Optimising flat-walled multi-layered anechoic linings using evolutionary algorithms

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1009-1026

  Xu, Jingfeng ^a   Nannariello, Joseph ^a,b   Fricke, Fergus R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Renzo Tonin and Associates (NSW) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anechoic lining; Evolutionary algorithms; Multi objective optimisation problem

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MULTILAYERS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

ANECHOIC LININGS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; PRESSURE REFLECTIONS;

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS;

EID: 4644320623     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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