Acoustics and Vibration Measurement Laboratory

Available Components

  • Impedance measurement tube including transmission loss option
  • Excitation mechanisms
    • Different impulse hammers with variable tips
    • Shakers for different frequency ranges with various mounting options
    • Loudspeakers
  • Laser Doppler vibrometer
  • Acceleration sensors with varying sensitivity
  • Class 1 microphones
  • Displacement sensors
  • Binaural measurement systems (artificial head)
  • Acoustic camera
  • Dodecahedron loudspeaker

Areas of Application

  • Determination of acoustic parameters (e.g., absorption)
  • Analysis and optimization of products with regard to NVH
  • Experimental modal analysis (EMA)
    • Determination of natural frequencies and natural modes
  • Transfer Path Analysis (TPA)
    • Identification of dominant noise sources
    • Evaluation of transmission paths
  • Accurate analysis of internal and external noise
  • Non-contact measurement of vibration velocities and amplitudes using laser Doppler vibrometers

Technical Data

  • Absorption measurement according to DIN ISO 10534-2 and ASTM E2611-09
  • Data recording with HEAD acoustics front ends & ArtemiS SUITE
  • Class 1 microphones according to IEC 61672-1
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Contact

Dominik Werner M.Sc.
Head of Vehicle Dynamics & Acoustics
+49 241 80-29383
Email

Service

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Adresse

Institut für Kraftfahrzeuge
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Deutschland

office@ika.rwth-aachen.de
+49 241 80 25600

Address

Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika)
RWTH Aachen University
Steinbachstraße 7
52074 Aachen · Germany

office@ika.rwth-aachen.de
+49 241 80 25600