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SAE 2013 

Noise and Vibration 

Conference and Exhibition 

May 20-23, 2013 • DeVos Place Convention Center 

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA 

EVENT GUIDE 

Includes Final Program and 

Exhibit Directory 

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What’s Inside 

Welcome 2 

General Committee 3 

Event Overview 4 

General information 6 

repeat Image from 

the front cover 

Special Events and 

Networking Opportunities 8 

Session At-A-Glance 24 

Floor Plan 26 

Technical Sessions 27 

Participant Index 43 

Seminars 47 

Awards 48 

Exhibit Directory 51 

Sponsors / Ad Index 60 

SAE 2013 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition 1

Welcome 

SAE 2013 Noise and Vibration 

Conference and Exhibition 

Welcome to the SAE 2013 Noise and Vibration Conference! 

On behalf of SAE and the NVC organizing committee, I extend to you our warmest 

regards and many thanks for attending this year’s conference. We are all excited 

to be back at the DeVos Place Convention Center, overlooking the beautiful Grand 

River in downtown Grand Rapids. The entire committee has been working diligently 

over the past two years to make this 2013 conference the most important single 

professional event for those working in noise and vibration in the mobility industry. 

The value of attending this conference comes from personal interaction with other 

professionals from all over the world, including those working in automotive, commercial 

vehicle and aerospace industries. Sharing tips in one-on-one discussions 

or in technical sessions can be the best training available. That’s why this year we 

have added a new technical session on path identification and included five free 

workshops covering acoustical materials, sound quality, SEA, and structure borne 

NVH, plus a new-for-2013 workshop on Fourier Analysis. 

With 80 exhibitors planned to be with us, you are most certainly going to discover 

new and exciting information about the noise and vibration field. You can also make 

valuable contributions to the conference with your thoughtful questions at technical 

sessions, in workshops and at the exhibit hall. Furthermore, we have two outstanding 

keynote speakers, Bernard Challen, inaugural recipient of the SAE International 

Ralph K. Hillquist NVH Lifetime Achievement Award, and Alexandre Nuñes, Senior 

Manager at General Motors Proving Grounds in Brazil. 

Over the next few days, we hope you will thoroughly enjoy the many workshops 

and events SAE and the NVC organizing committee has planned. We also encourage 

you explore the local attractions and enjoy all that Grand Rapids has to offer, 

as we strive to make this event both informative and enjoyable. Please use this 

time to make new connections, reconnect with old friends, and absorb the progress 

the noise and vibration field has made over the past two years. 

Sincerely, 

Robert E. Powell 

General Chair, SAE 2013 Noise and Vibration Conference 

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SAE 2013 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition

GENERAL COMMITTEE 

Vice Chairperson 

Past Chairperson 

Christopher Shaw 

Halla Visteon Climate Control 

James Thompson 

NIOSH 

Exhibits Chairperson 

Gary Newton 

Brüel & Kjær 

North America Inc. 

Student Engineer Chairperson 

Chadwyck Musser 

Cambridge Collaborative, Inc. 

Members 

Kalyan Bagga, Ford Motor Co. 

Craig Birkett, Navistar International Corp. 

Michael Blommer, Ford Motor Co. 

David Bogema, Brüel & Kjær North America Inc 

Wade Bray, HEAD acoustics Inc. 

Gabriella Cerrato, Sound Answers, Inc. 

Bernard Challen, Shoreham Services 

Richard DeJong, Calvin Engineering 

Paul Donavan, Illingworth & Rodkin Inc. 

Alan Duncan, Automotive Analytics Inc. 

Gordon Ebbitt, Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc. 

Hether Fedullo, Ford Motor Co. 

Christian Fernholz, General Electric Aircraft Engines 

Jack Field 

Eric Frank, Sound Answers, Inc. 

Gregory Goetchius, Tesla Motors Inc. 

Kiran Govindswamy, FEV Inc. 

Christopher Griffen, Material Sciences Corp. 

Jianmin Guan, Altair Engineering Inc. 

Peter Jackson, American Acoustical Products Inc. 

Deane Jaeger, Retired, Harley-Davidson Inc. 

Raymond Kach, Ford Motor Co. 

Philip Keller, BorgWarner Inc. 

Ken Kicinski, Harley-Davidson, Inc. 

Jay Kim, Univ. of Cincinnati 

Jason Kunio, Brüel & Kjær North America Inc. 

Thomas Lagö, TechFuzion 

Peter Laux, Acoustics By Design, Inc. 

Teik Lim, Univ. of Cincinnati 

Ivanna Malinow, TRW Occupant Safety System Inc. 

Jay Meldrum, Michigan Technological Univ. 

Teresa Miller, Bombardier Learjet 

Mark Moeller 

Charles Moritz, Blachford Inc. 

James Nieters, Sound Resources II LLC 

Taner Onsay, Chrysler Group LLC 

Jian Pan, Autoneum North America Inc. 

Alan Parrett, General Motors Co. 

Dhanesh Purekar, Cummins Inc. 

Mohamad Qatu, Central Michigan Univ. 

David Reed, Janesville Acoustics 

Thomas Reinhart, Southwest Research Institute 

Alice Botteon Rodrigues, General Motors, Brasil 

Todd Rook, Goodrich 

Pranab Saha, Kolano and Saha Engineers Inc. 

Richard Schumacher 

Ahmet Selamet, The Ohio State Univ. 

Saeed Siavoshani, LMS A Siemens Business 

Steven Sorenson, Aearo Co. 

Joseph Stout, Ford Motor Co. 

In-Soo Suh, KAIST 

Prakash Thawani, DENSO International America Inc. 

Joachim Wolschendorf, FEV Inc. 

Barry Wyerman, Janesville Acoustics 


EVENT OVERVIEW 

Monday 

May 20 

Tuesday 

May 21 

Wednesday 

May 22 

Thursday 

May 23 

Golf Outing 

The Golf Club at 

Thornapple Pointe 

Registration 

8:30 a.m. 

Shotgun Start 

9:00 a.m. 

Continental Breakfast 

Grand Ballroom Foyer 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 

Opening Keynote 


Ballroom A 

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 

Refreshment Break 

Exhibit Hall 

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 

Technical Sessions 

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Networking Luncheon Exhibit Hall 

12:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

Includes Chat with the Experts 

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

Exhibit Open 


Grand Gallery 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 


8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 


Exhibit Hall 

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 


10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

Keynote Luncheon 

Alexandre Nuñes, GM South America 

Ballroom A 

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. 

Chat with the Experts 

Exhibit Hall 

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 


Grand Gallery 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 


8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 


Grand Gallery 

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 


10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

General Committee Meeting 

3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 

Exhibit Open 

Technical 

Sessions 

2:00 – 3:40 

p.m. 

Student Paper Competition 

2:00 – 3:40 p.m. 

Refreshment Break in Exhibit 

3:40 – 4:10 p.m. 


2:30 – 4:10 p.m. 

Exhibit Open 

Acoustical Materials 

Workshop 

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. 

Welcome Reception 

Exhibit Hall 

7:30 – 9:00 p.m. 

Technical 

Sessions 

4:10 – 5:30 

p.m. 

SEA Workshop 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

Student 

Poster 

Competition 

4:10 – 5:30 

p.m. 

Student 

Paper 

Competition 

4:10 – 5:10 

p.m. 

Sound Quality Workshop 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

Exhibit Open 

Networking Time with Exhibitors 

4:10 – 5:00 p.m. 

Networking Reception 

Exhibit Hall 

Includes awards presentation 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 

Structure Borne 

NVH Workshop 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The History and 

Future of Fourier 

Analysis Workshop 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

Conference concludes 

General Committee Meeting 

12:00 p.m. 

Exhibit Hours 

Monday, May 20, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 21, 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, May 22, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. 

Registration Hours 

Monday, May 20, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Thursday, May 23, 7:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

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General Information 

SAE International 

Officers - 2013 

OFFICERS 

Donald G. Hillebrand, PhD 

President 

Frank O. Klegon 

2012 President 

Daniel M. Hancock 

2014 President Nominee 

Gregory E. Saunders 

Vice President – Aerospace 

Jeff Hemphill 

Vice President – Automotive 

Bharat Vedak 

Vice President – Commercial Vehicle 

Ronald G. Rath 

Treasurer 

Robert Ireland 

Assistant Treasurer 

David L. Schutt, PhD 

Chief Executive Officer 

Gregory L. Bradley 

Secretary 

DIRECTORS 

Paul “Scooter” Brothers 

Susan Collet 

David J. Gorsich, PhD 

Richard Greaves, CEng 

Klaus Hoehn, PhD 

Arun Kumar Jaura, PhD 

Yoshio Kawakami 

Louis Kratz 

Sandra Krug, PhD 

Patrick Leteinturier 

Sun Wing Lui, PhD 

Charon Morgan 

Srinivas R. Srinath, PhD 

David Vasquez 

Emergency Hotline 

1-800-581-9295 


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Phone: 1-724-776-4841 

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Customer Service 

1-877-606-7323 

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customerservice@sae.org 

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Troy, MI 48084 

Phone: 1-248-273-2455 

Fax: 1-248-273-2494 

Hours of Operation 

SAE Staff Office 

Old Business Center 

Sunday – Thursday 

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Exhibition Hours 

Exhibition Hall C 

Monday, May 20 

7:30 – 9:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 21 

9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, May 22 

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 

and 1:30 – 6:30 p.m. 

Presentation 

Ready Room 

Grand Gallery F 

Tuesday – Thursday 

7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Registration Hours 

Grand Gallery 

Monday, May 20 

4:00 – 9:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 21 

7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, May 22 

7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. 

Thursday, May 23 

7:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

Coffee Cart 

Grand Gallery 

Sunday 

12:00 – 4:00 p.m. 

