namely the cylinder diameter, the
gap between rod and airfoil and the airfoil geometry are variable. For
an improved flow quality in the measurement area of the wind tunnel
the configuration is mounted between two porous sound absorbing side plates, directly attached to the nozzle exit. Acoustic measurements
are done using an array of 38 flush-mounted microphones. The flow is
characterized using constant temperature anemometry.
The presentation deals with the details of the experimental setup as well
as with a first subset of experimental results. Moreover, the influence
of the parameters on the leading and trailing edge noise generation is
discussed.
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Flow acoustics
Silent owl flight: experiments in the aeroacoustic wind tunnel
Thomas Geyer, Ennes Sarradj and Christoph Fritzsche
BTU Cottbus, Aeroacoustics Group
It is common knowledge that most genera of owls fly silently in order
to be able to catch their prey. To investigate the mechanisms leading to
that quiet flight, several basic fly-over measurements were carried out by
biologists in the past. But the very low noise that is produced when the
owls are in gliding flight makes it very hard to do exact acoustic measurements, especially when using the measurement techniques available
at that time.
The presentation describes the measurements of the noise generation
at the wings of silent and nonsilent flying birds in the aeroacoustic wind
tunnel of the BTU Cottbus. The measurement setup will be explained,
especially regarding the usability of conventional measurement techniques for experiments on wing specimen. A 56 channel microphone array
is used to measure the noise generated at the wings in the fluid flow.
The acoustic data is processed with advanced beamforming algorithms
to obtain the radiated sound pressure levels and the location of the noise
sources on the surface of the wings.
First results will be given that indicate that the magnitude, the spectral
shape and the location of the noise produced by owls wings is different
than those of nonsilent flying birds.
Wed 18:00 Mees Zaal
Flow acoustics
Acoustic Modal Analysis using CFD
Marco Oswald
Ansys Fluent Deutschland GmbH
One of the most important issues in aeroacoustics design and development is the optimization of noise and vibration in both interior and exterior design process. Especially the subjective comfort highly depends
on the interior noise (e.g. sunroof buffeting). Besides the experimental
investigations of this aeroacoustic phenomenon, numerical simulations
become more and more an effective tool to shorten the development period. This paper proposes a new approach on finite volume method for
determining the resonance frequencies for interior enclosures. The current formulation uses as input non-uniform mean flow obtained from a
steady state solution together with prescribed boundary conditions. The
method involves coupling the Linearized Navier-Stokes Equations with
the Arnoldi algorithm. The Acoustic Modal Analysis, based on the iterative Implicitly - Restarted Arnoldi method, offers a fast and efficient solver
for large industrial problems with inlets and outlets. Using the data from
this model, the natural acoustic modes of the system and the according
frequencies can be identified. These modes can resonate with interior
acoustic source processes. The potential of the new method will be presented by means of several academic and industrial test cases ranging
from thermo-acoustics to typical automotive and aerospace applications.
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Transferpath analysis
Transfer Path Analysis - a Review of 15 years of Practical Application
Thomas Ahlersmeyer
Ford Werke GmbH Köln
Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) is a methodology to evaluate the contribution of individual transfer paths to a noise or vibration (NVH) problem. This
is a first step to understand to root cause of a complex NVH problem.
With the advent of affordable multi-channel digital (ADC) data acquisition systems the TPA has changed from simple detaching tests some
20 years ago to a structured process. However, in the last 15 years the
inherent problems of the classical approach (exact force and transfer
function determination) have not yet been overcome. Instead, shorter
development cycles and shorter availability of less prototypes demand
shorter test and analysis cycles and thus streamlining of the TPA approach. In the same time period the structural stiffness of passenger cars
has increased significantly which results in higher crosstalk between the
paths thus making a separation more difficult. The paper gives an overview how this has impacted the practical application of test-based TPA in
the vehicle development of FORD in the last 15 years. It will also give an
outlook on and first experiences with new approaches like TPA in time
domain and estimation of the transfer matrix by using operational data
only.
Wed 9:00
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Transferpath analysis
Innovative Approaches to Fast Transfer Path Analysis
Herman van der Auweraer, Peter Gajdatsy, Karl Janssens, Peter Mas
and Ludo Gielen
LMS International
Over the last decennia, Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) has become an
accepted tool for NVH troubleshooting and internal load estimation. A
major bottleneck preventing its even more widespread use in the actual vehicle development process is the test time to build the full data
model, requiring extensive Frequency Response Function testing next
to the obvious in-operation tests. Recent innovations on instrumentation
and new procedures such as Fast and Multilevel TPA and Operational
TPA address this limitation, however often introducing new constraints.
For example, OTPA only requires operational response data at reference
and target locations. But, being basically a transmissibility method, its
application requires special care regarding the inherent ill-conditioning
and reference-completeness problems. It essentially assesses a coexistence relationship between targets and references and does allow
causality and contribution interpretations. Hence a new approach is proposed, using a parametric model for the estimation of loads. This makes
the method scalable, enabling the engineer to use a simpler model based on a small amount of measurement data for quick troubleshooting
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or increase accuracy by using a more complex model together additional measurements. The method is applied to a customer problem and
compared with the existing approaches, showing the advantages in real
life.
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Transferpath analysis
Path Analysis
Francesc Xavier Magrans
Ingenieria para el Control del Ruido, Barcelona
This paper will be devoted to explain the work done by the author in the
Transmission Path analisys. The first part of this paper will explain the
work in the frame of the historical evolution of the method, not only related with the theoretical-experimental concepts but also with the different
theoretical frames like SEA or Room statistical Acoustics. We will focus
in the concepts linked with the paths, a old intuitive idea in Vibroacoustics but without a mathematical definition for long time. The well known
TPA and the less popular ATPA in both low frequency and middle-high
frequency will be explained. In the second part the real aplications in the
experimental field will be explained in relation with the Railways and also with a lot of mechanics vibrocoustic sources as in the Buildings field.
A experience of more than 20 Years in the aplication of the methods
has given a lot of useful data. The third part will be the explanation of
the aplications of the equations in wich the method is based to carry on
calculations of Vibroacoustics.
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Transferpath analysis
Methods for the Transfer Path Analysis
Martin Quickerta , Thomas Stichlinga and Wolfgang Fokenb
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Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik;
b
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (WHZ)
Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) is a well known technique to evaluate and
to separate the different transfer paths describing how noise gets from
the sources into the compartment of a passenger car, i.e. to the driver’s
ear. It is not only a measurement technique but a prediction method as
well. Based on previous measurements and assumptions TPA provides
the opportunity to predict the interior sound for a virtual prototype. Due to
the progress in computational technology and measurement techniques,
TPA is being seen as an important tool in automotive acoustic design.
The paper gives a brief survey of the mathematical background of different TPA methods like the Complex-Stiffness-Method or the InertanceMatrix-Method. With the help of a 5:1 scaled simplified car model differences between the methods of calculation are verified and discussed.
In conclusion the paper presents the measurement setup for a real car
with a dominating transfer path of the structure borne engine noise into
the passenger compartment.
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Transferpath analysis
Application of Operational Transfer Path Analysis on a classic car
Dennis de Klerka , Martin Lohrmannb , Martin Quickertc and Wolfgang
Fokend
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Müller-BBM VibroAkustik Systeme B.V., Zwolle; b Müller-BBM VibroAkustik Systeme GmbH; c Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Umformtechnik; d Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau (WHZ)
This paper discusses the analysis of a classic car with the Operational
Transfer Path Analysis (OTPA). This method poses a fast and efficient
way of identifying critical vibration paths and source contributions within
vehicle design. Only measurement data of the operating vehicle are needed to perform this analysis. Real measurement situations for example
are several vehicle run-ups, full load, halve load, run down. These kinds
of measurements are commonly performed in the automotive industry
and can therefore be easily adopted. The method OTPA is introduced
and discussed based on a classic car Wartburg 311. This vehicle is described in the project sketch ”method comparison of the transfer path
analysis” (Fraunhofer IWU Dresden) and provided by Westsächsische
Hochschule Zwickau, Institut für Kfz- Technik (IfK).
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Transferpath analysis
Characterizing Tire and Wind Noise Using Operational Path Analysis
Roland Sotteka and Bernd Philippenb
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HEAD acoustics GmbH; b RWTH Aachen University, Institut für Nachrichtentechnik
An interactive driving simulation requires on-demand reproduction of vehicle sound components such as engine, wind and tire noises as separate sound contributions. For realistic sound perception, wind and tire
noises are extracted from road measurements. The structure-borne excitation and airborne noise radiation of all four tires are measured during a
coast-down from maximum vehicle speed to standstill. By evaluating the
multiple coherence between the excitation signals and a simultaneous
binaural recording of the interior sound, speed-dependent FIR filters can
be calculated in order to predict, from the mixture in the cabin, the wind
and tire noise shares.
In this paper an alternative approach will be presented describing the
physical system as a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) model. The
tire noise can be synthesized using transfer functions estimated from
road measurements using an Operational Path Analysis (OPA); the uncorrelated wind noise can be determined as the difference signal between actual interior noise and synthesized tire noise. In case of uncorrelated excitation signals OPA is very efficient and accurate; no additional
laborious transfer function measurement is required. The advantages
and possible drawbacks of OPA for characterizing tire and wind noise in
comparison to coherence filtering will be discussed.
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Transferpath analysis
Quantification of the Equivalent Sources of Different Tire Noise Models by means of the ASQ Technique
Dries Berckmans, Paul Sas and Wim Desmet
KU Leuven
Tire noise is a predominant noise contributor in many traffic situations
nowadays. Accurate models are therefore needed to predict the spectrum that results at receiver locations due to the tire rolling under different operating conditions. Predicting the spectrum relies on a source
- transmission path - receiver model which involves the modeling of all
noise sources and the determination of all relevant transfer paths.
Locating and quantifying the different noise sources on an operating tire
remains an inherent difficult task. The sources are thought to be numerous and complex, with their relative magnitudes changing with tire
specifications, road specifications and operating conditions.
A rolling tire was experimentally characterized on a roller bench by
means of the substitution monopole technique: the running tire is substituted by the non-operating tire covered by monopoles. The monopoles are quantified by means of the airborne source quantification (ASQ)
technique, based on operating indicator pressure measurements in the
neighborhood of the rolling tire. The role of regularization techniques,
important in the quantification process, is highlighted and results for different tire models are presented. Moreover, the contributions of the different tire segments to the resulting spectrum at the receiver position are
evaluated.
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Experimental Transfer Path Analysis on Helicopters
Antonio Vecchioa , Emiliano Mucchib , Fausto Cenedesec and Elena
Pierrod
a
LMS International; b Engineering Department, University of Ferrara; c AgustaWestland, Acoustics and Vibration Department (Italy);
d
Politecnico di Bari
Noise levels recorded in helicopters’ cabin are severely affected by the
strength and vicinity of noise sources. Jet engines, gearbox and rotors
can be considered as separated sources - whose spectral content is
strongly tonal and rpm dependant - exciting simultaneously the cabin’s
acoustic cavity. Under the hypothesis of linear behaviour, the total sound
pressure level measurable in the cabin is given by the summation of partial pressure contributions, each generated by one source acting separately. The mechanism responsible for transferring the mechanical energy
from each sources to the target location can be structure borne - via the
mechanical joints connecting the gearbox to the helicopter’s frame - or
airborne - via the sound propagation in the air.
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An experimental TPA approach is carried out to the helicopter Agusta
A109, to assess noise source contribution to the cabin noise. Data collected through a number of experimental tests carried out both on the
ground and in-flying conditions on the helicopter Agusta A109 are used
to implement a numerical TPA model.
Synthesized FRF, computed with PoliMAX, are used as advanced tool to
recover inaccuracies due to complex testing conditions and result in an
overall improvement of data quality and reliability.
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Practical Measurement of Transfer Functions using Volume Velocity Sources
Andreas Schuhmacher
Brüel & Kjaer SVM A/S
Measurement of transfer functions is required for many automotive applications involving source-path-contribution or panel contribution techniques. For applications where the acoustic radiation from a complicated
sound source is modelled, a series of sound pressure/volume velocity
frequency response functions are measured as part of a method to find
the airborne contribution of this sound source. In panel contribution analysis acoustic transfer functions are needed to relate sound field parameters on the interior cabin walls to desired target positions, eg driver’s
or passenger’s ear positions. In this paper we will investigate several volume velocity sound sources for measuring acoustic transfer functions.
The sources are based on the two-microphone method for in-situ measurement of volume velocity source strength, ie only the two microphones mounted in the source need to be calibrated. A typical setup making
use of a vehicle environment will demonstrate the practical aspects of
using such sources. Their validity will be investigated and some factors
affecting the measurement quality will be discussed.
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Active noise control 1
Active Exhaust Silencers for Internal Combustion Engines
Jan Krüger, Michael Pommerer and Rolf Jebasinski
Eberspächer GmbH
In the past years Eberspaecher has installed Active Exhaust Silencers
on several personal vehicles with different engines on a prototype level. Meanwhile, a substantial reduction of the exhaust noise is regularly
achieved in a broad frequency range covering all relevant engine orders.
Results from roller test benches focus on the acoustic performance but
as well demonstrate a marked improvement in backpressure which allows better engine efficiency and fuel economy. Further progress was
made in the development of the durability and industrialization of all relevant components of the system. But instead of silencing also the shaping
of different types of sound was implemented in some sports cars: Here,
a variety of sounds are available from one and the same engine. Unlike
with conventional passive exhaust systems the active silencer can thus
be specifically adapted to the vehicle, to the driving situation, and on request even to the driver’s preferences. Furthermore, in this paper current
design trends and possible fields of application will be discussed.
Wed 15:20
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Active noise control 1
Iterative learning control for an active exhaust noise attenuation
valve for internal combustion engines.
Rene Boonena , Gregory Pinteb and Paul Sasc
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KU Leuven, PMA; b FMTC, Leuven; c KU Leuven
An active silencer has been developed to attenuate combustion engine
exhaust noise. The silencer consists of an electrically controlled valve
connected to a buffer volume. The pulsating flow from the engine is buffered in the volume. The valve connected to it is controlled such that only
the mean flow passes to the atmosphere. This flow is free from fluctuations and consequently free of sound. An iterative learning controller has
been developed to control the active valve. In the control algorithm, noncausal filters are implemented. These filters allow to control systems
with high dynamics over a broad frequency range. The active silencer
has been experimentally validated on a cold engine simulator, which generates realistic exhaust noise and gas flow using compressed air. The
exhaust noise has been reduced in a frequency range starting from 5
Hz until 800 Hz. Depending on the rotational speed of the engine, the
typical reductions ranges from 13 dB to 24 dB.
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Active noise control 1
Practical Approach for Application of Impedance Control for Noise
Attenuation
Markus Sobon
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics
Active noise control (ANC) becomes more and more an important issue,
because of increased restrictive regulations regarding noise emission,
e.g. in employment protection. Instead of using passive noise reduction
methods, which cannot always be adopted, active control applications
can provide efficient sound pressure attenuation in the lower frequency range. The cancellation of a disturbing primary noise field by a destructively interfering secondary sound pressure at the area of interest
is widely known and has been the subject of many publications. In the
early 90’s several paper described the theoretical work on other control
mechanisms like power absorption and power output minimization. This
paper deals with a practical approach for an ANC-system that uses the
radiation characteristics of a loudspeaker, which is applied as secondary
sound source. The method is based on measuring active sound intensity
at the centre axis of the loudspeaker membrane. For the practical implementation the signals obtained from a phase-corrected pair of sensors
consisting of an accelerometer and a microphone serve as input for an
adaptive control algorithm.
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Active noise control 1
Active absorption systems: Study and implementation of an adaptive control procedure.
Marco Norambuenaa , André Jakobb and Michael Mösera
a
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics; b TU Berlin
The present work follows the intensity measurement technique developed by Fahy to conduct a study into active absorption systems and
its practical implementation. The method separates the total sound field
into two parts; an incident (pi ) and a reflected (pr ) part. This is valid
in simple cases, such as a source radiating sound over a rigid surface
which in response generates a reflected wave. For cases in which the
wave propagates in one dimension the separation is realized efficiently,
however for cases in which the wave propagates in 2 or 3 dimensions
the efficiency diminishes. Measurements of absorption coefficients for
pure tones as well as broad band noise were made to evaluate the efficiency of the system. The practical implementation of the system was
performed using an adaptive FX-NLMS filter programmed inside a DSP
chip.
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Reduction of Interior Noise in an Automobile Passenger Compartment by Means of Active Structural Acoustic Control (ASAC)
Malte Misol and Stephan Algermissen
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig
Results of the latest research from the automotive industry corroborate the assumption that windshield vibrations occurring in normal driving
mode are a crucial factor for interior noise in automobiles. Due to the
lack of passive damping methods that are compliant with the objectives of automotive lightweight construction and the specific requirements
of the system under consideration, only active methods can be used in
order to appropriately address the low frequency noise. Thus the research presented here has been focused on the development of a structurally integrated and compliant ASAC-system for the active reduction of
the sound pressure level (SPL) inside the car’s passenger cabin. In this
work both adaptive feedforward and optimal state-feedback controllers
have been designed and experimentally validated on a medium-class
car. The use of highly efficient and global system identification methods
based on structural sensors and laser-scanning vibrometer measurements allowed the definition of a global performance index for the controller design. In accordance with the numerical predictions on control
performance the experimental results showed global reductions in vibration level up to 7dB and reductions in SPL up to 15dB.
Wed 17:20
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Active noise control 1
Optimum Placement of ANC Error Microphones in Vehicles
Rolf Schirmacher, Paul Geissler, Johannes Guggenberger, Frank Steinbach and Florian Walter
Müller-BBM GmbH
To obtain a good ANC system performance, the error microphone placement plays a decisive role. The error microphone placement has to
reflect the physics of the underlying acoustical properties and thus requires a good understanding of the acoustical situation.
The presentation will demonstrate the application of different concepts
for optimum error microphone placements (e.g. educated guess, simulation, acoustical modal analysis) for an in-vehicle ANC system. In-vehicle
measurements showing ANC performance for different microphone positions will be presented showing the effectiveness of the different approaches.
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Active noise control 1
A Three-Dimensional Acoustic Simulation for the Development and
Evaluation of Active Noise Control Systems using the FDTD Method
Christian Kleinhenricha , Arndt Niepenbergb and Detlef Krahéa
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University of Wuppertal; b WaveScape Technologies GmbH
The development of Active Noise Control Systems to reduce noise in
certain two- or three-dimensional areas or spaces, respectively, requires
good knowledge of the desired installation location as well as the understanding of the systems properties and behavior. In this paper simulation software is presented which allows the user to build virtual rooms or
open air test sites and to place noise sources and active systems in an
arbitrary manner to reduce the noise. A FDTD (Finite Differences Time
Domain) algorithm was implemented to compute sound field behavior,
including reflection, absorption, transmission and diffraction in different
media. The active systems can consist of an arbitrary number of sensors (microphones) and actuators (loudspeakers) which are combined
and connected via different signal paths and signal tool boxes. This allows the creation of various system setups to find the best solution and
to predict the effects of noise cancellation for a given problem.
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Broadband Active Noise Control Around Human’s Head - Determination and Achievement of Physical Limits
Thomas Kletschkowski and Delf Sachau
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics
In order to prevent serious diseases caused by continuous noise pollution and to guarantee a restorative sleep the concept of active noise
control was applied to bedrooms. To determine the physical limits of this
concept in a particular situation a transmission test rig was used to simulate real world conditions. A conventional bed - placed in the reverberation room - with a dummy head microphone was used to model the
sleeping person. Two error microphones - placed inside the pillow - were
used for multi-channel feedforward control. The reference microphone
was placed in front of a tilted window that was mounted into the transmission path. At first the physical limits of the control profit were determined by coherence-analysis. Then a proper filter length for two adaptive
controller was calculated by quadratic optimization in time domain. This
procedure was based on measured impulse response functions. Finally the noise reductions at the error microphones were determined for
broadband disturbances 80Hz<f<480Hz. It turned out that the control
profit of up to 18dB was equivalent to the noise reduction predicted by
coherence-analysis.
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Boundary Elements 1
Simulation of transient sound radiation using the Time Domain
Boundary Element Method
Michael Stütz and Martin Ochmann
Technische Fachhochschule Berlin
Many transient processes, like tire-road interaction and squeal noise, are
causing strong sound radiation. That is why the calculation of transient
sound radiation has become a major point of interest in acoustical engineering. The Time Domain Boundary Element Method (TD-BEM) seems
to be a promising tool to deal with such problems. Instable behavior, as
reported in many publications, is a major problem of the method. The
influence of different mathematical and numerical approaches, like numerical and analytical integration schemes and varied finite difference
approaches (central / backward) will be discussed. As in the Frequency
Domain BEM (FD-BEM) internal resonances of the structure may corrupt the solution for sound radiation. The CHIEF method, which is widely used in FD-BEM to overcome this problem, seems not to work well in
time domain.
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Boundary Elements 1
TD-BEM for Sound Radiation in three Dimensions and the Numerical Evaluation of Retarded Potentials
Elke Ostermanna , Ernst P. Stephana and Matthias Maischakb
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Leibniz-Universität Hannover, Institute of Appl. Mathematics; b Brunel
University, Uxbridge (UK)
For the transient modeling of sound radiation the time domain boundary element method (TD-BEM) is a powerful tool, but up to now a quite
unpopular approach. We present a stable marching on in time (MOT)
procedure in three dimensions using a Galerkin scheme for the underlying integral equations.
The special structure of the fundamental solution of the wave equation
leads to a close interaction of space and time variables in a so-called
retarded time argument. The corresponding retarded potentials lead naturally to sparse matrices in contrast to the dense matrices usually associated with the BEM, but in each time step the matrix has to be stored,
creating a history of matrices. The sparsity of these matrices is a result of the intersection of the support of the discrete retarded potential
of the trial functions (light cones) with the support of the test functions.
Thus the actual number of interacting elements is rather small. We discuss non-near-field like singularities of the retarded potentials and their
consequence for the numerical evaluation of the Galerkin integrals. Moreover, we present stable numerical simulations for the transient sound
radiation in three dimensions using the developed quadrature scheme.
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Boundary Elements 1
Auralization of noise recordings behind a simulated noise barrier
Holger Waubke, Zhensheng Chen and Wolfgang Kreuzer
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute
The insertion loss spectra of noise barriers are calculated using the
boundary element method to test the psycho-acoustical performance of
planned noise barriers. Recordings were made at the reference position 25m behind the planned noise barrier at a road and a railway in
2m height. The recordings are mixed in time to avoid audible pass by
events. A boundary element method in two dimensions is used. A two
parametric model for grassland developed by Keith Attenborough is implemented to simulate a partially reflecting surface. This model leads to
smeared sources that do not allow for the application of the Fast Multipole Method. The insertion loss of the noise barrier is calculated using
the difference of the spectrum with and without a noise barrier in 25m distance and 2m height behind the barrier. The assumption of a constant
line source in the 2D simulation leads to strong interference effects in
the spectra. The curvature of curved noise barriers is orientated away
from the source allowing a better sight into the surrounding area. The
test results of the psycho-acoustic tests for 3m height curved walls are
as good as the results for a 4m height straight wall.
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Boundary Elements 1
Separation of acoustic and hydrodynamic components of the velocity for a CFD-BEM hybrid method
Rafael Piscoya and Martin Ochmann
Technische Fachhochschule Berlin
The acoustic far field from open turbulent flames can be determined by
using the hybrid approaches of aeroacoustics. These methods obtain
information of the near field which is delivered by a CFD code and transfered to an acoustic solver. In the present approach, the BEM is used to
determine the radiated sound. If the input velocity has a high hydrodynamic component, the sound field calculated by the BEM will be overestimated, since local non-propagating velocity fluctuations will be assumed
to propagate with sound speed. Techniques to eliminate the hydrodynamic component by employing a Helmholtz-Hodge vector decomposition
are known and usually applied in the time domain. In this article, we
propose a method which combines the Dual Reciprocity BEM in the frequency domain with a vector decomposition, in order to eliminate the
hydrodynamic part of the particle velocity.
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Benchmarking for sound transmission and scattering from thin elastic structures using analytical, BE and FE coupling methods
Ralf Burgschweigera , Ingo Schäferb , Rafael Piscoyaa and Martin Ochmanna
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Technische Fachhochschule Berlin; b FWG, Kiel
The calculation of the pressure scattered from elastic structures composed of thin elastic materials is one of the main purposes for the detection
of underwater objects.
For this reason, the sound pressure scattered from spherically structures
(”shells”) placed in and filled with fluid will be calculated using different
numerical and analytical coupling methods. Also, the sound transmitted
through the shell into the interior of the structure will be investigated.
We will compare and benchmark analytical solutions based on spherical wave functions with results of an in-house developed BEM-package
and commercial BEM/FEM applications. Especially, the minimum limit of
the possible ”wall thickness” depending on frequency and material parameters will be figured out by comparing the fully elastic model with a
thin-walled shell.
Wed 10:20
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Boundary Elements 1
Delayed Potentials: variational theory and new developments
Toufic Abboud, Maxime Pallud and Xiaodong Zhou
IMACS, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (F)
Time marching schemes have been considered for a long time very delicate when applied to time domain integral equations arising from various wave problems. Stability issue has been and seems to remain at
the centre of investigations. Attempts to reach stability include use of
implicit schemes, spatial and temporal averaging procedures during the
time stepping, or try to extrapolate the beginning of the response signals
using different techniques as Prony’s or autoregressive models. This type of approach only delays the onset of the instability and/or seriously
compromise the precision of the results. Recent studies are dedicated to
improve the precision by using high order approximation and leapfrogging, based on extrapolation techniques for band-limited signals. Thus
complete time-space variational approximation leads to unconditionally
stable and precise schemes. In the last decade a new rigorous formulation for the time domain BEM has been introduced that is unconditionally
stable computation without any averaging trick. This approach is based
on time and space finite element formulation that preserves the energy identity. The same approach is applicable to other wave problems
as electromagnetic and elastodynamic waves. We present a unified presentation of the theory with applications to vibroacoustics problems.
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Boundary Elements 1
Point-source-scattering from tyre-like structures above an impedance plane
Haike Bricka , Martin Ochmanna and Wolfgang Kroppb
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Technische Fachhochschule Berlin; b Chalmers Univ. of Technology
In preceding publications (DAGA’08, Acoustics’08), we discussed the
possibility to incorporate an infinite impedance plane into the direct
Boundary-Element-Method (BEM) by means of an appropriate Green’s
function. This approach does not require a discretization of the impedance plane, since the Green’s function fully takes into account the effects of reflection and absorption of the sound field caused by the impedance plane. The implementation was verified by analytical test cases
for radiation problems. Now we focus on the scattering problem in presence of an impedance plane. The incident sound field is included in the
Helmholtz-Integral-Equation by an additional summand, which is also influenced by the boundary conditions of the half space problem. This extension of the BEM-half space approach makes it possible to investigate
the influence of the ground impedance on the well known horn effect
of a tyre/road interface by means of BEM-simulations. The horn effect,
an amplification mechanism of the horn-like geometry of the tyre/road
contact area, was experimentally investigated in previous papers. These
measurements serve as validation data for the BEM solutions.
Wed 11:20
Plate Zaal
Boundary Elements 1
Numerical study of bat echolocation using the Boundary Element
Method
Peter Juhl and Vicente Cutanda Henriquez
University of Southern Denmark
ChiRoPing (Chiroptera, Robots, and Sonar) is an EU-funded research
project aimed at understanding how bats use their echolocation perception ability and apply this knowledge to the design of new robotic senses.
Four species of bats are selected for the study and models of their heads
including minute details of ears, mouth and nose are obtained through
CT scans. The project involves, among other things, the use of numerical
methods on such scanned models to study the role of their features in
the bat sensorial performance. As the bats operate at very high frequencies and as their ears and noses are very complicated and involve thin
surfaces, the numerical modelling is challenging. The paper reports preliminary results of the numerical study and investigates the possibilities
of reducing the computational complexity of the models.
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Brief Comparison of Kirchhoff-Helmholtz-BEM and Acoustical
Energy BEM for Exterior Domains
Ennes Sarradj
BTU Cottbus, Aeroacoustics Group
The classical boundary element method (BEM) in acoustics bases on
the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz integral equation and is especially well suited for
the treatment of exterior domain radiation and scattering problems. However, for large structures and high frequencies the calculation requires
high computational effort. In such cases, the results are often unnecessary detailed and need further reduction during the post processing.
The acoustical energy boundary element method is an approach that
is based on an integral equation in terms of sound intensity and sound
energy density. Inherent statistical assumptions limit its use to medium
and high frequencies, but the computational effort needed is much less
than for classical BEM.
Using some simple example problems for radiation and scattering in
the exterior domain, drawbacks and advantages for both methods are
shown. The methods are compared in terms of results and computational cost.
Wed 15:00
Plate Zaal
Boundary Elements 2
Fluid structure interaction and non-local admittance boundary conditions: Setup of an analytical example
Steffen Marburg and Robert Anderssohn
TU Dresden, Institut für Festkörpermechanik
In systems with fluid and structure coupled at their interfaces, the system equations are formulated in terms of variables for the fluid, e.g.
sound pressure, and variables for the structure, e.g. displacement. The
variables for the structure can be substituted by evaluation of the Schur
complement. In that case, part of the Schur complement can be understood as a non-local boundary admittance. Herein, the authors try to
provide the reader with a simple example. For that, the one dimensional problem of a duct is chosen. Single degree of freedom systems are
introducted at both ends of the duct. For the setup of an example with
non-local boundary conditions, both ends are connected by two springs
and a rigid block. For this system, the admittance matrix will be shown
analytically and we will discuss certain cases, e.g. the case of a very
heavy connecting block which makes the admittance condition a local
one.
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Boundary Elements 2
Numerical Simulation of the Sound Emission from Supermarket Delivery Trucks
Kai Schirmera and Sabine Langerb
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Bonk-Maire-Hoppmann GbR; b TU Braunschweig, Institut für Angewandte Mechanik
In the field of environmental noise protection, the detailed prediction of
sound pressure level distributions based on calculations is one of the
main topics of interest. The prediction depends on different parameters.
Besides the knowledge of the emission parameters, the geometric shape of the situation affects the results significantly. Standard procedure
computer models use simple sound sources, an abstract model of the
environment and a ray trace-algorithm to analyze the geometric situation. The pure geometric analysis by ray trace-algorithms just regards
the diffraction for freefield propagation in a general way. In complex situations a large number of reflections exist as well. This leads to uncertainness for the prediction of sound fields between the free-field and the
diffuse sound field. One frequent example with a main relevance is the
noise-immission by delivering processes for supermarkets. This paper
discusses the uncertainties of the standard procedure. The quality of
prediction is improved by modeling the problem with a wave-based description that is discretized using the Boundary Elements Method. Based
on these presented studies an equivalent source model for the use in
standard software will be developed.
Wed 15:40
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Boundary Elements 2
Vibroacoustic characterization of flexible hoses for air conditioning
systems
Milena Martarelli
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Flexible tubes covered with rubber are the only way to damp vibrations
and noise coming from compressor in air conditioning systems. Usually
they have, as core, a corrugated steel pipe, for increasing the hose stiffness, this causing fluid turbulences generating vortex separation that
gives a beginning of a audible and bothersome high frequency whistle
(from 2500 Hz to 5000 Hz). The vibroacoustic analysis consists on the
experimental and numerical (by Finite Element Methods) characterization of the hose vibrational behaviour and consequent acoustic characterization. The experimental measurement of the hose vibration has been performed in both controlled and operating conditions, the latter with
the hose installed in the test bench including all the refrigeration cycle
components. The acoustic characterization has been performed via propagation of the measured surface vibration in Boundary Element Codes
and validated by means of acoustic intensity measurement. The acoustic measurement in operating conditions is very challenging, being the
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refrigeration bench (in primis the compressor), and therefore the hose
must be isolated from the rest of the bench. Consequently the possibility
of predicting the acoustic emission via BEM allows to avoid this kind of
complicated measurement.
Wed 16:00
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Boundary Elements 2
Numerical design and testing of a sound source for secondary calibration of microphones using the boundary Element Method
Vicente Cutanda Henriqueza , Peter Juhla and Salvador Barrera Figueroab
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University of Southern Denmark; b Danish Fundamental Metrology
Secondary calibration of microphones in free field is performed by placing the microphone under calibration in an anechoic chamber with a
sound source, and exposing it to a controlled sound field. A calibrated microphone is also measured as a reference. While the two measurements are usually made consecutively, a variation of this procedure,
where the microphones are measured simultaneously, is considered more advantageous from the metrological point of view. However, it must be
guaranteed that the two microphones receive the same excitation from
the source, although their positions are some distance apart to avoid
acoustic interaction.
As a part of the project Euromet-792, aiming to investigate and improve methods for secondary free-field calibration of microphones, a sound
source suitable for simultaneous secondary free-field calibration has been designed using the Boundary Element Method. The source has a
central plug with the effect of reducing the spatial variations of the sound
pressure at the microphone positions within the frequency range of the
calibration. After some preliminary measurements, the source has been
tested thoroughly in a calibration setup at the acoustic laboratory of the
Danish Fundamental Metrology Institute (DFM). The design and verification of the source are presented in this communication.
Wed 17:00
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Boundary Elements 2
Applications of BEM and FMM in Acoustic Simulation at EADS
Isabelle Terrasse and Guillaume Sylvand
EADS Innovation Works
Innovation Works is, inside EADS, an entity devoted to research and development for the usage of EADS Business Units (Airbus, Eurocopter,
MBDA, etc.). The numerical analysis team has been working for now
more than 20 years on integral equations and boundary element methods for wave propagation simulations, first in electromagnetism, later
in acoustics. Since 2000, these BEM tools have received a multipole
algorithm extension that allows to solve very large problems, with tens
of millions of unknowns, in reasonable time on parallel machines. The
resulting software, called actipole, is used on a daily basis for installation effects computation, aeroacoustic simulation (in a coupled scheme
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with other tools), and many other domains of application. The aim of this
talk is to present a wide view of the realizations, to underline the most
recent developments and to present the main perspectives and future
directions of research.
Wed 17:20
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Boundary Elements 2
Ducted Fan Noise Propagation Using Boundary Element Methods
Christophe Schram and Hadrien Bériot
LMS International, Leuven
The noise produced by subsonic fans is a serious concern in a number
of applications, including HVAC systems, cooling devices or domestic
appliances. Many of these systems are characterized by the quite complex geometry of the ducting system. As a result, the acoustic scattering
must be computed numerically. The present work deals with the development and validation of accurate numerical methods for the prediction
of subsonic fan noise in complex enclosures.
A particular attention is brought to the role played by near-field terms
in the acoustic scattering. Some existing formulations discard explicitly
the near-field terms to derive an elegant formulation for tonal fan noise.
However, Roger [Fan Noise 2007] showed that the near-field terms can
account for important phase-shifting effects, which can play a significant
role, even in the amplitude of the acoustic far field, if for example the
edge of a semi-infinite plane is present in the near field of the fan. This
paper extends this analysis for the case of a ducted fan with different
duct inlet geometries. The near-field formulation is implemented in a numerical acoustic solver to highlight the effect that a duct inlet geometry
may have on restructuring near-field effects into propagating waves.
Wed 17:40
Plate Zaal
Boundary Elements 2
BEM-model to simulate the vibrations in a tunnel in layered orthotropic media
Georg Rieckh, Wolfgang Kreuzer and Holger Waubke
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute
Due to an increase in heavy traffic and the construction of rail roads
near or in residential areas, models for the prediction of vibrations in
soil become more and more important. We would like to present a 3dimensional BEM-model of a tunnel going through a horizontally layered
orthotropic material.
Until now, there is no known analytical form of the Greens-function for
this kind of material, thus a numerical approximation for this function has
to be calculated.
This is done in the Fourier-domain, which has the advantage that
the original 3-dimensional problem can be decoupled into smaller 2dimensional problems and that the singularity of the Green’s function
can be avoided. Both the fundamental stresses and the fundamental deformations are approximated with exponential ansatz functions.
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The Fourier-back-transformation and the solution of the boundary integral equation (BIE) are exchanged because the special form of the ansatz allows an analytical solution of the BIE in the Fourier domain. The
back-transformation from the Fourier domain is then done numerically.
Finally, a graphical representation of some results is given.
Wed 8:40
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Audio Technology
Classification of Reverberant Acoustic Situations
Jens Schröder, Thomas Rohdenburg, Volker Hohmann and Stephan D.
Ewert
Universität Oldenburg
In daily communication, speech intelligibility depends on the acoustic
surrounding or acoustic situation. Particularly for hearing impaired persons, speech understanding is often problematic if speech is distorted by
(room) reverb, noise or competing talkers. Acoustic situations are characterized by different dominating types of distortion. Hearing aids might
provide appropriate algorithms to enhance speech intelligibility in the
different acoustic situations. A robust and fast automatic classification of
the acoustic situation should therefore select the appropriate hearing aid
algorithm without requiring an action of the hearing aid wearer. This study is concerned with the automatic estimation of the reverberation time
(T60) in natural situations and with unknown excitation signal. Acoustic
test situations were generated by convolving speech signals with artificial and real room impulse responses with T60-times ranging from 0.1 to
4 s. Three different features derived from the cepstral mean, the autocorrelation function and from the distribution of modulation energy were
used to train and classify multiple groups of different reverb times with
Gaussian mixture models (GMM). Additionally, information about the unknown excitation signal was gained by estimation of its (audio-) spectral
content and used to improve the classification. The classifiers, features
and results are presented and discussed.
Wed 9:00
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Audio Technology
Crosstalk Cancellation in audiology
Alexandra Winkler, Thomas Brand and Birger Kollmeier
Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
Sound reproduction via loudspeakers is influenced by the crosstalk that
occurs between loudspeakers and listener. Crosstalk cancellation can
be used to reproduce the acoustical room impression of a recording
room in a different playback room using two loudspeakers. In order to
achieve this, the contralateral pathways need to be cancelled and the
ipsilateral pathways need to be equalized. In this study different algorithms for crosstalk cancellation were evaluated by assessing the localization performance in the horizontal plane and by speech intelligibility
tests in spatial noise with 4 normal-hearing listeners. The experiments
took place in two different playback rooms (acoustically damped and with
reflections). The results showed that crosstalk cancellation yielded an
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improvement up to 9dB of speech intelligibility in noise when the speech
was spatial separated from the noise even in reverberant rooms. Using
crosstalk cancellation, listeners were able to localize stimuli outside the
triangle between them and the loudspeakers (±20◦ ) which was not possible without using crosstalk cancellation. The use of crosstalk cancellation makes it possible to perform speech intelligibility tests and localization measurements in reflecting rooms in a similar way as in anechoic
rooms or like using head phones.
Wed 9:20
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Audio Technology
Improvement of speech intelligibility by audio hearing systems
Hannes Seidler
TU Dresden, Dep. of Medicine
All hearing aids and cochlea implants have algorithm to improve the
speech intelligibility. The idea is to share human speech and noise and
to find different ratings. The result should be easier to understand by
impaired people.
On the market there are big efforts to recognize speech and to separate
it from noise. In this field we can notice a remarkable progress in the last
years. But the reverberant sound in rooms or noise from same direction
like the signal need a lot of work to suppress them effective.
The simplest way seems to be to gets the original speech signal direct
from the source and to processes it individual in hearing devices. Induction loop systems for hearing aid users are well known in churches,
cinemas, theatres and conference rooms. Other possibilities are wireless infrared or HF systems. Always it is easy to get an improvement of
speech intelligibility. If these systems are used the hearing can be more
relaxed and self-evident.
The presentation will show how audio hearing systems (Assistive Listening Devices) improve the signal to noise ratio or the STI in theory and
measurements and what the benefit for hearing aid or cochlear implant
users is.
Wed 9:40
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Audio Technology
Measurement, modelling and compensation of nonlinearities in
hearing aid receivers
Timm Schaera , Stephan D. Ewerta , Jörn Anemüllerb and Birger Kollmeierb
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Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
Hearing aid receivers operate over a large dynamic range and reach
output levels of up to 130 dB. Electromagnetic receivers are commonly
used in hearing aids since they offer a very high efficiency. Receivers
are typically characterized by their linear transfer function. These linear
distortions are easily measured with standard methods and if compensation is applied it is often limited to the magnitude transfer function.
The current study addresses a more complete characterization of the
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hearing aid receiver by measurement of the nonlinear transfer function. Nonlinear distortions of the receiver are output level dependent and
might negatively influence measures like speech intelligibility of an aided
hearing impaired person, particularly at high levels. Moreover, nonlinear
distortions are problematic in the context of future ”high-fidelity” hearing aids and compensation methods are of interest. Here, a fast and
efficient sinesweep method proposed by Farina was employed to estimate the linear and nonlinear transfer function. The measurement was
repeated at different output levels. From the data, nonlinear input-output
functions can be constructed or alternatively, the diagonal elements of a
Volterra-series based description of the nonlinear transfer function can
be derived. A nonlinear receiver model and compensation methods are
suggested and tested.
Wed 10:00
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Audio Technology
Audio Event Detection for In-Home Care
Peter van Hengela and Jörn Anemüllerb
a
Fraunhofer IDMT; b Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
One in eight persons attending hospital following an accident in the home, are aged 65 and over. This number will increase with the demographic change and the desire of the elderly to remain in their own homes.
Hence, the demand for unobtrusive monitoring systems based on autonomous sensor technologies will increase. Such systems can limit observation by a human operator to cases when there is evidence of an
incident, by responding to events in a ’human-like’ fashion. To do so, the
system must pick up situations that also would attract human attention,
including situations it has not encountered before. Hearing is an important sense in terms of steering the attention of a human observer. For
this reason the detection of sound events that could indicate an incident
is a key part of such a monitoring system. Formerly, an acoustic system
was designed for the detection of verbal aggression. This technology is
now expanded, combined with acoustic localization and integrated with
video analysis and artificial intelligence. The resulting methods will be
tested in the context of in-home care under real-life conditions. For this
purpose a realistic test-home has been constructed.
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Bio-acoustics
A Three Dimensional Model of the Organ of Corti of the Guinea Pig
Johannes Baumgarta , Mario Fleischerb , Roland Gärtnerb , Anthony W.
Gummera and Axel Voigtc
a
TU Dresden, Institute of Scientific Computing; b TU Dresden, Institute of
Solid Mechanics; c University of Tübingen, Physiological Acoustics and
Commun.
For the function of the inner ear the mechanical linkage of basilar membrane displacement to the deflection of the inner hair cell stereocilia
is essential and investigated here. Besides the passive excitation by a
pressure on the basilar membrane also the excitation by electromotile
outer hair cells as well as by the hair bundles of the outer hair cells is
studied.
Based on geometrical data of the guinea pig and experimental velocity
measurements the organ of Corti is modelled by means of the finite element method. The fluid and the structure are modelled as linear material
with small displacements. The interaction of the fluid and the structure is
implemented as a matrix coupling. The geometry is extracted from laser
scanning microscope stacks and material properties are taken from the
literature and adjusted to match experimental results.
This model provides a helpful tool to understand experimental data more
in detail. It is possible to look for the influence of geometrical variations
and material properties. Different configurations and boundary conditions are modelled and the relation of excitation to inner hair cell stereocilia displacement due to bending is analysed.
Wed 11:00
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Acoustic Streaming in a Viscous Fluid-Structure System
Frank Böhnkea and Christian Gerstenbergerb
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HNO-Klinik der TU München; b Leibniz-Universität Hannover, Inst. für
Mensch-Maschine Komm.
