Download PDF Noise Engineering September 1, 2007 Volume 37 Issue 3 Articles In This Issue Technology for a Quieter America (editorial) Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorGeorge C. Maling Jr. Editor’s Note Noise is a problem in our society, as well as a global environmental problem, that has significant adverse effects on health and the quality of life. Today, there is a substantial gap between the present level of noise and a reasonably quiet environment—in cities, ... Noise as a Technological and Policy Challenge Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorWilliam W. Lang and George C. Maling Jr. Noise can be controlled at the source, along its path, or at the location of the receiver. The Source-Path-Receiver Model For a systems approach to the technological issues of noise reduction, the source-path-receiver model, which has been in use for many years, can provide a helpful starting ... Designing Quiet Products Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorRichard H. Lyon and David L. Bowen New technologies can lead to quieter mechanisms and materials or unexpected, unpleasant sounds. Sounds made by products can be either pleasing or annoying. Sounds are pleasing when expectations are met and the decision to acquire the product is reinforced (e.g., the familiar sound of a car door ... Perception-Based Engineering: Integrating Human Responses into Product and System Design Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorPatricia Davies Product-design engineers should be educated in measuring and analyzing how people perceive noise. Engineered systems produce both wanted and unwanted products. For example, a computer printer produces text and images but also produces noise in the process. Yet, in the printer-design process, ... Challenges and Promises in Mitigating Transportation Noise Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorIan A. Waitz, Robert J. Bernhard, and Carl E. Hanson Noise is a major driver in the design and operation of transportation systems. There are only a few places in the United States where transportation noise is not noticeable.1 Figure 1 shows the results of an analysis estimating the percentage of each county in the United States where highway, ... Engineering Controls for Reducing Workplace Noise Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorRobert D. Bruce When purchasing equipment, industry leaders often fail to take into account the risk to hearing. Millions of workers in the United States are exposed to sound levels that are likely to cause permanent hearing loss, even though many of them wear hearing-protection devices. Many people do not ...
Technology for a Quieter America (editorial) Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorGeorge C. Maling Jr. Editor’s Note Noise is a problem in our society, as well as a global environmental problem, that has significant adverse effects on health and the quality of life. Today, there is a substantial gap between the present level of noise and a reasonably quiet environment—in cities, ...
Noise as a Technological and Policy Challenge Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorWilliam W. Lang and George C. Maling Jr. Noise can be controlled at the source, along its path, or at the location of the receiver. The Source-Path-Receiver Model For a systems approach to the technological issues of noise reduction, the source-path-receiver model, which has been in use for many years, can provide a helpful starting ...
Designing Quiet Products Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorRichard H. Lyon and David L. Bowen New technologies can lead to quieter mechanisms and materials or unexpected, unpleasant sounds. Sounds made by products can be either pleasing or annoying. Sounds are pleasing when expectations are met and the decision to acquire the product is reinforced (e.g., the familiar sound of a car door ...
Perception-Based Engineering: Integrating Human Responses into Product and System Design Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorPatricia Davies Product-design engineers should be educated in measuring and analyzing how people perceive noise. Engineered systems produce both wanted and unwanted products. For example, a computer printer produces text and images but also produces noise in the process. Yet, in the printer-design process, ...
Challenges and Promises in Mitigating Transportation Noise Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorIan A. Waitz, Robert J. Bernhard, and Carl E. Hanson Noise is a major driver in the design and operation of transportation systems. There are only a few places in the United States where transportation noise is not noticeable.1 Figure 1 shows the results of an analysis estimating the percentage of each county in the United States where highway, ...
Engineering Controls for Reducing Workplace Noise Saturday, September 1, 2007 AuthorRobert D. Bruce When purchasing equipment, industry leaders often fail to take into account the risk to hearing. Millions of workers in the United States are exposed to sound levels that are likely to cause permanent hearing loss, even though many of them wear hearing-protection devices. Many people do not ...