Monday 

10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 

Tuesday-Wednesday 

7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Business Center 

Located in the hotel 

main lobby 

Monday – Friday 

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 

Registration 

SAE Member Includes full Rate 

Classic - SAE Member Package 1 $650 

Premium - SAE Member Package 1 $625 

Elite - SAE Member Package 1 $600 

Expo Only Package 3 $75 

Non-Member Includes full Rate 

Non-Member Package 1 $1025 

Expo Only Package 3 $75 

Participants Includes full Rate 

Author, co-author, presenter, general committee Package 1 $395 

member, session organizers & chairs, paper reviewers, 

award recipients 

Media Includes full Rate 

Press (Credentials Required) Package 2 FREE 

Exhibitor Includes full Rate 

Exhibitor Booth Personnel 

(Limit: 4 per 10’ x 10’ booth Exhibitor ID# required) Package 2 FREE 

Student Includes full Rate 

SAE Student Member Package 2 $50 

Non-Member Student Package 2 $75 

Additional Items 

full Rate 

Golf Tournament, May 20 $125 

Luncheon, May 21 $45 

Luncheon, May 22 $45 

Registration Packages 

Package 1: Includes Morning and Afternoon Breaks, Lunches, Receptions, Plenary 

Sessions, Proceedings, Technical Sessions, Exhibit 

Package 2: Includes Morning and Afternoon Breaks, Receptions, Tuesday Lunch, 

Plenary Sessions, Technical Sessions, Exhibit 

Package 3: Includes Morning and Afternoon Breaks, Receptions, Exhibit 

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Special Events and Networking Opportunities 

Science Fair - Sound Sense – Noise 

Control Materials and Technologies 


Monday - Wednesday 

The Science Fair will feature hands-on displays, video demonstrations and collections 

of acoustical materials and testing equipment. From damping to sound 

barriers, absorbers, sealing, isolation and more, the fair will provide a sound learning 

experience. Be sure to visit the Science Fair Display and vote for the display 

that is Best of Show. Winner will be announced during the Wednesday Evening 

Networking and Awards Reception. 

Organized by: David B. Reed, Janesville Acoustics 

2013 Displays 

Enclosure Fundamentals 

Todd Hodgdon, Ward Process Inc. / American Acoustical Products 

NED - Noise (Control Material) Effectiveness Demonstrator 

Charles Moritz, Jennifer Shaw, Blachford, Inc. 

Vibration Station - What’s Your Function? 

Tracy Krumnow, Janesville Acoustics 

Visual Display of Damping 

Dan Stanley, Steve Sorenson E-A-R Thermal Acoustic Systems 

Standing Wave Tube (Tube of Kundt) 

Jim Check, Robert Zander, Cadillac Products 

“The Swede’s Stuff” Ralph Hillquist Acoustical Instrumentation Collection 

Donald Houser, Spectrum Analyzer Museum at Ohio State University 

Barbie In Acoustic Action 

Pranab Saha, Kolano & Saha Engineers, Inc. 

SAE 2013 Engineering 

Meetings Board 

CHAIRPERSON 

Dr. Pranab Saha, PE 

Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc. 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

Service Technology Program 

Committee (STPC) Chair 

Kathy Kedzior 

Mahle Powertrain, LLC 

IDC Manufacturing Insights 

Prof. Samir N. Y. Gerges 

Federal University of Santa Catraina 

Wei-Jian Han, Ph.D. 

Ford Motor Company 

Caterpillar Inc. 

Gerald S. Shoemaker 

Cessna Aircraft Company 

Nakia Simon 

Chrysler Group LLC 

VICE CHAIRPERSON 

Arnold A. Taube, PE 

Deere & Company 

PAST CHAIRPERSON 

Dr. Kamran Rokhsaz 

Wichita State University 

Members 

Air and Space Group (ASG) Chair 

John C. Dalton 

Boeing Company 

Land and Sea Group (LSG) Chair 

Scott Sluder 

Sustainable Development Program 

Committee (SDPC) Chair 

Sujit Das 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

Technical Quality Response Team 

(TQRT) Chair 



Members-at-Large 

David Amirehteshami 

The Boeing Company 

Joseph J. Barkai 

Alain P. Jablonowski 

Robert Bosch LLC 

Patrick Leteinturier 

Infineon Technologies AG 

James C. Miller 

Deere & Company 

Dr. Matthew S. Newkirk 

Afton Chemical Corporation 

June Ogawa 

The Boeing Company 

Dr. Cornelius N. Opris 

Prof. Richard K. Stobart 

Loughborough University 

Dr. Kamal Kishore C. Vora 

ARAI Academy 

H. Robert (Bob) Welge 

Robert’s Engineering Development 

Staff Representative 

Patti Kreh 


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Vehicle Display 


Monday – Wednesday 

See page 59 for profile 

Organized by SAE Acoustical Materials Committee 

Technology Transfer Center 



The Technology Transfer Center is an informal collaboration by university professors/researchers/students from several universities 

who prepare and present via demonstrations and/or videos an exhibit representing an area of their current research. 

See page 59 for profile 

Organized by: Jay Meldrum, Michigan Tech Univ. 

Student Poster Display & Competition 



The goal of the poster competition is to provide students with marketing, communications, and industry networking experience. 

Each poster display is judged on (1) a ten-minute presentation that clarifies, defines, explains, demonstrates, instructs, 

and teaches concepts and applications of noise and vibration engineering, and (2) the quality, effectiveness, reproducibility and 

portability of the display. Undergraduate students only are eligible to participate. Cash prizes and recognition will be awarded 

to the top three entries during the Wednesday Evening Networking and Awards Reception. 

Organized by: Chadwyck T. Musser, Cambridge Collaborative, Inc.; Thomas Lagö, TechFuzion 

Judges: 

Greg Goetchius, Tesla Motors Inc. 

Thomas Reinhart, Southwest Research Institute 


Alternate Judges: 



Poster entries: 

The Selection of Input Measurements for Noise Testing of Diesel Engines 

in Hard-Walled Test Cells 

Brandon Sobecki, Purdue University 

Examination of Multiple Degree of Freedom Rubber Isolator Concepts 

Benjamin Joodi, Ohio State University 

Judging 

Tuesday 

Grand Gallery B 

4:10 p.m. 

Winners of the Poster 

Competition will be announced 

at the Wednesday Evening 

Networking and Awards 

Reception, Exhibition Hall C 

Student Poster 

Display & Competition 

Sponsored by 

Design of a Scaled Down Acoustic Experiment with Anechoic and Reverberation 

Eric Ricciardi, Ohio State University 



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Monday 

May 20 

Golf Outing 

The Golf Club at Thornapple Pointe 

8:30 a.m. Registration 

9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start 

No transportation provided 

Acoustical Materials Workshop: Sound 

Package Development Trends - from 

Passenger Cars to Heavy Trucks 

Ballroom D 

6:00-7:30 p.m. 

The Acoustical Materials Workshop this year will cover a variety of topics by 

renowned international experts from the OEM and supplier communities covering 

sound package applications in passenger cars and heavy trucks. Topics will include 

trends in sound package material applications including light weight materials in 

established and emerging markets. In addition there will be an update from the SAE 

Acoustical Materials Committee task force that is investigating the measurement of 

material properties. 

Organizers - Pranab Saha, Kolano and Saha Engineers Inc.; Rolf Hermann Balte, 

HP Pelzer Auto Systems Inc.; Gordon Ebbitt, Toyota Technical Center USA Inc.; 


Automotive Sound Package in South America - Design and Development for 

Emerging Markets 


Noise Control Opportunities and Challenges - A perspective from the Commercial 

Vehicle Sector 


Lightweight Acoustics Applications and Challenges in the Automotive Industry - 

from US and Global Perspective 

Alan Parrett, General Motors, North America 

Proposed SAE Standard J2934: Laboratory Measurement of Tortuosity and 

Characteristics Lengths of Acoustical Materials 


Organized by the SAE Acoustical Materials Committee 

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Welcome Reception 


7:30-9:00 p.m. 

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TUESDAY 

May 21 


Grand Ballroom Foyer (Secchia Foyer) 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 

Welcome and Opening Keynote 

Ballroom A 

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 

Keynote Speaker 

Bernard Challen 

Independent Engineering Consultant, Shoreham Services 

Inaugural recipient of the SAE International Ralph K. Hillquist 

NVH Lifetime Achievement Award 

Automotive NVH Career Needs 

A career achievement award suggests a time for reflection 

on what my engineering career has been about and 

why. This presentation considers the responsibilities of an 

engineer, especially in the consulting field. The formation 

process, initially in mechanical engineering together with the learning events that 

followed through a range of engineering activities carried out internationally. The 

challenges and excitement of developing new approaches to analysis and design 

requirements will be examined. The effects of legislation and the demands of customers 

in a range of automotive products from small engines through motorcycles, 

passenger cars and trucks up to locomotives will be reviewed in the context of a 

consulting engineering career. 

Professor Challen is an independent engineering consultant, working with clients 

around the world and operating mainly in the automotive industry sector. He has 

experience in a range of technology areas, including internal combustion engine 

design, development and application; automotive electronics and the technologies 

involved with powertrain and vehicle noise and vibration, instrumentation, measurement; 

and control and CAE technical development and implementation policy. 

He is an advocate of modern systems engineering and mathematical modelling. 

Active in various professional engineering societies, he has served as a director of 

SAE International, where he was awarded the SAE Medal of Honor in 2008. He is 

a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in the Principles of Engineering 

Design at the University of Sussex. 

His career has spanned over 40 years in the automotive industry, involved with 

powertrain design, development and testing. A one-time technical director at 

Ricardo Consulting Engineers in Shoreham, he was responsible for the formation 

of their North American activities. He has been an independent consultant, working 

with clients around the world, since 1991. 

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TUESDAY 

May 21 

Networking Luncheon 


12:00 – 2:00 p.m. 



1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

A range of N&V industry specialists with many skills will be available for small-scale 

conversations - “Chats”. This is an opportunity for you to exchange views and 

obtain advice and to hear the experience of people who have been there and done 

many things that may well be useful to you. 

Organized by: Bernard Challen, Shoreham Services 

Wade R. Bray 

Vice President, HEAD acoustics Inc. 