The numerical evaluation of fluid-structure coupled systems in complex
geometries, e.g. the acoustical wave propagation in the inner ear of
mammals, requires elaborate mathematical formulations. One of these
is the consideration of the stimulating boundary condition by an acoustic radiator (JASA, Bradley C.E. 1996), which leads to linear behaviour
in Lagrangian but is nonlinear in an Eulerian description. In coupled systems the interaction between the structure guided Rayleigh wave and
the fluid causes an internal acoustic streaming (AS). AS effects are a
result of the nonlinearity of the Navier-Stokes equations in combination
with the viscosity. For a numerical evaluation different discretizations are
used. A complete Finite Element (FEM) approach is computationally too
extensive at least when three-dimensional formulations are used. The
fast BEM-FEM mortar coupling for acoustic-structure interaction was recently formulated but the acoustic field is governed by the Helmholtz
equation and therefore viscosity was not considered. Another approach
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which is mainly used for the simulation of AS effects in compressible, viscous gas filled two-dimensional enclosures is the Flux-Corrected Transport (FCT) algorithm to solve nonlinear, time-dependent continuity equations applying a Finite Volume Method (FVM). Special care has to be
taken with the formulation of the density boundary condition in this case.
Wed 11:20
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Bio-acoustics
Call Directivity Modification by the rufous horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus Rouxi: Simulated Hypotheses.
Fons de Mey, Dieter Vanderelst and Herbert Peremans
Universiteit Antwerpen
In this paper we investigate a possible echolocation strategy for the rufous horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus rouxi). As this is a cf-fm bat, it concentrates most energy in the single frequency cf-component of its call.
Therefore it cannot exploit a frequency dependent emission pattern focusing energy into different spatial regions, as is done by fm-bats using
frequency modulated calls. This limits spatial information gathered from
a single call. It has been conjectured that the typical pinna movements
displayed by cf-bats would enhance their localization capacity. In this
paper, we focus on two alternative means of generating additional spatial information, based on call directivity modification: on the one hand
performing a controlled noseleaf movement, on the other, changing the
phase between the emissions produced from the two nostrils. The latter mechanism would in effect constitute a phased array (2 elements
approximately half a wavelength apart) allowing simple beam steering.
We show how realistic noseleaf movements affect the call directivity. To
this end, we simulate the acoustic field produced by the bat’s emission
system using a 3D boundary element method. In addition, we explore
what phase shifts are required to produce useful beam steering when
considering the emitter a phased array.
Wed 11:40
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Bio-acoustics
Auditory time resolution in dolphins in comparison with humans
Gennadi Zaslavski
Tel-Aviv University, Univ. authority for applied research
To emphasize more than tenfold difference in auditory time resolutions,
electrophysiological estimates of dolphin’s auditory integration time of
about 0.3 ms (for example Supin et al. 2001) is usually compared to humans’ minimum single detectable pause of 3-5 ms in continuous noise.
However, there are many indications that the humans auditory time resolution can be as high as 0.5-1 ms (Schouten et al. 1962, Harris 1966,
Viemeister et al. 1996, Purcell et al. 2004), or even 0.2 ms (Henning and
Gaskell 1981) although the best estimates do not appear to be widely acknowledged. The general impression is that the shorter the stimuli
used, the higher the humans’ auditory time resolution. In this respect
the time resolution of dolphins’ broadband sonar system that uses very
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short (0.02-0.05 ms) echolocation clicks could be even higher. Numerous behavioural results do indicate that bottlenose dolphins’ auditory
time resolution is as high as 0.02-0.03 ms. However, a bottlenose dolphin ability to analyse time domain features of pulsed signals appears to
be even better than can be described by the auditory time resolution. In
this paper we will discuss some differences in auditory discrimination of
brief signals by human listeners and bottlenose dolphins.
Wed 15:00
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Aeroacoustics on vehicles
Complete Benchtest dedicated to Acoustic Array Measurement in
S2A Wind-tunnel: 3D Maps and source listening.
Aurelie Chapellea , Nathalie Gorilliota and Olivier Costeb
a
GIES2A Wind Tunnel; b Signal Developpement, Poitiers
In order to keep a worldwide competitiveness and to guarantee the best
acoustical comfort of their vehicles, the French car manufacturers invested and built new wind-tunnels in 2003: ”les souffleries aéroacoustiques automobiles”, S2A. There are several types of aerodynamical
noise sources; they are generated for example by accessories across
the flow, cavity or ruggedness on surface, and they can be observed all
around the car. Today, in a wind-tunnel, Beamforming method is the best
technique to locate those sources, quantify them and organize them into
a hierarchy of noise level. To answer this need, new measurement and
analysis systems are implemented in the wind-tunnel. Thus a side array
(with optimized random geometry and 64 microphones) and a horizontal
array (with multi arm logarithmic spiral geometry and 88 microphones)
carried by a mobile support set up a complete benchtest dedicated to
acoustic array measurement. The considerable volume of data is processed by quad-core calculators allowing a fast display of the aeroacoustic
sources on 3D maps, a direct listening of the sources and the improvement of the system’s performance with deconvolution’s algorithm. This
paper describes this new system.
Wed 15:20
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Aeroacoustics on vehicles
Investigations of Sunroof Buffeting
Jörg Ocker
Porsche AG
This paper describes an investigation of the feasibility of predicting sunroof buffeting by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), carried out by a consortium of the German automotive manufacturers Audi,
BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen in collaboration with the software vendors CD adapco and Exa.
The general physical mechanism of sun roof buffeting is well understood
and pragmatic design solutions for suppressing buffeting are well known.
However, experience in vehicle development has shown that making a
priori predictions with the required degree of reliability and accuracy is
not possible.
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For a systematic analysis of these issues, the consortium devised a project to investigate only the issues related to fluid dynamics, and ensures
that other factors play no role. Therefore an idealised generic vehicle
model, based on the SAE Type 4 body was designed an built.
Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic investigations in various configurations
are carried out in two different wind tunnels, applying both acoustic measurements with microphones as well as quantitative flow visualisation
with high speed stereo PIV.
Two different commercial CFD codes were applied for the simulations:
A finite volume code with a large eddy simulation (LES), and a lattice
Boltzmann code with a very large eddy simulation (VLES) approach.
Wed 15:40
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Aeroacoustics on vehicles
A Procedure to Simulate the Turbulent Noise Interior of Cars
Susanne Krampol, Matthias Riegel and Jochen Wiedemann
FKFS Stuttgart
Vehicle development usually are carried out in windtunnel with smooth
flow conditions, the velocity vector is nearly constant in time and space.
On road the flow vector depends on the vehicle speed and the atmospheric wind velocity, the flow is more turbulent due to the climatic and
local conditions (e.g. scenery, traffic). Because the turbulent flow simulation in the windtunnel is limited due to space limitation, an alternative
way to simulate the turbulent noise interior of cars is to synthesize the
noise by mixing sound samples which were measured in the windtunnel
at different yaw angles and for different wind velocities regarding typical
flow situations on road. By this procedure it should be possible to make objective evaluation of cars under turbulent flow situations as well as
subjective ratings.
Wed 16:40
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Aeroacoustics on vehicles
Towards Industry-Standard Flow-Induced Noise Prediction
Christophe Schrama , Paula Martineza and Geraud Guilloudb
a
LMS International, Leuven; b TNO Science and Industry
Engineers are nowadays predicting flow-induced sound in order to obtain quantitative assessment of complex devices in industries that now
encompass air and ground transportation, energy sectors or domestic
appliances. However, a fair amount of know-how still has to be captured
to reach the decibel-accuracy sought by industrials for realistic configurations. A particular concern is the assessment of the numerical requirements of both the flow and acoustic modeling, in relation with the desired
prediction accuracy over a pre-defined frequency range.
The present work is focused on the hybrid approach inspired from the
acoustic analogy. A crucial issue regards the reliability of the flow data.
In that respect, designing a mesh and selecting a numerical scheme for
a given targeted noise frequency range can be complicated. A related
diffculty lies in the data transfer that takes place from the CFD code to
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the acoustic tool. The problem consists in transferring data from a fine
mesh towards a considerably coarser mesh without significant loss of
information. Hereto, conservative interpolation schemes are applied to
optimize the effciency of the process. The optimized procedure is applied
to the case of a rectangular diaphragm fitted in a square duct, for realistic
Reynolds and Mach numbers.
Wed 17:00
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Aeroacoustics on vehicles
Evaluation of Aerodynamic Noise Propagation: Analyzing the
Transmission for a Side Window into the Interior of a Car by Coupling CFD and AeroAcoustic Propagation Tools
Dirk Clasena , Thorsten Grahsa , Romain Leneveub , Julien Manerab and
Stéphane Carob
a
Volkswagen AG; b Free Field Technologies
The main objective of this study is to compute the sound field inside of
the car cavity caused by the air flow surrounding a car. CFD computations alone can only give insight on the acoustics outside the car but such
results are difficult to use for design purposes. In this paper a methodology is presented which gives access to the acoustic field inside of the
car. A two-steps approach is used as first proposed by Lighthill. First, the
CFD calculation is conducted using the OpenFOAM DES solver in compressible mode. This computation gives access to the Lighthill tensor in
the volume downstream the mirror, and to the pressure fluctuations on
the side window itself. Based upon these values the sound propagation
into the car is calculated in a second step using the acoustic propagation
code Actran/LA. The visco-elastic structure of the glass and its seal support is modeled in details using a standard, fully-coupled vibro-acoustics
strategy. Two strategies are compared together, one relying on the wall
pressure fluctuations as a source, and the other one relying on the Lighthill tensor. Thanks to existing measurement results, conclusions on the
most appropriate strategy for this type of runs are then drawn.
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A hybrid method for Computational Aeroacoustic applied to internal flows
Mélanie Piellarda and Christophe Baillyb
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Delphi Thermal, Bascharage (L); b LMFA, ECL & UMR CNRS 5509
A hybrid method of aeroacoustic noise computation based on Lighthill’s
Acoustic Analogy is first assessed, and then applied to investigate the
noise radiated by a low Mach number flow through a ducted diaphragm
[1]. The simulation method is a two-step hybrid approach relying on
Lighthill’s acoustic analogy, assuming the decoupling of noise generation and propagation. The first step consists in an incompressible Large
Eddy Simulation of the turbulent flow field, during which the Lighthill’s
source term is recorded. In the second step, a variational formulation of
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Lighthill’s Acoustic Analogy using a finite element discretization is solved in the Fourier space. The assessment of this method consists in
validating the formal linking from the flow to the acoustic computations;
the expression of the source term in Lighthill’s Acoustic Analogy is also discussed and numerically demonstrated. The method is applied to
a three-dimensional ducted diaphragm with low Mach number flow; a
good agreement is found regarding aerodynamic results with Direct Noise Computation performed by Gloerfelt & Lafon [2]. However, the acoustic results prove the difficulties of applying a volume approach to practical flows, mainly due to the large computing resources required.
[1] Piellard & Bailly. 2008. AIAA Paper 2008-2873.
[2] Gloerfelt & Lafon. 2008. Computers & Fluids 37(4), 388-401.
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Cavitation 1
Bubble Motion and Jetting at Sonotrodes
Till Nowak and Robert Mettin
Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen
The motion and oscillation of bubbles in water near sonotrode tips at 20
kHz and 60 kHz are observed by high-speed imaging. During collapse,
some bubbles show a repetitive jetting and jumping behavior. The bubbles can undergo surface distortions and splitting during collapse, but
they survive and partly recollect fragments in the subsequent expansion phase. Caused by the shape perturbations, some bubbles have been
observed to re-expand fully only after one more acoustic cycle, thus exhibiting a period-two oscillation. Bubble oscillation and translation at both
frequencies appear very similar, and they correspond reasonably well to
numerical simulation by a spherical bubble model.
Wed 18:00
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Bubble-Shock Wave Interaction
Mohsen Alizadeh, Thomas Kurz, Dennis Kröninger and Werner Lauterborn
Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen
The interaction of shock waves with a single bubble is studied by means
of high speed photography and pressure measurements. The bubbles
are produced by optical breakdown using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser.
A piezoelectric shock wave generator is applied as the source of the
shock waves. The focus of the shock waves is located at the position of
the bubble. In order to capture the very fast bubble dynamics with high
resolution, a high-speed camera attached to a long distance microscope
is used. The pressure field is measured with a Fiber Optic Hydrophone.
Image sequences of the bubble dynamics are obtained at different delay
times between the breakdown and the arrival time of the shock at the
bubble. They show a reduction of collapse time by the shock wave which
is more pronounced when the shock hits the bubble at a time when the
bubble is already collapsing. The shock wave produced by the collapse
itself is enhanced compared to the case of free oscillation. The shock
leads to aspherical bubble collapse. A jet is generated in the direction
opposite to the shock front which is stronger when the shock impinges
the bubble in its collapse phase.
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Source identification 1
Sound Source Identification and Noise Reduction of a Reciprocating Compressor
Jozèf van den Oetelaara and Bert Roozenb
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GEA Grasso B.V., ’s-Hertogenbosch; b Eindhoven University of Technology
Source identification is an important aspect of noise control engineering.
A noise source can be very complex in nature. For control purposes it
is rather important to identify the strongest contributing noise sources.
This paper discusses the use of several structured methods on a reciprocating compressor in order to reduce the noise level significantly.
The measurement approach is quite logical, structured and practical, allowing an efficient identification of the contributing noise sources. Once
the most contributing noise source is identified, the measurement technique also allows predicting the maximum achievable noise reduction of
the machine as a whole and the way how to achieve this reduction. A
BEM analyses shows areas for further optimizing the most significant
noise source.
As a result, the sound power level of the reciprocating compressor is
not only reduced with 7 dBA. Moreover, from a perceptual point of view
the sound itself can be characterized as ”solid” as well. Another 2 dB
reduction is achievable.
Wed 9:00
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Source identification 1
Comparision of various Array Geometries with Respect to their
Depth of Field for acoustic Mappings
Olaf Jaeckel, Ralf Schröder and Dirk Döbler
GFaI e.V.
The wide-spread use of planar microphone arrays for acoustic 2Dbeamforming mappings does not consider the influence of actual threedimensional object surface structures on the calculated maximum sound
pressure levels. To quantify the effects of the very complex interactions
between array- and objectgeometry in more detail, several investigations
of common two- and threedimensional arrays with varying focus distances have been performed. All simulations were done using the correct
spherical wave model for point sources for the distance calculations. In
the simulations, ring- and spiral arrays as well as spherical 3D-arrays
will be compared. Measurement examples for some of the arrays will also be shown and will be related to the simulations. The results show that
most arrays have a remarkably strong dependence on the focal distance
actually used for the beamforming calculation. Especially for the case of
beamforming within 3D-interiours, which is very difficult to handle due to
strong individual distance variations, it is therefore inevitable to take the
actual object-geometry into account to get useful results at all. So the
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use of 3D-CAD-models for acoustic 3D-mappings is a well-founded decision, even if it makes software-implementations much more complex
than the easy but oversimplifying use of just planar beamforming maps.
Wed 9:20
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Source identification 1
Source Identification in Practice, Two Cases with Tonal Noise
Theo Campmans
Lichtveld Buis & Partners
Source identification is of great relevance when annoyance is reported
due to tonal noise. Tonal noise is in general extra annoying for the environment. In those cases there is an urge to find the cause of nuisance
and solve it. Beside the aspect of the constant frequency, there can be
other characteristics that identify the responsible installation that causes
the reported annoyance.
In the first case, a source was not only identified by the frequency of the
tonal sound, but also by the time pattern in which the installation under
consideration is turned on and off. Such time patterns can help in finding
a cause, but they can also be misleading. A proper handling of the data
is therefore required.
In the second case it was not a real problem to find the responsible
installation. The tonal noise started after a well-defined adaptation of the
installation. This pointed directly towards the responsible installation. But
in order to understand the causing mechanism, the known frequency of
the source proved to be helpful in identifying the source mechanism.
Such an analysis proves to be a proper basis for designing appropriate
noise reducing measures.
Wed 9:40
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Source identification 1
Estimating the velocity profile and acoustical quantities of a harmonically vibrating membrane from on-axis pressure data
Ronald Aarts and Guido Janssen
Philips Research, Eindhoven
Power series expansions are derived for acoustical quantities of a harmonically excited resilient, flat, circular radiator in an infinite baffle. These quantities are the sound pressure: on-axis, far-field, and at the edge
of a radiator, as well as the reaction force on the radiator and the total
radiated power. These expansions are obtained by expanding the velocity distributions in terms of orthogonal polynomials. For the rigid, simply
supported and clamped radiators, this results in explicit, finite-series expressions involving (spherical) Bessel functions for both the on-axis and
far-field pressure. In the reverse direction, a method of estimating velocity distributions from (measured) on-axis pressures by matching in terms
of expansion coefficients is proposed. Together with the forward far-field
computation scheme, this yields a method for assessment of loudspeakers in the far-field and of the total radiated power from (relatively nearfield) on-axis data (generalized Keele schema). The relation between
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the radiated power as obtained from near-field measured sound pressure data via the theory on one hand and from a far-field measurement in
a reverberation room on the other is highlighted.
Wed 10:00
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Source identification 1
Spectral Analysis of Audio Signals for the Identification of Spam
Over IP Telephony
Christoph Pörschmann and Heiko Knospe
Fachhochschule Köln
With modern computer and telecommunication systems voice calls can
be automatically set up and prerecorded speech messages can then be
played. Especially in IP-based networks the costs for voice calls are quite low, Spam over IP Telephony (SPIT) can become a serious problem
in the near future. Most activities ongoing in order to identify SPIT and
to protect telephone networks from being flooded with SPIT make use of
black or white lists. In this talk, a method adapted from the area of music identification is proposed which can be used to identify SPIT and to
automatically establish black-lists. From the audio speech data of voice
calls an ”acoustic fingerprint” is calculated. The ”acoustic fingerprints”
of the voice calls are compared to each other and those are identified
which have a high degree of similarity. The method, which is resistant
to various modifications of the audio signal, can be used to detect SPIT
which is typically characterized by similar or identical voice data in a
large number of calls. Privacy protection is assured since only a ”fingerprint” but not the complete audio data is stored, which does not permit
the reconstruction of the content or the identification of the speaker.
Wed 10:20
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Source identification 1
Using the Fast Multipole Boundary Element Method to Update
Loads in System Level SEA Models
Sebastian Müllera , Vincent Cotonia and Anders Wilsonb
a
ESI US R&D; b ESI Group
Automotive interior noise at mid and high frequencies is dominated by
the airborne noise from acoustic sources spatially distributed around the
vehicle. Given the vehicle size and the frequency range of interest (typically above 400 Hz), it is standard practice to use Statistical Energy
Analysis (SEA) models of the entire vehicle to help designing for interior noise. Accurate description of the acoustic loads on the exterior SEA
subsystems (windows, windshield, roof, etc...) is then required.
Exterior sound pressure fields can be efficiently modeled with the boundary element methods (BEM). However, because of the computational
expense, standard BEM is limited to fairly low frequencies for full vehicle
geometry. The Fast Multipole Method (FMM) allows to extend the BEM
to reach the frequency range of interest for airborne noise applications.
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This paper demonstrates and investigates the use of Fast Multipole BEM
to calculate the automotive exterior acoustic loads at mid and high frequencies for inclusion in a system level SEA model. Numerical experiments are performed to define some guidelines regarding the sensitivity
of the prediction to (i) geometrical details, (ii) mesh density, (iii) frequency resolution, (iv) surface impedances, and (v) details of the source description.
Wed 11:00
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Source identification 1
Mechanisms of secondary sound source generation by air jet actuation in an axial Fan
Olaf Lemkea , Philip Kauscheb , Wolfgang Neiseb , Lars Enghardtb and
Michael Möserc
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TU Berlin, Sonderforschungsbereich 557; b German Aerospace Center
(DLR), Berlin; c TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics
For subsonic blade tip speeds the radiated acoustic field of axial fans
is typically dominated by discrete tones at the blade passage frequency (BPF) and its harmonics. In active noise control applications typically
loudspeakers are used to generate the required anti-phase sound field.
The space requirement and the weight of the loudspeakers can hinder
practical application of this method. In this study, aerodynamic sound
sources are used to cancel out tonal noise components of an axial fan.
This is achieved by disturbing the flow field around the blade tips by
compressed air injection via wall flush mounted nozzles. The resulting
aerodynamic sound sources can be adjusted in both amplitude and phase by controlling the injected mass flow and the circumferential nozzle
position. To gain a better understanding of the aeroacoustic secondary source generation mechanisms, pressure measurements were done
between rotor and stator. Pressure transducers with high dynamic range
were implemented in the fan casing wall in the rotor blade trailing edge region. First results show significant changes in the pressure filed on
rotor blades tips if air jet actuation is applied. This leads to additional
unsteady periodical forces on the rotor blades surfaces which can be
interpreted as secondary sources.
Wed 11:20
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Source identification 1
Methods for the identification of background noises and noise
events
Dominic Hemmer, Christoph Pörschmann and Pascal Korte
Fachhochschule Köln
Noise is one of the main reasons for an increasing number of public
complaints. This is why sound immissions caused by aircraft are supervised by noise long-term measurements. Yet, in many cases one is
confronted with the problem that at the place of immission several noise
sources, like noise from aircrafts and noise from street traffic, are mixed. In this case the contribution of aircraft noise needs to be detected
from the recorded noise immissions. Within this presentation, methods
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are presented, which make it possible to separate the singular noise
components by digital audio signal processing. Therefore, spectral and
temporal characteristics of the audio signal are analysed and assigned
to miscellaneous noise categories. One approach for this is to build a
feature vector from several parameters and to compare it to vectors of
reference signals. Different noise categories can thus be separated from
one another. In a next step the noise contribution is automatically assigned to several emission sources. However, certain boundary conditions
need to be considered, in which noise from different noise sources occurs at the same time. Furthermore, a high identification rate needs to
be assured.
Wed 11:40
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Noise Source Identification in a Cross-Section of a Long-Range Airliner by Means of the Inverse Finite Element Method
Matthias Weber, Thomas Kletschkowski and Delf Sachau
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics
An inverse finite element method (IFEM) for noise source identification
in closed cavities is presented. The procedure requires sound pressure
measurements in the cavity first. If all sound sources are located on the
boundary, the equation system resulting from a matching finite element
(FE) model can be resorted in such a way that computation of the unknown boundary pressure and particle velocity is possible by solving the
emerging inverse problem. Regularization techniques must be applied
to account for the ill-posedness of the problem.
The method was first validated using a simplified three-dimensional FE
model. The numerically calculated data inside an inner sub-domain were
impinged with a stochastic error and used as simulated measurement
data to re-calculate the boundary data.
In a next step, the IFEM was applied to an aircraft mock-up, consisting
of a cross-section of a long-range airliner. The sound field attuning in
the cavity with an interior noise source was mapped with a custom-built
microphone array. A matching FE model was developed, and the sound
pressure and particle velocity prevailing on the boundary were calculated from the measured data.
Wed 15:00
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Source identification 2
Scalable Microphone Array System Optimized for Streaming Inverse Acoustics
Joost Kauffman
University of Twente
Sound source localization by using large microphone arrays commonly
requires expensive hardware and an impractical large amount of cables
and connectors. Our aim is to develop a compact and low-cost acquisition system that is scalable and expandable to hundreds of channels. Our
system consists of a ring network of sensor modules, each equipped
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with 16 input channels. There can be up to 16 modules linked into a single network, providing 256 input channels. One of the sensor modules
interfaces with a PC through USB and functions as a master. Standard
UTP cables are used to link the modules together for data transport and
power supply. This principle reduces both weight and cost of cables. Multiple ring networks can be connected to a PC to enable further expansion of the array. As the raw data stream is proportional to the number
of elements in the array, data rates can exceed the maximum bandwidth
of standard computer interfaces and storage. To overcome this problem,
each module has a buffer for 30 seconds of raw data storage. Additionally, each module has a DSP for optional signal processing. In the current
configuration we preprocess each channel in order to reduce data rates
and enable inverse acoustics as a streaming application.
Wed 15:20
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Source Localization Techniques with Acoustic Arrays
Henk van der Wal and Pieter Sijtsma
National Aerospace Laboratory NLR
Acoustic antennas are useful for source localization, both close to and
away from the source. NAH (Nearfield Acoustic Holography) is an experimental method for source localization and quantification, measuring
in the acoustic nearfield of the source. On the other hand, the beamforming technique is suited for the farfield. The presentation will address
both methods. The NAH technique was applied on a composite fuselage barrel. At NLR and DNW, beamforming is applied on routine basis
on stationary and rotating sources in wind tunnels. Outdoors, moving
sources have been measured as well, both translating (aircraft flying
over) and rotating sources (wind turbines). For these sources, moving
and rotating focus was implemented in the post processing. In addition, techniques were developed to increase the accuracy of the source
strength of the partial sound sources, determined from the array measurements (CLEAN-SC). A new development is in-duct beamforming,
localizing and quantifying sources on the rotor and stator of an aero engine.
Wed 15:40
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Measurement results of a new slices wheel array design with detachable microphone sectors
Christoph Hundeck
Brüel & Kjaer GmbH
The SONAH (Statistical Optimized Nearfield Acoustic Holography) noise
source identification technique is a well introduced technique to determine acoustic phenomena at low frequencies - therefore it is very suitable
for combustion engines. Usually a planar array is placed as close as
possible in front of the engine to get an optimal spatial resolution. Many
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products do not easily allow for direct access to large contiguous surfaces as required by traditional planar arrays. For example when measuring on engines some obstacles like fuel lines, electrical connections and
even the exhaust can be modified to ease access, but the drive shafts
represent and obstacle that cannot be removed. To accommodate for
this a revised slice wheel array design allows parts of the array to be
removed so the array can be placed at the optimal measurement. Some
measurement results with this optimized array design will be discussed.
Wed 16:00
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Noise induced vibration of a thin projection screen?
Bert Roozena and Luuk Yperlaanb
a
Eindhoven University of Technology; b Philips Healthcare, Best
”Ambient experience” is a selling feature within Philips Healthcare to
soothe down the patient during for instance an X-ray computer tomography (CT) scan. One aspect of ”Ambient experience” is to project a
video on the walls and the ceiling of the examination room of the CTscanner. The projection on the ceiling of the examination room is realized
by means of a beamer mounted above a relatively thin projection screen,
imaging the still picture or video through this thin projection screen.
Complaints were received because of vibrations of the projection screen
mounted in the ceiling, resulting in visible waving of the video. This waving effect appeared to be related to the rotation of the gantry’s rotating
turn plate. Pragmatic tests are reported aiming at a better understanding of the physical phenomena involved, questioning ourselves; is this
an acoustic effect?
Wed 17:00
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Contribution of stiffeners to the sound transmission of aircraft skin
panels
Jelmer Wind, Arjan Bronsvoort and Andre de Boer
University of Twente
Traditionally, the sound radiation of aircraft skin panels is calculated
using a structural model with stiffeners and an acoustical model where
the stiffeners are omitted. We present a numerical study on the impact
of this omission.
The numerical model consists of three parts. Firstly, the pressures in a
diffuse sound field are modeled. Secondly, a Finite Element (FE) model
calculates the structural response caused by the sound field. Thirdly, a
Boundary Element (BE) model calculates the sound intensity. The impact of stiffeners is determined by comparing the results of a BE model
with and without stiffeners.
The emphasis lies on the results of this model. Several stiffener configurations and frequencies are compared and a number of new analysis
techniques are introduced to pinpoint the cause of these differences.
Differences of upto 50% have been found for the geometries that have
been tested.
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Inverse Determination of Ship Propeller Source Strength
Erik van Wijngaarden
MARIN, Wageningen
Ship trials aimed at the determination of propeller-induced hull excitation
forces are often performed with a limited number of hull-mounted pressure transducers from which no accurate resultant force can be integrated.
Instead, the result is usually given in terms of maximum pressure amplitude on the afterbody at several blade passage frequencies. These
amplitudes are then compared with contract requirements stated in the
same terms. This procedure may easily lead to a wrong qualification of
the propeller cavitation as a source of inboard noise and vibration. It is
proposed to solve this problem by qualifying the propeller on the basis of
its source strength. A boundary element method is presented for the inverse determination of the propeller source strength and location, given
a set of hull-pressure measurements. The method is validated against
experimental data of cavitating and non-cavitating propellers. The same
method is used in combination with another boundary element method
for the analysis of the cavitating propeller to determine the hull-pressure
field and the resulting hull excitation forces. Finally, the pressure distribution and integrated forces on the ship hull thus found are compared
with the ones found from the inversely determined simplified propeller
source description.
Wed 17:40
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Source identification 2
Threedimensional Beamforming considering the Effects of covered
Microphones
Olaf Jaeckel, Dirk Döbler, Ralf Schröder and Andy Meyer
GFaI e.V.
Beamforming onto complex geometric structures in three dimensions
must take into account surface areas from which the emitted soundwaves can not reach the microphone array directly. Similar to optics, the
beamformer is faced with the problems of ”full shade” (no microphone
has a direct path to the acoustic source) and ”half shade”, i.e. the acoustic source is only visible partly by a certain subset of all microphones.
The article presents two methods to geometrically take those areas into
consideration in 3D-beamforming. The first method is a relatively simple
one that can only determine either full shading or full visibility of some
parts of the object geometry. It gives good results in most measurement
scenarios when the microphone array is compact or has a comparatively small diameter, e.g. with a small spherical array in car interiours. The
second solution presented is computationally far more intensive but also more general. This method does also consider the ”half shade” baffle
effects and therefore it also allows measurements with distributed microphone arrays onto 3D-structures from the outside. The necessary modifications of the beamforming-algorithm for both cases are presented
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and the resulting effects will be discussed using practical measurement
examples.
Wed 18:00
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Near field sound source signal separation using a single acoustic
particle velocity vector sensor
Erik Druyvesteyna , Jelmer Windb and Michiel Ligtenbergb
a
Microflown Technologies; b University of Twente
A method is presented to determine the contributions of incoherent
sound sources based on measurements from a single acoustical vector sensor (vx,vy,vz). Well-known signal processing techniques such as
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) can separate multiple incoherent
contributions. In our method, however, we use the property that the
acoustic particle velocity is a vector. It is an extension of a previously
reported method [1], where several acoustical particle velocity sensors
were necessary to a method where only one single acoustic particle
velocity sensor is required. Source separation using a single sensor is
achieved by applying the procedure in [1] to multiple frequency bands.
When at one measuring point the distances to the various sources are
different the frequency characteristics of the various sources in the near
field will be different (for spherical waves this is the extra term (1+1/jkr),
k wavenumber) and the procedure described in reference [1] is applied
for different frequency bands. Experiments, using a three dimensional
Microflown probe, and a simple model (with point sources) confirm that
this method works well. W.F. Druyvesteyn, R. Raangs, Acta Acustica
91,932-935, 2005
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Poster session Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Authors will be present: 16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Acoustic studies of phase transitions in Ti-Ni alloys
Andrew Abramovicha , Elena Charnayab , Sergei Vasilkovb , Sergei
Belyaevb and Aleksandr Volkovb
a
St.Petersburg St.Technol.Univer.of Plant Polymers; b St.Petersburg
State University
We report results of acoustic studies of the martensite phase transitions
in titan-nickel alloys. These ferroelastic alloys are of great importance for
applied science, techniques, and medicine. Acoustic methods are very appropriate for studying the martensite phase transitions because of
strong coupling of strains in elastic waves with the order parameters. However, early studies of the martensite phase transitions were limited to
a temperature range above the transition due to strong scattering of the
ultrasonic waves by ferroelastic domains. The phase transition temperatures for the samples under study were from 260 to 400 K. Pronounced
anomalies of ultrasound velocity and attenuation caused by the phase transitions were observed. The influence of tempering the samples
was also observed. For some compositions, anomalies corresponded to
two successive phase transitions were found. The results obtained were
treated within the framework of the Landau theory.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Estimation of spatially distributed temperature and flow fields in air
using acoustic travel-time tomography
Manuela Barth, Michael Wilsdorf and Armin Raabe
University of Leipzig, Institute for Meteorology
Sound propagation in air mainly depends on temperature and flow properties along the propagation path of acoustic signals. Thus, measuring
travel-time between a sound source and a receiver knowing the sound
ray path length, averages of these meteorological quantities along the
propagation path can be deduced. Using tomographic techniques as
known from medical applications, spatially averaged distributions of temperature and flow can be calculated from a combined treatment of singleline measurements along different paths through the investigation area.
In order to estimate three-dimensional fields of temperature and wind,
hard- and software of an existing two-dimensional system had to be adapted. To enable a three-dimensional arrangement of sensors around
the area under investigation loudspeakers were constructed that ensure a homogeneous sound emission into one half-space. Furthermore,
the software was adapted to fit the requirements of a three-dimensional
reconstruction of fields.
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In this contribution, sensitivity studies with different temperature and flow
fields are presented to demonstrate the ability of the system to estimate three-dimensional distributions of these quantities. Furthermore first
results from wind tunnel experiments are shown which were carried out
to estimate the sensitivity of the new system for the reconstruction of
three-dimensional flow fields on meter scale.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Spectral Restoration of Narrowband Speech Recordings Supported
by Phonetic Transcriptions
Patrick Bauer and Tim Fingscheidt
Braunschweig Technical University
Due to limitations of the acoustic bandwidth, historic and telephone recordings suffer from poor speech quality and intelligibility. Nevertheless
they are widely found in radio, television, internet, as well as in storage media in the context of newscast reports, documentations, or simply
in large databases with archived speech material. Spectral restoration
of such narrowband speech recordings improves the auditory impression as well as intelligibility. As the recordings are available offline, phonetic transcriptions already exist or can be extracted from the speech
data manually or automatically and support the spectral restoration process. Hence, subjective quality and intelligibility much closer to wideband speech can be expected. In this paper, an artificial bandwidth extension (ABWE) is presented to spectrally restore 8 kHz sampled speech
signals by upsampling to 16 kHz and estimating further frequency regions of interest. It makes use of the phonetic transcriptions in order to
improve the partially insufficient ABWE performance of critical phonemes, i.e., mainly fricatives /s/, /z/ and /f/. We found the spectrally restored speech significantly enhanced, particularly the typical lisping effect
disappeared in many instances.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Perception tests with a replica of von Kempelen’s speaking machine
Fabian Brackhane
Institute of Phonetics, Saarland University
We present experiments with a replica of the historic speaking machine
constructed by von Kempelen around 1780.
Contemporaries reported that the machine sounded very realistic, like
the voice of a child aged three to six. Despite the mentioned authenticity of the auditory impression it is impossible to generate most speech
sounds in a human-like manner and quality. Notable exceptions are bilabial stops, bilabial nasals as well as open vowels which allow words like
[mama] and [papa].
In a perception test 22 subjects verbally described various sounds (including giggle, breathing, scratching etc.). The results show that the words
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[mama] and [papa] produced by our replica were recognized as the voice
of a human child by 17 subjects.
In a further speech quality test we plan to explore possibilities to vary
different prosodic features (word stress and intonation patterns) by modifying air pressure and segmental timing.
In addition, we report on several experiments generating different voice
qualities by using different materials (ivory, brass, reed) and different
measures of breadth and length for the reed pipe simulating the vocal
chords.
This research helps to explain the fascinating possibilities of the probably
oldest working speech synthesis to be presented with a live demonstration.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Schulergonomie - Von der subjektiven Empfindung bis zur objektiven Beeinflussbarkeit
Holger Brokmann
Saint Gobain Ecophon GmbH
In unserer immer schneller und lauter werdenden Welt wird zunehmend über Lärm in Bildungseinrichtungen geklagt. Umfangreiche Untersuchungen aus dem In- und Ausland kommen zu dem einheitlichen
Ergebnis, Lärm in Bildungsstätten ist ein Problem (Oberdörster, Tiesler: ”Lärm in Bildungsstätten”, 2006; Hotter, Zollneritsch: ”Lärm in der
Schule”, 2008). Geht es um Arbeitsplatzgestaltung erfährt das Thema
Ergonomie durch Raumakustik, Belüftung oder Bestuhlung ein großes
Interesse. Die gleichen Faktoren werden in Schulen großzügig übergangen. Dabei war es bereits im 19. Jahrhundert unter dem Begriff ”Schulhygiene” (Burgerstein, Netolitzky, 1902) ein wichtiges, wissenschaftlich
bearbeitetes Thema, was im Laufe der Zeit aber in Vergessenheit geraten ist. Zwar wurden an verschiedenen Universitäten Lehrstühle für
Schulhygiene eingerichtet, aber bereits um 1974/75 wurden diese in
Deutschland wieder eingestellt. Am 31.10.2008 ist nach dem letzten
Projekt ”Gesundheitsfördernde Einflüsse auf das Leistungsvermögen im
schulischen Umfeld - Ein Beitrag zur Ergonomie der Schule” auch das
Institut für Interdisziplinäre Schulforschung Bremen geschlossen worden. Das Thema hat allerdings nichts an Aktualität verloren, eher im Gegenteil zeigen diverse Veranstaltungen zum Thema ”Schulergonomie”
von Unfallkassen, Umwelt- und Kultusministerien den Weg theoretischer
Erkenntnisse zu den Endscheidern und Planern im Schulbau. Die Forschungen des ISF bestätigen zudem einen Zusammenhang zwischen
objektiven Faktoren der Akustik, Lüftungsintervallen, und dem subjektivem Empfinden.
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Transmission of noise through a pipe as structure-borne sound and
fluid sound
Sandra Buss, Matthias Wildemann and Friedrich Hartmann
TKMS Blohm + Voss Nordseewerke GmbH
In shipbuilding different aggregates like electric motors, compressors
and pumps are commonly mounted together on a platform. This design
allows economic building. The platform as a whole is mounted double
elastically in order to reduce vibrations from the aggregates transmitted
to the ship foundation. The aggregates themselves are coupled rigidly
to each other as well as to the platform. This rigid coupling is a cause
of vibration transmission between the aggregates directly as well as via
the platform. Noise is also transmitted via flanking paths like pipes and
ducts. A special case is the vibration of a compressor transmitted via a
pump into a pipe as structure-borne sound as well as fluid sound.
A pipe system including a pump as well as a fluid silencer and compensators is build in order to study this kind of vibration transmission.
Structure-borne sound is generated at the pump e.g. by a hammer or
a shaker. Measurements of structure-borne sound of the pipe and fluid
sound in the pipe give indications of the transmission path of the vibration and show the influence of fluid silencers and compensators on
vibration transmission in a pipe system.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
PU nosecone intensity measurements in a windtunnel
Hans-Elias de Bree and Emiel Tijs
Microflown Technologies
Flow induced noise is known to depend on details in the geometry and
surface of an object. Acoustic near field measurements in the flow might
be helpful in analysing the noise sources. As accelerometers can not be
used to measure flow induced noise, acoustic particle velocity sensors
become a viable alternative worth while considering.
Although acoustic particle velocity sensors are susceptible to wind, they
can be used in the presence of a flow if the sensors are mounted in a
nosecone. Cross correlation techniques can be used to circumvent the
issue of flow induced noise even further.
Experiments carried out up to 70m/s at the windtunnels at University of
Twente and NLR will be presented and discussed.
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Poster session 2
Superdirective Beamforming Using an Extended Modal Subspace
Decomposition
Martin Eichler and Arild Lacroix
J.W.Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Inst. für Angewandte Physik
Beamforming techniques allow to control the characteristic of a microphone array in order to achieve a desired directivity. One of the most
general formulations is the filter-and-sum beamformer which has readily been generalized by the concept of modal subspace decomposition.
This approach finds optimum FIR filter coefficients for each sensor by
solving an eigenvalue problem and projecting the desired beam pattern
to the set of eigen-beam patterns found. However, the resulting beamformers fail to be directive at very low frequencies where the wavelength
is large in comparison to the overall size of the sensor array. In this contribution, we propose an extension to the mentioned concept of modal
subspace decomposition which helps to overcome this problem by making the algorithm superdirective.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Acoustic services at Philips Applied Technologies
Alexander Geerlingsa and Bert Roozenb
a
Philips Applied Technologies; b Eindhoven University of Technology
Within the Philips community and beyond, Philips Applied Technologies
(formerly CFT) provides acoustic services under the umbrella of our mechatronics activities. Combined with Philips ATC in Drachten we service
most divisions of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Healthcare and Lighting, as
well as various technology groups inside and outside Philips, worldwide.
Acoustics knowhow and a fast access to related technologies e.g. flow,
control and thermal management, for a broad range of application domains, is available within the grounds of the Philips High Tech Campus.
The type of products we work on, in joint effort with application experts
in production groups, range from MRI systems to small surface mounted
components. The acoustics therefore range from over 90 dB(A) to below
20 dB(A) in soundpower level. This requires proper measurement facilities, such as the reverberant room, the anechoic room and an acoustic
imaging tool. Since acoustic solutions are often restricted by the application we need innovative analysis and breakthrough solutions, to improve
the quality of the products under consideration. Operating closely with
the application experts we provide a way for acoustic solutions to be designed into the application. The poster presented addresses some cases
from the Philips product range and explains how new technologies are
used for challenging acoustic cases.
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Speech intelligibility prediction for normal hearing and hearing impaired subjects - MCHI-S
Lorenz Goenner and Joerg Haubold
ciAD, Dortmund
Main sound quality dimensions are loudness, timbre, auditory comfort
and speech understanding, especially if a hearing impairment exists. In
addition to an existing prediction of the first named hearing dimensions
(MCHI model) a new model for predicting speech understanding was
developed. It unifies the relationship between presentation level, signalto-noise ratio (SNR) and hearing loss information. The MCHI-S model
estimates SNR values in critical bands based on a new Voice Activity Detector (VAD). An adapted implementation of Müsch’s SRS model
(Müsch 2000) computes resulting percentages of speech intelligibility.
But, Müsch’s model does not consider several additional parameters on
which speech intelligibility also depends, such as speech presentation
level and a possible hearing impairment. With the goal of predicting common speech intelligibility for both, normal hearing and hearing impaired
listeners, MCHI-S enhances Müsch’s SRS model by including relevant
information and psychoacoustic processings. Multitudinous applications
of the MCHI-S model are imaginable in the fields of telecommunication,
car industry or hearing aid development.
Bibliography Müsch, H.: Predicting speech intelligibility: A new model
based on statistical decision theory. Dissertation, Northeastern Univ.,
Boston, 2000.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Good Room Acoustic Comforttm (RACTM) can be achieved by
using a selection of appropriate acoustic descriptors.
Guus Klamerek and Mariëlle Klijn
Saint-Gobain Ecophon B.V., Etten-Leur
In order to create a good Room Acoustic Comfortô (RACô) in rooms it is
important to consider a number of different acoustic descriptors. These
descriptors must match and facilitate for wanted human qualities such as
ability to concentrate, reduced stress, clear speech etc. In this process it
is important to consider the people, what they do (the activity) and what
kind of room the activity will take place in. Today, when designing ordinary rooms from an acoustic perspective, mainly reverberation time (T20)
is utilised - both in practice but also in building regulation and standards.
Reverberation time (T20) only describe the later part of the decay curve,
and therefore only partly mirror the wanted acoustic reality. Thus, based
upon a large number of acoustic measurements, we suggest a good
”mix” of acoustic descriptors for ordinary rooms in buildings like schools,
offices, health care premises etc. These descriptors have to cover both
early and late decay, sound levels and speech quality. Our suggestions
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are Speech Clarity (C50), Speech Transmission Index (STI), Reverberation Times (EDT, T20) and Strength (G). Moreover, in open and long
spaces we also suggest the acoustic descriptors Rate of Spatial Decay
(DL2) and Excess of Sound Pressure Level (DLf).
