EGO shape optimization of horn-loaded loudspeakers

Optimization and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 361-374

  Morgans, Rick C ^a   Zander, Anthony C ^a   Hansen, Colin H ^a   Murphy, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Krix Loudspeakers   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constant beamwidth; Efficient global optimization; Horn loaded loudspeakers; Surrogate optimization

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; LOUDSPEAKERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONSTANT BEAMWIDTH; EFFICIENT GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; EFFICIENT GLOBAL OPTIMIZATIONS; EVALUATING; HIGH QUALITIES; HORN-LOADED LOUDSPEAKERS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; SOUND DISTRIBUTIONS; SOUND SYSTEMS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; SUPERPOSITION METHODS; SURROGATE OPTIMIZATION; SURROGATE OPTIMIZATIONS;

GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 54049116364     PISSN: 13894420     EISSN: 15732924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11081-007-9029-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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