Topic: Sound Quality methods and tools, and human 

perception 

Wade Bray has more than 30 years of experience in a 

variety of areas of acoustics, including automotive and 

Information Technology sound quality, musical instruments, 

churches and performing arts venues, theatre 

sound system and electroacoustic enhancement system 

design, and loudspeaker and teleconferencing acoustics. He holds patents in the 

fields of electronic acoustic enhancement systems and open-loop electromechanical 

positioners. He is active in the SAE Noise and Vibration General Committee 

(organizing the Instrumentation papers sessions and the Sound Quality Workshop 

since its inception), also the Impulse Noise Task Force and Brake NVH Standards 

Committee. 

Since 1987 he has been active in North American activities involving the technologies 

of HEAD acoustics GmbH of Herzogenrath, Germany, serving as Vice 

President of the former Sonic Perceptions, Inc. and its successor, HEAD acoustics, 

Inc. of Brighton, Michigan, where as technical officer he provides customer training 

and support. 


Shoreham Services 

Topic: Powertrain noise and vibration measurement, 

design and optimisation 

(See page 12 for biography) 

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Matt Maunder 

Technical Specialist, Powertrain NVH, Ricardo UK Ltd 

Topic: Sound Quality Engineering for Turbocharged 

Sports Cars 

TUESDAY 

May 21 

Professional Education: 

Bachelor Degree in Engineering Acoustics and Vibration, 

ISVR, Southampton University 

Languages: English (mother tongue), French and German 

(basic) 

Professional Experience: 

Technical Specialist, Powertrain NVH since 2008 

Chief Engineer, Sound Engineering, Ricardo since 2006 

Principal Engineer, Sound Engineering, Ricardo since 2000 

Project Engineer, Powertrain and Vehicle Refinement, Ricardo since 1992 

Colin Mercer 

Technical Director, Prosig Ltd. 

Topic/Abstract: Sound intensity, frequency spectra and 

their interpretation, torsional vibration, shock spectra, 

human biodynamics, filtering and algorithm development. 

Prior to graduating from the Aerodynamics Department at 

Southampton University, UK, Colin worked on advanced 

aircraft at the then English Electric Aviation Ltd, later 

called BAE Systems. During his degree course Mercer undertook a vibration project 

which initiated the path of his future career. Immediately upon finishing the undergraduate 

phase Colin joined the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) 

as their first post graduate student. This involved more aircraft vibration work. Upon 

completing the Ph D Colin’s next step was becoming an academic staff member 

of the Computer Department. After a year or two Colin transferred back to the 

academic staff of ISVR as his deeper interests still related to vibration but now it 

was how to capture and analyse analogue data in the digital world.This lead to 

the formation of the ISVR Data Analysis Centre; which boasted a pair of parallel 

12 bit ADCs both operating at a 40k sample rate together with a then high speed 

24bit computer. Work at that time included the Concorde aircraft, the Saturn moon 

launch vehicle, electricity generators, ships, engines, vibration effects on people 

and a little bit on land vehicles. The later topic grew significantly. 









TUESDAY 

May 21 

Judging 

Winners of the Paper 

Competition will be announced 

at the Wednesday Evening 

Networking and Awards 

Reception, Exhibition Hall C 


Sponsored by 


Grand Gallery C 

2:00 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. 

The goal of the paper competition is to provide students who are the lead author 

and presenter of a paper in a regular technical session with an opportunity for additional 

exposure and practice in giving a technical presentation in front of judges 

and their peers. Each paper competition entrant will be judged on (1) paper quality 

according to standard SAE paper evaluation criteria, (2) effectiveness of the judged 

oral presentation, and (3) participant responses and discussion during Q & A followup. 

Cash prizes and recognition will be awarded to the top three entries. 

Organized by: Chadwyck T. Musser, Cambridge Collaborative, Inc. 

Judges: 

Jim Thompson, NIOSH 

Eric Frank, Sound Answers, Inc. 

Jack Field 

Alternate Judge: 

Chris Shaw, Halla Visteon Climate Control 


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3:40 – 4:10 p.m. 

SEA Workshop: Mid-Frequency Models 

Ballroom D 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

This workshop will present a practical introduction to SEA Modeling and its use in vehicle 

applications. A brief introduction to SEA will be followed by a broad spectrum of SEA 

models applied to vehicle acoustic design. Three distinct applications will be presented. 

These applications extend from passenger vehicle and heavy truck to SEA applied to 

aerospace vehicles. This workshop is structured as an introduction to SEA especially for 

those with limited experience in vehicle acoustics modeling. It also provides an opportunity 

to establish technical contacts for continuing working relationships. 

Organized by: Mark Moeller 

Chairpersons - Richard DeJong, Calvin Engineering 

Welcome and Opening Remarks 


Hybrid FEA/SEA 

Phil Shorter, CD-adapco 

Hybrid FEA/EFEA 

Nickolas Vlahopoulos, University of Michigan 

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SEA Updating 

Jerome E. Manning, Cambridge Collaborative Inc.


Ballroom C 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

TUESDAY 

May 21 

The 2013 Sound Quality Workshop is a significant revision from prior SQ Workshops. 

The purpose and orientation are to empower engineers to recognize and fully connect 

their innate hearing capabilities with interactive analytic tools to characterize, design and 

improve mobility-product sounds considering human perception. An overview differentiates 

sound quality engineering from general acoustics as historically practiced, introduces the 

scientific field of Soundscaping (merging rapidly with SQ engineering and being applied 

to automotive development*) and provides a thought-context for straightforward, productive 

work. Examples are given regarding how to approach issues, and about human perception 

and connecting it with technical measurements including both conventional and 

psychoacoustic tools. The sequence of practical topics, examples and methods includes 

hardware issues such as sound card behavior, and time data resolution 24 bits, 16 bits and 

implications. Specific information on tonalities not necessarily involving pure tones, and 

new findings on low-frequency perception and analysis, are also included. As always, a CD 

of the Workshop presentation will be given out at the close of the Workshop. *NOTE: On 

Thursday morning in the discussion period of session NVC303 (10:20 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.), 

there will be a presentation on a major Soundscaping/SQ engineering vehicle benchmarking 

project (Explorative Vehicle Evaluation) in Europe in which this author participated. 

Networking Reception after 


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Organized by: Wade Bray, HEAD acoustics, Inc. 

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WEDNESDAY 

May 22 


Grand Gallery 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 

Enhanced sound quality 

Provided by 

Keynote Luncheon 

Ballroom A 

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. 

Keynote Presentation: NVH Development and Attribute Balance for Emerging 

Markets, Challenges and Rewards 

Alexandre Nuñes 

Senior Manager at General Motors Proving Grounds in Brazil 

The presentation will show the specific needs of emerging 

markets with regards to automotive development, its 

relation to the global engineering process, and what challenges 

need to be overcome in order to deliver a product 

for the different emerging markets countries that meets 

specific customer expectations without compromising 

quality and budget. 

Nuñes is a senior manager at General Motors South America, responsible for 

Noise and Vibration, Vehicle Dynamics, Human Factors, Energy and Vehicle Safety. 

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a master’s degree in Mechanical 

Engineering/Acoustics. 

He has worked for 19 years in the automotive industry, 17 years of which has been 

dedicated to vehicle Noise & Vibration. In the last 10 years, Nuñes was responsible 

for over 20 vehicle NVH projects for emerging market countries, including South 

America, South Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. In addition to performing many 

vehicle ride events in those regions, he lived three years in China, supporting GM 

vehicle development and the construction of a fully capable Noise and Vibration 

Lab. 

This professional experience has provided Nuñes with ample opportunity to learn 

about vehicle interior noise and balance under the light of different customer 

expectations, driving habits and road conditions. 

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May 22 



1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 

A range of N&V industry specialists with many skills will be available for small-scale 

conversations - “Chats”. This is an opportunity for you to exchange views and 

obtain advice and to hear the experience of people who have been there and done 

many things that may well be useful to you. 

Organized by: Bernard Challen, Shoreham Services 

Martin Romzek 

Eberspecher North America 

Topic: Active Sound Exhaust Technology 

Studies/Professional experience: BSME, University of 

Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI 1989-1993 

Detroit Diesel Corporation-Redford, MI 1991-2000 

Eberspaecher North America, Inc. 2000-present 

Actual Responsibilities and Research Interests 

Head of R&D, North America 

Responsibilities: CAE/Testing/Advanced Development & Prototyping for exhaust 

system development 

Shanjin Wang 

Powertrain NVH Expert, Renault 

Topic / Abstract: Design and simulation methodologies 

for optimization of powertrain NVH, New technologies 

for best compromise between NVH and CO2, Specific 

NVH features of electrical engines, Challenges and 

technical road-maps for new pass-by-noise regulation. 

Studies / Professional experience: 

PhD, Ecole Centrale Paris, 1986-1990 

GKN France, NVH test manager, 1990-2000 

Renault Powertrain Engineering, since 2000 

Actual Responsibilities and Research Interests: 

Powertrain NVH Expert since 2011. Main responsibilities: 

Orientation of powertrain NVH strategies in the future 

Development of powertrain NVH core competencies (simulation and measurement 

methodologies) 

Validation of solutions for major powertrain NVH problems 

Definition of new technical policies for best compromise between NVH, CO2 and 

other customer requirements 

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Jim Nieters 

Principal, Sound Resources II, LLC 

Topic: Measurement Challenges 

WEDNESDAY 

May 22 

Biography: 

James M. Nieters, PE, BSME 1976, Washington 

University, SAE member since 1975. 

Jim has worked in applications as wide ranging as acoustic 

emission testing and monitoring, modal analysis, 

nuclear systems seismic qualification, vibration testing, 

building noise and vibration control, architectural acoustics, product noise and 

noise certification, sound quality, vehicle exterior noise and windtunnel testing. He 

has worked with, or consulted with most manufacturers of sound and vibration 

instrumentation helping develop, market and apply transducers, cabling, signal 

conditioners, analysis systems and software. 

Tom Reinhart 

Institute Engineer, Southwest Research Institute 

Topic: Diesel Engine NVH 

Thomas E. Reinhart, BSME 1976, MSME 1980 Purdue 

University, SAE member since 1980. 

Tom has been involved with diesel engine noise since 

grad student days, when his thesis topic was the thennew 

acoustic intensity technique for identifying and quantifying 

noise sources. He has 20 years of experience at 

Cummins, including 13 years as the manager / director of the NVH lab. Tom also 

managed the powertrain NVH lab at Roush Industries in Livonia, MI. Tom has been 

at SwRI since 2005. He has extensive experience with both experimental and analytical 

approaches to engine noise issues, and has worked on applications ranging 

from rail and marine to construction machines to pickup trucks. 

