Effects of spectral gaps on the contribution of specific frequency bands to the loudness of broadband sounds

2016 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
pp. 3268-3268
Author(s):  
Walt Jesteadt ◽  
Marcin Wróblewski ◽  
Katie Thrailkill
Author(s):  
S. N. Das ◽  
Kachita Kohli ◽  
Ayush Kumar ◽  
G. R. Sabareesh

Abstract Vibration attenuation is an important factor while designing rotating machinery since frequency lying in the range corresponding to natural modes of structures can result in resonance and ultimately failure. Damping dissipates energy in the system, which reduces the vibration level. The mitigation of vibrations can be achieved by designing the base frame with periodic air holes. The periodicity in air holes result in vibration attenuation by providing a stop band. A finite element-based approach is developed to predict the modal and frequency response. The analysis is carried out with different shapes of periodic cavities in order to study the effectiveness of periodic stop bands in attenuating vibrations. The amount of mass removed due to the periodic cavities is kept constant. It is seen that better attenuation is obtained in case of periodic cavities compared to a uniform base frame. Among the different geometries tested, rectangular cavities showed better results than circular and square cavities. As a result, it is seen that waves propagate along periodic cells only within specific frequency bands called the “Pass bands”, while these waves are completely blocked within other frequency bands called the “Stopbands”. The air cavities filter structural vibrations in certain frequency bands resulting in effective attenuation.


Author(s):  
Ling Zheng ◽  
Woojin Jung ◽  
Zheng Gu ◽  
A. Baz

The transmission of automotive engine vibrations to the chassis is isolated using a new class of mounts which rely in their operation on optimally designed and periodically distributed viscoelastic inserts. The proposed mount acts as mechanical filter for impeding the propagation of vibration within specific frequency bands called the ‘Stop Bands’. The spectral width of these bands is enhanced by making the viscoelastic inserts operate in a shear mode rather than compression mode. The theory governing the operation of this class of periodic mounts is presented using the theory of finite elements combined with the transfer matrix approach. The predictions of the performance of the mount are validated against the predictions of the commercial finite element code ANSYS and against experimental results obtained from prototypes of plain and periodic mounts. The obtained results demonstrate the feasibility of the shear mode periodic mount as an effectiveness means for blocking the transmission of vibration over a broad frequency band. Extending the effective width of the operating frequency bands of this class of mount through active control means is the ultimate goal of this study.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Faes ◽  
Riccardo Pernice ◽  
Gorana Mijatovic ◽  
Yuri Antonacci ◽  
Jana Cernanova Krohova ◽  
...  

SummaryWhile cross-spectral and information-theoretic approaches are widely used for the multivariate analysis of physiological time series, their combined utilization is far less developed in the literature. This study introduces a framework for the spectral decomposition of multivariate information measures, which provides frequency-specific quantifications of the information shared between a target and two source time series and of its expansion into amounts related to how the sources contribute to the target dynamics with unique, redundant and synergistic information. The framework is illustrated in simulations of linearly interacting stochastic processes, showing how it allows to retrieve amounts of information shared by the processes within specific frequency bands which are otherwise not detectable by time-domain information measures, as well as coupling features which are not detectable by spectral measures. Then, it is applied to the time series of heart period, systolic and diastolic arterial pressure and respiration variability measured in healthy subjects monitored in the resting supine position and during head-up tilt. We show that the spectral measures of unique, redundant and synergistic information shared by these variability series, integrated within specific frequency bands of physiological interest, reflect the mechanisms of short term regulation of cardiovascular and cardiorespiratory oscillations and their alterations induced by the postural stress.


2012 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 054103
Author(s):  
Gao Ren-Jing ◽  
Wang Guo-Ming ◽  
Liu Shu-Tian ◽  
Tang Zhen-An

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Joana Silva ◽  
A. Martins Da Silva ◽  
Luís Coelho

The processing of motor, sensory and cognitive information by the brain can result in changes of the electroencephalogram (EEG) by Event Related Desynchronization (ERD) or Event Related Synchronization (ERS). The first one concerns a decrease in the amplitude of a rhythmic activity while the second corresponds to its increase. The analysis of these two phenomena in specific frequency bands - alpha (8-13 Hz) and beta (14-30 Hz) - allows the understanding of the cerebral activity. This study focuses on the quantification of cerebral activity by determining the ERD and ERS on the referred band, induced by self-paced movements, by using EEGLAB and MATLAB tools. This was achieved by the creation of a new and automatic quantification algorithm. The results indicate that a greater desynchronization of the signal is accompanied by a decrease in the amplitude of the same. As a conclusion, the cerebral activity varies in terms of synchronization and desynchronization among certain frequency bands in several zones, according to the tasks performed.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e86384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fausto Caruana ◽  
Ivana Sartori ◽  
Giorgio Lo Russo ◽  
Pietro Avanzini

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Asiri

This paper presents both theoretically and experimentally a new kind of a broadband vibration isolator. It is a table-like system formed by four parallel hybrid periodic rods connected between two plates. The rods consist of an assembly of periodic cells, each cell being composed of a short rod and piezoelectric inserts. By actively controlling the piezoelectric elements, it is shown that the periodic rods can efficiently attenuate the propagation of vibration from the upper plate to the lower one within critical frequency bands and consequently minimize the effects of transmission of undesirable vibration and sound radiation. In such a system, longitudinal waves can propagate from the vibration source in the upper plate to the lower one along the rods only within specific frequency bands called the "Pass Bands" and wave propagation is efficiently attenuated within other frequency bands called the "Stop Bands". The spectral width of these bands can be tuned according to the nature of the external excitation. The theory governing the operation of this class of vibration isolator is presented and their tunable filtering characteristics are demonstrated experimentally as functions of their design parameters. This concept can be employed in many applications to control the wave propagation and the force transmission of longitudinal vibrations both in the spectral and spatial domains in an attempt to stop/attenuate the propagation of undesirable disturbances. 


Aerospace ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Toso ◽  
A. Baz ◽  
D. Pines

The propagation of transverse waves in periodic rotating shafts is controlled actively by using piezoelectric inserts which are placed periodically along these shafts. The control strategies aim at tuning the unique filtering characteristis of the periodic shafts in such manner that prevent the propagation of the waves within specific frequency bands called “stop bands.” The spectral characteristics of these “stop bands” are controlled in response to the shaft vibration. A finite element model is developed for this class of actively controlled periodic shafts which is then used to generate the “transfer matrix” for the unit cell of these shafts. The eigenvalues of the resulting transfer matrix are utilized to predict the characteristics of the stop and the pass bands of the rotating shaft as function of the shaft geometry, rotation speed, and control gains of the active inserts. The obtained characteristics are validated experimentally using shafts driven via gearbox assembly which subject the shafts to broadband excitations. The obtained results are also compared with the characteristics of passive shafts with stepped periodic geometries. Such a comparison aims at demonstrating the effectiveness of the active periodic shafts in redistributing the energy spectrum by confining the propagation to specific frequency bands. Particular emphasis is placed on studying the effect of the active control strategies on the vibration damping characteristics of the shafts. The proposed class of active periodic shafts can be useful in numerous critical applications such as the drive shafts of helicopters where transmitted vibrations can have detrimental effect on the performance of the tail rotor. Other applications are only limited by our imagination.


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