Objective evaluation of the rumbling sound in passenger cars based on an artificial neural network

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 457-470

  Lee, Sang Kwon ^a   Kim, Byung Soo ^a   Park, Dong Chul ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Rumbling index; Sound metrics; Vehicle sound quality

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; VECTORS;

FUEL INJECTORS; RUMBLING INDEX; SOUND METRICS; VEHICLE SOUND QUALITY;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 18944393391     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440705X11112     Document Type: Article

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