At SwRI, Tom’s projects include engine and powertrain NVH, diesel engine design 

and development projects, and projects to explore fuel efficiency technologies for 

diesel engines and trucks. 









WEDNESDAY 

May 22 

Networking Time with Exhibitors 


4:10 – 5:00 p.m. 

Networking Reception and Award 

Ceremony 


Includes awards presentations (see page 48 for details) 

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 

Awards to be presented: 

• Ralph K. Hillquist Honorary SAE Scholarship 

• Forest R. McFarland Award 

• Student Paper Competition 

• Student Poster Competition 

• Science Fair “Best of Show” 

Networking Reception after 

Structure Borne NVH Workshop 

Sponsored by 


Ballroom D 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

Please join us for the 10th Anniversary of the Structure Borne NVH workshop. 

Since the beginning, the workshop has stressed the fundamentals of source–path– 

receiver principles. A theoretical foundation covers the basics of low-frequency 

NVH (to 100 Hz where NVH is felt) and mid-frequency (to 500 Hz were NVH is 

heard). The application topic will discuss the causes of NVH variability and corresponding 

new methods of simulation to assure robustness. 

Organizers and Presenters: Alan E. Duncan, Automotive Analytics Inc.; 

Gregory Goetchius, Tesla Motors Inc.; Jianmin Guan, Altair Engineering Inc. 

The History and Future of Fourier 

Analysis Workshop 

Ballroom C 

6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 

Frequency analysis is often referred to as Fourier analysis but is that really true? 

The foundation is based on stationary and “Fourier signals.” What happens if that 

is not the case? Modern FFT signal analyzers use very sparse sampling that is 

correct according to Shannon but what will happen when using time domain analysis. 

Many of the myths and frequent questions will be answered using a “user 

perspective” and rules of thumb will be given together with good methods to avoid 

large errors. After attending this session, a much better understanding in regards to 

pitfalls and proper methodology will be the outcome. 

Organized by: Thomas Lagö, TechFuzion 

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Grand Gallery 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m. 

THURSDAY 

May 23 


Grand Gallery 

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. 

8th International Styrian Noise, 

Vibration and Harshness 

Congress 2014 

“Competitive NVH Design and 

Optimization for the Global 

Market” 

July 2-4, 2014 

Graz, Austria 

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September 23, 2013 

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Aerospace industry experts 

and government leaders from 

around the globe gather to 

discuss how government 

regulations and policies affect 

the design, manufacture, and 

production of current and 

future civil, military, space, and 

aircraft vehicles. 

Policy Industry

Tech Sessions Week at a glance 

MON TUE WED THUR 

AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM 

Room No. Page 

No. 

Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (NVC700) - - - - 4 - - - Ballroom D 35 

Acoustical Materials Workshop: Sound Package 

- 4 - - - - - - Ballroom D 27 

Development Trends - from Passenger Cars to Heavy Trucks 

(NVCWK1) 

Active Noise and Vibration (NVC302) - - - - - 4 - - Grand Gallery 37 

Room D 

Body Structure / Chassis (NVC200) - - - - 4 - - - Grand Gallery 34 

Room A 

Brakes (NVC201) - - - - 4 - - - Grand Gallery 34 

Room C 

Buzz, Squeak & Rattle (NVC204) - - 4 - - - - - Grand Gallery 28 

Room C 

Chat with the Experts (NVCTC & NVCWC) - - - 4 - 4 - - Exhibit Hall 30, 37 

Components / Accessories (NVC102) - - - - - - 4 - Grand Gallery 

Room E 

Diesel (NVC104) - - - - - - 4 - Grand Gallery 

Room E 

Driveline (Parts 1 & 2) (NVC103) - - - 4 - - - - Grand Gallery 

Room E 

Facilities (NVC400) - - - - - 4 - - Grand Gallery 

Room E 

Heavy Duty Truck / Off-Highway (NVC800) - - - 4 - - - - Grand Gallery 

Room D 

Instrumentation Systems, Sensors and Methods (Parts 1 & 2) 

(NVC401) 

- - - - 4 - - - Grand Gallery 

Room E 

Intake / Exhaust (Parts 1 - 3) (NVC101) - - 4 4 - - - - Ballroom C 28, 30, 31 

Interior Noise and Vibration Sources (Parts 1 & 2) (NVC205) - - - - 4 - - - Grand Gallery 34, 35 

Room D 

Materials (Parts 1 - 3) (NVC300) - - 4 4 - - - - Ballroom D 28, 31, 32 

Mounts and Shock Absorbers (Parts 1 & 2) (NVC206) - - - - 4 - - - Grand Gallery 35, 36 

Room B 

Noise Path Analysis (NVC304) - - - - - 4 - - Grand Gallery 38 

Room B 

Product Development Process (NVC500) - - - - - 4 - - Grand Gallery 38 

Room C 

SEA (Statistical Energy Analysis) Design (NVC601) - - - - - 4 - - Grand Gallery 38 

Room A 

SEA Workshop: Mid-Frequency Models (NVCWK3) - - - 4 - - - - Ballroom D 33 

Sound Quality Workshop (NVCWK2) - - - 4 - - - - Ballroom C 33 

Sound Source Identification (NVC402) - - 4 - - - - - Grand Gallery 29 

Room D 

Structural Analysis: Engine/Powertrain/Driveline (NVC100) - - - 4 - - - - Grand Gallery 32 

Room D 

Structural Analysis: Numerical Methods (NVC600) - - - - - - 4 - Grand Gallery 40, 41 

Room C 

Structure Borne NVH Workshop (NVCWK4) - - - - - 4 - - Ballroom D 39 

Student Paper Competition Judging (Parts 1 & 2) (NVCSTP) - - - 4 - - - - Grand Gallery 

Room C 

40 

42 

30, 31 

37 

30 

34, 35 

31, 32 

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MON TUE WED THUR 

AM PM AM PM AM PM AM PM 

Room No. Page 

No. 

Subjective Response (NVC303) - - - - - - 4 - Grand Gallery 40 

Room D 

The History and Future of Fourier Analysis Workshop - - - - - 4 - - Ballroom C 39 

(NVCWK5) 

Tires (NVC202) - - - - - - 4 - Grand Gallery 40 

Room D 

Tuesday Opening Keynote: Automotive NVH Career Needs - - - 4 - - - - - Ballroom A 28 

Tools for Design and Development (NVCK1) 

Vibro Acoustic Analysis (NVC602) - - 4 - - - - - Grand Gallery 29 

Room E 

Wednesday Keynote Luncheon: NVH Development and - - - - - 4 - - Ballroom A 37 

Attribute Balance for Emerging Marketings: Challenges and 

Rewards (NVCK2) 

Windnoise and Aeroacoustics (NVC208) - - - - 4 - - - Grand Gallery 

Room C 

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Monday, May 

20 - Afternoon 

Technical and Business 

Sessions 

SESSION TITLE, DESCRIPTION, AND 

ROOM 

Ballroom D 

Acoustical Materials Workshop: 

Sound Package Development 

Trends - from Passenger Cars to 

Heavy Trucks (NVCWK1) 

The Acoustical Materials Workshop this year 

will cover a variety of topics by renowned international 

experts from the OEM and supplier 

communities covering sound package 

applications in passenger cars and heavy 

trucks. Topics will include trends in sound 

package material applications including light 

weight materials in established and emerging 

markets. In addition there will be an 

update from the SAE Acoustical Materials 

Committee task force that is investigating 

the measurement of material properties. 

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 

Organizers: 

Pranab Saha, Kolano and Saha Engineers 

Inc.; Rolf Hermann Balte, HP Pelzer Auto 

Systems Inc.; Gordon Ebbitt, Toyota Technical 

Center USA Inc.; Jian Pan, Autoneum 


Automotive Sound Package in South 

America - Design and Development for 

Emerging Markets 

(Oral Only) 

Alice Botteon Rodrigues, General Motors, 

Brasil 

Noise Control Opportunities and Challenges 

- A perspective from the Commercial 

Vehicle Sector 

(Oral Only) 


Lightweight Acoustics Applications and 

Challenges in the Automotive Industry - 

from US and Global Perspective 

(Oral Only) 

Alan Parrett, General Motors, North America 

Proposed SAE Standard J2934: Laboratory 

Measurement of Tortuosity and Characteristics 

Lengths of Acoustical Materials 

(Oral Only) 


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Technical and Business Sessions 

SESSION TITLE, DESCRIPTION, AND ROOM 

Ballroom A Grand Gallery Room C Ballroom C Ballroom D 

Tuesday Opening Keynote: Automotive 

NVH Career Needs - Tools 

for Design and Development 

(NVCK1) 

A career achievement award suggests a 

time for reflection on what my engineering 

career has been about and why. This 

presentation considers the responsibilities 

of an engineer, especially in the consulting 

field. The formation process, initially in 

mechanical engineering together with the 

learning events that followed through a 

range of engineering activities carried out 

internationally. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Buzz, Squeak & Rattle (NVC204) Intake / Exhaust (Part 1 of 3) 

(NVC101) 

This session is focused on the vehicle body 

interior noise issues caused by friction and/ 

or impact due to the vibration of interfacing 

components. The papers in this session 

will investigate those issues through the 

best practice of analytical and experimental 

applications. 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

This session covers experimental, computational, 

and analytical efforts related to the 

basic mechanisms and control techniques 

of noise and vibration in the breathing 

system (induction, combustion chamber, 

and exhaust) of naturally aspirated and 

supercharged/turbocharged engines. Noise 

sources include airborne, flow, flow-acoustic 

and flow‐structure coupling. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. 

Materials (Part 1 of 3) (NVC300) 

This session will cover materials used 

to solve noise and vibration problems in 

vehicles. Topics covered will include new 

and traditional NVH materials, materials 

with unique or special NVH properties, 

case studies covering applications of NVH 

materials to solve specific vehicle problems, 

modeling of materials, manufacturing or 

processing of NVH materials, and engineering 

and design principles for the use of NVH 

materials. 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Presenters: 


Organizers: 

Ivanna G. Malinow, TRW Occupant Safety 

Systems Inc. 