Wednesday
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Ferroelectret-film accelerometers with high sensitivities
Milos Kodejska, Joachim Hillenbrand and Gerhard M. Sessler
TU Darmstadt, Institute for Communications Technology
Ferroelectrets are piezoelectric films of charged cellular or porous polymeric electrets and have larger d 33 -coefficients than lead zirconate
titanate (PZT). Compared to PZT and other piezoelectric materials, ferroelectrets are flexible, lightweight, and cheap. These properties allow
the construction of light, flat, and sensitive accelerometers of various
shapes. Such accelerometers were built with polypropylene (PP) ferroelectrets in single- and in multi-layer arrangements and seismic masses
from 1 to 20 g. Film area, number of ferroelectret films, and seismic mass
determine sensitivity and resonance frequency of the accelerometer and
these parameters were varied for the production of different accelerometers. The frequency responses of the sensitivity of the accelerometers
were measured using an electrodynamic vibration exciter. A typical sensitivity of about 3 pC·s2 /m was obtained for an accelerometer consisting
of a single ferroelectret film with d 33 ≈ 500 pC/N in the audio frequency
range, a seismic mass of 9 g, and an area of 3 cm2 . A theoretical description of the various accelerometers has been achieved using simple
models. Experimental and theoretical data were compared and showed
good agreement. The results demonstrate that ferroelectret-film accelerometers have advantageous properties, in particular when adapted to
specific applications.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Eine Ära geht zu Ende - Schließung des Instituts für interdisziplinäre Schulforschung (ISF) der Universität Bremen - Ein Rückblick
Rainer Machnera and Gerhart Tieslerb
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Saint Gobain Ecophon GmbH; b Institut für interdisziplinäre Schulforschung (ISF)
Am 31. Oktober 2008 war es endgültig - die Türen des ISF der Universität in Bremen schlossen. Damit gehen nahezu 35 Jahre Schulforschung
zu Ende. Doch blicken wir auf einen Fundus von unschätzbaren Erkenntnissen aus der interdisziplinären Schulforschung zurück. Dieser Beitrag
soll Interessierten einen kurzen aber prägnanten Rückblick der einmalig
geschickten Forschungsansätze des ISF ermöglichen. Zahlreiche Veröffentlichungen der vergangenen Jahre führten auch immer wieder auf
die DAGA. Grund war nicht letztlich die Raumakustik, die als entscheidender Parameter, der die Pädagogen und Kinder an Ihrem Arbeitsplatz
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Schule beeinflusst, registriert und mit anderen Disziplinen in einem Kontext erforscht wurde. Der Blickwinkel einer Fachgruppe wie z.B. Pädagogik oder Arbeitsmedizin allein reichte häufig nicht aus um die Hintergründe einer ”Schulergonomie” erfolgreich zu beleuchten. Das umfangreiche
Instrumentarium der zahlreichen Arbeiten wurde daher seit den 90ger
Jahren fortwährend durch akustische Aufzeichnungen komplettiert. Keine vergleichbare Einrichtung in Europa zeigt eine ähnliche Fähigkeit,
aus der Perspektive so grundsätzlich verschiedener Fachdisziplinen eine Fragestellung im gemeinsamen Kontext zu überprüfen. Hier einige
spannende Konzepte des ISF: ”Arbeitsplatz Schule”; ”Berufliche Belastung von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern”; ”Lärm in Schulen”; ”Akustische Ergonomie der Schule”; ”Ermüdung im Schulalltag”. Die Konzeptentwicklung der Saint Gobain Ecophon GmbH in Lübeck ist dankbar, dass Sie
Etappen dieser Forschung begleiten durfte.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Improving transmission loss of light-weighted panels by increase
of stiffness with an evacuated foil.
Volker Mellerta , Roland Kruseb and Hermann Remmersc
a
Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik; b Universität Oldenburg; c itap
GmbH
Compartments within the cabin of transportation means like an airplane are separated by a wall-construction which should be light in weight
as much as possible while providing sufficient stability. But one demand
is in general not met by such a construction: Due to the mass-law it is
difficult to achieve sufficient sound insulation, in particular for low frequencies,. The mass should not be increased for obvious reasons. One
way to reduce sound transmission is to absorb the sound waves within
the panel by appropriate absorbing material, e.g micro-perforated foils or
structures with loss for bending waves. A more efficient way is to increase the stiffness of the material. The increase of stiffness behaves like
an increase of mass for frequencies below the first mode of membrane
resonance. If the stiffness is high enough, the resonances are shifted to
higher frequencies, and higher frequencies are easier to be damped by
classical methods. Results are reported for various panel constructions
in which stiffness is increased by covering the panel completely with an
air-tight evacuated membrane. The transmission loss of honeycomb panels is enhanced about 10 to 25 dB at low frequencies, depending on
the construction of the original panel.
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Smart Noise Reduction Based on Reliability of Direction-of-arrival
Estimate
Mitsunori Mizumachi
Kyushu Institute of Technology
There are various approaches to reduce acoustical noises to satisfy the
needs of noise reduction. Single-channel approaches rely on the prior
knowledge of target signals and noises, and multi-channel approaches
take advantage of spatial sparseness among sound sources. Those methods require more or less constraints, explicitly and inexplicitly. In this
paper, the author proposes the use of the reliability of a spatial feature
to achieve a less-constraint, smart noise reduction. Direction-of-arrival
(DOA) of the target acoustic signal is one of the most important spatial features, and is often employed in noise reduction with beamforming.
The author succeeds in estimating the confidence of DOA estimates by
means of observing the state of a noisy cross-correlation function, which
yields a DOA estimate, comparing with an ideal cross-correlation function with a single, monotonic, sharp main-lobe. In this paper, the confidence measure is used for selecting the suitable beamformer in between
delay-and-sum and null-steering beamformers. In short, delay-and-sum
and null-steering beamformers are expected to be selected out during
less and more reliable periods in DOA estimation, respectively. In the
conference, we will confirm the feasibility of the proposed scheme. This
work was supported by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
Generation of short ultrasonic pulses using active damping
Sergei Olfert, Jens Rautenberg and Bernd Henning
University of Paderborn, Measurement Engineering Group
In Non Destructive Testing with ultrasound the emission of short pulses
is essentially if the echo signal should be separated from the emitted
one. In this contribution a new approach is shown how to generate a
short ultrasonic pulse using a 3-1 composite transducer. Therefore the
ceramic bars, which are embedded in a polymer matrix, will be regarded
as a kind of engine for the entire structure. After the pulse excitation the
same bars can also be used for active damping to increase the bandwidth. The Mason model serves as a basis to the description of the ultrasonic transducer. This model is extended to the composite structure.
The excitation signal is adaptively modified by a suitable signal preprocessing. Therefore the changes of boundary conditions, like the ambient
temperature or acoustic impedance of adjacent media are considered.
The modeling of the composite transducer, the experimental setup and
first results will be presented.
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Open Plan Office Acoustics: A Case Study in a Real Office
Carolina Reich Marcon Passero and Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Ambient noise (LAeq), reverberation time (RT), and speech intelligibility
(STI) have been measured in an open plan office. The average sound
pressure level was of 61 dB(A), a value below the limit set by the pertinent Brazilian Standard, of 65 dB(A). RT values were of 0.49, 0.58,
and 0.65 s, respectively for the frequencies 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz.
According to the German Standard (VDI), a value of RT below 0.5 s is
recommended for open plan offices, for those frequencies. Thus, only
in the lowest frequency evaluated (500 Hz) does the open plan office fit
the Standard. Given the existing background noise, only the workstation
located in front of the source had STI values (0.48) considered fair by
the IEC standard. In all other workstations the measured STI was considered poor or bad. In conclusion, the studied office displays reasonable
acoustic absorbance (despite not meeting the German standards), and
reasonable levels of background noise. Noise limits are thus not surpassed, providing privacy for neighbouring workstations.
Wednesday
Poster session 2
A PU sound probe for high noise levels
Emiel Tijs
Microflown Technologies
For several high noise level applications, e.g. jet engines, the standard
PU and USP probes can not be used. In order to meet these challenging
acoustic requirements, both the particle velocity and the sound pressure
transducers have been optimized. The novel design will be explained
and its acoustic performance will be discussed. Attention will be paid to
the calibration of such a probe.
Wednesday
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Estimating physical properties of vocal fold paralysis from highspeed filimg data
Isao Tokudaa , Miwako Kimurab , Hiroshi Imagawac , Ken-Ichi Sakakibarad and Niro Tayamae
a
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; b University of
Texas Southwestern; c University of Tokyo Hospital; d Health Sciences
University of Hokkaido; e International Medical Center, Tokyo
Pathological voice originates from complex nonlinear vibrations of the
disordered vocal folds. Deep understanding of the voice disorders based
on mathematical modeling of the vocal folds may provide an important
insight into the abnormal vocal fold vibration as well as a good hint for
improving the voice surgery. Up to date, various models have been developed to simulate complex vibratory patterns of the vocal folds, ranging
from a simple two-mass model to complex multi-mass models. However,
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only a few researches aim at construction of the vocal fold model, which
realizes quantitative characteristics of the individual voice. Recently, Doellinger et al. proposed a method for estimating the parameters of asymmetric two-mass model for high-speed filming data recorded from human subjects. The present paper applies this technique to pathological
data recorded from patients with vocal fold paralysis. Right and left vocal
fold tensions, subglottal pressure and glottal area have been estimated.
Whether the effect of the voice surgery is reflected in the estimated parameters is judged by using the data before and after the voice surgery.
On the basis of the estimation results, applicability of the mathematical
model as a simulator for the voice surgery is discussed.
Wednesday
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Measurement of Head Related Impulse Responses for psychoacoustic research
Florian Völk, Martin Straubinger, Luis Roalter and Hugo Fastl
AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München
In recent years, the importance of Head Related Impulse Responses
(HRIRs) for psychoacoustic experiments and especially for studies in
directional hearing has been growing, mainly caused by the availability
of fast computers and the resulting possibility of very realistic dynamic
binaural synthesis. A necessary prerequisite for all these methods is the
correct measurement of HRIRs.
In this contribution a setup will be presented which is capable of measuring HRIRs for psychoacoustic research by two different techniques:
maximum length sequences and exponential sine sweep. To reduce the
measurement time, an interpolation algorithm can be used. The resulting HRIR-sets are compared by typical physical parameters as well as
judged in a localization experiment. Based on these data, parameters
for high quality HRIR measurements for psychoacoustic research are
proposed.
Wednesday
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Coding of speech into nerve-action potentials
Huan Wang and Werner Hemmert
Technische Universität München
One of the most critical processing steps during encoding of sound signals for neuronal processing is when the analog pressure wave is coded into discrete nerve-action potentials. As any information lost during
this process is no longer available for neuronal processing, it is important to understand and quantitatively model the underlying principles. We
have developed a detailed model of auditory processing, which codes
sound signals into spike-trains of the auditory nerve. We have also developed Hodgkin-Huxley models of cochlear nucleus neurons, which are
driven by auditory nerve spike-trains. We analyze the quality of coding
with the framework of automatic speech recognition and the temporal information processing capabilities with the methods of information theory.
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Our latest improvements in speech coding by introducing the effect of
offset-adaptation together with an improved matching of neuronal features to the speech recognizer using an artificial neuronal network has
lead to significant improvements of recognition scores, now reaching the
values of successful technical feature extraction methods. Offset adaptation is also required to drive onset neurons in the cochlear nucleus,
which are able to code temporal information with sub-millisecond precision (< 0.02 ms). Our results provide quantitative insight into temporal
processing strategies of neuronal processing and are highly relevant for
cochlear implants.
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Paper sessions Thursday, 26 March 2009
Thu 8:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 2
Critique of Pure Psychoacoustics
Jens Blauert and Rainer Guski
Ruhr-University Bochum
Since product-sound quality has become a major engineering issue,
psychoacoustics is widely applied in industrial R&D processes. It can.
however, be observed that engineers which apply psychoacoustics sometimes have a rather naive understanding of the foundations and, thus,
the potency of psychoacoustic methods. A common belief is, e.g., that
psychoacoustic quantities can reliably be assessed with instrumental
methods. The notion behind this belief is that, in laboratory experiments,
”unbiased” versions of psychoacoustic quantities can be identified and
assessed. It is the task of cognitive psychology to point to the risks that
such an over-simplifying notion of psychoacoustics implies, and to provide knowledge and means to accordingly select and refine the psychoacoustic methods applied in engineering. It will be discussed that psychometric methods which are suitable for obtaining meaningful and valid
information on product-sound quality vary substantially with the degree
of abstraction of the references.
Thu 9:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 2
Cortical processing of auditory motion cue information
Stephan Getzmann and Jörg Lewald
Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie, Dortmund
This study investigated the neural correlates of auditory motion processing by employing high-density electroencephalography. Sound motion
was implemented by (a) gradual shifts in interaural time (ITD) or (b) level
difference (ILD); (c) motion of virtual 3D sound generated using HRTF
filters (derived from a set of KEMAR measurements); or (d) successive
activation of 45 loudspeakers along the horizontal plane. In a subset of
trials, listeners (N = 19) performed a 2A-FC motion discrimination task.
Each trial began with a period of stationary acoustic stimulation from
a central position, immediately followed by a period of motion starting
from this location. The onset of motion elicited a specific cortical response that was dominated by large negative and positive deflections, the
so-called change-N1 and change-P2. The temporal dynamics of these
components depended on the auditory motion cues presented: Freefield
motion and virtual 3D sound were associated with larger and earlier cortical responses and with shorter reaction times than shifts in ITD or ILD.
Also, topographical analyses of the motion onset response indicated differences in the pattern of activation related to the different motion cues.
The differences in cortical responses may allow conclusions on the processing of dynamic auditory information in the human brain.
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Algorithmic modelling of the disturbance impact of background
sounds
Sabine Schlittmeiera , Tobias Weissgerberb , Stefan Kerberb,c , Hugo
Fastlb and Jürgen Hellbrücka
a
Environm. and Health Psychology, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt; b AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München; c MRC Institute of Hearing Research
Mentally demanding tasks very rarely take place during silence. However background sound can reduce cognitive performance, even if it is
irrelevant to the task and is intended to be ignored. This so-called Irrelevant Sound Effect (ISE) has been verified in a multitude of behavioral
experiments for verbal short-term memory performance.
Although a multitude of cognitive psychological experiments have explored the ISE, no psychoacoustically based instrumental procedure existed to predict its occurrence. This poses problems in an applied context:
In office environments, for example, the potential beneficial - or less advantageous - effects of noise abatement on cognitive performance could
not be calculated before their realization.
The talk presents an algorithm which models performance data in ISE
experiments on the basis of instrumental measurements of the hearing
sensation fluctuation strength. It was verified with a database consisting
of about 50 background sounds and corresponding performance data
that have been collected in cognitive psychological experiments at the
KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt. The algorithm is able to reproduce the performance results in about 90 % of cases within the interquartile ranges. It
will be discussed within the scope of cognitive short-term memory models, which claim to explain the ISE and with respect to practical implications.
Thu 9:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 2
Application of Synesthetic Design as multi-sensory Approach on
Sound Quality
Michael Haverkamp
Ford Werke GmbH Köln
During perception of sound events it appears to be obvious that auditory
attributes transport information about objects of the world, which in most
cases imply multi-sensory aspects. Hence, analysis of perceived sounds
must include analysis of references which point to attributes of other
modalities. Studies of the past have shown that an optimized, satisfying
consideration of cross-sensory interaction is not possible if based on a
single perceptual process.
This contribution provides a concept of synesthetic design which includes various strategies of cross-sensory coupling evident within the human perceptual system. Based on recent results of perception and cognition, this concept enables an extensive alignment of design rules to
cerebral functions. Sound attributes can then be analysed with view of a
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whole set of multi-sensory features. Those features can be of basic nature, show associative (iconic) content or semantic features (meaning).
Research on individual (genuine) synesthesia offer further aspects.
It is also discussed to what extent algorithms and concepts used for
coupling of cross-sensory features during the design process are capable to provide an integral figuration of products.
Thu 10:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 2
Auditory capture in an auditory and visual spatial cueing task.
Thomas Koelewijna , Marieke van der Hoevenb and Adelbert Bronkhorstb
a
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; b TNO
Previous cueing studies show that a sound coming from a particular
location in space can capture auditory and visual attention. We conducted two cueing studies where a baseline condition in the form of an
auditory spatially diffuse cue was included, using out-of-phase presentation through two loudspeakers. The first study examined how an auditory non-informative spatial cue influences detection and localization
of auditory targets. Results show that, compared to the baseline, cues
shortened reaction times at small cue-target angles (up to 7◦ ) and increased them at larger angles. The reaction time difference was up to
80 ms. Furthermore, cueing seems to have no effect on sound localization: false alarms were normally distributed around the hits. These
findings demonstrate that strong auditory capture effects occur that depend on cue-target distance. The second study shows how an auditory
non-informative spatial cue influences detection of visual targets. Here
the results show performance benefits when the target was preceded by
a cue presented at target location and performance costs when a cue
was presented elsewhere. Additionally, this study shows that even when
attention is highly visually focused by means of a 100% valid endogenous visual cue, auditory stimuli still capture visual attention.
Thu 10:40
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 2
Crying colours and their influence on loudness judgments
Daniel Menzel, Thomas Dauenhauer and Hugo Fastl
AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München
The German term ”schreiende Farbe” denotes a very salient colour
which stands out among other colours. It can be translated as ”loud
colour” or literally as ”crying colour”. As it is known from previous studies that the colour of objects like trains or cars can influence loudness
judgments, experiments were performed to determine if such crying colours lead to higher loudness ratings compared to non-crying colours.
As a first step, subjects were asked to synthesise colours which they
perceived as ”crying” by adjusting values in the Lab colour-space. A representative sample of these colours was then combined with non-crying
colours. The resulting group of 15 colours was rated on a five-point scale
ranging from ”not-crying” to ”very crying”. In a final listening experiment,
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the same 15 colours were presented simultaneously with uniform exciting noise of different sound pressure levels to asses the influence of the
visual stimuli on the subjective loudness ratings. Results indicate that
some crying colours where able to elicit - at same SPL of the noise higher loudness ratings compared to a neutral colour.
Thu 11:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 2
Hearing and Cognitive Measures Predict Elderly Listeners’ Difficulty Ignoring Competing Speech
Esther Janse
Utrecht institute of Linguistics OTS & MPI Nijmegen
Age-related hearing and cognitive factors may play a role in the difficulty
elderly listeners have listening to one talker in the presence of a competing speaker, but it is not always easy to establish direct relations between speech performance and cognitive measures. The present study
investigated how well (detection accuracy) and how fast (detection time)
elderly listeners detected pre-assigned target sounds in the speech of
a target talker, both in a single-talker condition and in a condition with
a competing talker. If general cognitive decline contributes to problems
with competing speech over and above hearing loss, a measure of visual
selective attention might be related to performance in the present study.
39 Elderly listeners with varying degrees of hearing loss participated in
the study. Apart from the effects of hearing loss, overall detection accuracy correlated with the selective attention measure: the more difficulty
one had ignoring irrelevant visual information, the poorer one’s speech
processing performance. The response time analysis showed that individual hearing acuity and the attention measure predicted how fast listeners detected the pre-assigned sounds in both listening conditions.
These results confirm that age-related cognitive factors contribute to the
typical problems elderly adults report in daily speech communication.
Thu 11:20
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Psychoacoustics 2
Acoustic Optimization of Rotary Switches
Alexander S. Treiber and Gerhard Gruhler
Heilbronn University
Due to the complexity of modern car’s on-board systems car manufacturers tend to use menu based user interfaces which offer a relatively
low number of control elements for a large number of functions.
Since cars nowadays are no longer sold simply as technical but as lifestyle products it is crucial for the success that the potential customer
perceives every single aspect of the car to be valuable. Since the user
interface of the car can be judged even before a test drive the feeling of
buttons and switches is a key aspect. This feeling as affected by both
haptical and acoustical feedback of operation.
This work describes an enhanced interactive simulator for the acoustic
feedback of control elements. The simulator allows the subjective rating
of recorded feedback sounds of control elements without visual or haptic
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cues using semantic differentials or paired comparisons as well as the
manipulation of stimuli by the test subjects. Furthermore, results obtained using this device are presented.
Thu 11:40
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Psychoacoustics 2
Cognitive Factors in Speech Perception
Adriana Zekveld
dept. ENT / Audiology, VU medical center, Amsterdam
Authors: Adriana Zekveld, Sophia Kramer, Tammo Houtgast
Both auditory, modality-specific and cognitive, modality-aspecific abilities influence the ability to perceive and comprehend speech in noisy
listening situations. Important cognitive factors contributing are information processing speed and working memory processes that allow the
use of linguistic context to fill in incomprehensible ’gaps’ in the speech.
When listening conditions are challenging (due to noise or hearing loss),
listeners rely to a greater extent on effortful top-down processes to improve speech comprehension. Therefore, it is important to measure both
auditory and cognitive abilities when examining the causes of speech
comprehension problems. To prevent the performance on cognitive tests
from being confounded by hearing loss, visual tests of cognitive functions
need to be considered when testing hearing impaired participants. Therefore, our group recently developed the Text Reception Threshold (TRT)
test, a visual analogue of the Speech Reception Threshold test. Several
studies showed that speech comprehension in noise is associated with
the TRT, indicating that both abilities rely on similar modality-aspecific
cognitive processes. Future studies should focus on further unravelling
the auditory and cognitive functions in speech comprehension and on
the development of a clinically applicable test of relevant cognitive functions in speech comprehension in noise.
Thu 15:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 3
Identification and detection of a tone in narrowband noise
Hans Hansen and Reinhard Weber
Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
When comparing different pitch phenomena in salience, it is not clear
whether the expression of pitch strength points towards a feature’s magnitude or the object’s salience within a background. As many studies
concentrate on special phenomenona, the question, what is actually judged, seems implicitly answered. Kubovy and v.Valkenburg [Cognition,
2001, 80, 97-126] define a perceptual object as ”that what is susceptible
to figure-ground segregation”. Pitch plays a major role in these grouping
processes. The pitch strength’s judgment refers to two perceptual cases.
The first one is the pitch strength of a tone-in-noise, i.e. its salience within
a background, while the second is the pitch strength of tonal noise. Here,
the noise evokes a pitch percept that is not related to a separate object.
In order to explore the transition from case 1/ tone-in-noise to case 2/
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tonal noise, the identification threshold hearing a separate tone centered on narrowband noise (NBN) is determined in an experiment. This is
compared to the measured masking threshold for center frequencies at
250-4000 Hz octave-wise at 60 dB SPL noise level. The bandwidth of
the noise is varied from 50-250 Hz accordingly. In a third experiment,
the frequency difference limens (FDL) of the stimuli are measured. The
FDLs are compared to the obtained thresholds.
Thu 15:20
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Psychoacoustics 3
Noise reduction for media streams
Thomas Bisitza , Tobias Herzkea , Melanie Zokolla , Anne-Marie Österb ,
Samer Al Moubayedb , Björn Granströmb , Ellen Ormelc , Nic van Sonc
and Richard Tankec
a
HörTech gGmbH, Germany; b KTH, Sweden; c Viataal, Netherlands
In the Hearing at Home project the central Home Information and Communication platform is developed to support hearing-impaired persons
with easy to configure “Supportive Audio Signal Processing” and visual
support on a TV screen in home environments. Amongst other, individually configurable algorithms, several algorithms can be used for noise reduction of the media streams without individual fitting to enhance
the accessibility of the presented audio materials using the Master Hearing Aid as a real-time audio-signal-processing framework: (1) Singlechannel noise reduction according to Ephraim-Malah together with a
speech pause detector, (2) stereo noise reduction additionally removing
the central signal in a control path, (3) frequency shaping noise reduction
by emphasising a frequency range important for speech intelligibility, (4)
time-varying attenuation and (5) noise reduction by selection of channels. It will be possible to classify the acoustic situation in the media
stream automatically in real-time using six classes allowing to activate
the appropriate noise reduction strategies. In user tests the performance of algorithm 1-3 is evaluated: Results of sound quality assessment,
listening effort estimation and speech intelligibility measurements with
hearing impaired subjects from groups with different types of hearing
impairment will be presented.
Thu 15:40
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Psychoacoustics 3
Sound Quality Evaluation of Power Seat Adjusters
Philipp Scheibnera , Alfred Zeitlera and Andreas Wendemuthb
a
BMW AG - Munich; b Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
The sound quality of electric motors has become more and more important in the automotive industry. Increasing customer requirements
and cost pressure have led to a strong demand for reliable and efficient testing methods. Noise-specific metrics are needed which allow for
the prediction of customers’ quality perception throughout the development process. This paper reports about the psychoacoustic modelling
of the sound quality of power seat adjusters. Clearly, loudness is not
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sufficient to predict judgements of sound quality in this case but additional parameters reflecting tonal components and effects of modulation
have to be accounted for. A listening experiment was performed to receive annoyance ratings of synthetically-produced test signals which were
equally loud but varied in their temporal structure according to a fractional factorial design (design of experiments, DOE). In this method, a
subset of the experimental runs of a full factorial design was used which
is representative of a wide range of parameter configurations as it was
found in the airborne noise of real sources. This way, experimental labour is saved and model attributes can be investigated more specifically.
The results of the experiments are presented and the methodology of
DOE is discussed.
Thu 16:00
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Psychoacoustics 3
Psychoacoustics Without Psychology?
Rainer Guski and Jens Blauert
Ruhr-University Bochum
Today, several so-called psychoacoustic variables are measured or calculated by means of algorithmic procedures, e.g., loudness, sharpness,
roughness, and tonality. The calculation procedures are primarily based on the results of listening experiments, using so-called ”contextfree” sound samples in ”neutral” experimental situations. Problems arise
when these variables are used to predict human reactions in real life
contexts, because the local, temporary, situational, visual, and cognitive
context of a sound often influences human reactions more strongly than
the acoustical parameters of the sound itself. This is shown by means
of examples from threshold measurements, loudness scaling, and auditory localisation. It will be discussed whether and how sophisticated
experiments with human subjects in well-controlled settings can help to
provide psychoacoustic data that can be generalised to certain classes
of real-life settings.
Thu 16:40
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Psychoacoustics 3
The tonality salience of pure tones as a function of frequency
Reinhard Weber, Deborah Brosig and Jesko L. Verhey
Universität Oldenburg, Institut für Physik
Tones with different frequencies do not only give rise to different pitches
but they also may evoke sensations that differ in the prominence in their
tonal character. Using magnitude estimation, Fastl found [Fastl, H.: pitch
strength of pure tones. 13th ICA, Belgrade, 1989] that the salience of
tonality, the pitch strength, of pure tones increases as a function of loudness and shows a band pass characteristic as a function of frequency.
This frequency dependency of the tonal character is the matter of interest in the present study, where an adaptive method, similar to that for
equal loudness contours, has been used to measure equal salience contours. 24 participants compared seven tones with frequencies between
125 Hz and 8 kHz with a 1 kHz tone. The levels were adjusted such that
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a point of subjective equality of pitch salience were reached. Additionally
the equal loudness contours were determined for the seven tones with
respect to loudness of the 1 kHz tone. The discrepancies between equal
loudness results and the PSEs of pitch salience showed, that there is no
clear relation between pitch salience and the loudness of the tone.
Thu 17:00
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 3
Recruiting and Evaluation Process of an Expert Listening Panel
Alois Sontacchi, Hannes Pomberger and Robert Höldrich
Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics, Graz
During the last few years an increased desire to assess and quantify
acoustical properties of technical products can be recognized. Utilizing
objective evaluation methods, which are commonly based on modelling
the human sound perception and underlying auditory hearing process,
can deliver qualitative and quantitative acoustical description of the investigated product. However, only a limited number of application areas
with specific restricted requirements can be treated reliable within tolerable assessment results. The predominant crucial aspect is based
on the complex interaction of acoustical stimulus and auditory perception. In general, overlapping and competitive acoustical stimuli can be
instructively assessed only by a special group of listeners. To derivate
the obtained answers to the majority of potential people how are involved with the regarded device under test specific demands result to select
this special group of listeners. Beside the listeners selection process and
trainings phases the design and accomplishment of the listening test has
to guarantee that the subjective results are within defined limits and can
be reproduced anytime. Within this work the constitution and rehearsal
of an expert listening panel will be described and discussed on the basis of already established and published selection procedures and new
presented methods.
Thu 17:20
Willem Burger Zaal
Psychoacoustics 3
Spatial Sampling Artifacts of Focused Sources in Wave Field Synthesis
Sascha Spors and Jens Ahrens
Deutsche Telekom Labs, TU Berlin
Wave field synthesis (WFS) is a spatial sound reproduction technique
that facilitates a high number of loudspeakers to create a virtual auditory
scene. Amongst other interesting properties, WFS allows to reproduce
virtual sources that can be positioned in the area between the loudspeakers and the listener. These are known as focussed sources. The
physical properties of focussed sources have not been investigated in
detail so far. Of special interest in the context of this contribution is the
influence of spatial sampling. It will be shown that the resulting spatial
sampling artifacts can be perceived as pre-echo artifacts. Their audibility depends on the source and listener position, and the size of the WFS
system. This paper will discuss the physical foundations and will present
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first subjective experiments to investigate the audability of the resulting
artifacts.
Thu 8:40
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 2
Sound Insulation for practice rooms used by rock-bands
Franz Breuer and Jan Paprotny
Peutz Consult GmbH
During our work as acoustic consultant we had to judge the sound transmission of a cluster of more than 20 practice rooms in the neighbourhood. One of the basic question was to determine ”typical” sound levels
in practice rooms. To answer this question measurements were made
in other practice rooms with different kinds of bands and music. In addition to handmade music we analyzed recorded pop-music with very
low-frequent parts. During the measuring at the location the sound insulation of all 20 practice rooms to the nearest flat was measured and
calculated. Based on these data, in a further step, the sound pressure
level in the flat could be calculated as if the bands actually would play in
these rooms, or the pop music would be played there. The results of the
20 calculated sound insulations and the corresponding sound levels in
the flat are presented. These results are compared to german standards
and an unexpected rating of the different kinds of music is detected.
Thu 9:00
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 2
Acoustical characteristics of lightweight solid gypsum walls and
their implementation into prediction models
Andreas Ruff and Heinz-Martin Fischer
Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart
In multi storey buildings gypsum blocks are often used to construct solid inner walls without static requirements. These gypsum walls with a
mass per unit area of only about 90 kg/m2 are not connected rigidly to
the adjacent building elements. They are commonly decoupled from the
adjacent construction elements with elastic interlayers made of bitumen,
cork or polyethylene foam. The direct sound insulation of the gypsum
walls is depending on the kind of the used elastic interlayers. The elastic
interlayers have also a significant influence on the flanking sound transmission of the gypsum walls. Therefore the decoupled walls have to be
treated different to rigidly connected walls.
Within a research project the direct and the flanking sound transmission
of gypsum walls is investigated in different test facilities in the laboratory. For different kinds of elastic interlayers the sound reduction index of
gypsum walls is measured in a test facility for direct sound transmission. Measurements of the vibration reduction index are carried out in two
test facilities for flanking transmission (vertical and horizontal) and also
in different building situations. These measurement results are used as
input data for the prediction model according EN 12354-1.
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Sound and vibration transmission through lightweight junctions:
Numerical investigation and validation by laboratory tests
Sven Lentzen, Eddy Gerretsen, Carine van Bentum and Susanne Bronvan der Jagt
TNO
In this work the sound and vibration characteristics of several lightweight
junctions are numerically investigated with FEM (for the low- and the
mid-frequency range) and SEA (for the mid- and the high-frequency range). In order to validate these analyses, the junctions are tested in a laboratory setting. For sound insulation the investigations are focused on
obtaining the vibration reduction indices Kij . These are not only investigated for the floor-floor flanking transmission path, but also for all the
other possible paths (e.g. floor-wall, floor-ceiling and wall-ceiling). Although applied in different frequency ranges, the results of the FEM and
the SEA analyses agree fairly well with those obtained in the laboratory tests. Looking at the vibration behaviour and transmission, the main
focus was put on obtaining the One-Step-RMS velocities of the floors.
In these investigations the point- and transfermobilities are acquired either by numerical analyses or by measurements. Since these spectra are
only required for frequencies up to 40Hz, the numerical study consists
merely of FEM analysis. Here, both results agree fairly well. From the investigations in both areas, the appropriate conclusions concerning good
building practices in lightweight buildings concerning sound and vibration can be drawn.
Thu 9:40
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 2
Sound and vibration transmission through lightweight junctions:
Investigation of a practical example.
Arnold Koopman, Sven Lentzen and Flavio Galanti
TNO
Sound and vibration transmission through lightweight junctions is a relatively unexplored area. One of the major problems that have to be dealt
with is the competitive requirements that should be ensured for a good
sound insulation on the one hand, and for good vibration behaviour on
the other. Due to the lack of experience and the aforementioned complexifying conditions it sometimes happens that the quality of the indoor
acoustic climate is not as good as it was hoped. This contribution deals
with a building which had to be constructed using lightweight concepts to
be able to build it on an existing foundation. During construction it appeared that the wooden floors are susceptible to walking-induced vibrations.
TNO was asked to investigate the situation, using on-site measurements
and numerical analyses. Once the causes were found, counter measures could be taken. In order to obtain valuable predictions, tuned FEMand SEA-models were used. As a result of this research, major vibration
reductions could be achieved.
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Building acoustics 2
Experimental investigations on the sound transmission of drywall
constructions at low frequencies
Raphael Völtla , Ulrich Schandab and Thomas Franzenb
a
Hochschule Rosenheim / PMI GmbH; b FH-Rosenheim
For a better understanding of sound transmission of drywall constructions in the frequency range below 100 Hz several measurements in a
laboratory according to ISO 140-1 were carried out, the receiving part
of the laboratory had been changed to semi free-field conditions. Sound
intensity levels in the near field of the wall as well as acceleration levels
were mapped by excitation either with airborne sound or with a shaker.
With the mapped values the radiation efficiency of the wall was calculated. In the frequency levels below approx. 250 Hz a clear rise of the
radiation efficiency was observed, contrary to different theoretical models. Furthermore the measured and mapped eigenmodes of the drywall show significant differences when exited by airbone sound or by the
shaker in the frequency range below 50 Hz. In order to find out the reasons of these observations many experimental investigations have been
carried out und willl be reported.
Thu 10:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 2
Sound insulation of triple insulating glass units
Bernd Saß
ift Schallschutzzentrum, Rosenheim
Mit steigenden Anforderungen an den Wärmeschutz von Außenbauteilen werden in Deutschland verstärkt Isolierglaseinheiten aus DreifachIsolierglas angeboten und in Fenster und Fassaden eingebaut. Der
Beitrag beleuchten die schalldämmenden Eigenschaften von DreifachIsolierglas und gibt einen Überblick über besondere Merkmale von Dreifachglas, die bei der Planung von Außenbauteilen zu beachten sind.
With increasing requirements on thermal insulation of building elements
in germany triple insulating glass units are reinforced as actual construction type of glazing in windows and facades. The article shows properties
of the sound insulation from triple insulating glass units and highlights
special characteristics to be followed in planning of building elements.
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The Sound Insulation of Water
Remy Wenmaekersa , Bart van der Aab , Arno Pronkb , Agostinho Coutinhoc and Renz van Luxemburga
a
Level Acoustics, Eindhoven; b Eindhoven University of Technology;
c
DHV B.V., Eindhoven
Liquid filled multilayer membranes can be used as a building material
for roofs [Pronk et all. 2007]. Between the membranes a fluid is injected
for heat or cold transfer. The sound insulation of the fluid filled membranes is mainly determined by the fluid. Since fluids are unusual building
materials, the sound insulation is unknown and hard to predict by common prediction models. Sound insulation measurements have been performed in a small laboratory setup [Rodrigues and Coutinho, 2008]. To
investigate the sound insulation of water further, sound insulation measurements of a 26, 44 and 83 mm thick water layer have been performed
according to ISO 140-3 in the Laboratorium voor Akoestiek of Eindhoven University of Technology. A water basin was created in the 10 m2
floor opening, constructed on a wooden structure with steel net and foil.
The resulting airborne sound insulation index Rw of the water layers are
35, 38 and 42 dB respectively. The graph of the sound insulation per
frequency shows an average increase of about 3 dB/octave. The doubling of the water thickness also results in an increase of about 3 dB.
It is shown that water is a useful material in terms of sound insulation
properties.
Thu 11:20
Jurriaanse Zaal
Building acoustics 2
Absorption and Thermal Capacity of Thermally Activated Concrete
Slabs and Open Ceilings
Hanneke Peperkamp and Martijn Vercammen
Peutz bv, Mook
Thermally activated concrete slabs offer an interesting possibility to control the indoor climate. When applying this system, a thermal as well as
acoustic comfortable indoor climate should be realised.
To control the sound pressure levels, sufficient sound absorbing material has to be applied. This absorbing material is, regarding the available
surface, often placed as a closed, suspended ceiling. However, a proper
sound absorbing material is often also thermally insulating, which negatively affects the thermally activated concrete slabs. Therefore open
ceiling systems are applied.
In this publication, the acoustic quality of sound absorbing systems is
discussed combined with the effect of the absorbing ceiling elements on
the thermal capacity of the activated concrete slab.
Based on measurements accomplished in the Peutz Laboratory for
Acoustics, the influence of geometric and material parameters of porous materials on the achievable absorption is discussed. Furthermore,
an empirical model is given which estimates the achievable absorption
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coefficient of an open ceiling, based on the applied materials and constructions. In addition, based on measurements at the Peutz Laboratory
of Building Physics, the reduction of the thermal capacity is indicated for
some ceiling geometries. The reduction is given relative to the capacity
of concrete slabs without ceiling elements.
Thu 11:40
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Building acoustics 2
Reduction of Low-frequency Vibrations of Wooden Floors by Tuned
Mass Dampers
Hendrik Reichelta , Ulrich Schandaa and Andreas Raboldb
a
FH-Rosenheim; b ift Schallschutzzentrum, Rosenheim
A steady increase of communal and industrial buildings in the wood building sector can be recognized. Due to their usage these buildings are
built with wide spanned wooden floors. During normal usage these floors
tend to be excited to unpleasant low-frequency (5-100 Hz) vibrations.
Besides the conventional constructions it is feasible to implement supplemental assemblies to reduce these vibrations. Due to the strongly modal behavior of these light floors a significant reduction of the vibrations
and the sound radiation can be achieved. One possibility to reduce vibrations of wide spanned constructions is the tuned mass damper (TMD).
Within a study at the University of Applied Sciences Rosenheim the influence of TMDs in wooden floors was investigated. The contribution will
show the mode of operation of a TMD and how to dimension the TMD.
Subsequently the reduction of the vibration of two wooden floor systems
by TMDs will be shown. This will be visualized by comparing the empirical modal analyses of the undamped and damped systems. Finally the
experimental results will be compared with a FEM-simulation.
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Auditory processing 1
Headphone Reproduction via Loudspeakers using Inverse HRTFFilters
Tobias Weissgerbera , Klaus Laumannb,a , Günther Theileb and Hugo
Fastla
a
AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München; b Institut für Rundfunktechnik GmbH
The ”Binaural Sky” is a loudspeaker array above the listener’s head serving as a ”virtual headphone” for binaural room synthesis. WFS focussed
sources are rendered close to listener’s ears and used for HRTF inverse filtered signal reproduction (”HRTF inverse filtered sources”). Their
locations are constant relative to the ears for every head direction by
means of head tracking data. Hence, there is no need to change the inverse HRTF (”crosstalk cancelling”) filters due to head rotations, which
could create audible artefacts and instabilities. The present study is concentrating on the stability of the virtual headphone characteristics due
to the number and positions of the focussed sources. In a first step the
optimum configuration of ”real” loudspeakers without using WFS is examined. This requires measurements of nearfield-HRTFs for different
azimuth and distance of the speaker. HRTF inverse filters based on these data are applied to a number of speaker configurations. The speakers
are placed in two circles of different diameter around the listener’s head
for playback. Transfer functions of the virtual left and virtual right headphone channel as well as both channels are measured and the quality
of the virtual headphone evaluated.
Thu 9:00
Fortis Bank Zaal
Auditory processing 1
A loudspeaker-based room auralisation system for auditory perception research
Jörg M. Buchholz and Sylvain Favrot
Centre for Applied Hearing Research, TU of Denmark
Most research on basic auditory function has been conducted in anechoic or almost anechoic environments. The knowledge derived from
these experiments cannot directly be transferred to reverberant environments. In order to investigate the auditory signal processing of reverberant sounds, a loudspeaker-based room auralisation (LoRA) system
is proposed here. The LoRA system efficiently combines modern room
acoustic modelling techniques with higher-order Ambisonic auralisation.
Thereby, aspects of the auditory precedence effect are utilized to realise highly authentic room reverberation. This system provides a flexible research platform for conducting auditory experiments with normalhearing, hearing-impaired, and aided hearing-impaired listeners in a fully controlled and realistic environment. This includes measures of basic
auditory function (e.g., signal detection, distance perception) and measures of speech intelligibility. A battery of objective tests (e.g., reverberation time, clarity, interaural correlation coefficient) and subjective tests
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(e.g., speech reception thresholds) is presented that demonstrates the
applicability of the LoRA system.
Thu 9:20
Fortis Bank Zaal
Auditory processing 1
Tone in noise detection: a review of spectral integration
Nicolas Le Goffa , Armin Kohlrauschb and Jeroen Breebaartb
a
Eindhoven University of Technology; b Philips Research, Eindhoven
An experiment is conducted to measure binaural (NoSπ) and monaural
(NoSo) tone in noise detection thresholds for masker bandwidths that
varied from 10 to 1000 Hz while the tone to detect had a frequency of
500 Hz. Thresholds are expressed as signal to masker spectrum level
ratio (S/No). For bandwidths less than 1 ERB, thresholds in all measured
conditions increase with increasing masker bandwidth. For bandwidths
wider than 100 Hz three different behaviors are observed. Thresholds
for NoSo conditions with a running noise masker remain essentially constant which is in line with the critical band paradigm. In contrast, thresholds for NoSo conditions with frozen noise masker and NoSπ conditions
both show a slight increase with increasing masker bandwidth beyond
100 Hz. A third effect of bandwidth is observed in our data for NoSπ
conditions with an overall ILD of 30 dB. In this case, thresholds show a
decrease of about 5 dB when the masker bandwidth is increased from
100 to 1000 Hz. This unusual bandwidth dependence is also found for
binaural detection with a reduced masker correlation and for monaural
detection of a 6-kHz tone in noise. An overview of the spectral integration for these various conditions is given and potential explanations are
discussed.
Thu 9:40
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Auditory processing 1
Lateralization and detection of interaurally time delayed tone complexes in diotic masking noise.
Steven van de Para , Armin Kohlrauscha and Nicolas Le Goffb
a
Philips Research, Eindhoven; b Eindhoven University of Technology
We will report results on the lateralization and detection of interaurally
time delayed tone complexes that were presented in diotic noise as a
function of level of the tone complex. The tone-complexes had a component spacing of 20 Hz and a frequency range of 250-850 Hz, the noise
was band limited to the same frequency range. It appears that, when the
tone-complex-to-noise ratio is -5 dB or more, listeners can estimate the
extent of lateralization fairly well in noise, but not for lower tone-complexto-noise ratios. In a second experiment, the threshold level needed for
detecting the presence of the same tone complex in noise was measured. Results show that thresholds decrease with increasing time delay
and are as low as -19 dB for an interaural time delay of 0.5 msec. When
no time delay is present, and detection depends only on monaural listening thresholds are around -6dB. Apparently, detectability of the tone
complex based on binaural cues is not sufficient for being able to hear
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the lateralization of the tone complex. Results suggest that the tonecomplex level should be high enough such that the monaural cues resulting from the presence of the tone-complex can support the lateralization
of the tone-complex.
