Perception of Product Sound and Vibration
Workshop


Engineering Integrity Society


International Manufacturing Centre
University of Warwick

Thursday, 14 December 2006

This one-day workshop brings together product designers and engineers, solution providers and academics, concerned with the human perception of product sound and vibration. The event intends to provide a practical insight into the evaluation of products where sound and vibration are important. Speakers are drawn from the automotive and other sectors. Practical workshop sessions will include demonstrations of the University’s state-of-the-art facilities, including the whole vehicle sound & vibration simulator (NoViSim), and a Listening Room.

Programme

09:00–09:40   REGISTRATION, TEA & COFFEE, POSTERS & EXHIBITS
     
09:40–09:50   Welcoming remarks - Mr Andrew Middleton, Anthony Best Dynamics
     
09:50–10:30   Auditory contributions to multi-sensory product design: insights from
cognitive neuroscience
Professor Charles Spence, University Of Oxford, UK
     
10:30–11:10   The influence of impulsive sound quality on the ‘feel’ of a golf shot
Dr Jonathan Roberts, Loughborough University, UK
     
11:10–11:30   TEA & COFFEE, POSTERS & EXHIBITS
     
11:30–11:55   Vibration comfort in trains
Dr Henrietta Howarth, Southampton University, UK
     
11:55–12:25   Perception of vibration at the hand, seat and feet: laboratory studies
Dr Miyuki Morioka, Southampton University, UK
   

 

12:25–14:10   LUNCH, TOUR, DEMONSTRATIONS, POSTERS & EXHIBITS
Roger Williams, Sound & Vibration Technology Ltd, UK & Dr Paul
Jennings, Warwick Manufacturing Group, UK
     
14:20–15:00   Application of a NVH simulator in the product development process
Dr Garry Dunne, Jaguar Cars, UK
     
15:00–15:20   TEA & COFFEE, POSTERS & EXHIBITS
     
15:20–16:00   Choice of psychophysical metrics for the analysis of combined sound
and vibration
Professor Joe Giacomin, Brunel University, UK
     
16:00–16:40   A study of the noise and vibration of diesel vehicles at idle, using free
verbalisation
Professor Etienne Parizet, INSA Lyon, France
     
16:50   DEPART
   

 

Times of presentations may vary. Please check the website for the latest information.