Chairpersons: 

Ivanna Malinow, TRW Occupant Safety 

Systems Inc 

Organizers: 

Ahmet Selamet, The Ohio State University; 

Raymond A. Kach, Ford Motor Co.; Christopher 

Shaw, Halla Visteon Climate Control; 


Organizers: 

Steven Sorenson, Aearo Co.; Jason T. 

Kunio, Brüel & Kjær North America Inc.; 

Jian Pan, Autoneum North America Inc.; 

David B. Reed, Janesville Acoustics; Pranab 

Saha, Kolano and Saha Engineers Inc.; 

Barry Robert Wyerman, Janesville Acoustics 

Chairpersons: 


David B. Reed, Janesville Acoustics; Steven 

Sorenson, Aearo Co. 

10:00 

a.m. 

10:20 

a.m. 

10:40 

a.m. 

11:00 

a.m. 

11:20 

a.m. 

11:40 

a.m. 

Double Tube Shock Absorber Model for 

Noise and Vibration Analysis 

Instabilities at the Low-Flow Range of a 

Turbocharger Compressor 

(2013-01-1912) (2013-01-1886) (2013-01-1943) 

Marouane Benaziz, LTDS Ecole Centrale de 

Lyon - PSA; Samuel Nacivet, Jérémie Deak, 

PSA Peugeot Citroën; Fabrice Thouverez, 

LTDS Ecole Centrale de Lyon 

A Study on the Rattle Index from a Vehicle 

Door Trim under Audio System Inputs 

Rick Dehner, Neil Figurella, Ahmet Selamet, 

The Ohio State University; Philip Keller, 

Michael Becker, BorgWarner Inc.; Kevin 

Tallio, Keith Miazgowicz, Robert Wade, Ford 

Motor Co. 

Computational Aero-Acoustics Simulation of 

Compressor Whoosh Noise in Automotive 

Turbochargers 

(2013-01-1914) (2013-01-1880) (2013-01-1944) 

Hyung Hyun Na, Hyunmin Park, Hyunchul 

Lee, Byoungkook Choi, Han Il E Hwa Co., 

Ltd. 

A BSR Analytical Evaluation Method Considering 

the Sound Quality Perception 

Ahsanul Karim, Keith Miazgowicz, Brian 

Lizotte, Abdelkrim Zouani, Ford Motor Co. 

CFD Gas-Dynamic Noise Prediction of a 

VVA Engine Intake System 

(2013-01-1913) (2013-01-1884) (2013-01-1945) 

Jae Min Choi, Su Jung Lyu, Yoon Su Seol, 

In Ki Jun, VP Korea, Inc.; Chulhyun Yi, NVH 

KOREA, Inc. 

Panel Discussion: Buzz, Squeak and Rattle 

Noise Prediction by CAE Simulation 

The panel will discuss various simulation 

methodologies, the advantages/ disadvantages 

of each approach, and further 

development areas. 

Moderators: 


Systems Inc. 

Introduction 

Panelists: 


Systems Inc. 

Rattle Noise Prediction 

Panelists: 

Terence Connelly, ESI North America 

Predicting Seat Acoustic Performance 

Using Numerical Techniques 

Panelists: 

Karthik Balachandran, LMS N.A. Inc. A 

Siemens Business 

Olgierd Za leski, Novicos GmbH 

Daniela Siano, Istituto Motori CNR; Fabio 

Bozza, Universita’ di Napoli - Ist Motori CNR 

A Comparison Between Active and Passive 

Approaches to the Sound Quality Tuning of 

a High Performance Vehicle 

Application of Laminated Composite Materials 

in Vehicle Design: Theories and Analyses 

of Composite Beams 

Mohamad Qatu, Mohammad Abu-Shams, 

Central Michigan University; Mehdi Hajianmaleki, 

University of Tulsa 

Testing and Simulation of Anti-Flutter Foam 

and High Damping Foam in a Vehicle Roof 

Structure 

David Stotera, Henkel Corp.; Terence Connelly, 

ESI North America; Bryce Gardner, 

ESI; Eric Seifferlein, Henkel Corp.; Ricardo 

de Alba Alvarez, ESI North America 

Sound Absorbers in Small Cavities 

Gordon Ebbitt, Todd Remtema, John Scheick, 

Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc. 

Enhancing the Performance of Microperforated 

Panel Absorbers by Designing 

Custom Backings 

(2013-01-1878) (2013-01-1937) 

Andrew P. Jackson, Bentley Automotive X. Hua, D. W. Herrin, University of Kentucky; 

P. Jackson, American Acoustical Products 

Inc. 

Whistling Potential for Duct Components Calculation of Acoustical Characteristics of 

the Sound Insulation Pad by Micro Perforated 

Membrane Theory 

(2013-01-1889) (2013-01-1940) 

Sabry Allam, Mats Abom, KTH Royal 

Institute of Technology 

Xiujie Tian, Weigao Yu, Richard E. Wentzel, 

Keda Zhu, Wei Huang, Wuxi Jixing Acoustic 

Auto Parts Co. Ltd. 

Micro-Grooved Elements - A Novel Solution 

for Noise Control 

(2013-01-1941) 

Fabio Auriemma, Hans Rammal, Jüri 

Lavrentjev, Tallinn University of Technology 

Planned by Noise and Vibration Conference General Committee / EMB Land and Sea Group 

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Tuesday, May 21 - Morning 



Grand Gallery Room D 

Sound Source Identification 

(NVC402) 

This session covers sound source identification 

and localization. Topics range from 

acoustical holography, sound generation 

mechanisms, measurement techniques 

related to the sound source and noise 

propagation, and visualization techniques 

for sound pressure levels, sound radiation 

patterns, frequency content, and intensity. 

Also included are prediction and modeling 

methods related to the sound source. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. 

Grand Gallery Room E 

Vibro Acoustic Analysis (NVC602) 

This session covers the relationships 

between vibration and noise that can be 

generated throughout the vehicle. Included 

in this session are modal vibration studies 

related to noise, vibration transfer paths 

throughout the vehicle, and coupling of 

vibration and acoustical modes. Both 

experimental and analytical approaches are 

included in this session. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Gary Newton, Brüel & Kjær North America 

Inc.; Gabriella Cerrato, Sound Answers Inc. 

Organizers: 

Taner Onsay, Chrysler Group LLC 

Chairpersons: 

Warner Frazer, Brüel & Kjær North America 

Inc 

10:00 

a.m. 

10:20 

a.m. 

10:40 

a.m. 

11:00 

a.m. 

11:20 

a.m. 

10:01 

p.m. 

Non-Harmonic Radiation Noise Source 

Identification of Engines Based on the 

Cepstrum Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy 

Process 

A Combined Computational-Experimental 

Approach for Modelling of Coupled 

Vibro-Acoustic Problems 

(2013-01-1975) (2013-01-1997) 

Xingyu Liang, Tianjin Univ. 

Jan Rejlek, Giorgio Veronesi, Christopher 

Albert, Eugene Nijman, Virtual Vehicle 

Competence Center; Arnaud Bocquillet, 

BMW Group 

Spherical Beamforming with Enhanced 

Dynamic Range 

(2013-01-1977) (2013-01-1999) 

Jorgen Hald, Brüel & Kjær Sound/Vib 

Meas A/S 

The Application of Singular Value Decomposition 

to Determine the Sources of Far Field 

Diesel Engine Noise 

(2013-01-1974) (2013-01-1998) 

Michael D. Hayward, J. Stuart Bolton, 

Patricia Davies, Purdue University 

Use of Spherical Beam-Forming to Reduce 

the Development Time of Automotive 

Sound Package 

(2013-01-1979) (2013-01-2000) 

Edward Ray Green, Sound Answers, Inc.; 

Richard Brouckaert, Mike Campbell, Cascade 

Engineering Inc.; Warner Frazer, Brüel 

& Kjær North America Inc. 

On-Line Sound Brush Measurement Technique 

for 3D Noise Emission Studies 

(2013-01-1973) (2013-01-1996) 

Karl Janssens, Dirk De Weer, Fabio Bianciardi, 

LMS International; Thomas Sondergaard, 

G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration 

Identification of Engine Noise Source 

based on Acoustic Source Quantification 

Using Sound Intensity and Particle Velocity 

Measurement (Written Only -- No Oral 

Presentation) 

(2013-01-1978) (2013-01-2001) 

Seung Min Lee, Taejin Shin, ByungHyun 

Kim, Sang Kwon Lee, Inha Univ. 

An Application of the Particle Velocity 

Transfer Path Analysis to a Hybrid Electric 

Vehicle Motor Sound 

Akira Inoue, Yosuke Tanabe, Hitachi America, 

Ltd.; Masanori Watanabe, Hitachi, Ltd. 

Vehicle Airborne Noise Analysis Using the 

Energy Finite Element Method 

Nickolas Vlahopoulos, University of Michigan; 

Geng Zhang, Michigan Engineering 

Services, LLC; Walter Brophy, Madhan 

Ramaswami, Toyota Motor Engineering & 

Mfg NA Inc 

Acoustic Performance Prediction of Micro-Perforated 

Panels Using Computational 

Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis 

Ronald Gerdes, Jonathon Alexander, Thomas 

Herdtle, 3M Company 

A New Modeling Technique of Large Trim 

Part Air Passages for An Accurate Acoustic 

Model 

Shusaku Iba, Shinichi Maruyama, Hiroshi 

Shimada, Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. 

Optimization of Vehicle Interior Noise Performance 

Based on Real Powertrain Excitation 

(Written Only -- No Oral Presentation) 

Jianwen Zhou, Lingyun Yao, Zhou Zhou, 

China Automotive Engineering Research 

Institute Co. Ltd. 

