Lab in acoustics
EE-490(a) / 4 credits
Teacher: Lissek Hervé
Language: English
Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.
Summary
Apply the knowledge acquired in Electroacoustics, Audio Engineering and Propagation of Acoustic Waves lectures.
Content
- TP1: Matlab - programming of tools for acoustics and audio
- TP2: Analysis and synthesis of a piano note
- TP3: Audiometry
- TP4: Auditory localization
- TP5: Reverberant room
- TP6: Absorption in impedance tube
- TP7: Acoustic expertise
- TP8: Simulation of spherical sound sources with COMSOL
- TP9: Simulation 1D acoustic waveguide with COMSOL
- TP10: Simulation of the impedance tube (TP6) with COMSOL
- TP11: Assessment of Thiele & Small parameters for a loudspeaker
- TP12: Coherent sources / interferences
- TP13: Measurement of sources directivity
Keywords
Sound synthesis
3D sound perception
Room acoustics
Acoustic absorption
Loudspeakers
Acoustc expertise
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Audio Engineering or Propagation of acoustic waves
Recommended courses
Electroacoustics
Important concepts to start the course
Acoustic waves
Transmission lines
Physical measurement
Characterization of physical systems, impulse response
Signal processing, Fourier analysis
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Argue hypothesis justifying a physical observation
- Formulate physical explanations
- Synthesize experimental results
- Organize the work within a team of students
Transversal skills
- Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
- Give feedback (critique) in an appropriate fashion.
- Identify the different roles that are involved in well-functioning teams and assume different roles, including leadership roles.
Teaching methods
1 laboratory fiche given every week.
4 hours to perform the work described in the fiche
1 assistant providing help if required
Report the work within a 15 days deadline
Expected student activities
Report the work
Assessment methods
Report correction
Supervision
| Office hours | Yes |
| Assistants | Yes |
| Forum | No |
Resources
Bibliography
Mario Rossi, Audio, PPUR, 2007
Vincent Martin, Elements d'acoustique générale, PPUR 2007
Ressources en bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Lab in acoustics
- Practical work: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: During the semester (winter session)
- Subject examined: Lab in acoustics
- Practical work: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
Reference week
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Légendes:
Lecture
Exercise, TP
Project, labs, other
Tuesday, 14h - 18h: Exercise, TP