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Evaluation of auditory alerting systems for safe electric scooter operations (2024)
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Walton, T., Torija, A. J., Hughes, R. J., & Elliott, A. S. (in press). Evaluation of auditory alerting systems for safe electric scooter operations. Scientific Reports,

It is well understood that a significant shift away from fossil fuel based transportation is necessary to limit the impacts of the climate crisis. Electric micromobility modes, such as electric scooters and electric bikes, have the potential to offer... Read More about Evaluation of auditory alerting systems for safe electric scooter operations.

Operational measurement of frequency response functions (2024)
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McGee, R., Elliott, A., Meggitt, J., & Smith, J. (in press). Operational measurement of frequency response functions. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.1265

A common problem that arises during modal testing is the inability to directly excite degrees-of-freedom to obtain frequency response functions (FRFs). It has been shown previously that reliable reproduction of FRFs via indirect excitation is difficu... Read More about Operational measurement of frequency response functions.

Prediction of Radiated Structural Noise Using Decomposed Vibro-Acoustic Frequency Response Functions (2024)
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Barton, L., Elliott, A., & Smith, J. (in press). Prediction of Radiated Structural Noise Using Decomposed Vibro-Acoustic Frequency Response Functions. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.1125

The manner in which a system radiates noise is dependent upon the resonant behaviour and the forced vibration of the structure. It has been shown previously that the modes of such a system can be identified by performing a singular value decompositio... Read More about Prediction of Radiated Structural Noise Using Decomposed Vibro-Acoustic Frequency Response Functions.

Development of electric scooter alerting sounds using psychoacoustical metrics (2022)
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Walton, T., Torija Martinez, A., & Elliott, A. (2022). Development of electric scooter alerting sounds using psychoacoustical metrics. Applied Acoustics, 201(109136), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2022.109136

In recent years electric micromobility transportation, including electric scooters, has seen a surge in popularity due to technological advances and the move to lower emission transport. Although offering a range of societal benefits, such as reduced... Read More about Development of electric scooter alerting sounds using psychoacoustical metrics.

Acoustic optimization of a contra-rotating propeller rig (2022)
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Casagrande Hirono, F., Torija Martinez, A., & Elliott, A. (2022). Acoustic optimization of a contra-rotating propeller rig. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0010735

With the advance of unmanned aerial vehicles as a viable alternative for urban transportation, it is imperative that these vehicles have a low impact on community noise. Contra-rotating propeller technologies offer interesting advantages over traditi... Read More about Acoustic optimization of a contra-rotating propeller rig.

Vibro-acoustic analysis of a domestic product based on experimental measurement and hybrid modelling (2021)
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Meggitt, J., Banwell, G., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., & Langley, R. (2021). Vibro-acoustic analysis of a domestic product based on experimental measurement and hybrid modelling. Applied Acoustics, 182, 108144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108144

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study whereby a hybrid experimental-numerical model is used to analyse the structureborne
radiation from a domestic product (vacuum cleaner head). The passive (including radiative) properties of the str... Read More about Vibro-acoustic analysis of a domestic product based on experimental measurement and hybrid modelling.

Component replacement TPA : a transmissibility-based structural modification method for in-situ transfer path analysis (2021)
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Meggitt, J., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., Jalibert, A., & Franks, G. (2021). Component replacement TPA : a transmissibility-based structural modification method for in-situ transfer path analysis. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 499, 115991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2021.115991

In-situ Transfer Path Analysis is a diagnostic method used to analyse the propagation of noise and vibration through
complex built-up structures. Its defining feature is the invariant characterisation of an assembly’s active components
(i.e. vibrat... Read More about Component replacement TPA : a transmissibility-based structural modification method for in-situ transfer path analysis.

An experimental exploration of the properties of random frequency response functions (2020)
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Clot, A., Meggitt, J., Langley, R., Elliott, A., & Moorhouse, A. (2021). An experimental exploration of the properties of random frequency response functions. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 491, 115773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2020.115773

The vibro-acoustic analysis of complex structures over a broadband frequency range is an extremely challenging problem that may often require the use of a hybrid deterministic-statistical approach. Due to manufacturing imperfections, the frequency re... Read More about An experimental exploration of the properties of random frequency response functions.

Evaluation of uncertainties in classical and component (blocked force) transfer path analysis (TPA) (2019)
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Moorhouse, A., Meggitt, J., & Elliott, A. (2019). Evaluation of uncertainties in classical and component (blocked force) transfer path analysis (TPA). SAE Technical Papers, 1(4), 1779-1789. https://doi.org/10.4271/2019-01-1544

Transfer path analysis (TPA) has become a widely used diagnostic technique in the automotive and other sectors. In classic TPA, a two-stage measurement is conducted including operational and frequency response function (FRF) phases from which the con... Read More about Evaluation of uncertainties in classical and component (blocked force) transfer path analysis (TPA).

Development of a hybrid FE-SEA-experimental model (2019)
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Clot, A., Meggitt, J., Langley, R., Elliott, A., & Moorhouse, A. (2019). Development of a hybrid FE-SEA-experimental model. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 452(Jul 19), 112-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2019.03.027

The vibro-acoustic response of complex structures with uncertain properties is a problem of great concern for modern industries. In recent years, much research has been devoted to the prediction of this response in the mid-frequency range where, beca... Read More about Development of a hybrid FE-SEA-experimental model.

