Structure-borne road noise is generated by road induced excitation forces. The control approach presented here relies on the use of vibration actuators to modify the vibration behavior of the car body such that its noise radiation efficiency is decreased (Active Structural Acoustic Control—ASAC). The controller is optimized using laboratory experiments and numerical tools to simulate the performance a complete vehicle control set-up. Road tests yield a 6.9 dB noise reduction in the frequency range 75–105 Hz at the error microphone and 6.1 dB noise reduction at the passenger’s ear.

Issue Section:
Research Papers
Topics:
Actuators, Noise (Sound), Roads, Vibration, Noise control, Acoustics, Control equipment, Ear, Errors, Excitation, Microphones, Radiation (Physics), Vehicles
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