Planned by Noise and Vibration Conference General Committee / EMB Land and Sea 

Group 


TIME 

Tuesday, May 21 - Afternoon 



Exhibit Hall Grand Gallery Room E Grand Gallery Room D Ballroom C 

Chat with the Experts (NVCTC) Driveline (Part 1 of 2) (NVC103) Heavy Duty Truck / Off-Highway 

(NVC800) 

A range of N&V industry specialists with 

many skills will be available for small-scale 

conversations - “Chats”. This is an opportunity 

for you to exchange views and obtain 

advice and to hear the experience of people 

who have been there and done many 

things, that may well be useful to you. 

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 

This session deals with analytical, computational 

and experimental studies of the 

dynamic response including noise and 

vibration of automotive driveline systems 

and components. Typical topics of 

interests include, but not limited to, torque 

converters, gear noise, axle noise driveline 

system dynamics, transmission noise and 

vibrations, powertrain dynamics, transient 

dynamic response and propshaft balancing. 

2:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. 

This session covers noise and vibration 

in heavy trucks and buses and all other 

off-road vehicles. Special attention will be 

focused on the noise and vibration problems 

found in these vehicles, as opposed 

to passenger cars and light trucks, and to 

the engineering solutions required to solve 

these problems. Included in the session are 

discussions of special measurement methods, 

modeling specifically directed to these 

vehicles, and NVH materials with special 

properties to address unique problems. 

2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. 

Intake / Exhaust (Part 2 of 3) 

(NVC101) 










2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. 

2:00 

p.m. 

2:20 

p.m. 

2:40 

p.m. 

3:00 

p.m. 

3:20 

p.m. 

Organizers: 


Presenters: 

Wade R. Bray, HEAD acoustics Inc.; Bernard 

Challen, Shoreham Services; Matthew 

Maunder, Ricardo UK, Ltd.; Colin Mercer, 

Prosig, Ltd. 

Organizers: 

Hether Fedullo, Ford Motor Co.; Kiran Govindswamy, 

FEV Inc.; Teik C. Lim, University 

of Cincinnati; Joseph L. Stout, Ford Motor 

Co.; In-Soo Suh, KAIST; Mohamad Qatu, 

Central Michigan University 

Tuned Torsional Vibration Damper 

Organizers: 

Peter Jackson, American Acoustical 

Products Inc.; Craig Birkett, Navistar 

International Corp.; Charles Moritz, Blachford 

Inc.; Pranab Saha, Kolano and Saha 

Engineers Inc. 

Chairpersons: 

Peter Jackson, American Acoustical 

Products Inc. 

Improving the Precision of Truck Pass-By 

Testing 

Organizers: 





A DOE Based Study to Evaluate the 

Dynamic Performance of an Automotive 

Exhaust System 

(2013-01-1897) (2013-01-2008) (2013-01-1883) 

George Nerubenko, NERMAR Limited Steven Jorro, John Zehme, E-A-R Thermal 

Acoustic Systems; Sam Mleczko, Eglind 

Myftiu, Blake Rager, Navistar Inc. 

John George, Yin Chen, H.R. Shih, Faurecia 

Emission Control Technologies 

Driveline Vibration Analysis for Successful 

Clutch Spring Pack Design for a 4 Cylinder 

Motorcycle Engine 

Application of an Elastomeric Tuned Mass 

Damper for Booming Noise on an Off-highway 

Machine 

Practical Considerations when using the 

Two-Load Method to Determine the Transmission 

Loss of Mufflers and Silencers 

(2013-01-1893) (2013-01-2010) (2013-01-1881) 

Thomas Paul Deighan, Timothy Whitehead, Jiantie Zhen, Aaron Brames, Tyler Williams, X. Hua, D. W. Herrin, University of Kentucky 

Ricardo UK, Ltd. 

Clinton Metzger, Caterpillar Inc. 

Time-Domain Dynamic Analysis of Helical 

Gears with Reduced Housing Model 

Life Prediction of a Refuse Truck Cab for 

Automatic Side Loading operation using 

Inertia Relief 

The Modeling and Design of a Reactive 

Muffler to Reduce a Low Frequency Tone 

(2013-01-1898) (2013-01-2011) (2013-01-1885) 

Vijaya Kumar Ambarisha, Advanced Numerical 

Solutions LLC; Shih-Emn Chen, United 

Technologies Research Center; Sandeep 

Vijayakar, Advanced Numerical Solutions 

LLC; Jeff Mendoza, United Technologies 

Research Center 

Mahender Singh, Volvo 

Daniel J. Kato, Kato Consulting; Andy 

Seybert, Spectronics Inc; Dave Jones, HFP 

Acoustical Consultants 

Integration of Engine Start/Stop Systems 

with Emphasis on NVH and Launch 

Behavior 

A Design of Experiments Analysis to Determine 

the Importance of Relevant Factors on 

the STL of an Acoustic Part 

(2013-01-1899) (2013-01-2009) (2013-01-1882) 

Thomas Wellmann, Kiran Govindswamy, 

Dean Tomazic, FEV Inc. 

Invited Speaker: Transmission Torque 

Converter Arc Spring Damper Dynamic 

Characteristics for Driveline Torsional Vibration 

Evaluation (SAE World Congress Paper 

2013-01-1483) 

(Oral Only) 

Zhe Li, Jaspal Sandhu, Chrysler Group LLC 


Inc.; James Haylett, Commercial Vehicle 

Group, Inc.; Ranjit K. Roy, Nutek, Inc. 


Adding Bypass Ducts to Enhance Muffler 

Performance without Increasing Size 

Y. Zhang, D. W. Herrin, T. W. Wu, University 

of Kentucky 







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TIME 




Ballroom D Grand Gallery Room C Grand Gallery Room E Ballroom C 

Materials (Part 2 of 3) (NVC300) Student Paper Competition Judging 

(Part 1) (NVCSTP) 











materials. 

2:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. 

2:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. 

Driveline (Part 2 of 2) (NVC103) Intake / Exhaust (Part 3 of 3) 

(NVC101) 

This session deals with analytical, computational 

and experimental studies of the 

dynamic response including noise and 

vibration of automotive driveline systems 

and components. Typical topics of 

interests include, but not limited to, torque 

converters, gear noise, axle noise driveline 

system dynamics, transmission noise and 

vibrations, powertrain dynamics, transient 

dynamic response and propshaft balancing. 

4:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 










4:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

Organizers: 







Chairpersons: 

Jason T. Kunio, Brüel & Kjær North America 

Inc.; David B. Reed, Janesville Acoustics; 


Organizers: 

Chadwyck Musser, Cambridge Collaborative 

Inc. 

Organizers: 

Hether Fedullo, Ford Motor Co.; Kiran Govindswamy, 

FEV Inc.; Teik C. Lim, University 

of Cincinnati; Joseph L. Stout, Ford Motor 

Co.; In-Soo Suh, KAIST; Mohamad Qatu, 

Central Michigan University 

Organizers: 





2:00 

p.m. 

2:20 

p.m. 

2:40 

p.m. 

3:00 

p.m. 

3:20 

p.m. 

3:40 

p.m. 

4:10 

p.m. 

4:30 

p.m. 

4:50 

p.m. 

Generalized Light-Weight Concepts: A New 

Insulator 3D Optimization Procedure 

(2013-01-1947) 

Arnaud Duval, Jean-Francois Rondeau, 

Ludovic Dejaeger, Francis Lhuillier, Julien 

Monet-Descombey, Faurecia Acoustics and 

Soft Trim Div. 

Damping Performance Using a Panel 

Structure 

(2013-01-1938) 

Pranab Saha, Satyajeet P. Deshpande, 

Kolano and Saha Engineers Inc.; Jonathan 

Fisk, Devon E. Owen, Shiloh Industries Inc. 

Sound Package Evaluation of Dash Panel 

Focusing on Weight Reduction using Particle 

Velocity Measurements 

Analysis of Speed-Dependent Vibration 

Amplification in a Nonlinear Driveline System 

Using Hilbert Transform (SAE Paper 2013- 

01-1894) 

(Oral Only) 

Laihang Li, Ohio State Univ. 

Multi-Point Mesh Modeling and Nonlinear 

Multi-Body Dynamics of Hypoid Geared 

System (SAE Paper 2013-01-1895) 

(Oral Only) 

Yawen Wang, University of Cincinnati 

Effect of the Tooth Surface Waviness on the 

Dynamics and Structure-Borne Noise of a 

Spur Gear Pair (SAE Paper 2013-01-1877) 

(2012-36-0627) (Oral Only) 

Paulo Eduardo Ferreira, 3M do Brasil Ltda Sriram Sundar, Ohio State Univ. 

The Effect of Edge Constraints on the Measurement 

of Automotive Sound Package 

Materials Using a Tube Apparatus 

Instabilities at the Low-Flow Range of a 

Turbocharger Compressor (SAE Paper 

2013-01-1886) 

(2013-01-1942) 

Edward Ray Green, Sound Answers, Inc.; 

Andrea Frey, Brüel & Kjær North America 

(Oral Only) 

Rick D. Dehner, Ohio State Univ. 

Inc. 

Innovative Thermoplastic Cavity Filler Design The Application of Singular Value Decomposition 

Solutions 

to Determine the Sources of Far 

Field Diesel Engine Noise (SAE Paper 

(2013-01-1939) 

2013-01-1974) 

Michael Fasse, Sika Corp; Nicolas Brichet, (Oral Only) 

Sika Schweiz AG 

Michael D. Hayward, Purdue University 


Analysis of Speed-Dependent Vibration 

Amplification in a Nonlinear Driveline System 

Using Hilbert Transform 

(2013-01-1894) (2013-01-1888) 

Laihang Li, Rajendra Singh, The Ohio State 

University 

Multi-Point Mesh Modeling and Nonlinear 

Multi-Body Dynamics of Hypoid Geared 

System 

(2013-01-1895) (2013-01-1887) 

Yawen Wang, Teik C. Lim, Junyi Yang, 

University of Cincinnati 

Cord-Reinforced Flexible Link Rotational 

Coupling Technology Offers a Solution for 

Conflicting Design Goals 

(2013-01-1892) (2013-01-1879) 

Joachim Reihle, Marc Brandl, Johann Loew, 

Sueddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik GmbH 


Using the Reciprocal Work Identity to Evaluate 

the Transmission Loss of Mufflers 

L. Zhou, D. W. Herrin, T. W. Wu, University 

of Kentucky 

Pulsation Generation and Control of Roots 

Supercharger: A Shock Tube Mechanism 

Paul Xiubao Huang, Hi-Bar MC Technologies 

LLC. 