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Auditory processing 1
Effects of Binaural Jitter on Sensitivity to Interaural Time Differences: Hearing Impaired Listeners
Anna Katharina Könsgen, Bernhard Laback and Piotr Majdak
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute
Interaural time differences (ITDs) provide important information for localizing sound sources and for understanding speech in noise. For pulse
trains at higher rates, the sensitivity to ongo-ing envelope ITD is strongly
reduced, an effect known as binaural adaptation. Recent studies showed
that binaurally synchronized randomness (binaural jitter) of the timing of
individual pulses improves ITD sensitivity at such high pulse rates. This
has been shown in normal-hearing (NH) and in cochlear-implant (CI)
listeners. This study tested the hypothesis that for such high pulse rates, binaural jitter improves ITD sensitivity also in hearing-impaired (HI)
listeners with moderate sensorineural hearing loss. ITD sensitivity was
measured in twelve HI listeners using a left/right discrimination task. Stimuli were narrow-band noise (NBN) and bandpass-filtered click trains
with and without jitter. The pulse rates were 400 and 600 pulses per second (pps). The results support the hypothesis that introducing binaural
jitter improves ITD sensitivity in HI listeners. ITD sensitivity improved with
increasing amount of jitter. For NBN, ITD sen-sitivity was similar to that
for 400-pps trains with moderate jitter and to that for 600-pps trains with
large jitter. Overall, the importance of temporal randomness appears to
generalize to normal and impaired acoustic hearing and electric hearing.
Thu 10:40
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Auditory processing 1
Azimuthal Localization of Concurrent Speakers Employing Interaural Coherence
Mathias Dietz, Stephan D. Ewert and Volker Hohmann
Universität Oldenburg
A computational model for the localization of concurrent speakers is presented that extends the binaural model presented by Dietz et al. (Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2007, 107-108). The processing is motivated by mammalian physiology and human psychoacoustic data. A wide
range of interaural parameters is exploited, namely the interaural level
difference (ILD), the interaural phase difference (IPD) of the fine structure, the IPD of the fundamental modulation frequency and the interaural
coherence (IC). The parameters are determined for each auditory filter
which allows a simultaneous estimation of several sound directions. By
focusing on instants with high interaural coherence the robustness of
the estimation could be greatly improved (Faller and Merimaa, 2004, J.
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Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 116, 3075-3089). For two well-separated speakers in quiet the estimation error is generally less or equal 10◦ . In noisy
environments a single speaker can be localized with an error of less than
20◦ , even for a signal-to-noise ratio of 0 dB.
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Auditory processing 1
A Probabilistic Model for Robust Acoustic Localization based on
an Auditory Front-end
Tobias Maya , Steven van de Parb and Armin Kohlrauschb
a
Eindhoven University of Technology; b Philips Research, Eindhoven
Although extensive research has been done in the field of localization, the degrading effect of reverberation and the presence of multiple
sources on localization performance has remained a major issue. The
classical approach to localize an acoustic source in the horizontal space
is to search for the main peak in the cross-correlation function, which
corresponds to the interaural time difference (ITD) between both ears.
Apart from ITD, the interaural level difference (ILD) can contribute to
localization, especially at higher frequencies where the wavelength becomes smaller than the diameter of the head, leading to ambiguous ITD
information. Motivated by the robust localization performance of the human auditory system, its peripheral stage is used as a front-end for binaural cue extraction. The interdependency of ITD and ILD on azimuth is
a complex pattern that depends also on the room acoustics and is therefore learned by azimuth-dependent Gaussian mixture models. Multiconditional training is performed to incorporate the spread of the binaural features caused by multiple sources and the effect of reverberation.
The trained localization model outperforms state-of-the-art localization
techniques in simulated adverse acoustic conditions. Furthermore, the
model is capable of generalizing to changes in the simulated room absorption and to unknown source/receiver combinations.
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Auditory processing 1
The effect of spectral density and bandwidth on the precedence
effect
Bernhard Seeber
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
The precedence effect shows the ability of the auditory system to perceptually suppress reflections such that a single sound is heard at the
direction of the leading sound. A low frequency tone is localized on the
basis of its interaural phase, but the addition of its delayed copy alters
the interaural phase and thus its location. A larger bandwidth is needed
to stabilize localization at the lead either through integrating binaural information across frequency or through extracting information from the
temporal envelope. Increased spectral density will give rise to faster envelope fluctuations within an auditory filter, thus facilitating the evaluation
of binaural cues from the envelope.
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The present study investigated the spectral density needed for the precedence effect for ongoing stimuli of various bandwidths. Stable precedence could not be obtained at or below 1 Bark bandwidth regardless
of the number of tones per critical band (CB). Precedence emerges with
at least two tones per CB over 2 Bark. No precedence was found with
one tone per CB which suggests that envelope information within a CB
is needed. The echo threshold increases with increasing bandwidth or
spectral density, suggesting that within and across-channel information
is combined.
Thu 11:40
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Auditory processing 1
Localisation dominance for long lead-lag stimuli in background noise
Stefan Kerber and Bernhard Seeber
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
The precedence effect describes the ability of the auditory system to integrate sounds reaching the ear directly with their various reflections into
a single sound event. The first arriving sound determines the perceived
location of a source regardless of present reflections which was named
”localization dominance”. In the laboratory this is studied by playing a
leading sound from one location followed by its delayed copy, the lag,
from a different location. Only few studies examined if the effect functions in the presence of background noise, particularly for stimuli other
than clicks.
We studied the localization of long-duration lead-lag stimuli in the presence of diffuse background noise. Lead and lag were identical copies
of noise played from loudspeakers at ±30◦ in an anechoic chamber. The
signal-to-noise ratio was varied. Subjects pointed to the perceived location(s) of the lead-lag pairs with a light pointer. Preliminary results show
that the maximum delay time for which lead and lag form one image at
the lead position (echo threshold) increases through the presence of diffuse background noise. This is surprising since most models explain the
precedence effect through the suppression of binaural cues in the lag
which are made here less accessible by the noise.
Thu 15:00
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Auditory processing 2
Robust Vowel Detection
Bea Valkenier, Dirkjan Krijnders, Ronald van Elburg and Tjeerd Andringa
University of Groningen
Inspired by the robustness of human speech processing we aim to overcome the limitations of most modern automatic speech recognition methods by applying general knowledge on human speech processing. As
a first step we present a vowel detection method that uses features of
sound believed to be important for human auditory processing, such as
fundamental frequency range, possible formant positions and minimal
vowel duration. To achieve this we took the following steps: We identify
high energy cochleogram regions of suitable shape and sufficient size,
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extract possible harmonic complexes, complement them with less reliable signal components, determine local formant positions through interpolating between peaks in the harmonic complex, and finally we keep
formants of sufficient duration. We show the effectiveness of our method
of formant detection by applying it to the Hillenbrand dataset both in
clean conditions, as in noisy and reverberant conditions. In these three
conditions the extracted formant positions agree well with Hillenbrand’s
findings. Thereby, we showed that, contrary to many modern automatic speech recognition methods, our results are robust to considerable
levels of noise and reverberation.
Thu 15:20
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Auditory processing 2
Modelling binaural speech recognition
Thomas Brand
Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
In many cases speech has to be recognized in adverse listening conditions including noise sources from different directions and adverse
room acoustics. Furthermore, hearing-impairment compromises intelligibility in such conditions. Binaural processing of the auditory system
can cause a substantial improvement of speech recognition. A binaural speech intelligibility model (Beutelmann and Brand, JASA, 2006)
yields accurate predictions of speech reception thresholds (SRTs) in presence of a stationary noise source at arbitrary azimuths and in different
rooms. The model combines a multi-frequency channel equalizationcancellation (EC) process and the speech intelligibility index (SII). The
effect of hearing loss is simulated by adding uncorrelated masking noises (according to the pure-tone audiogram) to the ear channels. A recent revision of this model is based on an analytical expression of binaural unmasking for arbitrary input signals and is computationally relatively efficient. An extension for non-stationary interferers was realized
by applying the model to short-time frames of the input signals and averaging over the predicted SRT results. Model predictions are compared
to binaural speech intelligibility data from normal-hearing and hearingimpaired listeners, incorporating different combinations of rooms, sound
source setups and noise types.
Thu 15:40
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Auditory processing 2
Benefits and Risks of Hearing Instruments in a Noisy Environment
Wouter A. Dreschler
Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam
High levels of background noise and reverberation as found in many
working environments increase the demands for auditory communication. This holds especially for employees with a hearing impairment that
usually need a better signal-to-noise ratio. This paper describes the
quantitative effects with respect to speech perception in noise and the
detection and identification of warning signals. A related aspect is the
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hindrance of background noise, as can be objectified by testing acceptable noise levels.
In some cases hearing instruments and additional technical options like
remote microphones may be required for an adequate level of auditory
communication. Modern hearing aids allow highly sophisticated features
on noise reduction and directionality. In addition, automatic environment
classification facilitates specific amplification strategies for special situations. However, the individual fitting of these advanced hearing aids is
very critical and determines strongly the degree of success. The added
value of interactive fitting methods will be discussed.
An important issue is that high levels of background noise may cause
noise-induced hearing loss. For specific schemes of amplification even
moderate levels of background noise may be damaging. The issue of
”aided” exposure deserves more attention.
Thu 16:00
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Auditory processing 2
Hearing Impairment: Benefit of Optimized Beamforming obtained
with Hearing Glasses in a Multi-Source Noise Field
Uwe Baumann and Tobias Rader
Audiological Acoustics/ZHNO Univ. of Frankfurt
One of the main obstacles complained by persons suffering from hearing impairment is their highly degraded speech perception under adverse listing conditions. Even high end hearing aids with multi channel
beamforming do not restore this ability sufficiently in complex noise. A
recently introduced hearing aid embodied in a pair of glasses frame offers advanced directivity by means of four microphones mounted in line
in each temple in order to obtain sophisticated beamforming (DI 9 dB).
We were interested in the performance of this device in a complex noise
field compared to behind the ear hearing aids equipped with custom directional microphones. Ten experienced users of different hearing aids
with directional microphone technique were fitted with this type of hearing glasses. Speech perception performance was compared in quiet
and in a multi-source noise field consisting of 4 independent sources
with speech simulating noise according to Fastl (1987). Results showed
for the hearing glasses significantly higher signal to noise ratios compared to the own BTE device condition. With the high end hearing glasses,
some subjects were able to discriminate speech even at an SNR of -15
dB in a complex noise listening situation.
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Auditory processing 2
Sound localization with and without hearing aids
Tim van den Bogaert, Evelyne Carette and Jan Wouters
KU Leuven, ExpORL
Building a realistic spatial representation of our surrounding environment
is an important task of our auditory system. This allows us to localize
sounds and to understand speech in adverse scenarios. An inaccurate spatial map will degrade localization and speech perception and will
lead to an unnatural perception of sounds. The question whether hearing aids transmit enough cues and whether hearing aid users are able
to use these cues has been gaining a lot of interest recently. This is partly due to recent technology which enabled binaural hearing aid designs
aiming at preserving binaural localization cues and flexible microphone
configurations which aim at preserving the monaural spectral cues.
Normal hearing and hearing impaired subjects were evaluated in different localization experiments: elevation and front-back discrimination
both focusing on monaural spectral cues and left-right localization focusing on binaural cues. Hearing impaired subjects were tested without
and with different types of hearing aids. Most of the hearing impaired
subjects were capable of localizing sounds relatively accurate if the test
procedure included a frequency specific compensation for their hearing
impairment in all three dimensions. A difference between the different
hearing aid designs was found. This difference was especially prominent
in the front-back and elevation experiments.
Thu 17:00
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Auditory processing 2
Localization of Sound Sources in Median-Plane with Channelized
Head-Related Transfer Functions
Piotr Majdak, Bernhard Laback and Matthew J. Goupell
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute
Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) describe sound transmission
from the free-field to the ear-drum. They contain spectral features, which
vary according to the sound direction and differ among listeners. Medianplane localization with modified HRTFs mostly results in a degradation
of localization ability.
Cochlear-implants (CIs) are auditory prostheses, which restore hearing
in the profoundly deaf by electrically stimulating the cochlea. The transmission of spectral features of the HRTFs is very limited in CIs. Thus, CI
listeners show a degraded localization ability for sounds along the median plane. Main limitations result from the small number of frequency
channels, limited frequency range, and channel interactions.
This study investigated the effect of the number of channels on medianplane sound localization in normal-hearing subjects listening to a simulation of electric hearing where individual HRTFs were processed with a
Gaussian-tone vocoder within the frequency range 0.3 to 16 kHz.
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Results show that at least nine frequency channels are required to provide spectral features without a substantial degradation of localization
ability. Four of those channels cover the frequency region of the most
prominent median-plane localization features (> 4 kHz).
This study is supported by FWF (P18401-B15).
Thu 17:20
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Auditory processing 2
BRTF - Body Related Transfer Functions for Whole-Body Vibration
Reproduction Systems
Ercan Altinsoy and Sebastian Merchel
TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und Sprachkommunikation
If binaural recorded signals are played back via headphones, the transfer characteristic of the reproduction system has to be compensated for.
Unfortunately the transfer characteristic depends not only on the transducer itself, but also on mounting conditions and individual properties of
the respective ear. This is similar with reproduction systems for whole
body vibration (e.g. electro-dynamic or hydraulic exciters). The transfer
characteristic depends to a great extend on the individual body properties, e.g. weight, body mass index, adipose. For fundamental scientific
studies or comfort studies it is required to present the same stimulus
(amplitude and frequency) to all subjects. This is only possible by taking into account individual equalization filters which are based on the
individual body properties of each subject and the specifications of the
reproduction system. In this study body related transfer functions of 40
subjects are measured using an electro-dynamic excitation system. In
addition anthropometric data of the subjects are collected. The importance of the individual transfer functions for whole-body vibration perception experiments is discussed. One aspect is the definition and creation
of an average body transfer function representing a ”best matched body”. Another topic is the influence of the body properties on the transfer
function characteristic.
Thu 17:40
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Auditory processing 2
Audiotactile Feedback for Touch Screens
Sebastian Merchel and Ercan Altinsoy
TU Dresden, Inst. f. Akustik und Sprachkommunikation
Touch sensitive displays and touch surfaces are more and more replacing physical buttons. Ticket vending machines or telecommunication
devices, such as cellular phones (e.g. the Apple iPhone), use this space
and cost saving technology. If a physical button is pressed, audio and
tactile feedback confirms the successful operation. The loss of audiotactile feedback in touch sensitive interfaces might create higher input
error rates and user dissatisfaction. Audiotactile feedback is especially
important if there is no optical confirmation (e.g. the finger hides the display). Therefore the design and evaluation of suitable signals is necessary. In this paper a touch sensitive system is presented that reproduces
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event triggered audio tactile feedback. The tactile component is generated using an electro-dynamic exciter. The audio signal is played back
via headphones. In a pilot study with six subjects the usability of such
a system is investigated. Different synthetic signals are developed and
compared with each other. In a dialing task the objective performance
of the subjects (effectiveness, error rate) is measured. The perceptual
quality of the designed signals is evaluated using a questionnaire.
Thu 15:00
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Modelling in room acoustics
Reflections At Room Boundaries In Computer Simulation Programs
Based On Ray-Tracing
Margriet Lautenbacha and Martijn Vercammenb
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Peutz bv, Zoetermeer; b Peutz bv, Mook
Room acoustic computer simulation programs based on ray-tracing use
different simplification methods to model the reflections at the room
boundaries. In due time, several methods have been proposed, discussed and implemented how to model the complex reality with diffusion
and diffraction into specular and diffuse reflections in ray-tracing algorithms. For a user it is quite hard to find out what the differences are
between the commercially available simulations programs on the given
subject. Although there are three round robins and many articles that
compare the output of several programs, the algorithms underneath are
not always obvious. This makes the programs kind of ”black boxes” and
it’s therefore difficult to make a well founded choice between the several programs or apply the right program in the right situation. This paper
gives an overview of the used calculation methods in some well known
software packages. A comparison is made to the wave based method for
reflections at room boundaries to provide insight in the all-over results of
the calculated impulse response and derived parameters.
Thu 15:20
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Modelling in room acoustics
Investigation of sound diffusion characteristics using scale models
in concert halls
Jin Yong Jeon and Yong Hee Kim
Hanyang University, Dep. Architectural Engineering, Seoul
The diffuse characteristics of the surfaces in lateral walls were investigated to find out the appropriate diffuser profiles in concert halls. The
design factors of diffusers in auditoria are geometrical shape, structural
height and surface coverage. The hemisphere diffusers were evaluated
by measuring the diffusion and scattering coefficients in a 1:10 scale
model reverberation chamber, and then applied to scale model concert
halls, where the acoustical parameters such as RT, EDT, C80, and SPL
were calculated from the impulse responses. In addition, the numbers
and amplitudes of the reflection rays within -20 dB after the direct sound
were calculated to evaluate the diffuseness in the halls. It was found that
the diffusive lateral surfaces close to the stage area are more effective
in increasing both RN and RE .
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Introducing diffraction into beam tracing - some new results
Uwe Stephenson
HafenCity Universität Hamburg
The problem of an efficient introduction of diffraction into ray tracing is
still unsolved. The author’s energetic approach to diffraction of 1986 is
based on Heisenbergs un-certainty principle (’ the closer the by-pass
distance to edges the stronger the ray diffraction’). This model has been validated at the single screen and the slit as reference cases and in
last years been extended to the more efficient beam tracing technique
and tested for many additional configurations where the results are compared with Svensson’s exact wave-theoretical secondary edge source
model. Recent numerical experiments with a beam integration approach
deal with improvements of the by-pass-distance-dependend diffraction
functions and checking the fulfilling of the reciprocity principle, further
more with the validation of the approach for diffraction of higher order at
least double diffraction at the two edges of a ”thick” obstacle. With some
restrictions, it seems that even diffraction of sound - like light - may be
handled as flow of particles. To avoid an explosion of computation time,
it is later aimed at to combine beam diffraction with Quantized Pyramidal
Beam Tracing (QPBT).
Thu 16:00
Fortis Bank Zaal
Modelling in room acoustics
Optimization of Input Parameters for Real-Time Room Acoustics
Simulations
Dirk Schröder
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
Virtual Reality (VR) systems are today’s state-of-the-art tools in many development and analysis processes, e.g., in the fields of architecture, engineering, psychology and medical science. The quality of a VRsystem is assessable by the user’s degree of immersion, which improves
with the number of simulated coherent stimuli and level of interactivity.
In this context, the visual perception is significantly augmented by matching sound stimuli, as auditory information helps to assign meaning to
visual information, and vice versa. The user evaluates these events on
attributes such as spaciousness and source localization, which enforces
the feeling of actual presence especially in the case of indoor-scenarios.
In this contribution user studies are presented which were carried out on
a real-time VR-system with integrated hybrid room acoustics simulation
(image sources/ stochastic ray tracing). Subjects had to evaluate situations with changing simulation parameterization, e.g., image source order
and number of launched particles, to find a good balance between the
accuracy of the room acoustic simulations, the user’s subjective feeling
of presence and the simulation’s computational costs.
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An interactive and real-time based auralization system for room
acoustics, implementing directional impulse responses and multiple audio reproduction modules for spatialization (the AURALIAS
project).
Lionel Bos and Jean-Jacques Embrechts
University of Liege
The AURALIAS project aims at developing an interactive and real-time
auralization system for room acoustics. The user is immersed in a virtual sound field, looking at the virtual room and interacting with it through
an appropriate interface. The real-time auralization system first imports
pre-computed Directional Room Impulse Responses (DRIRs) according
to the current situation in the virtual world. Those DRIRs, previously obtained by a ray tracing software, are then convolved with the anechoic
signal using a frequency block segmented convolution. Filtered signals
are then distributed either to a VBAP or an HRTF sound field reproduction module. The first prototype allows the auralization of multiple isotropic sound sources and the displacement of the virtual listener including
head’s orientation. Some other features like changing ”on the fly” the
anechoic signals and the current room are also implemented. Further
developments will offer the support for moving sources, mobile sweet
spot, user’s own speech auralization and both real-time acoustical and
geometrical modifications of the virtual room. Besides, the software’s architecture should be compatible with several room acoustics algorithms,
convolution modules or sound field reproduction systems.
Thu 17:00
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Modelling in room acoustics
Uncertainty in Acoustic Boundary Characterisation and its Influence on the Sound Field in Room Acoustic FE Simulations
Marc Aretz and Julian Knutzen
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
The room acoustic design of the low frequency characteristics of small
rooms still poses a challenging task to acoustic designers and consultants. In this field numerical methods such as the finite-element-method
(FEM) are promising contenders for the realistic simulation of low frequency sound fields. While contemporary CAD and meshing tools facilitate the design of high quality geometric models with regular and sufficiently fine meshes, the Achilles’ heel of room acoustic FEM simulations appears to be the realistic representation of the room boundaries.
The presented study investigates the influence of different boundary representations on the simulated sound field in small rooms. Therefore
measurements and FE simulations of the sound field in a scale model
room with a well defined geometry and variable boundary conditions have been conducted. Two different approaches are followed to model the
porous absorbers on the room boundaries. Firstly the absorber layers
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are modelled with their exact 3D dimensions using an ’equivalent homogeneous fluid model’. Secondly the acoustic characteristics of the
absorber layers are modelled by an appropriate impedance boundary
condition, which is determined by measurement or model calculation based on measured flow resistivities. The audibility of differences between
simulation and measurement results is assessed by subjective testing.
Thu 17:20
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Auralization examples to discuss the reverberation time as a standard for sports facilities
Lau Nijsa and Monika Rychtarikovab
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TU Delft; b KU Leuven, Afdeling Akoestiek en Thermische Fysica
In sports facilities the height of the hall is mainly small when compared
to the length of the hall. This non-cubic form is the first reason why deviations are found between the reverberation time from Sabine’s method
on one side and measurements, ray-tracing predictions and calculations
from standard IEC-12354-6 on the other. A second reason why reverberation times increase even more is that normally most absorption is
positioned on the ceiling. Hence, to meet legal standards expressed in
reverberation times, it seems that more absorption is needed than predicted by Sabine’s method. However, sound pressure levels are much
less sensitive to the distribution of materials, which will be illustrated
by examples from computer calculations and auralizations. Some differences between sound samples may be heard, but they vanish in noisy
situations. In this paper the question will be discussed if there is a better
acoustic variable than the reverberation time to express and measure
the acoustical quality in a sports facility.
Thu 17:40
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Modelling in room acoustics
Measuring directivities of musical instruments for auralisation
Martin Pollow
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
With the ever rising computational performance, auralisation becomes a
more and more important tool in acoustics. It offers the possibility to make a sound source of known directivity audible at any arbitrary point in a
spatial setting. As natural sources, like musical instruments, lack repeatability of excitation, their radiation has to be measured in all directions
simultaneously. A spherical microphone array surrounding the musician
can be used for this kind of measurements, whose geometry allows correct results for directivities that are band-limited to a certain degree of
spatial variation.
Hereby, the exact locations of the physical sound sources can only be
approximated and are in general not aligned to the center of the sphere.
This yields to higher oscillations in the measured radiation pattern and
can create errors by spatial aliasing. Furthermore, the ground reflections
of a semi-anechoic chamber constitute a problem.
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A comparison for different tones played in different styles allows to evaluate the similarity of their radiations for each instrument. These sets of
directivity patterns are then simplified to gain a more general, static characteristic. The goal is the retrieval of compact directivity data resembling
reality as close as possible to enhance the quality of auralisation of musical instruments.
Thu 8:40
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Noise control 2
Validation of a New Procedure for Rating Shooting Sounds with the
Help of Field Survey Data
Joos Vos
TNO Human Factors
In laboratory studies on the annoyance caused by shooting sounds produced by small, medium-large and large firearms, the annoyance was
well predicted from the outdoor A-weighted and C-weighted sound exposure levels (ASEL and CSEL). For single events, the rating sound
level, Lr, was given by Lr = ASEL + β(CSEL - ASEL)(ASEL - α) + 12 dB.
With this formula it is possible to express Lr in such a way that, overall, it numerically corresponds to the A-weighted day-evening-night level
of equally annoying road-traffic sound. On the basis of the laboratory
results the parameter values α = 47 dB and β = 0.015 were recommended. To validate these parameter values, subjective reactions to shooting
and road-traffic sounds were determined for 400 respondents, the noise dose for road traffic was calculated, and the ammunition spent in the
12 months preceding the administration of the questionnaire was listed.
Next, for all relevant impulsive sources, the required ASELs and CSELs
received in the various residential areas were determined. On the basis
of the data from the majority of the residential areas, the estimated β in
combination with α = 45 dB was equal to 0.025 ± 0.012.
Thu 9:00
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Noise control 2
Noise Management at Civil Shooting Ranges
Dieter Knaussa and Karl-Wilhelm Hirschb
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deBAKOM GmbH; b Cervus Consult GmbH
DIN ISO 17201-2 proposes a scheme to set up a daily noise management on civil shooting ranges. The scheme relies on rating levels based
either on calculations or measurements of the LAFmax at relevant receptor points. In order to employ such a management system, detailed
information have to be known. For civil shooting ranges however, it is sometimes difficult to gather all the details in advance and to put everything
together in an appropriate computer based management system.
This paper reports on a system that follows the basic ideas of the DIN
ISO 17201-5 but relies on the measurement of each single shot at given
positions at close distance during normal operation. Using these single
shot levels and the met. data, the system applies a transfer matrix to
predict the contribution of each shot to the rating level at each relevant
receiver point. The coefficients of the matrix are determined during a
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preceding measurement campaign and accounts for the wind speed and
direction.
Thu 9:20
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Noise control 2
Auswirkungen des Lärmmanagements für das Schießen mit großkalibrigen Waffen
Frank Hammelmanna , Bernd Wiedemannb and Eberhard Braunb
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Cervus Consult GmbH; b Streitkräfteunterstüzungskommando, Köln
Im Jahr 2007 ist vom Bundesministerium der Verteidigung (BMVg)
die Lärmmanagementrichtlinie (LMR) für das Lärmmanagement auf
Schießplätzen der Bundeswehr erlassen worden. Diese Richtlinie
schreibt ein tägliches Lärmmanagement so vor, dass einerseits jeweils
bestimmte Lärmkriterien einzuhalten sind (Schutz vor erheblichen Belästigungen) und andererseits in Umsetzung der zweiten Forderung des
BImSchG der tägliche Schießbetrieb so zu planen ist, dass die Nachbarschaft so gering wie möglich belastet wird (Minimierung der Belastung).
Das Lärmmanagement beruht also nicht auf einer statischen Genehmigung, sondern definiert einen dynamischen Prozess, der täglich mit
dem Lärmproblem konfrontiert. Seit dem 1.1.2008 wird das Lärmmanagement auf allen Truppenübungsplätzen der Bundeswehr im Probebetrieb durchgeführt.
Der Beitrag berichtet über die ersten Auswirkungen des Lärmmanagements. Es wird aufgezeigt, dass das Lärmmanagement schon im Probebetrieb durch zunächst organisatorische Maßnahmen zu einer Minderung der Lärmbelästigung für die Anwohner geführt hat.
Thu 9:40
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Active noise control 2
Feedback Control for Active Noise Reduction in Headsets
Jens Graf
Leibniz-Univ. Hannover, Instit. for Meas. and Automatic Control
With regard to production costs, control strategies for commercial ANRheadsets (Active Noise Reduction) have to be realized simple and efficient. Therefore, the implementation of computationally expensive algorithms, which require fast and expensive digital signal processors, is
avoided. Besides an expensive DSP, further production costs are caused
by a reference microphone, which is necessary in case of a feedforward
controller. However, in contrast to a feedforward controller, the feedback
control approach does not require such a reference microphone. Thus,
the realization of a feedback control strategy enables to save the reference microphone as well as the associated analog input circuit respectively. In order to design an efficient ANR-system, in this paper a time
discrete feedback control approach is introduced. Basically, the proposed feedback control loop consists of two parts. One part is formed by
the non-adaptive controller, while the other part consists of an adaptive algorithm. The non-adaptive controller guarantees steady-state noise
reduction and the overall performance of the ANR-system is improved
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by the adaptive algorithm. The design of the control system is described
and the active noise reduction performance is presented.
Thu 10:00
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Parameterization of an adaptive Multiple-Channel Active Noise
Controller
Kay Kochan and Delf Sachau
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics
Noise induced by machines, vehicle engines or propellers can lead to
high tonal sound pressure levels. Due to increasing comfort requirements and occupational health and safety regulations, noise protection
is a mandatory component of each modern technical system. With advances in technology, this challenge can in some cases be solved by the
active noise control method. As an application example, the active noise
control method is applied to the acoustical problem of a loadmaster working area, which is in front of the cargo bay of a propeller driven transport
aircraft. The present research is focused on the final design process of
such an active noise control system. Here, the hardware and the positions of 8 secondary loudspeakers and 16 error microphones are already
defined. But the controller software and parameters can still be adapted
in order to improve the performance and robustness of the system. In
the present paper the steepest descent frequency domain controller as
well as different solutions of the robust controller parameterization will
be discussed. Moreover, the active control results inside an acoustical
mock-up of the loadmaster working area will be presented.
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Active noise control 2
Active Structural Control of Impacts with a View Towards Noise
Control
Carsten Hoevera , Wolfgang Kroppb and B. A. T. Peterssonc
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Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Berlin; b Chalmers
University of Technology; c TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng.
Acoustics
Impacts between bodies of any sort often constitute an important source
of noise and vibration. These impacts can be characterised as very short
contacts between bodies leading to a sudden release of energy as audible noise and to vibrations of the involved structures. Resulting sound
pressure levels often pose a serious health risk and structural vibrations
lead to further noise emission, material fatigue and breakdown.
Due to a variety of source mechanisms and multiple possible ways of
transmission, propagation and radiation, classical methods of noise and
vibration control are often difficult to implement.
In this study it is theoretically investigated how noise and vibration generated by a sphere-plate impact can be affected by application of an
active force acting on the plate at the impact location.
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Two different numerical models are derived as a basis for simulations.
A parameter study is conducted to investigate the possibilities of active structural control of impacts. With the obtained data, an active control configuration is developed which is applicable to a wide variety of
plate-sphere impact situations and which leads to promising noise and
vibration reduction.
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Active noise control 2
The Design and the Application of Fiber-Optic Microphones for
Acoustic Measurements in Hot Environments
Holger Jochen Konlea , Christian Oliver Paschereita and Ingo Roehleb
a
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics; b German Aerospace Center (DLR), Göttingen
This paper presents the development of extrinsic fiber optic sensors for
acoustic measurements in hot environments. Two interferometer designs
were tested. The first designed prototype bases on the use of a commercial Mach-Zehnder interferometer and a stainless steel membrane
(thickness 12.5µm) and was successfully applied for acoustic measurements in the exhaust gas duct of an atmospheric combustion chamber.
All the studies with this prototype combination showed a high vibration
sensitivity of the optical setup that arises from the fact that glass fiber
vibrations change the optical length of the fiber and thus create a high
noise level in the interference signal. Since the fiber type necessary for
this interferometer is temperature resistant only up to 300◦ C, a new fiber
based laser interferometer was designed basing on the etalon effect of
a single mode optical fiber installed perpendicular in front of a highly reflecting membrane. This basic Fabry-Pérot interferometer was advanced
by a Pockels-cell and an acoustooptical modulator to create a one-fiber
interferometer creating two interferometer signals fulfilling the quadrature condition. Thus a highly vibration insensitive setup was created that
showed good comparability to established measurement techniques for
cold acoustic tests. Its application at an atmospheric combustion chamber is in preparation.
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Active noise control 2
Active control of the sound transmission through a double-glazing
window
Joachim Bösa , Sven Heroldb , Oliver Heussb , Michael Kaubab and Dirk
Mayerb
a
TU Darmstadt, System Reliability and Machine Acoustics SzM;
b
Fraunhofer Institute LBF
Within the framework of the European Integrated Project InMAR (Intelligent Materials for Active noise Reduction) a system for the active control
of the sound transmission through a double-glazing window was developed. The window has a size of 1.2 m x 0.6 m and consists of two glass
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panes (6 mm and 4 mm thick) with a gas-filled gap of 20 mm in between. The vibrational behavior of the window panes was analyzed by
means of finite element simulations and experimental modal analyses
using a scanning laser vibrometer. The results of these analyses were
used to determine suitable locations for the application of piezoelectric
patch transducers. If these patches are used as sensors they can serve
as error sensors or reference sensors for an active control system, if they
are used as actuators they can suppress the vibrations of the window panes and, therefore, reduce the sound transmission through the window.
Several transducer configurations and control strategies were tested and
compared with each other. The sound radiation of a broad-band shaker
excitation was reduced by up to 20 dB at various frequencies, and the
sound transmission through the window was reduced by up to 12 dB at
various frequencies.
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Active noise control 2
LOEWE-Zentrum AdRIA - An important step towards the commercialization of adaptive systems
Joachim Bösa , Thilo Beinb and Holger Hanselkaa,b
a
TU Darmstadt, System Reliability and Machine Acoustics SzM;
b
Fraunhofer Institute LBF
The LOEWE-Zentrum AdRIA (Adaptronik - Research, Innovation, Application) is a large interdisciplinary research project funded by the government of the German federal state Hessen with a duration of 3 years
and a budget of 17.7 million euros for the time being. A second phase of three years with a tentative budget of 20 million euros is planned.
It involves the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System
Reliability LBF, 22 institutes from 3 different departments of the Technische Universität Darmstadt as well as one department of the University
of Applied Sciences, all located in Darmstadt, Germany. The goal of this
project is the creation and sustainable implementation of an internationally leading adaptronics research institution in Darmstadt. Eventually,
it will lead to the foundation of a new Fraunhofer Institute for Adaptronics and of four new university institutes. The project is organized in ten
technology areas (e.g., materials, sensors and actuators, systems and
control, embedded systems, simulation tools, reliability), which supply
the necessary technologies for three application scenarios, i.e., adaptive car, quiet office, and adaptive tuned vibration absorber. An important
step towards the commercialization of adaptive systems will be the close
cooperation with companies and suppliers during the second phase of
the project.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Identification of the Optimal Lay-up for Fibre-reinforced Composite
Plates with Minimized Sound Emission
Martin Dannemann and Werner Hufenbach
TU Dresden, Institute of Lightweight Eng. and Polymer Techn.
Increasing customers requirements and environmentally demands, the
shortened development times as well as the necessary weight reduction
and function-integration are pressing influence factors for the design of
future lightweight structures. In the course of these challenging demands, composites with fibre- or textile-reinforcements offer new possibilities
for a function-integrated design due to their versatile property profile.
The big amount of adjustable parameters like layerwise fibre orientation,
thickness and material requires the utilization of efficient optimization
methods, which take into account not only the stiffness but also the vibration and sound behaviour. For this, an optimization tool based on a
semi-analytical model for the calculation of the sound radiation of composite plates was developed. The design tool enables the calculation of
optimal parameters to given requirements. Within this paper the results
of selected optimization scenarios are presented including the influence
of frequency/stiffness limits and mass restrictions on the optimal composite lay-up with minimized sound radiation. The developed tool and the
performed studies allow the derivation of design guidelines giving the
engineer the possibility of fully exploit the lightweight and vibro-acoustic
potential of composite materials.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Note on a Reliability Approach in Vehicle Acoustic Design
Leo W. Dunnea and Julian Dunneb
a
CDH AG; b University of Sussex
In the acoustic design of passenger vehicles, simulation-based frequency response functions (FRFs) provide an important tool for noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) design assessment. Owing to the variability in actual vehicle components introduced by manufacturing, significant variability can exist between the measured acoustic responses
of nominally identical vehicles. In the standardized NVH analysis processes currently used in the automotive industry, no attempt is made
to account for variability introduced by manufacturing. The methods of
reliability analysis, which include optimization algorithms such as used
in FORM, provide tools for including the effects of the variability in model parameters in analysis. An interesting challenge is to predict upper
bounds on the FRFs in the presence of probabilistically described uncertain model parameters. In this paper, an efficient acoustic FRF bounding
method using extreme-value (EV) theory and a fast re-analysis known
as the modal correction approach is described. In the method, relatively small samples of calculated (or measured) data are used to calibrate
an asymptotic extreme-value model previously justified in an appropriate
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hypothesis test. The paper shows that the method appears to provide a
practical approach to acoustic response FRF bounding for probabilistically uncertain vehicle structures and thus may be used to calibrate the
standard analysis processes.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Optimization of Multilayered Porous Acoustic Absorbers
Heiko Andrä, Matthias Kabel, Hans Rieder, Martin Spies and Andreas
Wiegmann
Fraunhofer ITWM
A new method for the optimal material and layer design of acoustic trims
without the usage of prototypes is presented. As an example the acoustic behaviour of a two-layered ceiling panel is optimized without increasing its weight or its thickness.
The optimization method consists of two steps: (1) The possible varieties
of porous materials are analysed by computer simulation on the microscale, i.e. a certain set of boundary value problems is solved on the fully
resolved microstructure. In a subsequent homogenization procedure a
characteristic set of effective acoustic material parameters is computed
together with their dependency on microstructural parameters like porosity. (2) A data base of these pre-computed characteristic material parameters is used in the actual optimization algorithm, which determines
both the optimal thickness of the layers and their optimal microstructure
with respect to a desired acoustic absorption behaviour.
A wide variety of materials can be taken into consideration: fibrous absorbers, open and closed cell foams, viscoelastic solids, porous or viscoelastic composites.
Since the main difficulty in this procedure is the computation of the characteristic acoustic parameters, we present the verification of the numerical scheme used for the computation of these parameters for the case
of cylindrical pores.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Prediction of structure-borne sound and secondary airborne sound
by three-dimensional finite element models
Mark Blessa and Ferry Koopmansb
a
Peutz Consult GmbH; b Peutz bv, Mook
Nowadays sensitive utilisations as residential, cultural or office buildings
often are located near traffic infrastructure. This situation leads to a rising noise and vibration exposure in urban environment. Typical vibration sources in urban environments are road and railway traffic, industrial
sources or construction works. The prediction of structure-borne sound
and secondary airborne sound in buildings can be difficult and uncertain
due to the numerous characteristics of the source, transmission path
and receiving structure. The two and three-dimensional finite element
method (FEM) is a prediction procedure which is able to simulate high
complex transfer paths and/or receiving structures. Models and methods
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based on the FEM will be introduced to predict structure-borne and secondary airborne sound in complex buildings.
Thu 16:20
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Vibration analysis by means of structure-borne sound intensity
(SSI) simulations
Thorsten Hering and Kai Wolf
TU Darmstadt, System Reliability and Machine Acoustics SzM
Measuring the airborne sound intensity (SI) is a well known and widely
used method for the analysis of sound sources. By measuring sound
intensities one can identify and locate sound sources and then compute
the radiated acoustic power. In the case of real machine structures, the
SI indicates the location of sound radiation but does not provide any
information about the paths of the energy flow within the structure itself.
Therefore the structure-borne sound intensity (SSI) is used to analyze
energy flows and to evaluate the effects of structural modifications on
the vibro-acoustic behavior.
Studies are carried out concerning the computation and measurement
of the SSI to visualize the energy flow throughout test structures and real
machine components that can be defined as plates and shells. The SSI
is computed on FEM simulation data. Once the paths of energy flow are
known it may be of interest to redirect energy flow into less critical areas
instead of a mere global reduction of structure-borne sound. Based upon
these SSI analyses, the effects of structural modifications, such as ribs
and dampers, on the energy flow in plates or shells are demonstrated.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Application of Transmissibility Matrix method to structure borne
path contribution analysis
Dmitri Tcherniak
Brüel & Kjaer SVM A/S
Analysis of sound propagation paths from different noise sources is
an important part of many automotive NVH evaluation processes. It is
known that the classical transfer path analysis (TPA, NPA, SPC) methods addressing this problem are extremely time consuming and not
considering practical by automotive engineers. Recently, a new technique based on a use of transmissibility matrix was suggested. Since it is
relies on operational data only, the technique is very promising in terms
of usability. However, lately there were some concerns expressed about
the correctness of the results.
The current study continues investigation of the method accuracy and
applicability. Comparing to the previous studies, where the method was
used for air-borne scenarios, the current study applies it to the structure
borne case. The method is applied to simulated data, which makes it
possible to validate it against exact results and set the applicability regions of the method. A way to improve the method is suggested and
validated.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Structure-Borne Sound Excitation by Two-Phase Flow in Drainage
Pipes
R. A. Alzugaray and B. A. T. Petersson
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics
Cylindrical structures as drainage pipes are present in many domestic
and industrial applications. These applications can be related to energy
and fluid transfer. The coupling between the conveying fluid and the pipe
walls generate dynamic excitations and potentially represent a structureborne sound source, transforming part of the vibrational energy into radiated noise. The noise due to pipe works in apartment housing is of
significant concern and can reduce the environmental comfort for occupants. This work deals with the analysis of velocity and force distribution
on the surface of a vertical pipe in presence of a two-phase flow. This
constitutes a first stage in flow and source characterization of drainage
pipes. Some experimental results are presented.
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Structural-acoustic optimization
Modeling the Vibro-Acoustic Effect of Trim on Full Vehicle and
Component Level Analysis.
Denis Blanchet
ESI GmbH, Munich
In the automotive industry, the influence of poro-elastic components on
acoustic comfort has been mostly investigated for air borne noise at
mid- and high frequency ranges; however, due to the lack of adequate
theoretical formulations, the influence of poro-elastic in numerical vibroacoustic simulation at lower frequency range has often been ignored or
simplified by the use of distributed spring/mass on the BIW structure
and impedance on the acoustic medium. Recent theoretical developments enabled to overcome this limitation by providing an efficient FEM
formulation for poro-elastic material modelling. This FEM approach, implemented in VTM (Vehicle Trim Modeller) software developed by ESIGroup, enables the computation of the coupled response of a fully trimmed vehicle by taking into account the BIW structure, the acoustic cavity
and the poro-elastic components (seats, carpet, dash insulator...).
This paper presents comparison between measurement and VTM simulation results for fully trimmed vehicle. It also presents the recently developed transmission loss (TL) module using FEM/BEM approach and
comparisons between test and VTM prediction for academic and industrial cases.
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Dose-Response-Relationship and the END
Kerstin Giering
FH Trier, Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
A Review of newer developments in dose-response relationships is given. It will be argued, that unique curves, applicable for all European
countries are hardly to establish.
Thu 9:00
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Techniques to Support Noise Rating and Action Planning in the
Frame of the European Directive about Environmental Noise
Wolfgang Probst
DataKustik GmbH
The first round of Noise Mapping and Action Planning according to the
European Directive about Environmental Noise should have been finalized now. Even with quite different approaches in some member states,
there are some principles that are necessary in each case. Common is
the calculation of noise levels on grids and around facades of residential buildings, even if different calculation methods have been applied.
A further step was often the determination of areas where defined limiting levels are exceeded. In many cases a ”ranking method” has been
applied to compare the possible improvement of a situation by planned
mitigation measures. Possible methods how to apply such a ranking in
a formal way with existing noise maps are demonstrated and practical
examples are presented.