A covariance based framework for the propagation of uncertainty through inverse problems with an application to force identification (2019)
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Meggitt, J., Moorhouse, A., & Elliott, A. (2019). A covariance based framework for the propagation of uncertainty through inverse problems with an application to force identification. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 124, 275-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.11.038

Inverse problems are widely encountered in fields as diverse as physics, geophysics, engineering and finance.
In the present paper, a covariance based framework for the estimation of their uncertainty is presented and applied to the problem of inve... Read More about A covariance based framework for the propagation of uncertainty through inverse problems with an application to force identification.

Measurement of in-room impact noise reduction (2018)
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Elliott, A. (2018). Measurement of in-room impact noise reduction. Applied Acoustics, 148(May 19), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.12.020

There are well-established measurement standards for the rating of impact noise reduction provided by floor coverings in relation to structurally transmitted impact noise, e.g. BS EN ISO 10140-3 and ASTM E492 are widely used in Europe and North Ameri... Read More about Measurement of in-room impact noise reduction.

Broadband characterisation of in-duct acoustic sources using an equivalent source approach (2018)
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Meggitt, J., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., Banwell, G., Hopper, H., & Lamb, J. (2019). Broadband characterisation of in-duct acoustic sources using an equivalent source approach. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 442(Mar 19), 800-816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2018.10.041

This paper is concerned with the development of an experimental method capable of independently characterising low Mach number, in-duct fluid machines, such as pumps, fans, etc. The aim is to propose and test a source characterisation method that is... Read More about Broadband characterisation of in-duct acoustic sources using an equivalent source approach.

In situ determination of dynamic stiffness for resilient elements (2015)
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Meggitt, J., Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., & Lai, K. (2016). In situ determination of dynamic stiffness for resilient elements. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 230(6), 986-993. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406215618986

An in situ method for the measurement of a resilient lements dynamic transfer stiffness is outlined and alidated. Unlike current methods, the proposed in situ approach allows for the characterisation of a resilient element whilst incorporated into an... Read More about In situ determination of dynamic stiffness for resilient elements.

Omnidirectional acoustic absorber with a porous core and a metamaterial matching layer (2014)
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layer. Journal of Applied Physics, 115(20), 204902. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4876119

An omnidirectional sound absorber based on the acoustic analogy of the electromagnetic metamaterial
“black hole” has been developed and tested. The resulting structure is composed of a hollow
cylindrical porous absorbing core and a graded index mat... Read More about Omnidirectional acoustic absorber with a porous core and a metamaterial matching layer.

The “round trip” theory for reconstruction of Green's functions at passive locations (2013)
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Moorhouse, A., & Elliott, A. (2013). The “round trip” theory for reconstruction of Green's functions at passive locations. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 134(5), 3605. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4821210

An expression for the Green's function at an arbitrary set of passive locations (no applied force) is derived and validated by experiment. Three sets of points are involved, the passive reconstruction points, c, which lie on a virtual boundary and tw... Read More about The “round trip” theory for reconstruction of Green's functions at passive locations.

In-situ source path contribution analysis of structure borne road noise (2013)
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Elliott, A., Moorhouse, A., Huntley, T., & Tate, S. (2013). In-situ source path contribution analysis of structure borne road noise. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 332(24), 6276-6295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2013.05.031

Source-path-contribution (SPC) analysis, also known as transfer path analysis (TPA), is a technique widely used in the automotive industry for rank ordering noise and vibration sources. The SPC approach is known to provide reliable diagnostic informa... Read More about In-situ source path contribution analysis of structure borne road noise.

Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Elliott, A., Eastwick, G., Evans, T., Ryan, A., von Hünerbein, S., …Waddington, D. (2011). Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines. Environmental Research Letters, 6(3), 035102. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/035102

Noise continues to be a significant factor in the development of wind energy resources. In the case of building-mounted wind turbines (BMWTs), in addition to the usual airborne sound there is the potential for occupants to be affected by structure-bo... Read More about Structure-borne sound and vibration from building-mounted wind turbines.

Some relationships for coupled structures and their application to measurement of structural dynamic properties in situ (2011)
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Moorhouse, A., Evans, T., & Elliott, A. (2011). Some relationships for coupled structures and their application to measurement of structural dynamic properties in situ. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 25(5), 1574 - 1584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2010.12.016

Three relationships are presented for indirect determination of the structural dynamic properties of substructures, namely the blocked force, mobility and free velocity. First, it is shown that the blocked force of a vibration source can be obtained... Read More about Some relationships for coupled structures and their application to measurement of structural dynamic properties in situ.

Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part I: Simple demonstrator model
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Pavić, G., & Elliott, A. Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part I: Simple demonstrator model. Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 132(4), 041008. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4000980

A method has been developed to characterize a vibration source when coupled via resilient mounts to a receiver structure. This two-step measurement procedure can deliver the mobility and free velocity of a source, together with the mobility of the re... Read More about Structure-Borne sound characterization of coupled structures—part I: Simple demonstrator model.