Acoustical Methods for Investigating Turbocharger 

Flow Instabilities 

Raimo Kabral, KTH Royal Institute of 

Technology, CCGEx; Hans Rammal, Tallinn 

University of Technology; Mats Abom, KTH 

Royal Institute of Technology 


TIME 




Ballroom D Grand Gallery Room D Grand Gallery Room C 

Materials (Part 3 of 3) (NVC300) 











materials. 

4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. 

Structural Analysis: Engine/Powertrain/Driveline 

(NVC100) 

The focus of the Structural Analysis session 

is to share experiences on analyzing, 

testing, and developing solutions to 

structural noise and vibration problems from 

powertrain sources. Analytical modeling, 

experimental testing and predictive correlation 

are just a few of the tools used in this 

endeavor. 

4:10 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. 

Student Paper Competition Judging 

(Part 2) (NVCSTP) 

4:10 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. 

Organizers: 







Organizers: 

Ken Kicinski; Deane Jaeger 

Organizers: 


Inc. 

Chairpersons: 




4:10 

p.m. 

4:30 

p.m. 

4:50 

p.m. 

SAE J2846 Insertion Loss Test Method 

Gage R & R Analysis 

Modeling and Analysis of Powertrain NVH 

with Focus on Growl Noise 

Experimental Study on Enhanced FXLMS 

Algorithm for Active Impulsive Noise Control 

(SAE Paper 2013-01-1951) 

(2013-01-1935) (2013-01-1875) (Oral Only) 

Thomas Pillars, Michael Fasse, Sika Corp. Jeff Orzechowski, Jaspal Sandhu, Chrysler 

Group LLC; Dumitru Beloiu, Andrew Talby, 

AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc. 

Guohua Sun, University of Cincinnati 

The Current State of Pre-Formed versus 

Bulk Cavity Filler Technologies in the 

Automotive, Medium Duty and Heavy Truck 

Markets 

Effect of the Tooth Surface Waviness on the 

Dynamics and Structure-Borne Noise of a 

Spur Gear Pair 

Dynamic Stiffness of Hydraulic Bushing with 

Multiple Internal Configurations (SAE Paper 

2013-01-1924) 

(2013-01-1946) (2013-01-1877) (Oral Only) 

Michael Fasse, Sika Corp 

Sriram Sundar, Rajendra Singh, Karthik 

Jayasankaran, Seungbo Kim, The Ohio 

State University 

Tan Chai, Ohio State Univ. 

Comparative Assessment of Multi-Axis 

Bushing Properties Using Resonant and 

Non-Resonant Methods (SAE Paper 2013- 

01-1925) 

(Oral Only) 

Scott Allen Noll, Ohio State University 


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Ballroom D 

SEA Workshop: Mid-Frequency 

Models (NVCWK3) 

This workshop will present a practical 

introduction to SEA Modeling and its use in 

vehicle applications. A brief introduction to 

SEA will be followed by a broad spectrum 

of SEA models applied to vehicle acoustic 

design. Three distinct applications will 

be presented. These applications extend 

from passenger vehicle and heavy truck to 

SEA applied to aerospace vehicles. This 

workshop is structured as an introduction 

to SEA especially for those with limited 

experience in vehicle acoustics modeling. 

It also provides an opportunity to establish 

technical contacts for continuing working 

relationships. 

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Ballroom C 


(NVCWK2) 

The 2013 Sound Quality Workshop is a 

significant revision from prior SQ Workshops. 

The purpose and orientation are to 

empower engineers to recognize and fully 

connect their innate hearing capabilities with 

interactive analytic tools to characterize, 

design and improve mobility-product 

sounds considering human perception. 

An overview differentiates sound quality 

engineering from general acoustics as 

historically practiced, introduces the scientific 

field of Soundscaping (merging rapidly 

with SQ engineering and being applied to 

automotive development*) and provides a 

thought-context for straightforward, productive 

work. Examples are given regarding 

how to approach issues, and about human 

perception and connecting it with technical 

measurements including both conventional 

and psychoacoustic tools. The sequence 

of practical topics, examples and methods 

includes hardware issues such as sound 

card behavior, and time data resolution 24 

bits, 16 bits and implications. Specific information 

on tonalities not necessarily involving 

pure tones, and new findings on low-frequency 

perception and analysis, are also 

included. As always, a CD of the Workshop 

presentation will be given out at the close 

of the Workshop. *NOTE: On Thursday 

morning in the discussion period of session 

NVC303 (10:20 AM to noon), there will be a 

presentation on a major Soundscaping/SQ 

engineering vehicle benchmarking project 

(Explorative Vehicle Evaluation) in Europe in 

which this author participated. 

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Organizers: 

Mark Moeller 

Organizers: 

Wade R. Bray, HEAD acoustics Inc. 

Chairpersons: 


10:01 

p.m. 

10:02 

p.m. 

10:03 

p.m. 

10:04 

p.m. 

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

(Oral Only) 


Hybrid FEA/SEA 

(Oral Only) 

Phil Shorter, CD-adapco 

Hybrid FEA/EFEA 

(Oral Only) 

Nickolas Vlahopoulos, University of 

Michigan 

SEA Updating 

(Oral Only) 

Jerome E. Manning, Cambridge Collaborative 

Inc. 

Planned by Noise and Vibration Conference General Committee / EMB Land and Sea 

Group 


TIME 

8:30 

a.m. 

8:50 

a.m. 

9:10 

a.m. 

Wednesday, May 22 - Morning 



Grand Gallery Room A Grand Gallery Room C Grand Gallery Room E Grand Gallery Room D 

Body Structure / Chassis 

(NVC200) 

This session covers static and dynamic issues 

in the body and chassis that contribute 

to noise and vibration problems in vehicles. 

Included in this session are modal studies, 

measurement and analysis methods, 

transfer path analysis, design guidelines, 

and recommended practices for noise and 

vibration control of the body and chassis. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Christian Fernholz, General Electric Aircraft 

Engines; Eric Frank, Sound Answers Inc. 

Hydraulically Damped Rubber Body Mounts 

with High Lateral Rate for Improved Vehicle 

Noise, Vibration and Ride Qualities 

Brakes (NVC201) 

This session provides a good overview of 

current issues and problem-solving activities 

in vehicle braking system noise. Braking 

noise is one of the highest dollars cost 

warranty issues for the automakers, and 

therefore, gets considerable attention. The 

papers of this session will describe both 

experimental and analytical programs of 

investigations related to this issue. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. 

Organizers: 

James K. Thompson, NIOSH; Todd Eric 

Rook, Goodrich 

Effect of Disc-Pad Contact Modification on 

the Brake Judder Source Using a Simplified 

Elasto-Kinematic Model 

Instrumentation Systems, Sensors 

and Methods (Part 1 of 2) 

(NVC401) 

This session covers instrumentation 

sensors, systems and methods used in 

the measurement and analysis of noise, 

vibration and harshness. Analysis methods 

internal to instrumentation will also be 

covered. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Wade R. Bray, HEAD acoustics Inc.; James 

M. Nieters, Sound Resources II LLC 

Reducing the Uncertainty of Sound Absorption 

Measurements Using the Impedance 

Tube Method 

(2013-01-1906) (2013-01-1907) (2013-01-1965) (2013-01-1915) 

Oday Hassan, Jeff Vogt, General Motors 

LLC; Jay Thornhill, Tenneco Inc. 

Effect of Local Stiffness Coupling on the 

Modes of a Subframe-Bushing System 

Jason Dreyer, John Drabison, Jared Liette, 

Rajendra Singh, The Ohio State University; 

Osman Taha Sen, Istanbul Technical 

University 

Steps towards Predictive Simulation 

and Faster Experimental Investigation of 

Automotive Brake Systems with Respect 

to Squeal 

Interior Noise and Vibration 

Sources (Part 1 of 2) (NVC205) 


sources and paths within a vehicle (automobiles, 

trucks and recreational vehicles). 

Example of noise sources included are 

HVAC system, electric motor powered 

mechanisms and door closure and example 

of vibration sources are road and engine. 

Also included are Whole Body and Hand 

Arm Vibration experienced by professional 

drivers as well as acoustical design factors 

of audio, infotainment, and hands free 

devices. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Gabriella Cerrato, Sound Answers Inc.; 

Thomas Lago, TechFuzion; Prakash T. Thawani, 

DENSO International America Inc. 

Automotive HVAC Induced Blade Passing 

Frequency (BPF) Tone and its Suppression 

X. Hua, D. W. Herrin, University of Kentucky Justin P. Black, Prakash T. Thawani, Hiroyuki 

Hayashi, Stephen Sinadinos, DENSO 

International America Inc. 

The Impact of Sample Size on Sound Absorption 

Measured in a Small Reverberation 

Room 

(2013-01-1904) (2013-01-1908) (2013-01-1967) (2013-01-1920) 

Scott Noll, Jason Dreyer, Rajendra Singh, 

The Ohio State University 

The Experimental Method Extracting Dominant 

Acoustic Mode Shapes for Automotive 

Interior Acoustic Field Coupled with the 

Body Structure 

Sylwia Agnes Hornig, Daniel Hochlenert, 

Holger Gödecker, Nils Gräbner, Utz Von 

Wagner, Technische Univerität Berlin 

Barry Robert Wyerman, David B. Reed, 

Tracy Krumnow, Janesville Acoustics 

On Some Important Practical Aspects 

Related to the Measurement of the Diffuse 

Field Absorption Coefficient in Small Reverberation 

Rooms 

(2013-01-1905) (2013-01-1972) (2013-01-1918) 

Hiromichi Tsuji, Shinichi Maruyama, Nissan 

Motor Co., Ltd.; Takuya Yoshimura, Tokyo 

Metropolitan University; Eiji Takahashi, 

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 

Claudio Bertolini, Tommy Falk, Autoneum 

Holding AG 


Body Induced Boom Noise Control by 

Hybrid Integrated Approach for a Passenger 

Car 

Prasanth B., Sachin Wagh, Tata Motors 

Ltd.; Jayeshkumar Raghuvanshi, Tata 

Technologies Ltd. 