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Cities cannot solve Noise Problems solitarily
Henk Wolfert
DCMR EPA Rijnmond
Noise Maps and Noise Action Plans according to the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC have been established by a lot of cities. Among
those were members of the EUROCITIES network an European network
of large cities. The Noise Maps have visualized the noise situation of a
large part of Europe. Nowadays more than 70% of the European citizens
are living in cities and it is expected to gain up to 80% in the next decades. Cities need to take action to reduce the noise in their territories and
therefore a lot of measures are available. Traffic Management is a key
solution but its effect is limited. Installing environmental zones has limited effect. Noise barriers give only a local effect on the spot. The most
effective measure in urbanized areas will be the application of quiet road
surfaces (quiet kinds of asphalts). After applying the quiet road surfaces
all over the city where possible, a high number of annoyed people still
remains. That’s why measures at European level are needed because if
cars and lorries are provided with quiet tyres and manufacturers of vehicles are forced by European legislation to lower the noise, a reduction
of annoyed people up to 50% can be achieved!
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QCITY: providing cities validated mitigation measures for noise action plans
Geert Desanghere
Akron nv
QCITY (Quiet City Transport) is an integrated research project sponsored by the EC-sixth research framework - priority: sustainable surface
transport. A major objective of the project is to provide municipalities
with a guide with noise mitigation tools to establish action plans for compliance with Directive 2002/49/EC. This paper describes the development of a validated selection of mitigation measurers, fully documented
with information such as the expected noise reduction, cost estimations,
limitation in applicability. In addition to the selection list, datasheets with
further documentation and references are provided. This guide focuses
on practical and validated actions that can be undertaken by the municipalities themselves in their search for quiet city transportation. It involves
mitigation measures such as traffic planning, noise reduction of road and
rail surfaces, propagation paths and barriers, economic incentives, ... .
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Harmonized Strategies for the Development of Noise Action Plans
Sergio Luzzi and Raffaella Bellomini
Vie En.Ro.Se. Ingegeneria - Florence
In this paper an approach for developing Noise Action Plans, with special
regard to hotspots and quiet areas detection and delimitation, is presented. Authors have been involved in the preparation of Noise Action Plan
for the agglomeration of Florence and in the management of an Urban
Matrix of targeted knowledge exchange for the Eurocities Network. A
specific procedure for hotspot detection in areas annoyed by concurrent
sources has been developed and criteria for selection of quiet areas in
noisy city centres have been found.starting for their experiences the approach considers area characterisations and filters helping to achieve
priorisation, such as noise level filter, minimum area filter, etc. The main
actions of the Florence case study plan are then shown, together with a
basic method for their harmonization with those of other noise reduction
and noise control plans, required by National laws and to be applied to
the same areas.
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New Dutch legislation for motorways, where does it lead to?
Annemarie van Beek
Neth. Environmental Assesment Agency
The Dutch state is in a process to modernize the national legislation for
noise from major roads and railroads. The objectives are to stop increase of noise and to reduce the amount of high exposed houses and other
noise sensitive buildings. An important aspect is that the costs for noise
measures to achieve those goals should be restrained. The legislation
consists of both environmental as well as economical aspects. The new
structure that is choosen consists of ”noise emission ceilings” to stimulate the most cost effective measures at noise sources. The Netherlands
Environmental Assessment Agency has evaluated the plans for a new
form of Dutch legislation by modelling the results of legislation in full perspective. The results of the study show the framework of costs, amounts
of high exposed houses and expected noise annoyance due to highways
within different scenarios of traffic growth. With these figures the choices
in legislation are made visible and comparable with other options.
Thu 11:00
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An estimate of the global exposure to environmental noise
Paul de Vos
DHV, Amersfoort
The data produced in the frame of the European Noise Directive, incomplete as it is, provides a useful basis to estimate (1) the relative importance of various sources of environmental noise, (2) the distribution of
noise exposure in different classes relevant to health effects, and (3) the
influence of demographic parameters to the noise exposure. Based on
these relationships, an extrapolation for the world population’s exposure
to noise has been made. The result supports the conclusion that environmental noise, in spite of ambitious legislative efforts, is a major and
growing concern with respect to both public health and quality of life.
This notice ought to be sufficient justification for a much higher political
urgency, priority and interest than is expressed today.
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Urban noise mapping in Romania - preliminary results for Iasi city
Daniel Condorachi
Univ ’AL.I.CUZA’, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Iasi
Noise mapping is known to be a complex task. As a newcomer in EU, Romania has to comply the EU Directive regarding noise control especially
in the urban areas. Iasi is the second largest city in Romania (340,000
inhabitants in 2002) and is in the first group of large cities that has to
create noise strategic maps. Hybrid methods to collect data were used,
required digital thematic layers were extracted in a GIS environment
(TNTMips v.6.9 from Microimages Inc.) from cadastral maps and updated from orthorectified air imagery, numerous points for monitoring traffic
at fixed hours were settled, classification of the roads regarding the traffic, database creation, points validation using a Quest sonometer, etc.
Final integration in a software for noise mapping modeling (SoundPlan
v.6.4) enabled us to compute the first city noise map for Iasi area using
recommended EU noise calculation methods and standards.
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A Sound Tool for Noise Control in urban planning.
Evert de Ruiter
Peutz bv, Zoetermeer
In the planning stage often studies (like EIA) are conducted to compare
alternative locations for a new urban area or the alignment of a new road.
Comparison of the noise load of the alternatives is part of the studies. In
simple cases e.g. where a generic noise reduction is achieved the comparison is simple. In most cases however comparing the alternatives will
be more complicated. How to weigh a small increase of the number of
dwellings exposed to high noise loads, to a large decrease of the number of less noise loaded dwellings? This problem demands a metric for
the total amount of noise annoyance to be expected in a certain context
(planning of a new residential section or road). For this purpose a metric
is proposed that is easy to calculate, called Population Annoyance Index
(PAI). The PAI is based on dose-response relationships and the density
of dwellings/people in the noise loaded areas; the method then results
in a one-number metric for the ”total annoyance” of the specific variant
of the project. If minimising the amount of annoyance is the target of noise control, the PAI is a useful indicator in comparing the quality of the
alternatives of the project.
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A proposal for an European aircraft noise calculation procedure
Berthold Vogelsanga and Thomas Myckb
a
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz; b Umweltbundesamt, Dessau
In 2002 an Environmental Noise Directive was published which requires the production of noise mapping and action plans for major noise
sources. Due to the fact that common methods are not available at present the Directive contains interim computation methods. For aircraft
noise the European Commission recommends an interim computation
method which is primarily based on ECAC Document 29 (2nd edition).
Additionally, a proposal for a harmonised methodology for calculating
environmental noise was developed in the project IMAGINE.
Recently a new Act for Protection against Aircraft Noise came into force
in Germany. The act requires the establishment of noise protection zones at numerous airports. A modern methodology for calculating these
zones is used which is called AzB. The calculation comprises aircraft
noise emission data, the number of aircraft movements as well as the
course of departure and approach tracks and airport circling. In addition
taxiing aircraft are also taken into consideration. The AzB is compared
with the interim computation method as well as with the results of IMAGINE. The comparison shows that the AzB has substantial advantages
against the above-mentioned calculation procedures. Therefore, it is a
candidate for a harmonized European computation method for aircraft
noise in the future.
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Calculation of Aircraft Noise Contours in Germany
Thomas Mycka and Berthold Vogelsangb
a
Umweltbundesamt, Dessau; b Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt und Klimaschutz
In 2005 the European Directive on environmental noise has been transposed into national law in Germany. The act requires the development
of noise mapping and action plans for major airports and other major
noise sources. For this purpose a national interim computation method
for environmental noise at airports is used. It is based on a closest point
of approach model and provides information on the actual aircraft noise
situation. Moreover, there exists a new methodology for calculating the
noise protection zones according to the Act for Protection against Aircraft Noise of 2007. These zones will be established for numerous commercial airports and military airfields in the near future. The calculation
algorithm differs from the computation method for environmental noise in
essential points. In particular a segmentation procedure is applied which
is based on an appropriate division of the three-dimensional flight path
of an aircraft into linear segments. From each of these segments the
aircraft contributes to the total sound exposure. Furthermore, there are
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regulations on land-use planning at regional level. For the determination
of these zones a German standard is often used. This standard especially enables the calculation of aircraft noise exposure at small airports
with mainly general aviation traffic.
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Aircraft noise simulation for relevant daytime periods using a complete set of radar data
Beat Schäffer, Stefan Plüss and Georg Thomann
Empa, Laboratory of Acoustics / Noise Prevention (CH)
Aircraft noise contours are usually determined with model calculations.
As the model results have important consequences for land use planning
and payments of compensation, the model calculations need to be highly
accurate. The hypothesis of this study was that modelling the daytimespecific changes in flight geometries determined from one year’s radar
dataset enhances the accuracy of the model results. To date, the model
FLULA2 developed at Empa randomly chooses up to 100 flight paths per
aircraft type and route in simulations to calculate ’footprints’, i.e. daytimeunspecific averaged sound exposure levels scaled to one flight, which
are then weighted with operational data to obtain daytime-specific noise
contours. In this study, we extended the model to perform separate simulations for relevant daytime periods, using all available flight geometries
of one year’s flight operation to obtain daytime-specific footprints. Exemplarily for the year 2006, we determine the noise contours around Zurich
Airport, Switzerland, with the common (∼27’000 simulated flights) and
the extended simulation (∼235’000 flights). We compare the resulting
daytime-specific noise contours with monitoring data to determine how
much the extended simulation may improve the results and what possible consequences are, such as the changes in the number of persons
above threshold values.
Thu 16:00
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Health risks by nocturnal aircraft noise - do persons exposed get ill
on average?
Christian Maschke
FBB-Maschke
Health risks by nocturnal aircraft noise must be minimised by adequate
protection concepts in Germany. Such protection concepts can orientate themselves on epidemiological studies on selected health end-points
or on ”experimental” studies on noise induced sleep disturbances. New
epidemiological studies already show an increased health risks at considerably lower continuous sound pressure levels as were able to be measured by sleep based examinations (at a usual flight volume). It has to be
taken into account that in presenting sleep examinations, adverse sleep
reactions were up until now measured as a group average (e.g. the averaged probability of waking up). Epidemiological parameters (RR, OR)
on the other hand are based on the frequency of individual illnesses.
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The risk of the exposed persons is described directly by the epidemiological parameters and therefore epidemiological findings are much more
suitably for health protection. If health related protection concepts are
based on the avoidance of sleep disturbances, however, it is necessary to deal with the individual sleep disturbances, because only individual
people can become ill. For example the aircraft noise induced probability
of waking up will be compared with epidemiological findings.
Thu 16:40
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Continued experimental evaluation of a new approach to aircraft
noise modelling
Derk-Jan Doeke Land, Gosse Oldenziel, Frits van der Eerden and Joris
Sijs
TNO Science and Industry
A new approach to aircraft noise modelling was presented previously.
This approach uses a directional emission model: each aircraft is represented by a hemisphere of emission spectra. These hemispheres are
estimated from Noise Power Distance (NPD) tables. Next, the sound
immission levels are obtained by applying a sound propagation model
according to the Imagine project. For the previous experimental evaluation, with microphones in the vicinity of the runway, only the maximum
power setting was taken into account. This paper presents the comparison of numerical and experimental results for 13 monitor positions up to
25 km distance for a total period of 14 days. Also, the effect of the thrust
settings and the meteorology is demonstrated. Finally, the experimental
data is used for a better estimation of the hemispheres for the sound
emission spectra.
Thu 17:00
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Helicopter detection - part 1 - Fast computational method for long
range sound propagation
Marcel Janssensa , Erik Salomonsb and Frits van der Eerdena
a
TNO Science and industry; b TNO Built Environment and Geosciences
A person can detect the presence of a nearby flying helicopter in various
ways. One of these is aural detection. This paper, in combination with
an accompanying paper, presents an approach to assess the probability of detection in varying circumstances of for example the terrain and
the meteorology. Main parameters are: 1. the helicopter noise source
strength and directivity, 2. the long range sound propagation as a function of terrain level and meteorology, 3. the presence of masking sound
sources near the observer, 4. the probability of observer response to
the exposed sound field. The focus of this paper is on long range sound
propagation. A computational method is presented that allows a quick
assessment (typically within a few seconds) of the long range sound
propagation (typically up to 20 km) around a source or a receiver. The
method allows for arbitrary terrain altitudes, so that shielding by (multiple) hills and mountains is taken into account. Moreover, the effects
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of windspeed and temperature on sound ray curvature is included in a
parametric way. Results of this fast computational method are compared with results from a numerical Parabolic Equation approach. Finally,
results of the full approach (all four steps) are illustrated.
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Helicopter detection - part 2 - Approach for the determination of the
probability of detection.
Benoit Quessona , Marcel Janssensb and Frits van der Eerdenb
a
TNO Defence, Security and Safety; b TNO Science and industry
A flying helicopter can be detected, without any high tech material, by an
observer hearing the characteristic sound emitted by the rotor of any helicopter. This paper, in combination with an accompanying paper, presents an approach to assess the probability of aural detection in various
circumstances. The main parameters that influence this probability are:
1. the helicopter’s noise source strength and directivity, 2. the long range (several km) sound propagation which is heavily influenced by e.g.
terrain level and meteorological conditions, 3. the presence of masking
sound sources near the observer, 4. the probability of the observer’s response to the exposed sound field. This paper focuses on the two last
points. Given a certain sound level (based on points 1. and 2.), it presents an approach to quantify the probability of aural detection. The calculation is based on studies found in literature on human aural response
to helicopter sound and on an estimate of the masking sound level at
the observer’s location. The masking sound will vary from rural to urban
areas and estimates for these are given. The paper presents the calculation of an auditory threshold but will address especially the estimate of
the ambient wind induced noise levels.
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Noise from elevated sound sources - Results of a dedicated measuring campaign
Mattias Trimpop
IfL Institut für Lärmschutz GmbH
For noise assessment purposes, outdoor sound propagation is mostly
considered for situations having the source and the receiver close to the
ground. Sound propagation from elevated sound sources is out of scope
of many regulations like the ISO 9613 or ”noise management directive”
of the German MOD (Federal Ministry of Defence). In order to expand
the given calculation schemes for these cases and to validate a 3D-ray
tracing model developed by the Institute of noise control (IfL), reliable
measuring data are needed to test the expansion and the 3D-Model.
This paper reports the results from a measurement campaign held in
spring of 2008. Free explosions at different altitudes up to 300 m height
were used to produce well known blasts. The blasts were recorded at 8
directions and at 6 distances up to 2 km. Weather data were acquired
at 3 stations up to 400 m. The measurements were performed at three
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different meteorological situations: at high, medium and low atmospheric
turbulence conditions. The differences of the measured levels between
high/medium/low turbulences, high and lower sources, up and downwind
conditions are discussed in this paper.
Thu 8:40
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Musical acoustics
An Experimental Musician-Based Study on Playability and Responsiveness of Violins
Friedrich von Türckheim, Thorsten Smit and Robert Mores
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
While playing an instrument, musicians usually seek both, pleasant
sound and perfect control. Focussing on the control part of string instruments, the mechanical response of the body translates into bow/string
interaction and therefore into perceived responsiveness. How much do
body admittances feed back through the bridge and thus influence playability? How significant is the player’s conscious or unconscious adjustment? Investigations employ a specifically designed silent violin, where
demountable bars under the bridge represent various admittance functions. In contrast to other research on violins, the method used here not
only trusts in technical analyses but also in observations on musicians’
subjective perceptions. One of the findings suggests that musicians expect an energy flux into the instrument, and zero effort playing aggravates bow and sound control. This work is part of a research project on
desirable violin sound properties, where the investigated interaction between musicians and a parametric electronic violin must not be hindered
by unfamiliar responsiveness.
Thu 9:00
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Musical acoustics
Modal Testing of a Soprano Steelpan using a 3D Scanning Laser
Doppler Vibrometer
Soren Maloney
University of Cambridge
Modal testing is a well established technique used to extract modal parameters such as natural frequencies, modal damping factors and vibration mode shapes from structures. Here, the technique is applied to a
relatively new percussion instrument - the steelpan. The steelpan also
referred to as the Caribbean steel drum or pan originated in Trinidad
and Tobago during the Second World War. In this work modal testing is
conducted on a soprano pan so as to obtain resonant frequencies and
mode shapes as well as to provide a spatial illustration of modal tuning in
the instrument. A soprano pan was excited with a burst chirp signal from
a loudspeaker and its response recorded with a 3D Scanning Doppler
Vibrometer. The results exhibit the harmonic relationship among tuned
modes in each outer note. There is also significant modal coupling between adjacent notes that have harmonically related frequencies.
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Musical acoustics
Reflection functions of pipes
Thomas Trommer, Hubert Ausserlechner, Judit Angster and Andras Miklos
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
The sound an organ pipe radiates is predominantly influenced by the resonator. In it sound waves travel back and forth between the lower end
(consisting of upper lip, pipe mouth, languid) and the upper end being
partially reflected as well as radiated from these ends. These reflections
and herewith directly the pipe sound is dependent on different properties
of which mainly contributing factors are the geometry of the resonator in
size and shape (cylindrical, conical, diameter, length) as well as the attributes of the ends (open, closed, tuning geometries, mouth size). The
first sound signal excites the stationary air column defined by the resonator. The reflected part of the sound signal from the upper end after
being reflected from the lower end superimposes with the periodic sound
emitted continuously by the sound source. In optimum this retroactivity
leads to a steady state of the resonant circuit radiating the corresponding organ pipe sound. In order to model the resonant part of a pipe
the reflection functions of both ends in dependency of the geometries
are needed. These will be gathered by an especially developed method
by means of time domain measurements on pipes with corresponding
dimensions to in-situ employed organ pipes.
Thu 9:40
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Musical acoustics
Measurements on an adjustable pipe foot model
Hubert Ausserlechner
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
The build-up of the sound in a flue organ pipe is mainly influenced by
the edge tone. A small change of the flue parameters, such as positions
of the lower and upper lip, the wind pressure in the pipe foot and the
width of the flue, mostly results in big differences in the build-up and the
spectra. In order to understand the basic physical processes a pipe foot
model of a labial organ pipe with adjustable parameters has been developed. Furthermore, different types of languids and resonators (pipe
bodies) can be attached to the model. A High value was set on comparisons and measurements with real metal organ pipes in order to give
an indication for advisable ranges of the parameters. Flow velocity, edge
tone, mouth tone and pipe sound measurements were carried out with
the help of this model. From the results of the measurements theoretical
models have been developed for flow velocity, velocity distribution, edge
and mouth tone frequencies and for the ratios of the frequencies of edge
tone modes. These models may facilitate the design and scaling of flue
organ pipes.
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Musical acoustics
Optimal scaling of the depth and width of wooden organ pipes
Judit Angster, Elena Esteve and Andras Miklos
Fraunhofer Institut für Bauphysik
In case of wooden pipes the reduction of pipe width would be desirable, because the space requirement of the pipe organ could then also
be reduced. On the other hand, the sound quality could be worse for
too narrow pipes. The aim is to find the narrowest scaling of wooden
pipes with still appropriate sound quality. Optimal scaling of the depth
and width of wooden pipes has been developed in order to help the design of the instrument to the space requirements of the room. A series
of differently scaled wooden pipes has been acoustically investigated in
the anechoic room of the IBP. On the basis of the results a design and
scaling method has been developed that can take into account the effect
of wall dimensions, material and finish on the stationary spectrum of the
sound. With the help of the new method the organ builder can optimize the dimensions of the wooden pipes, but maintain an optimal sound
quality in the same time.
Thu 10:20
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Musical acoustics
String Vibrato in the Age of Recording: A Wavelet Study
Stijn Mattheij
Avans University Breda
String vibrato was observed from recordings of violin music, spanning
the twentieth century. The use of spectral analysis, based on Morlet wavelets, resulted in a high resolution, simultaneously in time and frequency. Substantially more vibrato was observed in cantabile pieces than
previous studies have indicated. This difference is attributed to partial
masking effects present in the process of listening to old recordings of
poor quality. The results confirm the common picture of a transition in
vibrato during the early decades of the 1900s, but this change is primarily due to a change in width and to a lesser extent in continuity. The
results provide supporting evidence for the so-called ’phonograph effect’
in connection with vibrato, as proposed by Katz.
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Consonant Recognition of Listeners with Hearing Impairment and
Comparison to Predictions Using an Auditory Model
Tim Jürgens, Thomas Brand and Birger Kollmeier
Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
Contrary to listeners with normal hearing, persons with high-frequency
sensorineural hearing loss suffer especially from a poor consonant recognition. This is mainly attributed to the loss of audibility within highfrequency regions. But still it is not clear how suprathreshold factors like
the loss of dynamic range and thus the modification of dynamic compression in the impaired auditory system contribute to the poor consonant
recognition. In a former study we showed that consonant recognition for
normal-hearing listeners can be predicted well using an auditory model
combined to a speech recognizer. In this study we address the following
question by modifying the auditory model to model the signal processing of listeners with hearing-impairment: Does a detailed modelling of
hearing-impairment by including suprathreshold factors like a modified
dynamic compression enhance the prediction of consonant recognition
compared to a model using audibility only? Therefore, observed consonant recognition rates are compared to model predictions using different
model approaches to involve hearing-impairment.
Thu 11:20
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Speech perception 3
Prediction of Speech Intelligibility in Fluctuating Noise for Listeners with Normal and Impaired Hearing
Ralf Meyera , Thomas Brandb and Birger Kollmeierb
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Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
Speech intelligibility prediction based exclusively on the pure-tone audiogram (e.g. SII-based models) shows some limitations. For listeners
with similar pure-tone audiograms the same speech reception thresholds (SRT) are predicted even though the observed SRTs may differ.
For SRTs measured in fluctuating noises, these differences are even larger than in stationary noises. One hypothesis is that cognitive parameters significantly influence the observed SRTs in fluctuating noise. In this
study the speech reception thresholds for stationary and different fluctuating noises are measured for 12 listeners (4 with normal hearing and
8 with impaired hearing). For the listeners with impaired hearing three
SRTs for different noises are measured using the master hearing aid (a
computer program simulating an hearing aid), to evaluate the capabilities of the prediction models in predicting aided thresholds. Additionally,
a pure-tone audiogram and a categorial loudness scaling are measured.
For the measurement of cognitive parameters, the (visual) text reception
threshold test and the lexical decision test are used. The results of the
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cognitive tests are used to explain parts of the remaining deviations between the audiogram-based predictions and the measured values. Preliminary results show significant correlations between the deviations and
some of the cognitive tests.
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Speech perception 3
Optimising Patient Speech Acquisition at Magnetic Resonance Tomography Systems
Marco Friedrich
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
During operation of magnetic resonance (MR) tomography systems,
switching noise is produced with high sound pressure levels. This noise is a disturbance for patient-to-operator communication, as well as for
examinations that require synchronous recording of patient speech (fMRI). Signal processing algorithms can be applied for the removal of MR
and other noise sources from patient speech. However, the disturbed
speech signal should be obtained with the highest possible input SNR,
which is complicated by limitations in practical application. On a typical
MR installation, the room acoustics and sound field characteristics were
examined, with the objective of optimising the microphone solution with
regard to patient speech pick-up. Applying coherence based measures,
the noise field is characterised on and around the MR system. General
conclusions are drawn about possibilities to employ spatial information
for optimising the speech level with regard to interfering noise sources,
such as using microphones with directional characteristics, or multiple
microphones and source separation algorithms. The choice of suitable
microphones and their positioning on a MR installation are discussed.
In addition, experiment results are presented for SNR improvement on a
real MR installation, using microphones with different directional characteristics on suitable position.
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Interactive Fitting-Wizard in a Home Environment
Hannah Baumgartnera , Arne Schulza , Andreas Heina , Tobias Herzkeb
and Inga Holubec
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OFFIS, Institut für Informatik, Oldenburg; b HörTech gGmbH, Germany;
c
FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie
The European Hearing at Home (HaH) project aims at supporting
hearing-impaired persons in their home environment. TV headsets
with linear volume control allow people with hearing deficiencies good
speech perception even in bad acoustic conditions. This approach attacks sensorineural hearing losses which imply a changed loudness perception combined with reduced perceivable dynamic range.
To help sensorineural users adapting the dynamic of their head phones according to individual hearing loss, three different interactive fitting procedures - based on broadcast audio material - have been evolved to fit parameters of a three band dynamic compressor performed in
the master hearing aid (MHA). The MHA is the real-time audio-signalprocessing framework in the background.
The fitting schemes can be used without any expertise and are intuitive
and easy to use. A full walkthrough of the fitting wizard takes about 10
to 15 minutes. First results of user studies with 11 subjects (54-73 years
old, 5 women, 6 men, slight to moderate hearing loss) show effectiveness of the approaches with respect to the improvement of the speech
intelligibility and acceptance of sound quality. Further user studies will
be performed.
Thu 15:20
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Speech
Complex Wavelet Based Modulation Analysis of Speech
Jean-Marc Luneaua , Jerome Lebrunb and Soeren Holdt Jensena
a
Aalborg University - Dept. of Electronic Systems; b I3S-CNRS, Sophia
Antipolis
Low-frequency modulations of sound carry essential syllabic information
for speech. The complex modulation spectrum is commonly obtained by
spectral analysis of the sole temporal envelopes of the sub-bands out
of a time/frequency analysis. Amplitudes and tones of speech or music
tend to vary slowly over time. Thus the temporal envelopes are mostly
of polynomial type. Filtering in this domain usually creates undesirable
distortions because only the magnitudes of the temporal envelopes are
processed and the phase data is often neglected. We remedy this problem with the use of a complex wavelet transform as a more appropriate
envelope and phase processing tool. Complex wavelets carry both magnitude and phase explicitly with great sparsity and preserve well polynomials. Furthermore an analytic Hilbert-like transform is possible with
complex wavelets implemented as an orthogonal filter bank. As a result,
the transform delivers replicas of the time-frequency analysis at different
modulation scales, namely ”Modulation Sub-Spaces”. By working in this
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alternative domain the transform shows very promising denoising capabilities and suggests new approaches for joint spectrotemporal analytic
processing of slow frequency and phase varying signals.
Thu 15:40
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Speech
Speaker Verification Based on Formants Using Gaussian Mixture
Models
Timo Beckera , Michael Jessenb and Catalin Grigorasc
a
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute; b KT 54
Bundeskriminalamt, Wiesbaden; c Ministry of Justice, Bucharest
In a new method, the well known UBM-GMM framework for automatic speaker verification is applied to formant parameters replacing the
common cepstral parameters (e.g. Mel frequency cepstral coefficients
(MFCC)). By using full covariance matrices, both the static and variable
vocal tract configurations are reflected in the speakers’ models. Speaker
comparisons are achieved by relating speaker similarity to speaker typicality, expressed as the likelihood ratio. The method reveals a low equal
error rate while providing easy interpretability and low dimensionality.
Thu 16:00
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Speech
Is the Fujisaki model a suitable (prosodic) model for the voiceconversion task?
Jan Schwarz, Martin Tran and Ulrich Heute
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
The aim of voice conversion (VC) is to transform the voice of one speaker (source) in such a way that the converted voice sounds as if it was
uttered by another speaker (target). The meaning and content of the
speech are not changed. Nowadays VC-systems suffer from a poor naturalness and quality of the transformed voice. The transformed voice
can only sound naturally, if it includes all characteristics relevant for the
true target speaker. Within VC-systems, a main problem is the mapping
of the prosody which is one of the essential features.
First results show that a statistical prosodic model can be used to describe prosodic parameters like the fundamental frequency and the timing of
phonemes. However, the stress is not included within that model. From
speech synthesis, the Fujisaki model is known to describe the fundamental frequency by parameters which also include accent commands.
In addition the parameters are related to the physiology of speech production. Thus, this contribution analyses whether the Fujisaki model is
suitable for the VC-task either as a single model or as an addition to the
statistical prosodic model. Limitations, necessary extensions, and problems are pointed out.
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Speech Analysis and Synthesis by Time-Varying Lattice Filters
Karl Schnell and Arild Lacroix
J.W.Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Inst. für Angewandte Physik
Model-based analysis of speech is usually performed by time-invariant
linear prediction. However, the articulatory speech production process
is a continuous non-stationary process. In this contribution, time-varying
estimations of autoregressive models are presented for speech analysis
and synthesis. In comparison to the time-invariant estimation, the model
parameters are time-varying within the frames. For that purpose, the coefficient trajectories are described by basis functions. The time-varying
analysis is treated under the constraints of a continuous time evolution of
the model parameters over frames. As model parameters the reflection
coefficients of the lattice filter are considered, which are related to a simple vocal tract model of a lossless tube system. The estimation algorithm
can be utilized for a variety of applications. Depending on the purpose of
the estimation algorithm different adjustments and issues can be favourable such as the order of the model and the influence of the excitation.
Thu 17:00
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Speech
Modeling the speaker-specific F0 Changes caused by raised Vocal
Effort
Corinna Harwardt
FGAN, Wachtberg
The F0 behavior of a speaker is an important feature for forensic as well
as for automatic speaker recognition tasks. Especially in forensic speaker recognition the two examined speech samples often contain speech
of different degree of vocal effort. In such cases it is not recommendable
to use the F0 measurements for speaker recognition because the F0 behavior changes with raising vocal effort. Hence an adequate estimation
technique, that predicts a speaker’s F0 changes for a given vocal effort,
can improve speaker recognition tasks. The degree of raising the F0
caused by raised vocal effort is different for each speaker. To predict this
speaker-specific degree of raising F0 is the goal of this investigation.
Therefore we describe in this paper present estimation techniques for
assigning F0 changes and introduce an estimation technique to predict
the F0 changes affected by a raise of vocal effort. This prediction method
and the problems in estimating speaker-specific F0 changes caused by
raised vocal effort are presented in detail. Then the estimation technique is evaluated by using the Pool 2010 corpus. After discussion of the
evaluation results we give an outline of future research.
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Speech
Reverberation Time Estimation for Speech Processing Applications
Heinrich Loellmann and Peter Vary
RWTH Aachen University
The reverberation time (RT) is an important measure for the characterization of reverberant environments, which can be determined by different acoustical measurement methods. However, they use mostly a
special measurement setup and dedicated excitation signals, which is
inapplicable for most speech processing algorithms requiring knowledge
about the RT. In this contribution, a new method is devised, which allows
to estimate the RT from noisy observations. It is based on a maximum
likelihood (ML) estimation which is derived from a statistical model of the
sound decay in reverberant and noisy enclosures. This allows to determine the RT from a measured sound decay (or room impulse response)
in the presence of noise. It is also shown, how the ML estimator can be
used to determine the RT blindly from a noisy and reverberant speech
signal. This blind RT estimation can be employed for the enhancement
of noisy and reverberant speech signals.
Thu 17:40
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Speech
A Study of Throat Microphone Performance in Automatic Speech
Recognition on Motorcycles
Thomas Winkler, Serguei Pronkine, Rolf Bardeli and Joachim Köhler
Fraunhofer IAIS
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) for command and control and other
applications in a car environment is very challenging due to the specific noise and environmental conditions. In the motorcycle domain, in
some aspects like environmental noise the conditions are even more severe. In the EU-funded project MoveOn, a reliable command and control
system for police motorcyclists is developed. The problem of decreasing
ASR performance will be met considering the use of a more noise robust
throat microphone instead of a standard close-talk microphone within the
helmet. In this work an evaluation of the ASR performance for command
and control on the motorcycle using a throat microphone for capturing
speech is presented. In a first step the throat microphone signal and
the close-talk microphone signal are analyzed. Then the results of the
ASR performed on the throat microphone signal are compared to the results using the standard close-talk microphone. The evaluation is based
on speech data synchronously recorded for both microphone channels.
This training and evaluation data was recorded within the scope of the
project under realistic noise and environmental conditions on the motorcycle.
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Railway noise 2
Calculated Basic Sound Level as a Derivation of Measured Sound
Levels of Freight Trains
Dirk Windelberg
Leibniz-Universität Hannover, Institut of Algebra
Railway rolling noise depends largely on wheel and rail roughness. Therefore the MEASURED sound level may differ at different locations along
the rail. But also the wheels have different roughness, especially wheels
of freight trains. However, the ’Grundwert’ (basic sound level) defined in
the German directive ’Schall03’ may be valid for intercity coaches and
’average good rail conditions’, and does not take into account these variations. In this paper, sound levels of freight trains measured at different
locations are used to reverse calculate the actual basic sound level under the specific conditions of each measurement. Memorable illustrations show the shortcoming of the ’Grundwert’ as defined in the directive.
These illustrations form the basis for an open discussion about a lawful and generally accepted COMPUTABLE definition of the basic sound
level of freight trains that is derived from many measurements. Such a
definition has to be a solution of a ’number crunching’ problem. We look
for one value - the basic sound level for freight trains- which describes
the noise for all species of freight trains with their individual and independent wheel roughness, and for all species of rails with their individual
roughness. The aim is to find such a definition that is adequate for use
in future directives and guidelines.
Thu 9:00
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Railway noise 2
Railway noise - measurement and calculation
Dorothea Salz
Umweltbundesamt, Dessau
Die Akzeptanz und die weitere Entwicklung des Schienenverkehrs werden zunehmend durch seine ökologische Schwachstelle, den von ihm
erzeugten Lärm, in Frage gestellt. Speziell der nächtliche Schienengüterverkehrslärm verursacht hohe Gesundheitsgefährdungen. Deshalb
gibt es in einigen europäischen Regionen massiven Widerstand gegen
mehr Verkehr auf der Schiene. Die vereinigten Bürgerinitiativen ”Wucht
an Main und Rhein” mit 240 000 Mitgliedern fordern beispielsweise Reduktionen der Geschwindigkeiten, Nachtfahrverbote und teilweise Führung der Strecken im Tunnel. Die Proteste zeigen, dass die Akzeptanz
und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des klimafreundlichen Schienengüterverkehrs gefährdet sind.
Neben wichtigen Lärmminderungsmaßnahmen wie der Umrüstung von
Güterwagen auf leisere Bremssysteme spielen auch die Beurteilungsmethoden von Schienenverkehrslärm eine große Rolle für eine effektive
Lärmschutzstrategie. Vor- und Nachteile verschiedener Methoden werden gegenübergestellt und diskutiert.
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Um beispielsweise die Synergieeffekte von fahrzeug- und fahrwegbezogenen Maßnahmen darstellen und damit für die Lärmminderung nutzen
zu können, müssen die akustischen Fahrwegcharakteristika sowohl in
die Messung als auch in die Berechnung hinreichend einbezogen werden.
Thu 9:20
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Railway noise 2
Schall 03 1990 versus Schall 03 2006: A Comparison of the Calculation Methods for railway noise with Noise level Measurements
Ulrich Möhlera and Hans Onnichb
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Möhler + Partner; b Deutsche Bahn AG - DB Systemtechnik
A new method for the calculation of railway and tramway traffic noise was
established by an expert team in the last few years. The results of this
scope are described in the draft from December 2006. The estimated
release date of the Schall 03 2006 will be the implementation by the german minister of transport during the year 2009 or 2010. Right now the
Schall 1990 is the applicable regulation in the planning process for railway and tramway traffic noise. The implied differences between these
two calculation procedures will be presented and compared by the results of noise level measurements. With respect on the transition period
between the end of the appliance of Schall 03 1990 and use of the final
paper)of the Schall 03 2006, some recommendations will be proposed
for the practical use.
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Railway noise 2
Calculation method for wheel dampers in railway applications
Randolf Arndta , Karoly Jalicsa , Gerald Schleinzerb and Günther Veitc
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Virtual Vehicle Competence Center, Graz; b Siemens Transportation Systems, Graz; c Schrey & Veit GmbH
Railway generated noise is a significant environmental problem in congested urban areas. Noise protection walls reduce the noise of the railway quite effectively, but impact the landscape and are costly in production and sustainment. Therefore, dampers on carriage wheels and rails
have become a prosperous alternative for noise reduction and are already used by the railway industry. Presently, the optimization of these dampers is varied out by testing, mainly. Therefore, a calculation procedure
for wheel dampers has been developed in a research project together
with Siemens TS (production of trains) and Schrey&Veit (production of
railway dampers).
This procedure is based on the Finite Element Method and requires detailed models of the damper parts and its connection to the wheel. The
calculation results were compared and validated with modal analysis
measurements. The article shows characteristic results and describes,
how the new simulation method can support the design and optimization
of rail wheel dampers in future applications.
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Procedure and applications of combined wheel/rail roughness
measurement
Michael Dittrich
TNO Science and Industry
Wheel-rail roughness is known to be the main excitation source of
railway rolling noise. Besides the already standardised method for direct roughness measurement, it is also possible to measure combined
wheel-rail roughness from vertical railhead vibration. This is a different
quantity which offers its own particular applications. This measurement
technique has significant practical benefits and has been in use for several years. In this paper the method is outlined and it is discussed how
it could be implemented in a procedure. Applications are discussed and
some illustrative data are presented.
Thu 10:40
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Simulation of curve squeal considering the vehicle dynamics
Daniel Frese and Torsten Kohrs
Bombardier Transportation
When a railway vehicle traverses a tight curve an intense tonal noise
can occur. This squealing noise is often the dominant sound in tight
curves and emerges mainly in urban areas. The squeal mechanism is
attributed to a stick-slip process which has been the topic of several investigations in the past. The occurrence of this instability depends on a
large amount of parameters, e.g. wheel damping, friction characteristics
and vehicle dynamics. Parametric studies using two different simulation
tools (TWINS-SLYNX and SFE AKUSRAIL) are performed to identify the
main influence parameters for the curve squeal phenomenon. The focus
is on the investigation of vehicle dynamics parameters gained from multibody vehicle dynamic simulations on curve squeal. The aim is to identify
vehicle dynamic potentials to inhibit the occurrence of squeal noise.
Thu 11:00
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Statistical Analysis of Railway Noise: How long-term monitoring
helps improving short-term measurements
Edwin Verheijen
dBvision & RIVM, Utrecht
Rolling noise of trains is a well-understood phenomenon for which very
detailed source models have been developed (e.g. TWINS, Harmonoise). Although noise computations are preferred in many cases above
noise measurements, long-term noise monitoring is becoming more important as a means to verify calculations. The noise monitoring stations
developed by ProRail have yielded a large amount of statistical information in a few years time. How these measurements compare to calculations has been reported elsewhere. In this paper we will focus on
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events and effects that influence the representativity of short-term measurements. This is important because many research results are based
on just a couple of pass-by measurements. How reliable are they? As
the monitoring stations are able to identify individual trains and even single vehicles, very refined variation analysis is possible. For example, the
effects of wind, temperature, seasons, and state of maintenance have
been sorted out. Besides this, the paper gives also answers to questions
like: What mileage is required before the noise emission of new trains is
stable and representative? What is the noise effect of wheel flats? Some
of the results give reason to adjust the measurement conditions of the
noise type testing standard (ISO 3095).
Thu 11:20
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The project ’Low Noise Train on a Real Track (LZarG)’ will help to
halve the rail noise by 2020
Wolfgang Behr
Deutsche Bahn AG - DB Systemtechnik
Deutsche Bahn has the goal of halving the rail noise exposition of lineside residents by the year 2020 compared to 2000. Therefore the project
”LZarG” investigates in technical improvements of boogies, wheelsets,
wheel-absorbers, rail-absorbers, rail fastening systems and special under sleeper pads. Besides the German noise mitigation programme for
existing lines and retrofitting the freight wagons with composite brake
blocks, LZarG is the third column in the strategy of Deutsche Bahn to
reduce railway noise by at least 10 dB(A) by 2020 compared to 2000.
Deutsche Bahn will assure that each development within LZarG meets
the relevant regulations and the special requirements of Deutsche Bahn.
Also the potential impact on future maintenance procedures will be taken
into account. At the end of the project in 2010, several field test measurements will evaluate the potential of the improvements developed or
improved within LZarG, using a noise-optimized trainset on the various
track systems.
Thu 11:40
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Railway noise 2
TSI-Noise Standstill Measurements on Open Track.
Malte Tintera , Nicolas Meunierb and Christoph Eichenlauba
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Alstom LHB; b Deutsche Bahn AG - DB Systemtechnik
Since the entry into force of the Technical Specification for Interoperability of Conventional Rolling Stock - Subsystem Noise (short TSI Noise),
the homologation process of new vehicles includes a test of their noise emission. TSI Noise specifies in particular limits for stationary noise,
starting noise, pass by noise and driver’s cab noise. The conformity of
rolling stock has to be assessed within type testing.
Modern vehicles developed under consideration of the TSI requirements
may present a quite low noise emission, which involves that the measuring site has to be chosen carefully, since the exterior noise measurements are performed at a distance of 7.5 m from the track axis and the
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background noise has to be at least 10 dB lower than the vehicle noise.
The lecture demonstrates - using the example of the TSI certification
of the electric trainset Coradia Continental - the advantages of carrying
out standstill measurements at the test site for acceleration and pass by
tests, resulting in benefits for precision, time and costs of the measurements.
Thu 15:00
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Localisation of sound sources on vehicles
Capturing a noise source in an interior enclosure
Filip Deblauwea and Maxime Robinb
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LMS International; b MICROdB, Edully (Gambia)
Sound source localization (SSL), such as NAH and beam-forming, have
been around for the last decennia. SSL techniques have been mainly
used for free field conditions and only the last couple of year they have found their way for interior acoustic applications where non-free-field
conditions are met. In this paper a two step test procedure is proposed to perform a detailed interior SSL localization. In a first step, a solid
spherical antenna is used to perform a SSL on the complete interior
compartment. The uniqueness of this solution lays in the fact that the
SSL propagation is not only based upon a beam- forming solution, but
takes also into account the acoustic diffractions that happens around the
solid sphere. The first step gives an overview of all sources present in
the interior enclosure, but with a limited spatial resolution. In a second
step this spatial resolution is improved by taking a second measurement
focusing in at certain areas of the enclosure. For these measurements
a cylindrical array is used and the data is processed using focalization.
The combination of the two methods leads to an accurate SSL in an interior enclosure in a more efficient way that has been done till now using
masking techniques.
Thu 15:20
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Localisation of sources on vehicles
Sound Source Localisation with Acoustic Mirrors
Martin Helfer
FKFS Stuttgart
Acoustic mirrors, also known as sound mirrors, has been used for sound
source detection and localisation for many years even though they were not very common. Probably their first application took place on the
military field as early warning systems for adversary aircraft. In recent
years many of them were used for sound source determination in rail
and road transport. Especially in aeroacoustic wind tunnels sound mirrors have become one of the preferred measurement techniques for the
investigation of extrior sound radiation of vehicles and planes. One of
their favourable properties is the simple setup which allows easy identification and estimation of the main sources without requiring extensive
data processing. On the other hand a complete documentation of the
radiated sound pattern may be quite time-consuming.
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Localisation of sound sources on vehicles
Advanced Source Localisation with Beamforming in Vehicle Acoustics
Sandro Guidati
HEAD acoustics GmbH
Beamforming using microphone arrays is a common used technique for
the localization of sound sources. The first applications were mainly aeroacoustic measurements in wind tunnels. Here the measurement object
can not be measured in the very near field with e.g. a single microphone without producing excessive noise, whereas the array can be placed
outside the airflow. A problem for beamforming is a reverberant environment. The algorithm is based on the evaluation of phase relations between the array microphones. In a highly reverberant environment e.g. a
vehicle cabin, the phase relations are distorted by the reflections. With
the use of measured transfer functions between the array microphones
and the points of interest in the cabin the accuracy of the results can
be enhanced. Recent advantages in computer technologies allow for a
real time processing of the microphone array data resulting in an online visualization of the sound sources. Computer vision technologies
based on multiple video cameras detect the three dimensional distribution of the potential sound sources increasing again the accuracy of the
evaluation. The paper describes these techniques in detail and shows
applications in vehicle acoustics.
