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5,0 Credits (ECTS 7,5) |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Not passed |
| Level: A |
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Department: 50 - CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
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Teaching language: English
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In programs
TELTA ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, Year 4 (elective)
LVMAS MSc PROGRAMME IN SOUND AND VIBRATION, Year 1 (elective)
TITEA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, Year 4 (elective)
TITEA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, Year 3 (elective)
TDATA COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, Year 3 (elective)
TDATA COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING - Other elective courses, Year 4 (elective)
Examiner:
Professor
Mendel Kleiner
Eligibility:
For single subject courses within Chalmers programmes the same eligibility requirements apply, as to the programme(s) that the course is part of.
Aim
Many engineers come in contact with acoustics. Electronics engineers may deal with communication systems where sound is an integral part, such as virtual reality systems, voice recognition systems and sound playback systems. Engineers from electronics as well as from physics, mechanics and civil engineering will often need at least the basic understanding of sound propagation, sound in cavities, absorbers, wall transmission loss, etc. The course aims at giving this basic understanding.
Goal
The course gives an overview of the area of acoustics. After the course the student should have some fundamental theoretical knowledge about acoustics and enough basic understanding of sound and vibration to be able to handle simple problems within the area.
Content
The course comprises the following parts:
Fundamentals of acoustic
* Sound pressure, particle velocity, sound sources
* Array technology
* Radiation impedance, intensity and power
* Hearing
* Basic psychoacoustics with regard to audio systems
Sound fields in rooms
* Concepts of geometrical, statistical and physi-cal acoustics
* Subjective aspects of room acoustics
* Audio technology
* Sound recording
* Sound reproduction
* Microphones, construction principles
* Loudspeakers, construction principles
* Headphones, construction principles
* Digital sound recording and reproduction
Sound and vibration insulation
* Transmission loss and vibration loss
The course also comprises in-class exercises and two lab exercises.
Literature
Book such as: Kinsler et al. "Fundamentals of Acoustics", John Wiley and Sons, or similar.
Examination
Written examination.