title: Student design projects in applied acoustics.
abstract: This paper describes a series of student projects which are intended to complement theoretical education in acoustics and engineering noise control with practical experience. The projects are also intended to enhance the students' ability to work in a team, to manage a project, and to present their results. The projects are carried out in close cooperation with industrial partners so that the students can get a taste of the professional life of noise control engineers. The organization of such a project, its execution, and some of the results from the most recent student project are presented as a demonstrative example. This latest project involved the creation of noise maps of a production hall, the acoustic analysis of a packaging machine, and the acoustic analysis of a spiral vibratory conveyor. Upon completion of the analysis, students then designed, applied, and verified some simple preliminary noise reduction measures to demonstrate the potential of these techniques.
authors.affiliation: Systemzuverlässigkeit und Maschinenakustik SzM (System Reliability and Machine Acoustics SzM), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Magdalenenstr. 4, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany. boes@szm.tu-darmstadt.de
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bös
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skowronek
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thyes
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tschesche
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hanselka
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods*; D004738:Engineering / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D007221:Industry; D009623:Noise, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*