Thu 16:00
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Localisation of sound sources on vehicles
Validation of a measurement based Area Contribution Analysis
Heiko Jakoba , Arnaud Bocquilleta and Steffen Marburgb
a
BMW AG - Munich; b TU Dresden, Institut für Festkörpermechanik
The Automotive Industry is in need of effective NVH measurement methods to optimize the design of isolation and damping concerning weight
and cost constrains. In order to gain better knowledge on the contribution of each panel from the interior it is imperative to find a new and simple
method of analysis in the early prototype stages of a vehicle. Using the
technology of the Microflown-element it became possible to grasp the
particle velocity close to any surface based on measurements. This information and the quantification of the transfer path allow for a prediction
on contribution from subsystems in the cabin. The method is based on
a combination of the Transfer Path Analysis principle and the quantification of the Emission of the surface. A simple example below shows the
validation of such measurements as well as the comparison between a
direct measurement and a simulation. This example depicts the critical
range of the mid frequencies (200-3500Hz). The precision and usability
of these simulated results will be discussed moving forward based on
this specifically designed setup.
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Noise
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Why Environmental Noise Still is Not
Reduced Properly, and What To Do About It
Edwin Verheijena and Jan Jabbenb
a
dBvision & RIVM, Utrecht; b National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM)
Various international cost-benefit studies show that traffic noise can be
reduced cost-effectively by noise measures, especially by measures taken at the source (i.e. silent tyres or silent road pavement). The benefits
are obvious: a quieter environment leads to less annoyance and sleep
disturbance, resulting in reduced health damage and production loss.
Previous research pointed out that 7 billion euros can be spent costeffectively on noise measures in the Netherlands. This does not only
justify the present national noise policy (which aims at avoiding noise
growth), but also suggests that much more ambitious goals are within
reach: an overall noise reduction of 5 dB. How to convince decision
makers and politicians that such a noise reduction is both urgent and
cost-effective? Why do they still hesitate while environmental noise is annoying so many people and threatens their well-being and health? The
present article analyzes the doubts and it provides actions that should
be considered to take the noise issue higher on the political agenda.
Thu 17:00
Ruys Zaal
Noise
Flow-induced Sound Radiation from Air-ducting Structures
Silja Becka and Sabine Langerb
a
TU Clausthal, Institut für Technische Mechanik; b TU Braunschweig,
Institut für Angewandte Mechanik
In product development prediction of flow-induced noise becomes an
increasing important issue. Examples include both liquid and gas flow
such as heating and sanitary ducts, ventilation channels and air intakes.
Here, a numerical approach is presented to determine this acoustic radiation. Once validated, it can reduce expensive prototyping and laboratory testing.
The model consists of the three interacting parts air flow, structure and
surrounding space. Air flow within the structure is derived using the volume of fluid approach used by commercial software. The structure is
represented by a shell model discretized by the finite element method
(FEM). Acoustic radiation into the surrounding space is modelled accounting for the wave formulation and Sommerfeld’s radiation condition
employing the boundary element method (BEM).
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Noise
An insitu non destructive measurement technique to assess the
acoustic absorption of asphalts
Emiel Tijs
Microflown Technologies
Traditionally, the acoustic absorption properties of road surface asphalts
are determined in a Kundt’s tube, requiring a sample to be taken, thus
destructing the surface. Furthermore, this method is time consuming and
only limited to measure sound wave under a normal angle of sound wave
incidence, which is not the case in practive. The PU surface impedance
method, measuring both sound pressure and acoustic particle velocity,has been applied on asphalt road surfaces, measuring acoustic absorption under both normal and oblique angles of sound wave incidence.
The method can also be applied while moving the probe along the test
surface. Thus it becomes feasible to measure the acoustic properties of
road surfaces whilst driving. As many mechanical properties are related
to acoustic absorption, a road surface monitoring system based upon
acoustic absorption measurements might be feasible. First results will
be presented and an outlook will be discussed.
Thu 17:40
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Noise
Noise Stage and Efficacy that the Workers who Work in Industrial
Field are Exposed to During the Manufacture
Sezgin Ersoy
Marmara University, Dep. Mechatronics, Istanbul
Industrial noise might be described as a noise, because of using equipment and machinery in industry and it is getting to be a growing matter
related with industrial development. The noise is a one of the main cause
which threat staff health, especially such as manufactures and depends
on technology of production capacity and kind of goods that manufactured might be different stages.
Measurements were made firm which produce a transformer. There were working 150 people, at the measurement time. This area which made
a measurement, only produce a power transformer. Measurement areas
are; coil production, nucleus production, coil montage and test laboratory. Measurements were made two minutes periods.
Measurements were carried out with a SL 4001 type 2 for suitable IEC
651 which has a ISO 9001, CE and IEC1010 certificated. This device
can measure by ISO 1996-1.2003 standard. The result show that the
highest noise level was nucleus production area, and the lowest noise
level was test laboratory.
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Voice production 1
Numerical Modelling of Vocal Fold Dynamics by a 3D Multi-MassModel
Anxiong Yanga , Jörg Lohschellera , Michael Stinglb , Daniel Voigta , Ulrich
Eysholdta and Michael Döllingera
a
Dept. Phoniatrics & Pedaudiology, University Hospital Erlangen; b Dept.
Applied Mathematics II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
The emitted human speech signal originates due to oscillations of both
vocal folds. So called functional dysphonia being only observable during
phonation yield voice disorders, i.e. hoarseness. In historical voice research, the endoscopic vocal folds movements were mostly simulated via
1D Two- or 2D Multi-Mass-Models. However, by using these models only
vocal fold movements in lateral and longitudinal directions are taken into
account.
This work presents an enhancement of these mathematic biomechanical
models: a Multi-Mass-Model expanded from 2D to 3D displacements. It
consists of five mass planes arranged in vertical direction. Each plane
contains five longitudinal coupled mass-spring oscillators. Via the new
proposed model not only the vertical movements but also the diffusion
of the mucosal wave from inferior to superior can be simulated.
In order to better simulate vocal fold vibrations, the time-invariant model
parameters are adjusted in a developed hybrid optimization procedure.
The evaluation of optimization procedure is performed by using lateral
symmetric data sets synthetically generated by the suggested model.
Different glottis closure-types are also considered.
The future goal is to describe the physiological relevant characteristics of
3D vocal fold dynamics, which can be extracted via high-speed imaging
in combination with a new developed laser-spot projection system.
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A novel approach for stable calculation of vocal fold oscillation
using a multiple-mass model
Eva Locha , Malte Koba,c and Sebastian Noelleb
a
RWTH Aachen University Hospital; b RWTH Aachen, Div. of Numerical
Mathematics; c Erich-Thienhaus-Institute, University of Music Detmold
The modeling of continuous string-like systems is often performed by
spatial and temporal discretization of a problem-dependent wave equation. For arbitrarily chosen discretizations instabilities may appear which
in contrary to the expected increase of accuracy decrease the stability
of the calculations. In this paper an approach to avoid such instabilities
by adopting the temporal discretization to the spacial discretization is
presented. Implementations of a simplified vocal fold model have been
made in MATLAB and JAVA. The result is tested with a multi mass model of vocal fold oscillation. It is shown that for an arbitrary number of
masses a stable calculation is obtained. The application of the method
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for more complex models of normal and pathologic voice production is
planned.
Thu 9:20
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Numerical study of the human phonation process by the Finite Element Method
Stefan Zörnera , Manfred Kaltenbachera , Gerhard Linkb , Reinhard
Lerchc and Michael Döllingerd
a
Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Applied Mechatronics; b Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Sensorik; c University ErlangenNuremberg; d Dept. Phoniatrics & Pedaudiology, University Hospital Erlangen
The basis of the human phonation process is given by the complex interaction of air and flow in the larynx together with the structural mechanics
of the vocal folds. Our goal is to study the influence of the geometric
shapes of vocal folds on the quality of the generated sound. Since direct measurements on such variations are not feasible, we developed
an enhanced numerical scheme based on 2d Finite Element Methods,
capable to compute this coupled field problem. The geometric variations
on the vocal folds change the main frequency component and, furthermore, influence the occurrence of the Coanda effect (the jet is attaching
randomly to either side of the trachea). With our simulations, we can demonstrate, that this effect causes a broadband acoustic signal. Currently,
we perform numerical simulations with asymmetric vocal folds to investigate different types of dysphonia.
Thu 9:40
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Voice production 1
An approach for numerical calculation of glottal flow during glottal
closure
Andreas Gömmela , Malte Kobb,e , Thoralf Niendorfc and Christoph
Butenwegd
a
RWTH Aachen, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Head and Neck Surgery;
b
RWTH Aachen University Hospital; c RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Experimental Radiology; d RWTH Aachen, Dept. of Civil Engineering,
Statics and Dynamics; e Erich-Thienhaus-Institute, University of Music
Detmold
Limitations of classical low-degree-of-freedom approaches (multiplemass models) of modeling vocal fold (VF) oscillation have indicated the
need for more advanced models. A couple of finite-element (FE) models
have been presented in the last years, which include a number of numerically difficult solver algorithms. The presented model represents a coupled two-dimensional model of VF movement including fluid-structure
interaction effects. A structural model of vocal fold tissues and a fluid
model of the airflow are combined by the Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian
formulation. As solvers ANSYS was chosen for the structure and CFX
for the fluid. A special problem is handling the stop of the airflow in the
closed phase of the glottal cycle. Since the fluid elements in the glottal
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gap channel would have to be zero-volume elements, a special modeling strategy is necessary. In this model a loss coefficient is introduced
when the glottal gap falls below a certain control volume. As exemplary
area of use, results of comparative simulations are shown, which differ
in driving pressure values and VF shape. It is shown that typical convergent/divergent shapes are only obtained when a minimum length of
a channel between the VF remains.
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Voice production 1
Sound Generation in a Flow-Induced Vibrating Human Vocal Folds
Model
Stefan Becker, Stefan Kniesburges, Stefan Müller and Antonio Delgado
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Strömungsmechanik
For investigating the fluid-structure-acoustic coupled (FSA) process of
human phonation, synthetic models of the vocal folds (VF) were designed which showed flow-induced oscillations and produced a tonal
sound. Two different kinds of models were developed: one for observing the flow field vibrating at constant frequency and a more realistic
which could be stretched in longitudinal direction to simulate the prestress within human VFs. Besides the investigation of the flow field using
PIV the major aim was to observe the FSA process to determine the
acoustic sources. Therefore two approaches were applied: Firstly the vibration of the VFs was recorded using a high-speed camera triggered
by the subglottal pressure to determine phase shift between the two signals. Secondly synchronous measurements of the subglottal pressure,
the flow velocity behind the VFs and the acoustic pressure were done
to determine their coherence. The results support the existence of the
Coanda-effect. Furthermore the vibration frequency and the phase shift
between the subglottal pressure and the glottal width depended on the
stiffness and the tension in the VFs. The synchronous measurements
determined the pulsating flow rate as main acoustic source.
Thu 10:20
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Human phonation analysis by 3d aero-acoustic computation
Stefan Zörnera , Manfred Kaltenbachera , Reinhard Lerchb , Willy Mattheusc , Rüdiger Schwarzec and Christoph Brückerc
a
Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Applied Mechatronics; b University Erlangen-Nuremberg; c University Freiberg, Mechanics and Fluid
Mechanics
A numerical model of the phonation process, which takes place inside
the larynx, is presented. The air flow through the glottis has been replaced by water and the physical dimensions have been scaled accordingly.
Therewith, the characteristic frequencies and velocities are reduced. The
movement of the vocal folds are prescribed by geometric changes of the
computational domain.
In utilising numerical simulations, the goal is to study the complex interaction of the modulated flow, due to the prescribed geometric variations.
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The fluid flow is simulated by solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes
equation with the help of a direct numerical simulation (DNS) based on
the software OpenFOAM. The results are scaled to comply with a simulation in air. This data is then taken to calculate the acoustic sources
inside the model by using Lighthill’s analogy and the acoustic sound propagation by solving the inhomogeneous wave equation. Currently we
prescribe a periodical flow on the inflow boundary and compute the flow
field for fixed vocal fold geometries. The computed acoustic field inside
the glottis shows the same dominant frequency as the prescribed fluid
inflow.
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A model of jet modulation in voiced fricatives
Anna Barneya and Philip Jacksonb
a
ISVR, University of Southampton; b CVSSP, University of Surrey (UK)
The radiated sound during the production of voiced fricatives has harmonic and random components. The harmonic components are associated
with the vibration of the larynx and the noise components are associated
with the time-varying flow through a constricted region of the oral cavity.
The two sources interact non-linearly to produce a noise component with
an amplitude envelope modulated at the fundamental frequency of voicing. This paper describes pressure measurements made in a dynamic
physical model of the larynx and vocal tract, which were used to study
the aerodynamic and acoustic behaviour in a flow regime corresponding
to that found during voiced fricative production. An orifice plate and a
sharp-edged obstacle downstream model the geometry of the oral cavity, representing the tongue constriction and teeth respectively. The depth
of modulation of the frication noise was found to be linearly related to the
pressure upstream of the orifice plate. The phase of the noise bursts relative to the upstream pressure was found to vary systematically with the
constriction-obstacle distance. These findings form the basis of a parametric model of voiced fricative production and give some insight into
the likely aeroacoustic mechanism responsible for sound production.
Thu 11:20
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PIV Measurement of Flow-Patterns in a Human Vocal Tract Model
Jaromir Horacek
Inst. Thermomechanics, Academy of Sciences of Czech Rep.
The contribution describes developed complex physical model of the voice production that consists of the trachea, the self-oscillating vocal folds
and the vocal tract with acoustical spaces corresponding to the vowel
/a:/. The vocal tract model was developed from the 3D FE models designed from MR images The vocal folds were made of a latex thin cover
layer filled by a polyurethane rubber, joined to the subglottal spaces.
The time-resolved PIV method was used for instantaneous velocity field
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evaluation. Preliminary results will be presented for measurements performed within a physiologically range of mean air flow rates and fundamental frequencies. The vibrating vocal folds during one oscillation
period were recorded by the high-speed camera in the same instants as
the airflow velocity patterns. Flow structures resembling large vortices
with dimensions comparable with the channel cross-section is possible
to see above the ventricular folds. The vortices disappear in the narrowest epilaryngeal part of the vocal tract where the flow is uniform. Large
eddies of a size comparable with the channel height were observed in
the model of the mouth cavity where the airflow was attached to one wall
of the channel resembling a Coanda effect.
Thu 11:40
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Voice production 1
Three-Dimensional Unsteady Flow Nature in the Vocal Tract during
Human Phonation
Michael Triepa , Willy Mattheusa , Michael Stinglb and Christoph Brückera
a
University Freiberg, Mechanics and Fluid Mechanics; b Dept. Applied
Mathematics II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
The quality of the human voice during phonation is strongly related to
the three-dimensional (3D) unsteady flow field in the vocal tract downstream of the vocal folds. A slight pathological change of the vocal fold’s
geometry and/or their movement may have already a strong effect on
the flow field and thereby on the flow-induced noise (sources) which is
a parameter that characterizes the voice quality. In this study the 3D unsteady flow field in a dynamical model of the vocal folds is simulated
numerically and visualized with the same boundary conditions in the experiment. In addition to the 3:1 up-scaling of the model water is used as
the working medium so that the time scale is best accessible in the experimental approach for the measurement of the flow field structures by
time-resolved Particle-Image Velocimetry and of the time-dependent volume flow rate. A realistic pre-phonatory transglottal pressure difference
and time-varying motion and profile of the glottis during the phonatory
cycle are prescribed in our model, and the resulting characteristic volume waveform is used as input for the numerical simulation with the flow
solver code OpenFOAM. In particular the comparison between the flow
dynamics with and without model ventricular folds, which build a second
constriction in the test channel, is analyzed.
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Voice production 2
Biomechanics and control of vocalisation in a non-songbird
Coen Elemansa , Ricardo Zaccarellib and Hanspeter Herzelb
a
Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense; b Institute
for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University Berlin
The neuromuscular control of vocalisation in birds requires complicated
and precisely coordinated motor control of the vocal organ (i.e. the syrinx), the respiratory system and upper vocal tract. The biomechanics of
the syrinx is not well understood. Here, we aim to unravel the contribution
of different control parameters in the coo of the ring dove (Streptopelia
risoria) at the syrinx level. We designed and implemented a quantitative biomechanical syrinx model that is driven by physiological control
parameters and includes a muscle model. Our simple nonlinear model
reproduces the coo, including the inspiratory note, with remarkable accuracy and suggests that harmonic content of song can be controlled by
the geometry and rest position of the syrinx. Furthermore, by systematically switching off control parameters, we demonstrate how they affect
amplitude and frequency modulation and we generate new experimentally testable hypotheses. Our model suggests that independent control
of amplitude and frequency seems not possible with the simple syringeal
morphology of the ring dove. We speculate that songbirds evolved a syrinx design that uncouples the control of different sound parameters and
allows for independent control. This evolutionary key innovation provides an additional explanation for the rapid diversification and speciation
of the songbirds.
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Biomechanical modeling of chest-falsetto registers and their transition
Isao Tokudaa , Marco Zemkeb , Malte Kobc and Hanspeter Herzeld
a
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; b Humboldt
University of Berlin; c RWTH Aachen University Hospital and ErichThienhaus-Institute, University of Music Detmold; d Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt University Berlin
The exact definition of registers in the human voice is still under debate.
Especially the quantitative analysis of transitions between the registers
has not been investigated in much detail yet. Excised larynx experiments
show different kinds of voice instabilities that appear close to the transition from chest to falsetto register. Similar phenomena are also observed
in vocalization of untrained singers. Towards comprehensive understanding of such register transitions, this paper carries out a biomechanical
modeling of the human voice. Our model has a body-cover structure,
which is in total composed of fourth masses. A smooth geometry is realized by introducing a polygon shape to the vocal fold model. Acoustical
coupling with the vocal tract as well as the trachea is also considered.
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The simulation study shows that the model can reproduce many complex phenomena such as register jumps, hysteresis, subharmonics, and
chaos, observed in excised larynx experiment as well as in vocalization
of untrained singers. We study in detail the influence of the subglottal
and supraglottal resonances on the transition point of the registers.
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Investigation of voice production in death metal singers
Diana Hütza , Cornelia Eckersa , Malte Kobb,c , Peter Murphyb,d , Diana
Houbena and Bernhard Lehnertb
a
School of Logopedics, Hogeschool Zuyd Heerlen; b Chair of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, RWTH Aachen University; c Erich-ThienhausInstitute, University of Music Detmold; d Department of Electronic and
Computer Engineering, University of Limerick (IRL)
Singers in ”metal” style often use a unique form of voice production called ”growling”. The underlying mechanisms of voice production as well
as possible potentially harmful influences on the singer’s voice have not
yet been intensively studied. Supra glottal laryngeal constriction appears
to play a major role in metal singing. This constriction results in difficulties to apply standard laryngeal endoscopy for visualization of vocal fold
function during this particular phonation style. In this study we present an
examination method using a questionnaire including the voice handicap
index as well as a combined simultaneous endoscopy, electroglottography and acoustic analysis to investigate in particular the production of
death metal singing in seven subjects. None of the subjects complained
about persistent voice problems and none had signs of secondary organic voice disorders like vocal fold nodules or inflammation. However,
most showed minor irregularities on stroboscopic examination. Further
findings reveal that at least two forms of supra glottal laryngeal constriction are used to obtain the typical death metal sound which differ in use
of vocal folds and ventricular folds as well as in supra-glottal adduction
effort. The study shall help to answer the question whether death metal singing can be performed such that the risk of voice damage can be
reduced or avoided.
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A voice-producing prosthesis for laryngectomized patients
Bart Verkerkea , Johan Tacka , Henri Marresb , Cees Meeuwisc , Ward van
der Houwena and Gerhard Rakhorsta
a
University Medical Center Groningen; b University Medical Centre St.
Radboud, Nijmegen; c Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
Introduction: Voice quality after laryngectomy is sometimes poor, due to
a low pitch or even absent voice. A voice-producing prosthesis (VPP)
is developed to create a better substitute voice. Materials/methods: The
VPP is comprised of two elastic membranes inside a circular housing
that can be inserted in the patient’s shunt valve. Prototypes were tested
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in-vitro under physiological conditions and in 17 female laryngectomised patients. Results: Basic sound, containing multiple harmonics, was
successfully produced under physiologic air pressure and airflow conditions. Fundamental frequency and sound pressure level were controlled by changing the driving pressure. The obtained frequency range is
appropriate for producing a female voice. The noise-to-harmonics ratio
was low (mean 0.15). The clinical study clearly showed that the pitch
and sound intensity were increased with normal lung pressure. The flow
rates were lower than normal, leading to significantly longer phonation
times. Conclusion: The prototypes functioned under physiological conditions. Variation of the driving air pressure made intonation possible.
An audible voice with sufficient intelligibility was created. Especially female laryngectomized patients with a weak, whispering TE shunt voice
can benefit from the VPP voice. References: Tack JW, et al. Head Neck
29(7): 665-674, 2007; Head Neck 30(9): 1156-1166, 2008
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Simulation of differences between male and female vocal fold configuration during phonation
Malte Koba,b , Philippe Dejonckerec , Edwin Calderóna and Senay Kaynara
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Chair of Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology, RWTH Aachen University;
b
Erich-Thienhaus-Institute, University of Music Detmold; c University Medical Center Utrecht
Statistically, some vocal fold lesions such as vocal fold nodules - considered as a localized tissue reaction to voice loading - are much more frequent in female (∼ 95%) than in male (∼5%) adult humans. This
can only partially be explained by the about two times higher oscillation frequency during voice production in females. In previous studies,
gender-related differences in the shape of the vocal fold edge have been observed that can be related to different geometries of the laryngeal
framework. With a time-domain model of vocal fold function the oscillation patterns and resulting forces between and inside the vocal folds have
been simulated, and the conditions for eliciting a hourglass-shaped vibration pattern (necessary for determining the localized tissue reaction
of the nodules) could be clearly defined. Our simulations and measurements support the assumption that collision and tearing forces on the
vocal fold edges during phonation are higher and more specifically located in females compared to males.
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Optimizing Material Properties and Geometry of a Physical MultiLayered Vocal Fold Model
Bastian Schmidta , Michael Stinglb , Günter Leugeringa , Michael Döllingerc , Reinhard Lerchd and Manfred Kaltenbachere
a
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Applied Mathematics II; b Dept.
Applied Mathematics II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; c Dept.
Phoniatrics & Pedaudiology, University Hospital Erlangen; d University
Erlangen-Nuremberg; e Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Applied
Mechatronics
Understanding the physical fundamentals of human voice generation is
a challenging and interdisciplinary task. The present work takes a closer
look at a self-sustained physical model of the human larynx, in which
the vocal folds are modeled by multi-layered elastic bodies, i.e. silicone layers. We search for optimal material and geometry parameters in
the sense that the deformation of the multi-layer model at its surface is
as similar to given deformation patterns arising from hemilarynx experiments as possible. For this purpose, we employ an optimization concept
based on a 2D finite element simulation in which the vocal fold is modeled as linear elastic body. Keeping the layer geometry fixed, we use
the material optimization approach in order to identify optimal material
parameters for each layer by assuming isotropic or transversal-isotropic
material properties. Additionally, we employ techniques from shape optimization, in order to optimize geometry of the boundaries between the
different layers parameterized as spline curves, while keeping the material tensors fixed. We consider the simultaneous solution of both problems, discussing optimization of material and geometry concurrently.
We conclude this presentation by giving some numerical results using a
2D vocal fold model.
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Voice production 2
Effects of Vocal Aging on Fundamental Frequency and Formants
Samuel Mwangia , Werner Spieglb , Florian Hönigb , Tino Haderleinb , Andreas Maierb and Elmar Nöthc
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J. K. University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi; b University
of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of Pattern Recognition; c University
Erlangen-Nuremberg
In this paper we study changes of the articulatory organs from young
adulthood to old age. In particular, we focus on how the larynx and vocal
folds age along with the rest of the body. The objective of the paper
is to automatically compute the effects of vocal aging on fundamental
frequency and the formants.
Based on the work of Harrington et al. we compare trends of the fundamental, 1st and 2nd formant frequencies as the age progresses. We also
investigate how different phonemes, vowels in particular, are affected by
vocal aging. The data consists of Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas
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speech since the age of 26 to 76. The idea is to have the same speaker
over a long period of time.
The results indicate that vocal aging causes the decline of the fundamental and the 1st formant frequencies while the 2nd and 3rd formants
are not closely correlated to vocal aging. In general, the correlation between the fundamental frequency and age is -0.9027, while the average
correlation for the 1st formant and age is -0.8071. In particular, the correlation between the 1st formant frequencies of phoneme ‘o’ and age is
-0.8946 while for the 2nd formant is 0.3351.
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Aeroacoustics 1
Aeroacoustic Prediction and Measurements of Jet-Airfoil Interaction Noise
Christophe Schrama and Julien Christopheb
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LMS International, Leuven; b von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
The noise emitted by the landing gear the and high-lift devices is a significant component of the overall noise radiated by aircrafts. In these
applications, unsteady turbulent interactions inside the flow, and interactions of the flow with solid boundaries play an important role.
These mechanisms are investigated in this work by considering the case
of a turbulent jet that interacts with a large span airfoil. Our prediction
method is based on the aeroacoustical analogy, which is well suited for
applications with low-Mach numbers. A flow model is used to generate
equivalent aeroacoustic sources, which noise may in turn be propagated
towards the listener. Incompressible Large Eddy Simulation is used to
provide the flow data, and two approaches are combined to yield the
acoustic field over the frequency range of interest. Curle’s analogy is
employed at low Helmholtz numbers (based on the airfoil chord), and
Amiet’s theory is implemented to obtain the large-frequency spectrum
including chordwise non-compactness effects. Both the flow field and the
acoustic field are compared with hotwire and microphone measurements
conducted in the anechoic facility of the von Karman Institute.
Thu 9:00
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Aeroacoustics 1
Flow induced modal scattering in a slowly-varying engine duct
Alex Smith, Nick Ovenden and Robert Bowles
Dept of Mathematics, University College London
Cut-on cut-off transition of acoustic modes in hard-walled ducts with irrotational mean flow is well understood, where an analysis around the
mode’s axial turning point shows that the incident mode undergoes a total reflection with a phase shift of π/2. However, previous finite-element
simulations of this phenomenon presented in a paper by Ovenden, Rienstra and Eversman 2004 reveal the possibility of energy scattering into
neighbouring modes at large Helmholtz number and large radial wavenumber. In this paper, such scattering phenomena of sound modes in
slowly varying aeroengine ducts are investigated using multiple-scales
techniques. It is found that, for sufficiently high frequencies, there is a
mechanism whereby the energy of a propagating incident mode can be
scattered into neighbouring modes so long as there exists a mean flow
inside the duct. The energy distribution of the incident and neighbouring
scattered modes can be obtained via matched asymptotic expansions
and comparisons are made to the finite-element solutions mentioned
above. The analysis is presented first for a duct of rectangular crosssection but then extended to ducts of both circular and arbitrary crosssection. Finally, other extensions of the research to double turning points
and lined ducts are also briefly discussed.
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Aeroacoustics 1
Slat Noise Source Identification for a High-Lift Configuration
Daniel König, S. R. Koh, W. Schröder and M. Meinke
Institute of Aerodynamics
To investigate the noise sources of a high-lift configuration consisting of
a slat and a main wing an efficient hybrid LES/CAA method is used. A
freestream Mach number of M=0.16 and an angle of attack of 13 deg is
assumed. The Reynolds number, based on the clean chord length and
the freestream velocity is Re=1.4*106. The LES is done by a finite volume solver of second order accuracy. The used computational mesh
consists of 55 million grid points. The acoustic analyses are performed
by solving the acoustic perturbation equations (APE) whereas the perturbed Lamb vector is used as the only source, i.e., vortex sound dominates. The pressure distribution and the mean velocity field are in good
agreement with experimental data. In the slat cove shear layer vortical
structures similar to those in plane shear layers and impinging jets are
observed. The acoustic simulation shows two pronounced areas where
sound is generated, i.e., the main wing trailing edge and the slat region,
the latter of which is dominant. The slat gap is identified to be responsible for the generated sound between 1 and 3 kHz via space and cross
correlations, respectively, between the acoustic pressure and the perturbed Lamb vector.
Thu 9:40
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Aeroacoustics 1
Aeroacoustics taking Fluid-Structure Interaction into Account
Manfred Kaltenbachera , Stefan Beckerb and Frank Schäferc
a
Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt, Applied Mechatronics; b Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Strömungsmechanik; c University
Erlangen-Nuremberg
In the last years, manufacturers have started to consider the aerodynamic noise level in many industrial applications as a relevant design
parameter (e.g. airplanes, cars, air conditioning systems, etc.). Because
of the growing demand for reducing noise levels and for fulfilling noise
regulations, there is a great motivation to investigate the basic aeroacoustic phenomena and mechanisms of sound generation and propagation.
In many cases, the occurring noise is not only generated by the turbulent
flow but also due to vibrations resulting from the interaction between the
flow and the mechanical structure.
In the present work, we investigate the three field coupling for a flow past
a thin flexible structure. Our developed numerical algorithms are capable
to simulate the complex interaction between fluid, structure and acoustics. The scheme is based on a partitioned approach employing a finitevolume flow solver and a finite-element structural mechanics and acoustics solver. An important feature of the computational scheme is that it
allows for a separate prediction of flow-induced and vibration sound. We
will present detailed numerical studies of the interaction of the fluid flow
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with the flexible structure and the generated noise. Moreover, a comparison of computational results to our experimental investigations will be
provided.
Thu 10:00
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Aeroacoustics 1
Measurement and computation of jet noise at moderate Mach and
Low Reynolds number
Bendiks Jan Boersma
TU Delft
Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) is a powerful tool to study noise generation mechanisms in turbulent flows. In a DNS all relevant scales of
motion are resolved on a computational grid, this gives a severe restriction on the Reynolds number of the flow. Experimental validation of DNS
data for acoustics is complicated because flow velocities have to be rather high in order to have a noticeable acoustic component. This is combination with a low Reynolds numbers gives in general flows which very
small spatial dimensions (less than 1 mm). A way to achieve flows with
high Mach numbers, low Reynolds numbers and workable dimensions is
to lower the ambient pressure in the system.
During the presentation results of jet measurements will be presented
which are obtained in our low pressure (semi)anechoic pressure tank.
The results will be compared with from a numerical model which solves
the compressible equations and uses porous FWH formulation for the
far field sound.
Thu 10:40
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Aeroacoustics 1
New generation of super low noise fans extends application potential
Henk van der Spek
Howden, Hengelo
For many air-cooled installations, like air-cooled heat exchangers and
cooling towers in the chemical industry and air-cooled steam condensers
of power stations, the air cooling fans are dominating noise sources. This
results to restrictions in operation permits in particular for the operation
during the night. That is why there is a growing need for more quiet fans.
Already more than 10 years ago the first generation of so called super
low noise fans has come to the market. Such impellers with diameters
from 1 to 10 meter, have found successful applications all over the world
from Australia in far east up to Hawaii in the far west. From the beginning
of this millennium a new development has broken through. In this concept the hub section has been fully integrated into the composite construction of the impeller and that allows a more effective aerodynamic
shaping. This has resulted into a 10 percent lower power consumption
of the fans while keeping its superior acoustic features. The lower power
consumption brings a new application potential in particular for diameters around 1 meter and pressure drops up to 500 Pa. Technical shaping,
working and applications of the new fans will be explained.
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Aeroacoustics 1
Experimental Investigation of Mode Scattering at C-Shaped
Bypass-Duct Sections of Aero-Engines
Roland Bauersa , Christian Stöhrb , Ulf Tapkena and Lars Enghardta
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German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin; b Rolls-Royce Deutschland
Modern aero-engines feature high bypass ratios to reduce fuel consumption and jet noise. As a consequence, fan noise has become one of the
most annoying noise sources. Over a wide frequency range, fan tones
excited by the rotor-stator interac-tion propagate in form of higher order
modes through the bypass duct, which is in mosta cases radially divided
by a pylon. The pylon is often paired with a supporting strut at perpendicular circumferential position. Both bifurcations form two independent
c-shaped ducts, respectively, the boundary conditions of which substantially differ from the regular case of a cylindrical bypass-duct with hub.
At DLR in Berlin, a di-ploma thesis was undertaken to experimentally
investigate the impact of the py-lon/strut combination on the propagation of modes in a bypass-duct. The experimen-tal setup comprised different geometrical bypass duct configurations. Modes were excited by
means of a loudspeaker ring in a cylindrical duct section, which bifurcated downstream to a c-shaped duct. Measurements of the modal field
were accom-plished in both the cylindrical and the c-shaped duct sections. The paper will present the experimental results with emphasize on
mode scattering and transmission loss at the c-shaped duct section.
Thu 11:20
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Aeroacoustics 1
Extended Multi-plane Mode Matching for CFD/CAA Coupling
Christian Weckmueller, Attila Fritzsch and Sebastien Guerin
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin
The objective is to extend the pressure mode matching method proposed by Ovenden and Rienstra in order to improve the aerodynamic/acoustic splitting at the interface between CFD and CAA computational domains. The numerical calculation and propagation of BPF tones
in bypass ducts is the aimed application. CFD/CAA hybrid approaches
have been developed for reducing the costs of aeroacoustic computations. Within the sound source region (rotor/stator stage), the unsteady
Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations are solved, whereas in the
rest of the computational domain, the sound propagation is computed
with CAA methods solving the Euler equations. At the CFD/CAA interface, only the acoustic fluctuations should be transfered into the CAA
domain to avoid stability issues in the CAA simulation. Ovenden and Rienstra proposed a so-called multiplane pressure mode matching method
to remove the vortical part of the fluctuations. As suggested by De Roeck, this method can be extended with an aerodynamic model to improve
the splitting. Here we have studied an aerodynamic model consisting of
the same radial eigenfunctions as the ones taken for the acoustic modal
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basis, while the axial phase-velocity is the mean flow convection velocity.
This is analytically investigated and applied to some numerical data.
Thu 11:40
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Aeroacoustics 1
A method based on the ray structure of acoustic modes for predicting the liner performance in annular ducts with flow
Antoine Moreaua , Sebastien Guerina and Stefan Busseb
a
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin; b TU Berlin
The objective is to develop a fast method for predicting the sound attenuation by acoustic liners mounted in the inlet and bypass duct of
turbofan engines. The method will be integrated into a prediction tool
dedicated to design-to-noise. It works as follows: 1) The sound field generated by the fan stage is decomposed into acoustic modes (m,n) for a
hard-walled annular duct with flow. 2) The ray structure of each acoustic
mode is determined using an extension of an existing theory. 3) Finally
the sound attenuation is calculated for each mode in function of the polar
and azimuthal angles of propagation (angles at which the rays impinge
on the wall) and the number of bounces; it is assumed that liners do
not significantly modify the propagation angles and generate no mode
scattering. The wall impedance is predicted using a model based on the
geometrical parameters of practical liners. The results presented include
the impact of acoustic liners on the modal distribution, the sound spectra, and the overall sound power. Both broadband and tonal components
of fan noise are considered for a realistic configuration.
Thu 15:00
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Aeroacoustics 2
Broadband Simulation Of Flow-Induced Noise Generation in Air
Conditioning Ducts
Carsten Spehr, Roland Ewert and Jan Delfs
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Braunschweig
Air conditioning systems in cabins are possible noise sources influencing
the passenger comfort in civil aircrafts. The current study continues an
initiative to predict the generated noise on components of air distribution
systems. The approach presented here is based on the numerical inexpensive RANS-simulation. Using a perturbation technique the turbulent
flow fluctuations are represented by artificial turbulences injected into
the mean flow field. In the first part of the study the time dependent perturbation was induced by injecting individual artificial vortices which allow qualitative comparison of the sound generation of different arrangements on the basis of the overall sound power level. In the current work
a broadband turbulence is induced in the source region. The turbulence
is thereby generated by filtering white noise to reproduce the autocorrelations and integral length-scales provided by a RANS-simulation. The
interaction of the turbulence with AC-components generates pressure
fluctuations with broadband character which are compared with corresponding measurements. Arrangements of two consecutive orifices were investigated as typical components in the air conditioning system. The
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sound generation on the downstream orifices depends therefore not only on its shape, but also on the flow disturbance, which in turn depends
on the distance to the upstream orifice.
Thu 15:20
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Aeroacoustics 2
Multiple side branch system as a model for corrugated pipes
Devis Tonona , Baptiste Landrya , Stefan Belfroidb , Johannes Willemsa ,
Gerardus Hofmansa and Avraham Hirschberga
a
Eindhoven University of Technology; b TNO Science and Industry
Corrugated pipes are widely used because they combine local rigidity
with global flexibility. Whistling induced by flow through such pipes can
lead to serious environmental and structural problems. The multiple side
branch system is proposed as a model for corrugated pipes. The study
has been restricted to cavities with sharp edges which are convenient
for theoretical modeling. The side branch depth is chosen to be equal
to the side branch diameter which corresponds to cavity geometries in
typical corrugated pipes. Experiments have been carried out to characterize both the passive acoustic response of the system and its whistling
behavior. These experiments show that the multiple side branch system
is a reasonable model for corrugated pipes. A prediction model for the
whistling behavior based on the vortex sound theory is proposed.
Thu 15:40
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Aeroacoustics 2
Numerical Simulation of Rotor/Air-Jet Interaction with Active Control of Tonal Noise in Turbomachinery
Mathias Stegera , Ulf Michelb and Frank Thielec
a
TU Berlin, Inst. of Fluid Mechanics and Eng. Acoustics; b German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin; c TU Berlin
A major contributor to the overall noise generated by modern highbypass-ratio turbofan engines is fan noise. This noise source comprises
both tonal and broadband components and arises due to a variety of
mechanisms. For subsonic blade tip speeds, however, the radiated acoustic field is dominated by discrete tones at the blade passing frequency
(BPF) and harmonics thereof. Primarily the interaction of the rotor-wakes
with the downstream stators is the dominant noise source mechanism.
The focus is to investigate the active control of tonal noise generated by
rotor/stator interactions (primary sound field) by perturbing the flow near
the outer casing using high-speed air jets. In the strategy followed here
air nozzles are mounted in the rotor casing between the rotor and stator
blades. For such a configuration a secondary sound field is generated
by the periodic interaction of the rotor field with the high-speed air jets.
This strategy is shown to be very effective in controlling the amplitude of
higher-order mode sound fields at the BPF and harmonics thereof. The
test case used comprises a scaled state-of-the-art axial fan with outlet
guide vanes in a ducted inlet/outlet configuration. Numerical simulations
are performed with a three-dimensional Unsteady-Reynolds-AveragedNavier-Stokes flow solver.
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Aeroacoustics 2
Experimental and Numerical Characterisation of a Non-Locally Reacting Liner
Stefan Bussea , Christoph Richtera , Claus Kückensb , Ulrich Müllerc , Lars
Enghardtd and Frank Thielea
a
TU Berlin; b PFW Aerospace AG; c MeliCon GmbH; d German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin
A new type of aero-engine liner was investigated. It is manufactured by
combining a cell structure of assembled metal strips with a perforated
face sheet and a solid backing plate by using a point welding process.
The structure is completed with an additional face sheet layer of meshed
metal baffle. Since neighbouring cells are not air tight the damper is nonlocally reacting and inter-cellular communication is possible. The acoustic properties in terms of the insertion loss were experimentally analysed by integrating a liner sample in a side wall of a grazing flow acoustic
test facility. Measurements with microphones and plane wave excitation
were conducted in order to calculate the reflection and transmission coefficients. The influence of parameters like the flow Mach number and
the liner length on the damping behaviour were investigated. By using
a numerical method which incorporates the Extended Helmholtz Resonator model (EHR) the impedance was educed from the measurement
values utilising an optimisation algorithm. It is shown that the method
provides reasonable results even for this special type of liner.
Thu 16:40
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Aeroacoustics 2
Separation of Aero- and Vibroacoustic Noise from a Flexible Structure
Jens Grabingera , Stefan Müllerb and Stefan Beckerb
a
Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Sensorik; b Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lehrstuhl für Strömungsmechanik
The reduction of noise due to turbulent flow over a car’s underbody is an
important — yet complicated — issue in automotive engineering. Our objective is to study the mechanisms of noise generation at a simplified
model of a car’s underbody. For this purpose we mount a flexible rectangular plate into a rigid surrounding plate, which is then placed in a wind
tunnel in parallel to the main flow direction. A square cylinder is mounted
upstream of the flexible plate in order to model a strut in an underbody.
This assembly generates noise by means of two mechanisms, namely
the vibrations of the flexible plate and the turbulent flow.
These two mechanisms require different counter measures for noise reduction. Therefore, one has to separate the aeroacoustic and vibroacoustic contributions in the radiated sound. We measure the sound pressure with a microphone and, simultaneously, the normal deflections of the
plate with a laser scanning vibrometer. On the basis of these data, we
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vibrational sound by comparing it to measured data. We find that the vibration generates dominant tonal components at the plate’s resonance
frequencies, while the flow-induced noise gives a broadband contribution.
Thu 17:00
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Aeroacoustics 2
Conception of a Mechatronik Test Rig for Acoustic Ground Test of
Aircraft
Norbert Hoevelmann, Thomas Kletschkowski and Delf Sachau
Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics
In an advanced - especially propeller driven - aircraft the sound pressure
level may reach up to high values caused by propeller blades producing
disturbances when passing the fuselage. This excitation induces high tonal noise levels in the low frequency range in the aircraft interior. Due to
mass reduction as a major aspect in aircraft design research has been
focused on active noise control (ANC). In order to test the performance
of ANC-systems test facilities are needed for different technology readiness levels. To analyze the expected acoustic behaviour of future aircrafts under realistic conditions a test rig for acoustic ground test is needed. The present paper will outline the design process of a mechatronic
mock-up including both airborne and structure borne noise sources as
well as the associated transfer paths. It is planned to use data taken from
numerical simulations to adjust a specific noise field inside the mock-up
by a proper control scheme. To simulate relevant transfer paths it is planned to integrate modern light weight structures - such as CFK - into the
test rig.
Thu 8:40
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Signal processing
Acoustic Object Detection in Adverse Conditions
Jörg-Hendrik Bacha and Jörn Anemüllerb
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Universität Oldenburg; b Universität Oldenburg, Medizinische Physik
In the current work, the problem of acoustic object detection in adverse
and realistic background noise is tackled based on a recently proposed method for speech detection in noise. The method is based on the
decomposition of the signals into amplitude modulation spectrograms.
These perceptually motivated features provide a signal description in
terms of power density at combinations of acoustic frequencies and modulation frequencies within meso-scale temporal windows of about 1s
length. The target object sounds -ranging from speech to animal voices
and characteristic elements of office activities- are embedded in recordings from noisy scenes at various SNRs. These acoustic background
scenes include, e.g., recordings from heavy traffic streets, pedestrian
zones, landscape. Numerous combinations of objects and environments
have been analysed to provide some typical real-world acoustic scenes.
These rather adverse conditions are compared to the performance in
white noise as a reference. The results from our perceptually motivated
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features are compared to those obtained from standard of mel frequency
cepstral coefficients (MFCC). Classification is based on the discriminative model of support vector machines (SVM) that are particularly suited
for high-dimensional discrimination tasks.
Thu 9:00
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Signal processing
On the Classification of Acoustic Intervention Sequences for Essential Hypertension
Petra Friedrich, Tom Kohler and Bernhard Wolf
TU München, Heinz Nixdorf-Lehrstuhl f. Medizin. Elektronik
Acoustic signals can modulate the human metabolic and centralnervous functions and evoke physiological effects. Especially the antihypertensive effect of certain iterative sound-patterns as possible intervention for essential hypertension is examined in many recent studies
as well as our own research work. It was shown that the acoustic sequences and sound clusters used for intervention can decrease blood
pressure significantly. For a therapy, however, it is necessary to identify
the musical active ingredients of the sounds in the sense of active pharmaceutical ingredients. This contribution discusses the systematic analysis of the musical features that are responsible for the anti-hypertensive
effect. More than 400 features were extracted and investigated in terms
of their relevance concerning a blood pressure lowering effect. The 17
most significant characteristics were used to develop a classifier based
on the discriminant analysis that decides whether a sound pattern is sedative or stimulating. This will be clarified in acoustic demonstrations.
With this tool it is possible to filter from a large selection of music sequences the most suitable therapeutical sound patterns. We now have
the starting basis to provide individualized and personalized therapies
while respecting personal preferences of users.
Thu 9:20
Plate Zaal
Signal processing
On the Structure of the Phase around the Zeros of the Short-Time
Fourier Transform
Florent Jailleta , Monika Dörflera , Peter Balazsa and Nina Engelputzederb
a
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute; b University of Vienna, Faculty of Mathematics
The short-time Fourier transform is a time-frequency representation widely used in audio signal processing. At first sight, the phase of the
transform may appear to be difficult to interpret, a fact that led to the
development of many processing schemes in audio processing relying
on the modulus of the transform only. However, it has been shown, that
the phase information can be successfully exploited for improved analysis and processing. This is illustrated for example by the reassignment
method or the phase vocoder algorithm.
In order to better exploit the phase information in audio processing, a
better understanding of its structure is desirable. This study describes a
particular behavior of the phase which can be observed when looking at
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the phase derivative over time or frequency around the points where the
transform equals zero. This recurrent behavior is illustrated using numerical simulations on synthesized and real audio signals. The performed
simulations show the influence of the parameters of the transform on
the observed structures. Some consequences of this phase structure for
audio processing are also presented.
Thu 9:40
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Signal processing
Signal Processing for Structure-Borne Sound of Rotating Processes
Jan O. A. Köhler
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
For the acoustical monitoring of precise and ultra precise production processes, acoustic emission (AE) sensors are being used. Rotating machine tools like grinding, drilling, milling and especially turning machines are
the objects in focus. The first cut and tool crashes as well as tool abrasion are meant to be recognised in order to minimise the non-productive
time. For the laboratory experiments two AE Sensors can be used. The
correlation between the two signals is used to gain the signal to noise
ratio. However, for the final application the mounting of two sensors is
technically not always possible. So the signal processing will be focused
on only one AE sensor. Algorithms in the time as well as the frequency
domain will be presented, inter alia to identify changes in the structureborne sound caused by different rotational speeds and infeeds. Finally
Wiener Filters are considered to de-noise the signals.
Thu 10:00
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Signal processing
Signal Component Estimation in Background Noise
Renante Violanda, Hedde van de Vooren, Ronald van Elburg and Tjeerd
Andringa
University of Groningen
The selection of coherent regions in the time-frequency representation
of sound signals is an essential step in computational auditory scene
analysis. These regions, referred to here as signal components (SC),
ideally represent all information about the sound sources present in the
scene. However, due to the limitation imposed by the uncertainty relation between frequency and time, the corresponding energy distribution
in the time-frequency representation is often smeared. This poses a difficulty in extracting SCs belonging to a specific sound source especially
in the case where multiple sources are present. In this paper we present
a method of estimating the SCs of a source using the instantaneous frequency (IF) and grouped-delay corrected time (GDCT) representation.
The spread of the IF and GDCT in every time-frequency bin is used as
a measure of the local signal-to-noise ratio, this ratio is high where a
possible single sound source is present. We show examples of the applicability of this technique in the analysis of tonal sounds ranging from
speech, music to tonal environmental sounds. With proper grouping of
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the SCs, we show that our method is an important step towards speech
extraction from noisy backgrounds.
Thu 10:20
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Signal processing
Real-time filtering structures for interactive geometry modification
in acoustic virtual reality
Frank Wefers and Dirk Schröder
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
Interactive modification of scene geometry is an important factor to improve the user’s immersion in a virtual acoustic environment. However,
modifications such as changes of surface properties and the scene geometry itself can result in strong sound field variations within very small
time intervals. The opening and closing of a door to a neighbouring room
which contains a high volume sound source illustrates such an event. In
the sense of physical consistency, it is not sufficient to simulate these
events by just adapting the volume of the sound source as the process
of opening and closing of a door usually results in a significant change
of reverberation time, sound coloration and source localization.
Real-time auralization by means of FIR filters is usually performed by
non-uniform partitioned frequency-domain convolution. Slight changes
in room acoustics can easily be incorporated into these algorithms, but
fast changes require special filter exchange strategies. The low-pass
characteristic of a door being closed will immediately influence the whole
room impulse response (RIR). Therefore, the entire filter must be exchanged immediately to maintain physical consistency. In this contribution, efficient strategies for fast exchange of filters are proposed for
a non-uniform partitioned convolution approach. Their relations to filter
partitions are discussed and the computational costs are analyzed.
Thu 11:00
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Signal processing
Removing Components from a Time-Frequency Representation
Monika Dörfler, Peter Balazs and Florent Jaillet
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Acoustics Research Institute
Time-frequency representations such as the spectrogram or short-time
Fourier transform seem to be well suited to the task of removing certain
components with approximately disjoint support in the time-frequency
domain. For example, one might be interested in suppressing a certain instrument’s contribution from a music signal. Such approaches are
used in Computational Auditory Scene Analysis by the name of TimeFrequency masks. However, the trivial approach of just deleting the corresponding component in the time-frequency representation leads to artefacts such as ”ghost-tones”, i.e. a modified version of the deleted component is still audible, or to the perception of unnatural sound coloration
comparable to a ”phasing effect”. We compare different approaches to
tackle this problem: a soft-thresholding procedure is applied and compared to a method using statistical models. On the other hand, we draw
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conclusions from considering the optimal separating mask for known signal components. In this situation, a model promoting sparsity in the representation can lead to favourable results by yielding a feasible approximation of the optimal mask. We perform informal listening experiments
to evaluate the resulting removal of certain components in a complex
audio-signal.
Thu 11:20
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Signal processing
Multi-channel noise reduction for binaural hearing aids by using
short-time spectral attenuation combined with noise estimators for
non stationary noise
Sven Franz, Jörg Bitzer and Uwe Simmer
FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie
Multi-channel noise reduction (NR) with binaural output is an ongoing research topic for future hearing aids. Especially the preservation of interaural level and time differences is important in order to keep the spatial
impression intact. In this contribution we present an extended noise reduction algorithm based on the two-channel NR scheme from Kim et al.
The algorithm has a structure similar to the generalized sidelobe canceler (GSC) structure, however, instead of reducing the noise components
by cancellation, short-time spectral amplitude filtering is used. We extended and tested this algorithm with different compensation filters to reduce the estimation error as well as musical noise. As a new approach a
compensation filter based on minimum statistics will be presented. This
method has the advantage that no voice activity detector is necessary.
The evaluation will compare different filter estimation techniques on a
realtime developing platform for hearing aid algorithms. Finally, we will
discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the compared methods.
Thu 11:40
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Signal processing
How to obtain high quality input data for auralization?
Pascal Dietrich and Matthias Lievens
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
Auralization of structure-borne and airborne noise problems contributes to understanding of sound transmission in a significant way. One
expects the auralization results to be as close to real world result as
possible. In hybrid models where measurement and simulation data are
both used to generate the final audible result, the measurement data
obviously has to be very precise. Even highly accurate numeric simulations require measured material data, e.g. structure-borne impedances.
Therefore, the measurement of input data is of high interest regarding
the simulation quality.
Measuring structure borne impedances up to high frequencies for ongoing coupling calculations often lacks of insufficient signal to noise ratio
and phase errors. Mostly measured force and acceleration signals are
directly used for impedance calculations without exploiting the advantage of impulse response.
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This contribution aims to clarify the influences of special post-processing
of the measurement data on the obtained impedance by means of deconvolution, bandpass filtering and time-windowing.
Based on a measurement setup to study the prediction of the soundradiation of a small structure-borne sound source, the signal processing
for the measured impedances will be presented and discussed. Nevertheless, this methodology can be applied for airborne impulse responses
and other transfer paths as well.
Thu 15:00
Plate Zaal
Audiological acoustics
Predicting the acoustics of individual ears for hearing aid and audio
applications - model framework and future work
Matthias Blau, Tobias Sankowsky, Philipp Roeske and Sven Fischer
FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie
Applications involving sound delivery to the ear, such as hearing aids,
mobile phones, ear- and headphones, will always have to cope with the
problem of varying acoustic loads, due to interindividual differences in
shape of the outer ear and mobility of the ear drum. It has been known for
a long time that this variability can lead to considerably different sound
pressure levels at the ear drum for frequencies above a few kHz. An
additional challenge is the more and more frequent use of ear molds
which do not acoustically seal the ear canal (”open fittings” in hearing
aid terminology). In this paper, a simple 1-dimensional model framework
is presented, which may be used to predict individually different acoustics (including the pressure at the ear drum and acoustical feedback),
or for real-time simulations of hearing instruments. The discussion will
include known model sub-components, as well as open questions concerning the needed ”individuality” parameters, or resulting for instance
from violations of the 1D assumption in some parts of the model. Some of the open questions will be dealt with in the companion papers by
Sankowsky et al. and by Roeske et al.
Thu 15:20
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Audiological acoustics
Estimation of the Sound Pressure at the Ear Drum for Hearing Aid
Applications
Tobias Sankowskya , Matthias Blaua , Philipp Roeskea , Hamidreza Mojallalb , Jens Schroederb , Magnus Teschnerb and Martin Bokemeyerb
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FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie; b Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
The sound pressure at the ear drum is a reference quantity not only
in hearing aids but in virtually all applications involving sound delivery
to the ear, such as mobile phones, ear- and headphones. As the direct measurement of the ear drum pressure is too elaborate, it must
be predicted in some way. One approach to do so is to establish a 1D
model of the residual ear canal, based on the measured acoustic impedance at the interface between the ear shell and the residual ear canal.
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In a study on 10 human temporal bones with closed ear shells, 1D models established this way were used to predict the drum pressure in the
100Hz..10kHz frequency range. The models were all based on the same
measured impedances, but several variants of algorithms to derive the
ear canal model were employed. The model predictions were then compared to direct measurements of the drum pressure. It turned out that
while the robustness of the different algorithms varies, their mean predictions do not differ substantially. The agreement with the direct measurement will be discussed.
Thu 15:40
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Audiological acoustics
Modeling the sound field in front of the human ear drum for hearing
aid applications
Philipp Roeskea , Matthias Blaua , Tobias Sankowskya , Hamidreza Mojallalb , Jens Schroederb , Magnus Teschnerb and Martin Bokemeyerb
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FH Oldenburg/O/W, Institut für Hörtechnik und Audiologie; b Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
The sound pressure at the ear drum is a reference quantity not only in
hearing aids but in virtually all applications involving sound delivery to
the ear, such as mobile phones, ear- and headphones. As the direct
measurement of the ear drum pressure is too elaborate, it must be predicted in some way. Most attempts to do so exclude the influence of
the vibrating drum from their analyses, although it is known that the ear
drum vibrates in a complicated manner. In this paper, a finite element
(FE) model comprising a detailed representation of the vibrating drum
while preserving enough flexibility to be applied to a number of dead
and live human specimen is presented and validated. The proposed method involves the representation of the vibrating drum by velocity sources
whose source quantities are in turn based on laser doppler vibrometry
(LDV) data measured on the respective specimen. The sensitivity of this
method to calibration errors, to the effect of missing drum velocity data
(towards the edges) and to deviations between the direction of measurement and the predominant direction of drum vibration is analyzed via
comparison to a complete FE model (comprising the middle ear and the
cochlea load).
Thu 16:00
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Audiological acoustics
Comparative simulations of adaptive psychometric procedures to
estimate perceptual thresholds
Stefanie Otto and Stefan Weinzierl
TU Berlin, Fachgebiet Audiokommunikation
Various psychometric procedures have been proposed to measure perceptual thresholds as points on a subject’s psychometric function. Adaptive procedures are generally preferred due to their precision and efficiency. However, different approaches exist with respect to the stimulus
adaptation rule and the final estimation of the resulting threshold. In the
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presented study, four widely-used methods were evaluated in computer simulations to analyse their performance over a large sample size
in the case of known truth. An adaptive staircase method, Taylor and
Creelman’s PEST procedure, Pentland’s Best PEST and the ZEST method (King-Smith et al.) were chosen. The presented methods differ in
the amount of a priori information about the assumed threshold, the stimulus selection rule and the calculation of the final estimate (average
of turnaround points, Maximum Likelihood or Bayesian approach). Each
method was combined with a yes-no, 2AFC, and 3AFC stimulus presentation paradigm. The subject’s true threshold was randomly distributed
within a certain range of the stimulus set. Testing was terminated after a
fixed number of simulated judgements, ranging from 10 to 50 trials. One
thousand subjects were simulated for each condition reported. Bias, accuracy and efficiency of each method were analysed. The obtained results provide criteria for choosing the appropriate method for a particular
application.
Thu 16:20
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Audiological acoustics
Fundamental sound fields in the core region of curved ear canals
Herbert Hudde and Sebastian Schmidt
Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Communication Acoustics
The core region of ear canals denotes the section between the ”entrance” and the beginning of the ”drum coupling region” (DCR). The extension of the core region is specified by the absence of higher order modes.
Within the core region usually pure fundamental modes are assumed
which follow a middle axis of the ear canal. Such modes are characterized by regular surfaces of constant sound pressure (”isosurfaces”).
Regular isosurfaces completely cover the aperture of the ear canal, and
the middle axis is normal to the surface. However, Finite Element computations reveal that in the core region irregular surfaces of constant
sound pressure occur. Such ”one-sided isosurfaces” are not oriented to
the middle axis, but form dome-shaped surfaces oriented to a point on
one side of the ear canal wall. In the talk the origin of ”one-sided isosurfaces” will be elucidated. Although one-sided isosurfaces cannot be
described as fundamental modes, it is reasonable to consider these local disturbances as being part of a ”fundamental sound field”. It can be
shown that one-sided isosurfaces are widely governed by the principle of
energy minimization which also applies to regular fundamental modes.
Thu 17:00
Plate Zaal
Audiological acoustics
Features of sound fields within and outside the ear canal
Sebastian Schmidt and Herbert Hudde
Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Communication Acoustics
In the sound field between pinna and eardrum, three regions with different characteristics can be distinguished: (a) The external field is determined by the pinna geometry and the source. Surfaces of equal pressure
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(”isosurfaces”) have distinctly three-dimensional structure. (b) In the core region, the isosurface shape does not depend on the source and is
fairly regular. (c) Near the drum, higher order modes are excited by its
vibration, thus the local field does not belong to the core region. A finite
element model of a natural pinna and ear canal terminated with a vibrating eardrum was used to study the sound field features in detail and to
check several conditions usually assumed when using one-dimensional
models. It turned out that an entrance surface of the core region can
actually be specified although it depends to some extent on the wave
incidence direction and on frequency. Isosurfaces of pressure magnitude and phase are not always coinciding. Close to the drum, the field is
composed of the expected higher order modes and of isosurfaces that
are oriented orthogonal to the membrane.
Thu 17:20
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Audiological acoustics
Comparison of Speech Intelligibility by EAS, Bimodal, Uni- and Bilateral Cochlear Implant Patients in a ’Multi-Source Noise Field’
(MSNF)
Tobias Radera , Uwe Baumanna and Hugo Fastlb
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Audiological Acoustics/ZHNO Univ. of Frankfurt; b AG Technische Akustik, MMK, TU München
Speech perception in noise is one of the most difficult tasks for people
suffering from hearing impairment. The Oldenburg Sentence Test (OLSA) is a useful tool to investigate speech intelligibility threshold in noise.
In the present study, a multi-source noise field introduced by Rader et
al. (DAGA2008) consisting of a four loudspeaker array with independent
noise sources was combined with the OLSA. The MSNF allows to present a more realistic noise environment and shows a higher effect of
binaural interaction regarding the separation of signal and noise from
different directions.
Three different noise characteristics were applied in two conditions
(S0N0: Signal and noise from the front; MSNF) to investigate speech
reception threshold: Oldenburg noise (generated by superposed sentences of OLSA), CCITT noise, and speech simulating noise according
to Fastl (1987).
Four different groups of cochlear implant patients separated into listening conditions unilateral, bimodal, bilateral and EAS (electric-acoustic
stimulation) served as subjects in the present study.
Results showed a clear discrepancy between the examined patient
groups for Fastl noise in MSNF (∆SNR=11.0dB). For OLSA noise in
S0N0-condition, the results differ less (∆SNR=4.7dB). The MSNF with
Fastl-noise is particularly suitable to measure the performance of various
aided CI-patients in realistic sound environments.
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Cavitation 2
About the Threshold of the Transient Ultrasonic Cavitation in the
Cavitational Noise at Different Frequencies
Christoph Jung and Reinhard Sobotta
Elma Hans Schmidbauer GmbH & Co KG
Results are Reported of Measurements of the Threshold Behaviour for
the Transient Cavitation in Water at Different Ultrasonic Frequencies and
Dependent on the Active Input Power.
Thu 9:00
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Cavitation 2
Comparison of cavitation bubble arrays at different frequencies
Andrea Ottoa , Till Nowaka , Robert Mettina , Frank Holsteynsb and Alexander Lippertb
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Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen; c SEZ AG, Villach
Arrays of bubbles are formed in gassy water under sonication at different frequencies from 20 kHz to 1 MHz. We investigate details of the
structures with respect to similarities and frequency scaling. The experimental methods include high-speed imaging, acoustic pressure and
luminescence measurements. Visually the structures appear rather similar: bigger ”degassing” bubbles gather in arrays close to the pressure
nodes, and smaller bubbles show a fast motion inbetween. Bubble sizes,
velocities, and densities are measured, and we try to highlight also differences between the structures at different acoustic frequencies from an
experimental and theoretical point of view. One goal of the study is to reveal and understand qualitative transitions in acoustic cavitation bubble
structure formation for more and more increased driving frequency.
Thu 9:20
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Cavitation 2
Parameters of sonochemistry in cleaning vessels in comparison to
sound field and mechanical effects
Christoph Kling, Christian Koch and Klaus-Vitold Jenderka
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
There are many applications of ultrasound in medical science and engineering which are based on the physical effect of cavitation in liquid
media such as cleaning and sonochemistry. Unfortunately, cavitation is
a stochastic process and is strongly influenced by environmental conditions. This makes it difficult to control or even optimise a certain application process. Up to now, empirical assessment methods are used to
account for the influence of parameters like temperature, frequency, vessel geometry, surfactants, input power and others because it lacks of an
objective description of the different cavitation processes. Therefore, a
project at PTB aims to relate different cavitation effects to each other and
to measurement parameters obtained from the underlying sound field.
In this context, sonochemical reaction in a cleaning vessel was studied.
Simple oxidation of iodide ions was used to investigate the influence of
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different parameters. The reaction was restricted to small closed volumes inside the filled vessel to obtain spatial resolution of the cavitation action. The chemical efficiency of ultrasonic irradiation was analysed
spectrometrically. The spatially resolved data were compared to quantitative results from mechanical cavitation effects.
Thu 9:40
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Cavitation 2
Acoustic Cavitation with Laser-generated Bubbles
Thomas Kurz, Dennis Kröninger, Tobias Wilken, Laurens Wißmann,
Alexander Rohr, Hendrik Söhnholz and Werner Lauterborn
Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen
Optical generation of bubbles in an insonated liquid by laser-induced
breakdown is a versatile tool to study the dynamics of acoustically driven
single bubbles or bubble groups. Such bubbles have well-defined, reproducible parameters, and the technique allows to investigate the radial
dynamics, translatory motion and bubble interaction e.g. by high-speed
imaging.
We report on measurements of bubbles produced with (femtosecond
and nanosecond) laser pulses at the pressure anti-node of a standing
wave field in a water-fillled cuvette driven by an ultrasonic transducer.
With appropriate timing of the laser pulses spherical bubbles can be
produced that emit light upon collapse. The luminescence is enhanced
upon increase of the acoustic pressure and decrease of water temperature. Bubbles generated off the anti-node collapse aspherically, and jet
formation is observed. The jet is aligned with the direction of the pressure gradient and can be used to map the sound field qualitatively. By using
a spatial light modulator as a digital holographic device the focus position can be controlled electronically, and bubble pairs or bubble groups
in the bulk of the liquid can be created to study their mutual interaction.
First results of this method are presented.
Thu 10:00
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Cavitation 2
Translation of Contrast Agent Microbubbles Under the Effect of Ultrasound Radiation Pressure: the Role of History Force
Valeria Garbin
Physics of Fluids, University of Twente, Enschede
The acoustic coupling between bubbles in a sound field produces a net
attraction between bubbles pulsating in phase. This modifies their resonance frequency, which depends on the distance from neighboring
bubbles. Quantifying this effect is crucial for optimizing medical imaging
protocols. We study experimentally the attraction between microbubbles
under the effect of the ultrasound field. In order to prevent sliding friction at the wall, and to decouple the acoustic effect due to the wall vicinity, we use optical tweezers to position a bubble pair away from the
sample chamber wall. The ultra-high speed imaging facility Brandaris
128 is used to optically record the bubble dynamics at 15 million frames
per second. The bubbles execute small translatory oscillations around
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a position that slowly drifts, resulting in the net attraction observed for
bubbles pulsating in phase. We model this behavior by writing the force
balance for each bubble. Since, to prevent dissolution or coalescence,
the bubbles are coated with a layer of lipid molecules, a condition of noslip is assumed at the boundary. We find that history force effects are
of paramount importance in determining the viscous dissipation on coated microbubbles pulsating and translating under the effect of ultrasound
radiation pressure.
Thu 10:40
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Cavitation 2
Density Threshold for Acoustic Cavitation in Water
Kristina Davitt, Arnaud Arvengas and Frédéric Caupin
Ecole Normale Supérieure
We use a focused 1 MHz acoustic burst to generate large mechanical
tensions in bulk water. We describe how this technique allows us to generate cavitation and to study its statistics. We have recently built a fiber
optic probe hydrophone, to measure the density threshold for cavitation.
We report the temperature dependence of this quantity, and compare it
with other experiments.
Thu 11:00
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Cavitation 2
Ultrasound contrast agents: Why shell buckling matters!
Michel Versluis
Physics of Fluids, University of Twente, Enschede
The working principle of ultrasound contrast agents is based on the
non-linear scattering of the coated microbubbles. Pulse-inversion and
power modulation imaging rely on the harmonic response of the bubbles.
The bubble dynamics is described by an extended Rayleigh-Plesset-type
equation, and harmonic imaging using contrast agents has always been
attributed to the non-linear properties of this equation. Here we show
that the coating material leads to an increased non-linear bubble response even at low acoustic pressures where the traditional models for
coated bubbles would only predict linear behavior. It was observed that
the radial bubble dynamics can be highly non-linear and observations
of so-called thresholding and ’compression-only’ behavior were found to
lead to an increased acoustic harmonic response. The non-linear behavior is captured by the model introduced by Marmottant et al., taking
into account the elastic regime of the shell, and in addition, buckling and
rupture of the lipid shell. Optical recordings of the resonance curves of
the bubbles revealed that the shell viscosity appears to decrease with
increasing dilatation rate. Secondly it was observed that the resonance
curves become asymmetrical with increasing driving pressure, and the
skewness of the resonance curves can be fully explained by the buckling
model.
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Cavitation 2
Properties of Bubbles at Pressure Antinodes in a Standing Sound
Field
T. Davaadorj, P. Koch, A. Pluta, U. Parlitz and Werner Lauterborn
Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen
The parameter space for trapping bubbles in an acoustic resonator is
limited by various factors, notably dissolution of the bubble by diffusion of the gas inside the bubble into the surrounding liquid, the primary
Bjerknes force driving strongly oscillating bubbles away from the pressure antinode and parametric instabilities leading to surface oscillations
of large amplitude. The region of stability in the parameter plane made
up of the bubble radius at rest and the driving sound pressure amplitude
at a frequency of 1 MHz is determined for different static pressures. The
temperatures at bubble collapse in this region are calculated. The maximum attainable temperatures appear along the upper stability boundary
in bubble resonance conditions.
Thu 11:40
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Cavitation 2
What are Contents of Spark-Generated Bubbles: Gas or Vapour?
Karel Vokurkaa and Silvano Buogob
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Technical University of Liberec; b CNR-Institute of Acoustics, Roma
According to their contents, two basic kinds of bubbles can be distinguished from a theoretical point of view: gas bubbles, which contain a noncondensable gas in their interior, and vapour bubbles, which contain a
vapour of the surrounding liquid in their interior. As far as real bubbles
are concerned, such as those generated by spark discharges, little is
known about their actual contents. In this presentation, data obtained
recently during experiments with spark generated bubbles will be examined with an aim at throwing more light on this question. It will be shown
that in some intervals of their life the spark-generated bubbles behave
predominantly as gas bubbles and in other intervals predominantly as
vapour bubbles. For example, vapour bubble behavior is prevailing during the first compression phase and gas bubble behavior is prevailing
during all other phases. These conclusions are based on comparison
of theoretical bubble models with measured pressure waves radiated by
spark bubbles. And in this respect a possibility to generate experimental
bubbles oscillating with different oscillation intensities has proved to be
essential. Experimental evidences supporting the above conclusions will
be presented at the conference.
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Ultrasound
The effect of ultrasonic parameters on pressure fields in a membrane cleaning application
Fabian Reuter, Robert Mettin and Werner Lauterborn
Drittes Physikalisches Institut, Universität Göttingen
Successful ultrasonic cleaning of biofilms from polymer membranes has
been repeatedly reported. Responsable for the cleaning are cavitation
processes induced by the intense ultrasound. However, systematic investigations of ultrasound parameters and their effects on the acoustic field
have not yet been conducted. In this work, the pressure field in a water
filtration test plant, working with a polymer membrane, was measured
with high spatial and temporal resolution for different conditions such as
frequency or intensity. The measurements were carried out under realistic running conditions of the water filtration. During the experiments the
membrane integrity was ensured by online particle and turbidity measurements of the permeate. A spectral evaluation of the pressure field
together with high speed videometry of cavitation bubble structures reveals the influence of parameters for the generation of certain bubble
structures. Furthermore, the membrane surface has been inspected microscopically afterwards to identify the role of bubble structures in the
cleaning process.
Thu 15:20
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Ultrasound field of a cylindrically-focused transducer
Arik Funkea , Laure Bossyb , Emmanuel Bossya , Marie-Françoise
Cugnetc , Patrick Chauvind and Didier Cassereaub
a
ESPCI, Laboratoire d’Optique; b ESPCI, Laboratoire Ondes et Acoustique; c AREVA - CEZUS Research Center; d AREVA - CEZUS
In this work, we investigate the ultrasound field generated by a cylindrically focused transducer with a circular aperture, used in non-destructive
testing of metallic tubes. Both experimental and simulation studies were
performed. Different from usual diffraction side lobes, additional significant side lobes are observed at a much larger scale in the focal pattern,
along the direction normal to the transducer axis and the curvature axis.
These additional side lobes appear to be caused by the particular three
dimensional geometry of the aperture.
Based on a spatial impulse response approach, we show that they result
from constructive interferences between edge waves originating from
specific points of the aperture boundary. Such interferences occur only
under specific aperture geometries such as circular or elliptic aperture,
and cannot be observed for cylindrically focused transducer with rectangular apertures.
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Ultrasound
Advances in Ultrasonic Measurements Using Laser Doppler Vibrometer
Heinrich Steger and Reinhard Behrendt
Polytec GmbH
Laser Doppler Vibrometry is a widely used technique to exermine ultrasonic waves in solids , liquids and gases. The main advantages using
the Laser Doppler Vibrometry in the field of ultrasonic measurements are
the constant sensitivity over a very wide frequency range, the non contact measurement and the high spatial resolution. Different application
examples prove the high perfomance of this measuring technique. The
sensitivity and the resolution of different ultrasonic Laser Doppler Vibrometer will be discussed among thmeselves and in comparison with standard ultrasonic detectors. Suggestions for the improvement of the signalto-noise ratio are given and verificated experimentally.. Finally the properties of new high-performance Ultrasonic-Laser-Doppler-Vibrometer
systems will be discussed and new appülications will be pronounced.
Thu 16:00
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In-line monitoring of polymer extrusion processes with ultrasonic
attenuation spectroscopy
Jan Müller, Sven Kummer, Karin Sahre and Dieter Fischer
Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V.
Extrusion is one of the most applied technologies for mixing and modifying of polymers in the melt. We use extrusion to process polymer nanocomposites. For a real time characterization of the material it is necessary to make in-line measurements to get information about concentration,
dispersion and distribution of particles in the final material. An ultrasonic
measuring system for in-line monitoring using two transmission probes
to determine ultrasonic velocity and attenuation was developed. In particular, the analysis of attenuation spectra in the range from 3 to 10 MHz
has proved as a useable method for in-line monitoring in an extruder. By
using multivariate analysis, especially multivariate regression, different
morphologic properties like particle size, distribution and dispersion and
concentration of nanofillers can be determined.
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Physical acoustics
Application of Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy for High Resolution Quantitative Elastic Imaging
Sigrun Hirsekorna , Ute Rabea , Anish Kumarb , Kai Genga and Walter
Arnoldc
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Fraunhofer Institut für zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren (IZFP); b Indira
Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (India); c Universität des Saarlandes
Atomic force acoustic microscopy (AFAM) is a dynamic operating mode of an atomic force microscope (AFM). The vibration resonances of
an AFM cantilever in the ultrasonic frequency range when contacting a
sample surface are exploited for a contact resonance spectroscopy technique. As imaging quantity local contact resonance frequencies or cantilever vibration amplitudes or phases can be used. The contact stiffness
distribution in polycrystalline metals (nickel base alloy 625 and 9Cr-1Mo
ferritic steel) was imaged with spatial resolution in the nm range. Taking
advantage of the fact that the anisotropic indentation moduli of metals
with cubic single crystal symmetry are very close to its isotropic value
following from the macroscopic elastic constants of the polycrystal, the
indentation moduli of precipitates were determined using the matrix as a
reference. For quantitative evaluation of AFAM data flexural and torsional
resonances of silicon cantilevers were calculated by finite element methods (FEM) taking into account the elastic anisotropy of a silicon single
crystal. The results of the FEM simulations were compared to measured
resonance frequencies of real cantilevers and to values calculated by
analytical models. The influence of different geometrical parameters of
the cantilevers on the results obtained for the local elastic stiffness was
discussed.
Thu 17:00
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Physical acoustics
Surface and guided waves in porous materials
Jan Descheemaeker, Naima Sebaa, Ponnam Khurana and Walter Lauriks
KU Leuven
The last decades, a lot of research has been done about the propagation of sound in heterogeneous and porous materials. Especially the
two-phase nature of the poro-elastic material leads to interesting physical phenomena. During recent years, several measuring methods have
been developed to determine the material parameters. However, a lot of
problems aren’t solved yet. Because of the visco-elastic behavior of a lot
of these materials, the elastic moduli will become frequency dependent
(rubberlike behavior at low frequencies and glasslike behavior at high
frequencies). Experimental data about the frequency- and temperature
dependence of the elastic moduli are scarce because of experimental
difficulties. Some experimental and numerical results about this subject
will be presented . Porous materials still have to be studied in a lot of
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configurations. One of them is a porous material in an elastic cylinder.
Some numerical results about the dispersion curves of the wave propagating in the system will be presented.
Thu 17:20
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Physical acoustics
A source path contribution analysis on tire noise using particle velocity sensors
Hans-Elias de Breea and Dirk Bekkeb
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Microflown Technologies; b Vredestein Banden B.V., Enschede
Road tire noise is an important topic of research where acoustic particle velocity based testing techniques can be expected to bring new
insights. Modal analysis can be carried out using non contact particle
velocity sensors, and PU sound probes can be used to measure the
radiated sound without a need to use anechoic testing conditions. A further breakdown of the overall sound pressure levels measured in to its
various sources can be made by applying a source path contribution
analysis, using the PU probes to measure velocity, sound intensity and,
for determining the reciprocal transfer path, the sound pressure. The
concept of using this type of transfer path analysis will be outlined and
illustrated by a tire noise case.
Thu 17:40
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Physical acoustics
Optimization of lightweight floors in the low frequency range with
a FEM based prediction mode
Andreas Rabolda , Alexander Düsterb , Joachim Hessingera and Ernst
Rankb
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ift Schallschutzzentrum, Rosenheim; b Lehrstuhl für Computation in Engineering, TU München
The impact noise transmission at low frequencies is a well known problem of lightweight floors, which is treated in many publications. A satisfying solution, considering the different construction principles of lightweight floors, could not be found so far. To overcome this problem a FEM
based prediction model for the optimization of the floor construction and
the improvement of the impact sound insulation has been developed
and applied in a current research project at the TU München. The overall approach of the prediction model consists of the three-dimensional
modelling of the structure and the excitation source (standard tapping
machine), the subsequent modal- and spectral analysis and the computation of radiated sound from the ceiling. The validation of the prediction model has been carried out by comparing the evaluated impact
sound pressure levels with results from measurements on 25 different
floor constructions. In the next step the prediction model was used for
the improvement of established lightweight timber floors. Finally these
constructions were tested in a laboratory test stand according to ISO
140-6 at ift Rosenheim centre for acoustics and the ibp Stuttgart. This
contribution shows the results of the computations and the construction
rules developed for optimized lightweight floors.
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Source identification 3
Comparison of Sound-Source Localization Methods for Vibrating
Structures
Markus Müller-Trapet and Pascal Dietrich
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University
A thorough comparison of sound-source localization methods for vibrating structures, exploring their theoretical and practical limitations, will be
presented. The beamforming technique will be focused on as this method has become more and more popular and various approaches and
algorithms exist that have to be evaluated for their accuracy and usability. This work concentrates on the planar case, which is assumed to be
the most common one.
As a practical example, velocity measurements on vibrating plates will
be compared to the output of different beamforming algorithms. To thoroughly investigate the signal processing, a virtual measurement setup
based on the measured velocity data will be used. The microphone arrays and their input will be modeled using Boundary-Element-Method
(BEM) simulations in order to be independent of microphone directivity
and measurement uncertainties. The different results of the beamforming algorithms, the velocity measurements and the simulated sound
intensity will be compared and discussed.
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Source identification 3
Acoustic Ground Tests in a Cross-Section of a Long-Range Airliner
for Validation of the Inverse Finite Element Method
Kai Simanowskia , Thomas Kletschkowskia , Delf Sachaua and Bernhard
Samtlebenb
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Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, Inst. Mechatronics; b Airbus
Deutschland
Identification of noise sources in aircraft cabins proves to be difficult particularly at low frequencies. A new approach, based on the Inverse Finite Element Method (IFEM), reconstructs the spatial distribution of sound
pressure and particle velocity at the interior wall. This procedure requires
measurements in the cavity first. If all sound sources are located on the
boundary, the equation system resulting from a matching FE model can
be resorted in such a way that computation of the unknown boundary impedance is possible. The paper presents the results of acoustic ground
tests that were performed to prepare a validation of this noise source localization technique. An aircraft mock-up (cross section of a long-range
airliner) was excited by both interior and exterior noise sources for tonal as well as broadband disturbances. In both cases the resulting SPL
and the frequency response were mapped with a custom-built microphone array at 7000 measurement points. The measured data was used to
analyze the operational modes and the acoustic properties (such as reverberation time) of the cavity. Furthermore, the impedance at selected
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boundaries was calculated. The experimental results were then compared with numerical results of forward (FEM) and backward (IFEM) calculations.
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Source identification 3
Fingerprinting rotation machinery
Hedde van de Vooren, Renante Violanda, Ronald van Elburg and Tjeerd
Andringa
University of Groningen
Malfunctioning of a complex rotation machine is often preceded by (subtle) changes in its vibrational behavior on top of the non-stationarities
induced by the variation in rotation frequency. Although the analysis of
these vibrations is fairly complex, these changes can be exploited to
detect possible defects. An actual implementation in an early-warning
system can be used to prevent machinery from severe damage. All the
expected defect related vibrations , especially bearing damage, show
the same dependency on rotation frequency as the vibrations associated with normal operation. For that reason, the defect-related-vibration
frequency component can be found at a fixed position after normalizing
the vibration signal. Our normalization technique, based on instantaneous frequency analysis and harmonic grouping, extracts the rotation
frequency from the vibration signal itself rather than using a separate
measurement . Nederlandse Gasunie - a gas transport company - provided us with 25 vibration recordings gathered from the main axes of
5 operating gascompressors. Each recording was normalized providing
us with a characteristic fingerprint for every machine. First results show
that these fingerprints show a remarkable robustness under changes in
operating conditions and strong stability over longer periods of time (>1
year) making them suitable for condition monitoring purposes.
Thu 9:40
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Sound propagation
A meteorological-acoustical model: comparison with measurements
Ando Randrianoelina and Frits van der Eerden
TNO Science and Industry
The propagation of sound over long distances, typically between 1 and
10 km, can be largely affected by the meteorology. For areas with a
combination of land and water, the vertical wind and temperature gradients can vary along the propagation path. A detailed meteorologicalacoustical model, using large scale weather forecast data, has been
developed and presented before. This paper presents the comparison of the model results with the results from a detailed measurement
campaign in the Netherlands. Within the Dutch project ”Geluid in Beeld” (A view on sound), the propagation of industrial sound from Europort/Maasvlakte area towards the city of Oostvoorne is investigated. This
project was initiated by The Port of Rotterdam, DCMR, EMO and ECT,
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and has the objective to obtain a better understanding of the relationship between the emitted industrial sounds, the sound propagation and
the reported complaints at the surrounding community. For the measurements, a set of 16 loudspeakers was used as a sound source. For two
source positions and a total of three measurements lines, sound measurements were done in the afternoon, evening and night. Meteorological
measurements at several heights were performed at two positions.
Thu 10:00
Hudig Zaal
Sound propagation
General classification scheme for outdoor sound propagation situations
Karl-Wilhelm Hirscha and Berthold Vogelsangb
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Cervus Consult GmbH; b Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt
und Klimaschutz
Noise assessment normally considers a long term energy equivalent
sound pressure level and a maximum level to indicate the noise for correlation with noise impairment, e. g. annoyance. This concept is found
throughout many national and local regulations. The information on noise situations from these two indicators is not sufficient to make reliable
assessments and, in particular, to make progress in the field of environmental noise control. There are several reasons to go beyond. For
instance, in complex noise situation the perception of noise depends on
audibility and background noise. And modern noise management wants
to take advantage of weather conditions on a daily base. Progress is
possible because the knowledge on sound propagation outdoors has
strongly improved. Also the increasing computer power and the facilities of modern measurement systems add new options to overcome the
constraints of a two-level-indicator concept.
This paper suggests the prediction of a level distribution and its indicators to broaden the information on noise exposure. It recommends a
general scheme of classification of all decisive input parameters of the
source, of the sound propagation situation and of the receiver site in
order to obtain this distribution through a variation of these parameters
within their classes.
Thu 10:20
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Sound propagation
Inverse reconstruction techniques and their applicability for acoustic travel-time tomography
Gabi Fischer, Manuela Barth and Astrid Ziemann
University of Leipzig, Institute for Meteorology
Remote sensing by acoustic travel-time tomography enables one to determine area-averaged sound speed fields in an area of interest, e.g. the
atmospheric boundary layer. Due to the dependency of the sound speed
on temperature, the distribution of this meteorological quantity can be reconstructed by inverting the given travel times of sound signals along defined sound ray paths through a scanned medium. Over the past years,
different inverse approaches were used for acoustic tomography. In this
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study, the results achieved with matrix inversion, simultaneous iterative reconstruction technique, and stochastic inversion are compared. To
identify the algorithm which yields the optimal results by reconstructing
two-dimensional temperature fields, both synthetically generated and experimental travel times were considered. On the one hand, the temperature fields were compared concerning their reconstruction accuracy and
spatial resolution. The results show that the stochastic approach yields
spatially highly resolved and accurate temperature fields. Furthermore,
to estimate the applicability of the different methods during operational
studies, the computational effort was analysed. Here, the stochastic inversion offers some deficits because of the relatively long computational time. Oppositely, the matrix inversion and the iterative reconstruction
technique are suitable for online interpretations by providing temperature
fields with acceptable accuracy.
Thu 11:00
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Sound propagation
Adapting a sound ray model of the atmosphere to simulate sound
propagation in urban environment
Astrid Ziemann and Gabi Fischer
University of Leipzig, Institute for Meteorology
Noise exposure in urban areas is an important factor which influences
the well-being and quality of life of urban residents. According to recent
studies, the population is most frequently disturbed by road traffic noise. Particularly in residential areas near main roads this problem is essential, because prescribed noise levels are often exceeded here. When
analysing this problem, the influence of the atmosphere on sound propagation under specific urban environmental conditions also has to be investigated. Therefore, to operationally answer questions of noise protection, the sound propagation model of the atmosphere using ray-tracing
(SMART) has been developed. In the present study, this model, which
considers the influence of the vertical atmospheric structure on sound
refraction and absorption, was enhanced to allow simulations of sound
propagation in urban areas. Thereby, investigations of the dependency
of the sound propagation on temporally variable weather conditions were performed. Furthermore, as a consequence of noise exposure near
residential areas, noise barriers are often installed along busy roads. To
quantify the effect of this active noise protection, a barrier was implemented in SMART. The results of first studies illustrate that special weather
conditions might reduce the effect of such noise barriers.
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The Harmonoise sound propagation model: further developments
and comparison with other models
Dirk van Maerckea and Erik Salomonsb
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CSTB Grenoble; b TNO Built Environment and Geosciences
The Harmonoise sound propagation model (’the Harmonoise engineering model’) was developed in the European project Harmonoise (20012004) for road and rail traffic noise. Further developments of the model
were performed in the European project Imagine (2004-2006), including
extensions of the model to aircraft noise and industrial noise. In 2008,
CSTB Grenoble and TNO Delft have prepared a detailed description of
the various steps involved in a calculation with the Harmonoise model.
In the course of this joint project, some elements of the model were further improved. In 2009, test calculation were performed with the model,
and results were compared to results of other models. In this presentation, an overview will be given of the Harmonoise model, including salient
features such as the convex hull approach, Fresnel weighting for irregular terrain, and ground curvature to account for the effect of atmospheric
refraction. Results of the comparisons with other models will also be
presented.
Thu 15:00
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Electro-acoustics
Investigations on measurement control and signal processing for
the pressure reciprocity calibration of microphones
Thomas Fedtke and Thomas Rewig
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
The realization of the unit of sound pressure is done by determining
the open-circuit pressure sensitivity of laboratory standard microphones
using the reciprocity technique with microphones coupled in pairs by
means of cylindrical couplers. The metrological centrepiece of this process is the measurement of the ratio between the open-circuit output
voltage of the receiver microphone and the current through the transmitter microphone: the electrical transfer impedance. For its determination,
which is based on a computer controlled reference resistor, four alternating voltages are measured, and their quotient is used to calculate the
transfer impedance from the resistance value of the reference resistor.
Therefore, the measurement uncertainty of the electrical transfer impedance is influenced by the uncertainties of the reference resistor and of
the voltage ratio. In order to obtain an optimal stability and to suppress
disturbances, signal analysis and signal processing are used for the voltage measurements, such as averaging procedures and signal stability
criteria. Measurement control and signal processing were optimized with
regard to the time required for the measurement and the uncertainty. For
this purpose, techniques derived from statistical process control, such
as control charts, were used and adapted to provide objective criteria for
the quality of measurement signals.
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Electro-acoustics
Fast distortion measurements in relation to frequency and level
Christian Buddea and Swen Müllerb
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AIXcoustic creations; b Instituto Nacional de Metrologia (INMETRO),
Brazil
Distortion measurements vs. frequency and/or signal level are normally
performed with a series of pure tones whose frequency or level is incremented in discrete steps, turning this type of test rather tedious. This
work presents two different methods in which one of the two parameters
is changed continuously to speed up the overall process and to deliver
data for a 3D plot easily interpretable. The pros and cons of the two methods (log sweeps and level sweeps) are discussed and some practical
examples shown.
Thu 15:40
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Electro-acoustics
Simplification of subjective loudspeaker evaluation by means of
dummy head recordings
Immo Ressa , Rainer Huberb and Markus Meisa
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Hoerzentrum Oldenburg GmbH; b HörTech gGmbH, Germany
The perceptual evaluation of loudspeaker sound quality is timeconsuming and cost-intensive. Therefore, simplified, less timeconsuming evaluation methods are highly desirable. This presentation
compares two subjective methods for relative sound quality evaluation
of loudspeakers. In both methods, the perceived overall sound quality of
a test loudspeaker is assessed in direct comparison to a reference loudspeaker, which had been identified as the best of a set of loudspeakers
in a prior complete paired-comparison experiment. The two methods differ with respect to the way the sounds are presented to the listeners:
directly by the test/reference loudspeakers, or indirectly by dummy head
recordings of the loudspeakers, played back over headphones. The latter
method represents a much faster procedure, since the test loudspeakers
do not have to be replaced physically after each rating for each listener,
but only once for the dummy head recordings. It has been found that subjective quality ratings obtained from 9 experienced listeners do not significantly differ between both methods more than between test and re-test
measurements using the conventional direct loudspeaker presentation
method. It is therefore concluded that subjective loudspeaker evaluation
can be simplified using dummy head recordings without a loss of accuracy.
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Application of Calibrated Noise Recordings in Simulation and Auralisation of Sound Systems
Thomas Steinbrecher
Bose Professional Systems
The accurate assessment of sound systems with regards to various performance criteria, such as the Speech Transmission Index STI, requires the consideration of frequency-dependant background noise spectra. Background noise can have a significant influence on the available
ratios of speech and noise levels and thus speech intelligibility. Another
well-known effect of background noise is the masking of sound field components with lower level, such as echoes or even reverberation. A realistic auralisation of a sound system must therefore include background
noise that is reproduced faithfully in level, spectrum and spatial attributes. The paper will describe the functionality and design of two standalone software applications developed in Matlab and implemented as
stand-alone graphical user interfaces. One of the tools converts a binaural recording of background noise into a format suitable for a calibrated
transaural playback device, the Bose Auditioner system. The second tool
converts either standardized noise criteria such as NCB or RC curves or
any arbitrary third-octave band noise spectra into calibrated diffuse noise
for the same playback system. Both applications create the corresponding audio and text files for use in the simulation software Bose Modeler
Design Program.
Thu 16:20
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Electro-acoustics
Design of public address systems for larger sport stadiums
Alfred Schmitza and Anselm Goertzb
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TAC -Technische Akustik; b Audio & Acoustics Consulting Aachen
In the last years the design of public address systems (PA-systems) for
larger sport stadiums got increasing relevance. First of all the revised
legal requirements concerning a minimum speech intelligibility on voice alarm systems has to be met. Furthermore a good quality of music
performance and commercials must be given. This paper describes how
PA-systems can be designed using modern computer simulation techniques considering the strong influence of room acoustical conditions.
It will be shown which concepts can be applied dependent on technical
boundaries and financial aspects. This paper will also focus on evaluation of STI-simulations with regard to national and international standards
(EN 60489, VDE 0833-4, IEC 60268-16).
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Electro-acoustics
The Interaction between Ultrasonic and Audio Waves in Air - an
Experimental Study
Tobias Merkel
Technische Fachhochschule Berlin
When an ultrasonic sound beam is propagating in air a second audio wave will influence its sound velocity. This is caused by two effects: Firstly,
the audio wave produces a motion of air particles. Because the same
particles also transport the ultrasonic wave, an addition of particle motion can be observed. Secondly, there is a dependence between sound
velocity and air density. Both effects have nearly the same magnitude
even though the angle between the direction of propagation of both waves will only influence the first effect. The wave fields of an ultrasonic and
an audio sound source were brought to the same volume. The ultrasonic
wave was received after a short distance by a microphone. The phase
shift of the received signal represents the variation in sound velocity. Although the expected effects are very small the measured results come
very close to the findings of theory. The described effects will lead to a
new kind of "virtualmicrophone: The ultrasonic wave will be sent over a
long distance through the room and can be modulated by any kind of
audio sources. No technical equipment is required at the place of sound
reception through the ultrasonic carrier wave.
Thu 17:20
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Electro-acoustics
Flat Panel Transducers Based on Electroactive Materials
Lutz Ehrig and Daniel Beer
Fraunhofer IDMT
Electroactive materials are a class of materials that change their geometry due to the presence of an electrical field. A well known effect that
occurs in crystals, polarized ceramics and plastic materials is piezoelectricity. Since there is no center of symmetry and a preferred direction in
such materials respectively an electrical voltage applied on the materials
surface yields a deformation. The same macroscopical behaviour can be
observed in relatively new materials called ferroelectrets. Voids in these
cellular polymer foams are internally charged and form giant dipoles.
The dipoles are deformed by an electrical field likewise in piezoelectric
materials. Electroacoustic transducers based on electroactive materials
may have a unique feature: driver and membrane are one part. Thus it is
possible to build extremely simple, compact and flat transducers. Using
the material by means of a thickness oscillator even the rearward air
spring, causing a major part of problems for thin transducer constructions, can be avoided. In this work several approaches for transducers
using electroactive materials are presented.
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Orientation plans
Access and parking De Doelen
BY ROAD
From Amsterdam / Den Haag: A13 in the direction of Rotterdam, at
Kleinpolderplein follow the signs in the direction of Centrum, at the
second traffic light follow the signs for Euromast/Maastunnel. Take the
right tunnel after the traffic light and go left at the next traffic light. You
will now be on the Weena Boulevard. For further details, consult the
street map next page (route A).
From Utrecht: A20 in the direction of Den Haag / Hoek van Holland,
take the Rotterdam Centrum / Schiebroek / Hillegersberg exit, at the
end of the exit follow the signs to Centrum (Schieweg / Schiekade). You
will now be on Hofplein square. For further details, consult the street
map next page (route B).
From Breda / Dordrecht: Take the right lane on the A16 motorway (follow
Kralingen / Rotterdam Centrum). Cross the Van Brienenoordbrug and
take the first exit (Rotterdam Centrum). Turn left at the end of the
exit lane (roundabout in the direction of Centrum), and turn onto the
Maasboulevard. Continue straight ahead (along de Boompjes). At Hotel
Inntel (on your right-hand side), turn right onto the Schiedamsedijk.
Continue until you have reached the Coolsingel-Westblaak intersection.
Turn left onto the Westblaak and continue in the direction of the Hofplein.
For further details, consult the street map next page (route C).
PARKING
There are several Parkings on walking distance from de Doelen:
1. Parking Schouwburgplein (consult the map on next page)
2. Parking Groothandelsgebouw
3. Parking Weena (consult the map on next page)
4. Parking Plaza
5. Parking Stad Rotterdam
6. Parking Bijenkorf
TRAIN
When you arrive by train at Rotterdam Central Station De Doelen is at 5
minutes’ walking distance (consult the street map on next page).
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ROTTERDAM AIRPORT
Rotterdam is easily accessible by air. For more information please
visit http://www.rotterdam-airport.nl. From the airport you can take bus number 50 towards Rotterdam Central Station, this takes
about 20 minutes. From Rotterdam Central Station De Doelen is at a
few minutes’ walking distance. By taxi the distance is about 8 kilometres.
AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL
Rotterdam also has a good accessibility via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. For more information please visit http://www.schiphol.nl/Transport/
Transport.htm. From the train station Schiphol (at the airport) you can
take the train (about every 15 minutes), platform 5 or 6, to train station
Rotterdam Central. This will take about 50 minutes. From Rotterdam
Central Station De Doelen is at a few minutes’ walking distance.
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OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Metro: Central Station (starting point and terminus).
Tram: Kruisplein 4, 7, 8, 20, 21, 23 and 25.
Bus: Central Station, bus numbers 33, 38, 44, 48 and 49.
Tickets: In Rotterdam the public transport chipcard is the only means
of payment for the subway. These chipcard can be bought at the VVV
(tourist promotion office, near city hall) or RET sales and information
points (Stationsplein Central Station) or Primera shops. Before you use
the chipcard you have to upgrade the card. For tickets for trolley cars or
busses the ticket strips are still used. These strips can also be bought
at the above mentioned locations.
Note: Both the railway station and the station square are presently
undergoing reconstruction. This will also affect visitors to de Doelen.
Select ”Stations Redevelopment and Facelift” on the left side of the page
for more information on the following website http://www.dedoelen.nl/
congresgebouw/pagina/166/practical_information
Access and parking TU Delft
(for precolloquium p. 41: Aula Congress Centre, Mekelweg 4, Delft,
lecture room C)
BY ROAD
From the A13 you will enter the TU-area by taking the exit Delft/Pijnacker
(9) or Delft Zuid/TU-wijk (10) - see also the streetmap below. The precolloquium will be in the Aula Congress Centre.
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PARKING
For parking space see the ’P’ on the streetmap.
TRAIN
From Rotterdam Central Station, which is a few minutes’ walking
distance from De Doelen, you can go by train, platform 8 or 9, to
Central Station Delft. From there you can bus number 40 to Delft, to
stop Balthasar van der Polweg. Then it is a 5 minutes’ walk to the Aula
Congress Centre of TU Delft. The travelling time in total in about 35 to
45 minutes. Also busses 69, 121 and 129 will bring you from Central
Station Delft to the TU-area.
BUS
From De Doelen it is a few minutes’ walk to Rotterdam Central Station.
From there you can bus number 40 to Delft, to stop Balthasar van der
Polweg. Then it is a 5 minutes’ walk to the Aula Congress Centre of TU
Delft. The travelling time in total is about 30 minutes.
Venue De Doelen
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De Doelen comprises three groups of halls or complexes: the Grote
Zaal (Main Hall, max. 1850 p.), the Willem Burger Zaal (max. 700
p.) and the Jurriaanse Zaal (max. 465 p.). Each complex has its own
entrance, hall, foyer, and a number of smaller meeting spaces.
For the conference NAG/DAGA 2009 the complex of the Willem Burger
Zaal and the Jurriaanse Zaal will be used.
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WILLEM BURGER ZAAL COMPLEX
De Doelen Congress Centre (the Willem Burger Zaal complex) was
opened less than ten years ago and specially designed for conferences
and corporate events.
The centre has its own entrance (from the Kruisplein, consult the street
map on page 350) as well as a central hall, an exhibition lobby, a foyer
with a roof garden and ten smaller meeting rooms. At its heart is the
Willem Burger Zaal, seating a maximum of 700 delegates (535 not
including the balcony) in a fixed-rake, amphitheatre arrangement.
JURRIAANSE ZAAL COMPLEX
The Jurriaanse Zaal complex has a spacious foyer and a number of
smaller spaces. The centre of this complex is the Jurriaanse Zaal itself.
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Floor plans of De Doelen complex
Plan of ground level:
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Lunchrooms, restaurants and bars
Street map of Rotterdam, vicinity of De Doelen (with lunchrooms, restaurants and bars):
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LUNCHROOMS
You can find the location of these lunchrooms on the street map above:
1. Engels, Stationsplein 45, C.S. Kwartier, Rotterdam, grandeur of the
past mixed with surprising modern elements
2. Floor, Schouwburgplein 28, 3012 CL, Rotterdam, modern style and a
fairly chic atmosphere
3. DoelenCafé, Schouwburgplein 52, 3012 CL, Rotterdam, various dishes
4. Toaster, Pannekoekstraat 38a, 3011 LH, Rotterdam, simple lunchroom, specialised in toasted sandwiches
5. Dudok, Meent 88, Rotterdam, popular place for breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and socialising
6. Euromast, Parkhaven 20, 3016 GM, Rotterdam, great view, tasteful
lunch
RESTAURANTS
You can find the location of these restaurants on the street map above.
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near De Doelen:
1. Engels, Stationsplein 45, C.S. Kwartier, Rotterdam, grandeur of the
past mixed with surprising modern elements
2. Floor, Schouwburgplein 28, 3012 CL, Rotterdam, modern style and a
fairly chic atmosphere
7. Grand Palace, Schouwburgplein 54, 3012 CL, Rotterdam, Chinese
restaurant
8. Sumo Japans Sushihouse, Westersingel 1, 3014 GM, Rotterdam, all
you can eat sushi and grill
9. Maria, Mauritsweg 52, Rotterdam, Mediterranean, very good and surprising tapas
10. Restaurant 70 (Bilderberg Parkhotel), Westersingel 70, Rotterdam,
culinary first-class for an affordable price
10 minutes’ walking distance from De Doelen:
5. Dudok, Meent 88, Rotterdam, wide choice of Mediterranean dishes
11. Amarone, Meent 72a, 3011 JN Rotterdam (Michelinstar), Amarone’s
cuisine is French-Mediterranean with the emphasis on French cuisine
12. Napoli, Meent 81a, 3011 JG, Rotterdam, real Italian kitchen
13. Boudoir, Meent 65a, 3011 JD, Rotterdam, restaurant with a glamorous atmosphere, a large menu card and entertainment
14. Cinéma, Rodezand 36, 3011 AN, Rotterdam, restaurant and club in
the heart of Rotterdam
15. O’Pazzo, Mariniersweg 90, 3011 NV, Rotterdam, original Italian (Napoli) kitchen
16. Coopvaert, Blaak 776, Rotterdam, Dutch restaurant
Westelijk Handelsterrein:
17. Rosso, Van Vollenhovenstraat 15, 3016 BE, Rotterdam, trendy
French-Mediterranean kitchen, tasteful dishes
18. Smaak, Van Vollenhovenstraat 15, pakhuis 32, 3016 BE, Rotterdam,
international kitchen
19. Biblio, Van Vollenhovenstraat 15c unit 26/27, 3016 BE, Rotterdam,
perfect location for a nice dinner A lot of restaurants are to find in "Het
Westelijk Handelsterrein", a recent renovated trade building. Entrance
to restaurants is an indoor walking road.
Kop van Zuid:
20. Hotel New York, Koninginnenhoofd 1, Zuid, Rotterdam, a la carte
restaurant, nice view
21. Humphrey’s restaurant Rotterdam, Otto Reuchlinweg 1004, 3072
MD, Rotterdam, pleasant restaurant, principles: three courses, one price
22. Las Palmas, Wilhelminakade 330, 3072 AR, Rotterdam, characteristic fish restaurant
23. Rotterdam, Café Restaurant Club, Wilhelminakade 699, Zuid,
Rotterdam, European oriented kitchen with characteristic view
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Binnenweg-area:
24. Louis, Nieuwe Binnenweg 151, Rotterdam, very good French kitchen
25. Ari, Café, Nieuwe Binnenweg 142, Rotterdam, bar to eat and drink,
good comfort, low price
26. Dizzy, ’s-Gravendijkwal 127-129, Rotterdam, bar to eat and drink (low
price) / jazz café, life music at Tuesday 10.00pm
At the foot of the Erasmusbrug: 27. La Stanza, Van Vollenhovenstraat
19, Rotterdam, very good International kitchen
28. Kip, Van Vollenhovenstraat 25, Rotterdam, very good French kitchen
29. La Pizza, Scheepstimmermanslaan 21, Rotterdam, Italian, very
good price/quality ratio
Centre:
30. Oliva, Witte de Withstraat 15a, Rotterdam, very good Italian food (no
pizza)
31. Bazar, Wereld Eethuis, Witte de Withstraat 16, Rotterdam, African
food, low price
BARS
You can find the location of these bars on the street map by number on
page 359.
2. Floor, Schouwburgplein 28, Rotterdam, theatre cafe
3. DoelenCafé, Schouwburgplein 52, Rotterdam, every Thursday evening jam sessions
5. Dudok, Meent 88, 3011JP, Rotterdam, nice meeting point 13. Boudoir,
Meent 65a, 3011 JD, Rotterdam, city bar, jazzy tunes and easy listening
14. Cinema, Rodezand 36, 3011 AN, Rotterdam, trendy bar/club with
DJ’s
25. Ari, Nieuwe Binnenweg 142a, Rotterdam, nice atmosphere, diverse
public
26. Jazz café Dizzy, ’s Gravendijkwal 127, 3021 EK, Rotterdam, live jazz
bands perform here frequently
32. Melief Bender (Nieuwe Binnenweg), Oude Binnenweg 134b, Rotterdam, one of the oldest pubs in Rotterdam centre
33. Club Vie, Maasboulevard 300, Rotterdam, trendy club with glamorous touch, mix of jazz, Latin and house
34. Elit Rotterdam, Wijnhaven 3 a, 3011 WG, Rotterdam, cocktail bar
with perfect jazz and soul tunes
35. De witte aap, Witte de Withstraat 78, 3012 BE, Rotterdam, always
crowded, diverse music
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Index of authors
Aarts, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 218
Abboud, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Abdennadher, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Abel, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ablitt, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Abramovich, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Abshagen, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ahlersmeyer, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Ahrens, J. . . . . . . . . . 123, 127, 245
Akalin, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Al Moubayed, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Albrecht, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Algermissen, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Alizadeh, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Alles, E.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 105
Alphei, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 138
Altinsoy, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259, 259
Alzugaray, R.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Ammler, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Anderssohn, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Andrä, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Andringa, T. . . 69, 157, 255, 317,
333
Anemüller, J. . . 67, 208, 209, 315
Angster, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282, 283
Apostoli, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 180
Aradilla, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Aretz, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Arndt, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Arnold, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Arvengas, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Aspuru, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Auerbach, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Ausserlechner, H. . . . . . . 282, 282
Bach, J.-H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Bade, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Bader, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bäuml, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bailly, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Bakker, J.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Balazs, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 318
Bardeli, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Barney, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Barrera Figueroa, S. . . . . . . . . . 205
Barron, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Barth, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334, 226
Bartolomaeus, W. . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Bartosch, T. . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 72, 97
Basten, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Batke, J.-M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bauer, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Bauer, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Bauers, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Baumann, U. . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 323
Baumgart, J. . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 210
Baumgartner, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Beck, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Becker, S. . . . . . . . . . 300, 309, 314
Becker, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Becker-Schweitzer, J. . . . . . . . . . 49
Bederna, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Beentjes, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Beer, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Beerends, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Behler, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Behr, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Behrendt, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Bein, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Beissner, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Bekke, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 331
Belfroid, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Bellomini, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Belyaev, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Berckmans, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bergmans, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bériot, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Bethke, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Betke, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Bietz, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 54
Bijsterbosch, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Bisitz, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bitzer, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Blanchet, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 272
Blanco, J.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Blau, M. . 143, 320, 320, 321, 112
Blauert, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 244
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Bless, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Blome, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Bocquillet, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Böhnke, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Boere, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Boersma, B.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Bös, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267, 268
Bokemeyer, M. . . . . . . . . . 320, 321
Bonin, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Booij, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Boone, M.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 63
Boonen, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bos, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Bosschers, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 94
Bossy, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Bossy, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Bost, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Bothe, H.-H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Botteldooren, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Bowles, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Brackhane, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Braden, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Brambilla, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brand, T. . . . . . 207, 256, 284, 284
Brandstetter, K.-D. . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Braun, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Breebaart, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 252
Breuer, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Brick, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brockt, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Brokmann, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Bron- van der Jagt, S. . . . . . . . 247
Bronkhorst, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Bronsvoort, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Brosig, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Brücker, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 302
Buchholz, J.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Buchholz, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Buchschmid, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Buckert, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89
Budde, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Buogo, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Burgschweiger, R. . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Burkhart, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 137
Buss, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Busscher, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Busse, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312, 314
363
Butenweg, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Buuren, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Calderón, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Campbell, M. . . . . . . 176, 180, 181
Campmans, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Carette, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Caro, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Carral, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cassereau, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Cauberg, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Caupin, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Cenedese, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Chapelle, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Charnaya, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Chauvin, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Chen, Z. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Chick, J. . . . . . 175, 176, 180, 181
Christophe, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cik, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Clasen, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Clausen, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 82
Condorachi, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Coninx, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Conter, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Corteel, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Coste, O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cotoni, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Coutinho, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Coyette, J.-P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cranen, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cugnet, M.-F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Cutanda Henriquez, V. . 202, 205
d’Udekem, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Damm, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Dannemann, M. . . . . . . . . . 98, 269
Dantscher, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Dau, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dauenhauer, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Davaadorj, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Davies, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Davitt, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
de Boer, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
de Bree, H.-E. . . . . . 160, 331, 229
de Coensel, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
de Jong, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 92
de Jong, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
de Klerk, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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de Mey, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
de Roo, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
de Ruiter, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
de Vos, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
de Vries, D. . 42, 45, 45, 126, 128
Deblauwe, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Dejonckere, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Delfs, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Delgado, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Demi, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Desanghere, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Descheemaeker, J. . . . . . . . . . . 330
Desmet, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 193
di Gabriele, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Díaz, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dible, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Dietrich, P. . . . . . . . . . . 51, 319, 332
Dietz, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 253
Dietzel, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dijckmans, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dittmar, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Dittrich, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Döbler, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 224
Döllinger, M. . . . . . . 298, 299, 306
Dörfler, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 318
Döring, W.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Doesburg, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Domitrovic, H. . . . . . . . . . . 152, 115
Dommes, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Dreschler, W.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Drotleff, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Druyvesteyn, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Dubois, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Düster, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Dunne, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Dunne, L.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Ebersold, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Eckers, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Eder, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Ehrig, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Eichenlaub, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Eichler, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Eilers, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ejsmont, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Elemans, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Elmahdy, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Embrechts, J.-J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
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Emich, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Emmer, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engel, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Engelputzeder, N. . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Enghardt, L. . . . . . . . 220, 311, 314
Epp, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ersoy, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 297
Ertl, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Esteve, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Ewert, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Ewert, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 83
Ewert, S.D. . 47, 47, 48, 131, 207,
208, 253
Eyben, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Eysholdt, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Falch, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Falk, T.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fastl, H. 126, 167, 239, 240, 251,
323, 236
Favrot, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Fedtke, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Fehndrich, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fels, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fernandez Astudillo, R. . . . . . . . 73
Fichtel, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fiebig, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 156
Fingerhuth, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fingscheidt, T. . . . . . . . . . 165, 227
Fischer, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fischer, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334, 335
Fischer, H.-M. . . . 52, 53, 54, 246,
118
Fischer, R.-L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fischer, S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fischer, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Fleischer, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Fleischer, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Foken, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Fonfara, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Fournelle, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Franz, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Franzen, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Fremerey, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Frese, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Friebe, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Friedrich, C.-S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Friedrich, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
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Friedrich, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Fritzsch, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Fritzsche, C. . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 113
Fuder, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fürst, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Funke, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Fuss, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Gaafar, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Gade, A.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Gärtner, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Gajdatsy, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Galanti, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Garbers, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Garbin, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 325
Garcia, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Gaul, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Geebelen, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Geerlings, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Geier, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Geissler, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Gemmeke, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Gemmeke, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Genender, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Geng, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Genuit, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Gerhardt, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Gerl, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Gerretsen, E. . . 55, 134, 137, 247
Gerstenberger, C. . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Getzmann, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Geyer, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 113
Gibbs, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Gielen, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gier, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Giering, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Gierlich, H.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Giesler, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Gisolf, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Goehrke, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Gömmel, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Goenner, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Goertz, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Goetze, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Goossens, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gorilliot, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Goto, Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Goupell, M.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
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Grabinger, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Graf, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Graf-Langheinz, A. . . . . . . . . . . 151
Grahs, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Granneman, J. . . . . . . . . . 149, 155
Granström, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Greßkowski, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Grigoras, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Grosche, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Groß-Thebing, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Groth, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 130
Grothe, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 177
Grubes̆a, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gruhler, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 241
Gruhn, R. . . . . . . . 74, 75, 113, 117
Grundmann, R. . . . . . . . . 176, 181
Guastavino, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Guber, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Guerin, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311, 312
Guggenberger, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Guidati, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 295
Guilloud, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Gummer, A.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Guski, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238, 244
Guyader, J.-L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Haderlein, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Häb-Umbach, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Haider, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hak, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 134, 142
Haller, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hammelmann, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Hanselka, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Hansen, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hansen, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hantschk, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hartmann, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Harwardt, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Hasenpflug, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Haubold, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Hauck, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Haulick, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Haumer, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Haun, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Haut, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 129
Haverkamp, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Hein, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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Heintze, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Heise, S.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 46
Heisel, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Helfer, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Hellbrück, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Hellmuth, O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Hemmer, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hemmert, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Hengst, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Henning, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Hensel, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Hensel, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Hepberger, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Herbig, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 114
Hering, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Heringa, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Hernández, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Herold, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Herre, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Herrenkind, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Herrmann, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Herzel, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303, 303
Herzke, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 286
Hessinger, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Heuss, O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Heute, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169, 287
Hillenbrand, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Hils, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 138
Hirsch, K.-W. . . . . . . . . . . . 264, 334
Hirschberg, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Hirsekorn, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Höfker, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Höldrich, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Höller, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hoene, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Hönig, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Hörchens, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hoevelmann, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Hoever, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Hoffmann, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hofmann, M.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Hofmans, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Hohmann, V. . . . 47, 48, 131, 207,
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Holsteyns, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Holube, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Hooghwerff, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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Horacek, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Horvat, M. . . . . . . . . . 152, 115, 115
Houben, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Houtgast, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Houwen, W.V.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Huber, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Hudde, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 322
Hüppe, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 99
Hütz, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Hufenbach, W. . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 269
Hundeck, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Huo, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Hyder, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Imagawa, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Isbrücker, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Isele, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Jabben, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 296
Jackson, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Jaeckel, O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 224
Jaillet, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, 318
Jakob, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 116
Jakob, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Jalics, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Jambrosic, K. . . . . . . . . . . 115, 115
Janse, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Jansen, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Janssen, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Janssen, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Janssen, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Janssens, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Janssens, M. . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 280
Jebasinski, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Jenderka, K.-V. . . . . . . . . . 105, 324
Jensen, S.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Jeon, J.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Jessen, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Jeub, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Jürgens, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Juhl, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 205
Jung, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Kabel, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Kahle, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Kalivoda, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Kallinger, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Kaltenbacher, M. . . . . 95, 99, 299,
300, 306, 309
Kammeyer, K.-D. . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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Kauba, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Kauffman, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Kausche, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Kaynar, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Kayser, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Keiper, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Kellermann, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Kemp, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Kerber, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 255
Kettler, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 171
Khurana, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Kim, Y.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Kimura, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Kindt, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Kirichenko, I. . . . . . . . . . . . 116, 121
Klamerek, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Klein-Hennig, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Kleinhenrich, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Kletschkowski, T. . 198, 221, 315,
332
Klijn, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Kling, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Klosak, A.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Knauss, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Kniesburges, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Knospe, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Knutzen, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Kob, M. . 298, 299, 303, 304, 305
Koch, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Koch, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Kochan, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Kodejska, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Köhler, J.O.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Köhler, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Koelewijn, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Költzsch, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Koeman, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
König, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Könsgen, A.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Körpert, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Koh, S.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Kohler, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Kohlrausch, A. . 81, 86, 252, 252,
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Kohrs, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Kok, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Kokavecz, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
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Kolbe, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kollmeier, B. . . . 47, 67, 207, 208,
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Konkel, F.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 116
Konle, H.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Konz, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Koopman, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Koopmans, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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Krampol, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Kreuzer, W. . . . . . . . . . 66, 200, 206
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Kristiansen, S.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Kröninger, D. . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 325
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Krüger, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Krüger, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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Kubanek, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Kückens, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Kühn, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Kühnelt, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Kuijpers, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Kumar, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Kummer, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
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Kurz, T. . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 325, 120
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Laback, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 253
Lacroix, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 230
Land, D.-J.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Landgraf, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Landry, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Landstorfer, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
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Langer, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 296
Laumann, K. . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 251
Lauriks, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 330
Lautenbach, M. . . . . . . . . 147, 260
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Lauterborn, W. . . . 216, 325, 327,
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Le Goff, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 252
Lebrun, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Leckschat, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lee, S.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lehnert, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Lemke, O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Lemor, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Leneveu, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Lentzen, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247, 247
Lenz, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lepage, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Lepper, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Lerch, R. . . . . . 163, 299, 300, 306
Leugering, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Leutheuser, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Leutnant, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lewald, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Lewcio, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Lielens, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lievens, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 319
Ligtenberg, Michiel . . . . . . . . . . 225
Lindau, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 123
Link, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Lippert, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Loch, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Loellmann, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Logar-Holzer, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Logie, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 180
Lohrmann, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Lohscheller, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Lohse, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Lopez Arteaga, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Lorenz-Kierakiewitz, K.-H. . . . 144
Lüke, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Luneau, J.-M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Luxemburg, R.V. . . . . . . . . . . 55, 58
Luykx, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Mabande, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Machmer, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Machner, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
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Maffei, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Magrans, F.X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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Mahnken, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Maier, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Maischak, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Majdak, P. . . . . . . . . . . 66, 258, 253
Maloney, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 281
Manera, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Marburg, S. . . . 99, 177, 203, 295
Margnat, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Marin, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Markiewicz, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Marla, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Marres, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Martarelli, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Martin, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Martinez, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Mas, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Maschke, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Masiero, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mattheij, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Mattheus, W. . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 302
Matuschek, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Maue, J.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mauermann, M. . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 46
May, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Mayer, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Mayr, A.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
McKinney, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Meeuwis, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Mehnert, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Meiler, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Meinecke, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Meinke, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Meis, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Melchior, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mellert, V. . . . . . . . . . . 66, 129, 233
Meloni, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Memoli, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Menshikov, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Menzel, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Merchel, S. . . 127, 130, 259, 259
Merkel, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Mertins, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Metkemeijer, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mettin, R. . . . . . . . . . 216, 324, 328
Meunier, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . 174, 293
Meyer, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Meyer, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
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Meyer, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Michail, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Michel, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Michels, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mienkina, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Miklos, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282, 283
Minker, W. . . . . . . . . . . 75, 113, 117
Misol, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Mizumachi, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Mleczko, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Mocsai, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Möbius, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Möhler, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Möller, S. . . . . . . . . . . 169, 171, 172
Möser, M. . . . . 152, 196, 220, 116
Mohr, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Mojallal, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320, 321
Moonen, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Moore, B.C.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Moreau, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Mores, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 281
Mucchi, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Muchall, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Müller, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Müller, Gerhard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Müller, Gregor . . . . . . . . 72, 72, 97
Müller, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Müller, M. . . . . . . . . . 82, 82, 83, 83
Müller, Sebastian . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Müller, Stefan . . . . . . . . . . 300, 314
Müller, Swen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Müller, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Müller-Deile, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Müller-Trapet, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Mulder, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Murphy, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Mwangi, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Myck, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 277
Myers, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175, 176
Naßhan, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Nederveen, C.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Neise, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Nentwich, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 72
Nestorovic, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Niendorf, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Niepenberg, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Niermann, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Niessen, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Niggebrugge, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Nijs, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Nocke, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Noelle, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Nöth, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 306
Norambuena, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Norman, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Novello, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Nowak, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Nowak, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 324
Nürnberger, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Nützel, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Obdeijn, I.-M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Ochmann, M. 199, 200, 201, 202
Ocker, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Öhler, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112, 119
Öster, A.-M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Oesterreicher, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Oldenziel, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Olfert, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Onnich, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Orglmeister, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ormel, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Ostendorf, C. . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162
Ostermann, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Oswald, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Otten, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Otto, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Otto, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Ovenden, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Overvelde, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Pallas, M.-A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Pallud, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Paprotny, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Parlitz, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Pascher, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Paschereit, C.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Pastillé, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Paulides, M.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pawig, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Peiffer, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Pennock, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Peperkamp, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Peremans, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Perrier, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Petersson, B.A.T. . 143, 154, 266,
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Philippen, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Piellard, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Pieren, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Pierro, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Pinte, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Piscoya, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 201
Plack, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Plüss, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Pluta, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Podlaszewski, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pörschmann, C. . . . . . . . . 219, 220
Pogscheba, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pollow, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Pomberger, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Pommerer, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Popp, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Poschen, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Pospiech, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pras, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Priebsch, H.-H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Probst, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 273
Pronk, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Pronkine, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Püschel, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Quesson, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Quickert, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Raab, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 117
Raabe, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 226
Raake, A. . . . . 169, 170, 171, 172
Rabe, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Rabenstein, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rabold, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 331
Rader, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257, 323
Rakhorst, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Ramirez, J.-P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Randrianoelina, A. . . . . . . . . . . 333
Rank, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Rasmussen, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rasumow, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rausch, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rautenberg, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Reich Marcon Passero, C. . . . 235
Reichelt, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rejlek, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Remmers, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
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Rennies, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 50
Ress, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Reubsaet, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Reusch, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Reuter, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Rewig, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Rhoon, G.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Richter, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Richter, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Rieckh, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Rieder, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Riegel, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Rigoll, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ritterstaedt, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Roalter, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Robin, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Robinson, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Roehle, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Roeske, P. . . . . . . . . 320, 320, 321
Rohdenburg, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Rohr, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Rohrer, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roozen, B. . . . . . . . . 217, 223, 230
Roy, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ruff, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Ruiter, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Rychtarikova, M. . . . . . . . 156, 263
Sachau, D. . . 154, 198, 221, 266,
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Saemann, E.-U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Sahre, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Sakakibara, K.-I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Salomons, E. . . . . . . . . . . . 279, 336
Salz, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Samtleben, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Sancak, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Sankowsky, T. . . . . . 320, 320, 321
Sarradj, E. . . . 188, 189, 203, 113
Sas, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 193, 195
Saß, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Schad, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Schäfer, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Schäfer, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Schäffer, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Schaer, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Schanda, U. . . . . . . . 140, 248, 250
Scharfstein, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Scharrer, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Scheck, J. . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 53, 118
Scheibner, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Schiffner, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Schirmacher, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Schirmer, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Schlachter, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Schleinzer, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Schlesinger, A. . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 63
Schlittmeier, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Schmelzer, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Schmidt, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Schmidt, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Schmidt, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 322, 322
Schmidtke, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Schmitz, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Schmitz, G. . . . . . . . 101, 103, 106
Schneider, M. . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 118
Schneiderhan, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Schnell, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288, 117
Schnelle, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Scholl, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 139
Scholz, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Schouhamer Immink, K. . . . . . . 85
Schram, C. . . . . . . . . 206, 213, 308
Schreier, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Schreiner, O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Schreurs, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Schröder, D. . . . . . . . 146, 261, 318
Schroeder, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Schroeder, J. . . . . . . . . . . . 320, 321
Schröder, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Schröder, R. . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 224
Schröder, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Schuhmacher, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Schuller, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Schulte-Fortkamp, B. . . . . . . . . . 70
Schultz, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Schulz, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Schwarz, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Schwarze, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Schwarzenberg, G. . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sebaa, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Seeber, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 255
Seidler, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Semrau, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sendra, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Sessler, G.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Sheikh, M.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Sickert, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Siebald, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Siepmann, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Sigüenza, Á. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sijs, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Sijtsma, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Silar, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Simanowski, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Simmer, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Skowronek, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 89
Slaat, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Smit, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Smith, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Smits, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sobon, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Sobotta, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Söhnholz, H. . . . . . . . . . . . 325, 120
Sommerfeld, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Sontacchi, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Sottek, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 192
Späh, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Speciale, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Spehr, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Spendelhofer, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Spiegl, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Spies, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Spitznagel, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Spors, S. . . . . . . 44, 123, 127, 245
Starchenko, I. . . . . . . . . . . 116, 121
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Steinbrecher, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Steinert, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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Stevenson, S. . . . . . . . . . . 180, 181
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Straubinger, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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Stütz, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
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Stumpner, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Suhadi, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Suhanek, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Sulowski, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Swerdlow, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sylvand, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Tack, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Tan, C.-T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tanke, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tapken, U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Taskan, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tayama, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tcherniak, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Telman, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
ten Wolde, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Terentiev, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Terrasse, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Teschner, M. . . . . . . . . . . . 320, 321
Testoni, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Teuber, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Tewes, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Theile, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126, 251
Thiele, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313, 314
Thomann, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Tiesler, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tijs, E. . . . . . . . . 61, 297, 229, 235
Tinter, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tokuda, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303, 235
Tonon, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Totaro, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tran, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Treiber, A.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 241
Triep, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Trimpop, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Trombetta Zannin, P.H. . . . . . . 235
Trommer, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Valk, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Valkenier, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
van Antwerpen, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
van Beek, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
van Bentum, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
van Blokland, G. . . . . . . . 108, 110
van Breemen, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
van de Par, S. . . . . . . . . . . 252, 254
van de Vooren, H. . . . . . . 317, 333
van den Bogaert, T. . . . . . . 63, 258
van den Nieuwenhof, B. . . . . . . 98
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van den Oetelaar, J. . . . . . . . . . 217
van der Aa, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
van der Auweraer, H. . . . . . . . . 190
van der Eerden, F. 279, 279, 280,
333
van der Hoeven, M. . . . . . . . . . 240
van der Spek, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
van der Voort, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
van der Wal, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
van Dongen, K.W.A. 42, 104, 105
van Doorn, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
van Dorp Schuitman, J. . . . . . . . 45
van Elburg, R. . . . . . 255, 317, 333
van Groenestijn, G.-J. . . . . . . . . 43
van Grootel, M. . . . . . . . . . . 69, 157
van Hamme, H. . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 76
van Hees, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
van Hengel, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
van Hout, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
van Leeuwen, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
van Leuven, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
van Loon, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
van Luxemburg, R. . . . . . . . . . . 249
van Maercke, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
van Son, N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
van Vliet, W.-J. . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
van Vugt, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
van Wijngaarden, E. . . . . . . . . . 224
Vanderelst, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Vary, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Vasilkov, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vasquez, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Vecchio, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Veit, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Venghaus, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Verardi, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vercammen, M. . . . . 58, 133, 144,
147, 249, 260
Vergez, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Verheijen, E. . . . . . . . . . . . 292, 296
Verhey, J.L. . . . 46, 46, 48, 48, 50,
244
Verkerke, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Vermeir, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 156
Verschuur, E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 43
Versluis, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 326
Verweij, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Vidales, P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Violanda, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . 317, 333
Vitale, R. . . . . . . . . . . 144, 145, 146
Völk, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 236
Völker, E.-J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Völtl, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Vogelsang, B. . . . . . 277, 277, 334
Voigt, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Voigt, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Vokurka, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Volkov, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
von Estorff, O. . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 186
von Heesen, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
von Türckheim, F. . . . . . . . . . . . 281
von Zeddelmann, D. . . . . . . . . . . 81
Vos, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vos, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Vuerinckx, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Wack, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Wältermann, M. . . . 169, 171, 172
Wahler, W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 151
Walter, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Wang, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Wang, Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 76
Waubke, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . 200, 206
Weber, L. . . . . 134, 112, 119, 120
Weber, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Weber, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242, 244
Weckmueller, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Wefers, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Weinzierl, S. . . . . . . . . 67, 123, 321
Weißenborn, C. . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 97
Weissgerber, T. . . . . . . . . 239, 251
Wendemuth, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Wenmaekers, R. . . . . . . . . . 62, 249
Wiedemann, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Wiedemann, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wiegmann, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Wijnant, Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
373
Wildemann, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Wilken, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Wilkens, V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Willems, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Wilsdorf, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . 121, 226
Wilson, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Wind, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 225
Windelberg, D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Winkler, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Winkler, T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Wißmann, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Witew, I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Witte, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Wittstock, V. . . . . 52, 54, 133, 139
Wolf, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Wolf, B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Wolf, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Wolfert, H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273, 122
Wolff, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Wolkenfelt, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Wong, J.L.H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wouters, J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 258
Wulff, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Yang, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Yperlaan, L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Zaccarelli, R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Zapf, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Zaslavski, G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Zeitler, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Zekveld, A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Zemke, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Zerbs, C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Zheng, K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Zhou, X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Ziemann, A. . . . . . . . 334, 335, 121
Zörner, S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299, 300
Zokoll, M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Zotter, F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Meetings during the conference
Please note: From Tuesday to Thursday, the meetings are scheduled for the lunch
breaks. Particularly for participants in committee meetings, tickets for lunch boxes
can be purchased at the registration desk.
Monday, March 23
09:00 - 12:00 DEGA-Vorstandsrat
17:00 - 19:00 DEGA-Mitgliederversammlung
(DEGA members general assembly)
Van Beuningen Zaal
Willem Burger Zaal
Tuesday, March 24
12:40 - 14:00 EAA/DEGA student meeting
Van Beuningen Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Hochschulbeirat
Hudig Zaal
Wednesday, March 25
12:40 - 14:00 NAG members general assembly
Van Beuningen Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Bau- und
Raumakustik
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Lärm: Wirkungen
und Schutz
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Lehre der Akustik
Fortis Bank Zaal
Hudig Zaal
Plate Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Musikalische Akustik Mees Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Sprachakustik
Schadee Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Ultraschall
Ruys Zaal
Thursday, March 26
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Elektroakustik
Hudig Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Fahrzeugakustik
Van Beuningen Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Hörakustik
Plate Zaal
12:40 - 14:00 DEGA-Fachausschuss Physikalische
Akustik
12:40 - 14:00 DAGA-Beirat
Van der Vorm Zaal
Van Rijckevorsel Zaal
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NAG/DAGA 2009 - registration form (without presentation)
Title, first and family name:
Address:
E-mail:
Registration fee
Please mark the category according to table of fees on page 33:
Category:
❒ Dinner
❒1
❒ Concert
Excursions:
❒2
❒3
❒ Pre-coll. ’Ports’"
❒ Harbour
❒4
❒ Pre-coll. “Array’"
❒ Architecture
❒ Delft Blue
(Fees for social events are listed on www.nag-daga.nl)
Payment
❒ Credit card
❒ Eurocard/Mastercard
❒ Visa
Card owner:
❒ American Express
Expiry date:
Card number:
❒ Bank transfer to the account of Stichting NAG/DAGA 2009 in the
Netherlands, number: 535560958, ABN AMRO. For payments from
foreign countries please use IBAN: NL15ABNA0535560958 and BIC:
ABNANL2A. Please indicate the name of the participant.
❒ innerhalb von Deutschland: Ich ermächtige die DEGA e.V., den von
mir zu entrichtenden Beitrag zu Lasten meines Kontos
Konto-Nummer:
bei:
Bankleitzahl:
mittels Lastschrift einzuziehen.
Date and Signature:
Fill in this page and send to:
DEGA e.V., Headquarter
Voltastrasse 5, Building 10-6
13355 Berlin, Germany
Fax: +49 (0)30 46 06 94-70
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