Experimental Approach to Eliminate Mirror 

Blur 

Senthilkumar Raamya Premkumar, N. Jayakumar, 

Sajith Nair, Mahindra & Mahindra, 

Ltd. 







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TIME 

8:30 

a.m. 

8:50 

a.m. 

9:10 

a.m. 

9:30 

a.m. 

10:00 

a.m. 

10:20 

a.m. 

10:40 

a.m. 

11:00 

a.m. 

11:20 

a.m. 

11:40 

a.m. 




Grand Gallery Room B Ballroom D Grand Gallery Room E Grand Gallery Room D 

Mounts and Shock Absorbers 

(Part 1 of 2) (NVC206) 

This session includes papers in the areas of 

static, dynamic, and fatigue characterization 

of elastomers, bushings, mounts and shock 

absorbers used in the mobility industry. Particular 

emphasis is given to new and innovative 

analysis and testing methodologies to quantify 

the non-linear properties of these systems 

in addition to the effects of temperature, 

frequency, and aging. Papers dealing with 

specific applications and case studies of existing 

methodologies are also welcome. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Mohamad Qatu, Central Michigan University 

Air Spring Air Damper: Modelling and Dynamic 

Performance in Case of Small Excitations 

(2013-01-1922) 

Willy Armand Fongue, Daimler AG 

Input Based Control of Full Car Model (ATV) 

Semi Active Suspension System-Simulation 

(2013-01-1926) 

K. Kamalakkannan, Hindustan University 

Comparative Assessment of Multi-Axis 

Bushing Properties Using Resonant and 

Non-Resonant Methods 

(2013-01-1925) 

Scott Noll, Jason Dreyer, Rajendra Singh, 


Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 

(NVC700) 

This session discusses the noise sources, 

noise signatures, noise control strategy, 

and NVH technology unique to electric 

and hybrid powered vehicles. It is intended 

to bring a greater awareness of the NVH 

characteristics of these new vehicles to all 

NVH practitioners. At the same time, it will 

provide a forum so that advances in power 

systems, drive trains, batteries, and energy 

storage can be addressed with appropriate 

NVH technology as needed. 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Organizers: 

Saeed Siavoshani, Dow Chemical; In-Soo 

Suh, KAIST; Barry Robert Wyerman, Janesville 

Acoustics 

Noise and Vibration Development for Adapting 

a Conventional Vehicle Platform for an 

Electric Powertrain 

Instrumentation Systems, Sensors 

and Methods (Part 2 of 2) 

(NVC401) 

This session covers instrumentation 

sensors, systems and methods used in 

the measurement and analysis of noise, 

vibration and harshness. Analysis methods 

internal to instrumentation will also be 

covered. 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 


Organizers: 

Wade R. Bray, HEAD acoustics Inc.; James 

M. Nieters, Sound Resources II LLC 

Automated Toolboxes for Target Setting, 

Troubleshooting, and NV Performance 

Prediction 

(2013-01-2003) (2013-01-1971) (2013-01-1919) 

Todd Freeman, Brian Thom, Sound 

Answers Inc.; Scott Smith, Toyota Technical 

Center USA Inc. 

Parametric Reduced-Order Models of 

Battery Pack Vibration Including Structural 

Variation and Pre-Stress Effects 

Giovanni Rinaldi, Gabriella Cerrato, Sound 

Answers Inc. 

An Unusual Way to Improve TPA for Strongly-Coupled 

Systems 

(2013-01-2006) (2013-01-1970) (2013-01-1917) 

Sung-Kwon Hong, Bogdan Epureanu, 

University of Michigan; Matthew Castanier, 

US Army TARDEC 

Simulation of the Airborne and Structure-Borne 

Noise of Electric Powertrain: 

Validation of the Simulation Methodology 

Roland Sottek, Bernd Philippen, HEAD 

acoustics GmbH 

Interior Noise Analysis and Prediction of a 

Tractor Cabin with Emphasis on Correlations 

with Experimental Data 

(2013-01-2005) (2013-01-1964) (2013-01-1916) 

Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Pascal Bouvet, 

Jean-Luc Wojtowicki, Vibratec 

Passenger Vehicle Hybrid Hydraulic Powertrain 

Sound Quality Investigation 

Sibel Velioglu, Anıl Yıldız, Turk Traktor Ve 

Ziraat Makineleri AS; Mert Doganli, Okan 

Tandogan, Novosim Engineering 

Assessing Vehicle Exterior Noise Using a 

Virtual Phased Array (VPA) 

(2013-01-2004) (2013-01-1968) 

Antoni Szatkowski, Chrysler Group LLC Daniel Fernandez Comesana, Branko 

Zjamsek, Andrea Grosso, Microflown 

Technologies BV; Keith Holland, Institute of 

Sound and Vibration Research 

Development of HEV Engine Start-Shock 

Prediction Technique Combining Motor 

Generator System Control and Multi-Body 

Dynamics (MBD) Models 

Arrays in Motion - Localization Techniques 

for Compensation of Relative Motion between 

Microphone Arrays and Sources 

(2013-01-2007) (2013-01-1966) 

Hiroshi Sugimura, Masaya Takeda, Masayuki 

Takei, Hiroo Yamaoka, Toyota Motor 

Sandro Guidati, HEAD acoustics GmbH 

Corp.; Takanori Ogata, Toyota Technical 

Development Corporation 

The NVH Behavior of Internal Combustion Engines 

used in Range Extended Electric Vehicles 

(2013-01-2002) 

Kiran Govindswamy, Dean Tomazic, FEV 

Inc.; Peter Genender, Gregor Schuermann, 

FEV GmbH 

Panel Discussion / Question & Answer 

period with NVC401 Authors 


Interior Noise and Vibration 

Sources (Part 2 of 2) (NVC205) 


sources and paths within a vehicle (automobiles, 

trucks and recreational vehicles). 

Example of noise sources included are 

HVAC system, electric motor powered 

mechanisms and door closure and example 

of vibration sources are road and engine. 

Also included are Whole Body and Hand 

Arm Vibration experienced by professional 

drivers as well as acoustical design factors 

of audio, infotainment, and hands free 

devices. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Gabriella Cerrato, Sound Answers Inc.; 

Thomas Lago, TechFuzion; Prakash T. Thawani, 

DENSO International America Inc. 

Low Noise Cabin Design for Construction 

Equipment 

Kyu Tae Kim, Hyung Taek Kim, Won Ho 

Joo, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 

Road Noise Identification and Reduction 

Measures 

Manchi Venkateswara Rao, Prasath R., 

Sanjeev Patil, Kumbhar S. Mansinh, Mahindra 

& Mahindra, Ltd. 

Investigation on Wiping Noises and NVH 

Design Consideration in a Wiper System 

JayaKumar N, Senthilkumar Raamya Premkumar, 

Sajith Nair, Mahindra & Mahindra, 

Ltd. 


TIME 

10:00 

a.m. 

10:20 

a.m. 

10:40 

a.m. 

11:00 

a.m. 

11:20 

a.m. 




Grand Gallery Room B 

Mounts and Shock Absorbers 

(Part 2 of 2) (NVC206) 

This session includes papers in the areas 

of static, dynamic, and fatigue characterization 

of elastomers, bushings, mounts 

and shock absorbers used in the mobility 

industry. Particular emphasis is given to 

new and innovative analysis and testing 

methodologies to quantify the non-linear 

properties of these systems in addition 

to the effects of temperature, frequency, 

and aging. Papers dealing with specific 

applications and case studies of existing 

methodologies are also welcome. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Mohamad Qatu, Central Michigan 

University 

Dynamic Stiffness of Hydraulic Bushing 

with Multiple Internal Configurations 

Grand Gallery Room C 

Windnoise and Aeroacoustics 

(NVC208) 

his session is to present numerical and 

experimental work pertaining to noise 

due to flow around the vehicle body, 

such as flow-induced interior noise, flow 

over protrusions, sunroofs, windows, 

noise from ventilation systems, or flow 

noise in exhaust system. Papers on 

aerodynamics alone without sound 

are excluded. Numerical studies may 

include new models or models based 

on existing theory as long as they are 

adequately supported by experimental 

or theoretical verifications. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. 

(2013-01-1924) (2013-01-1930) 

Tan Chai, Rajendra Singh, Jason Dreyer, 


New Elastomer Composite Increases 

the Durability of Natural Rubber Parts 

for Superior Performance of Bushings 

and Mounts 

(2013-01-1923) (2013-01-1929) 

Chitrabala Subramanian, Vijay Tirumala, 

Bill Williams, David Reynolds, Cabot 

Corporation 

Mathematical Modeling of Hydropneumatic 

Suspension System 

(2013-01-1928) (2013-01-1933) 

Ganesh Vijaykumar Kinagi, Tata Technologies, 

Ltd.; Suresh Wadkar, Sinhgad 

College of Engineering; Dnyanesh 

Sonawane, Tata Technologies, Ltd. 

Transient Response of Hydraulic Bushing 

with Inertia Track and Orifice-Like 

Elements 

(2013-01-1927) (2013-01-1932) 

Tan Chai, Jason T. Dreyer, Rajendra 

Singh, The Ohio State University 

Organizers: 

Alice Botteon Rodrigues, General Motors; 

Christopher Shaw, Halla Visteon 

Climate Control; Robert Powell, Exa 

Corporation 

Evaluation of Ground Vehicle Wind 

Noise Transmission through Glasses 

Using Statistical Energy Analysis 

Patricia Manning, Jerome Manning, 


Inc.; George Peng, Jaguar Land 

Rover, Ltd. 

A Computational Process for Early 

Stage Assessment of Automotive 

Buffeting and Wind Noise 

Ganapathi Balasubramanian, L.A.Raghu 

Mutnuri, Zen Sugiyama, Sivapalan Senthooran, 

David Freed, Exa Corporation 

A Computational Approach to Evaluate 

the Automotive Windscreen Wiper 

Placement Options Early in the Design 

Process 

Sivapalan Senthooran, L.A.Raghu Mutnuri, 

Joe Amodeo, Robert Powell, Exa 

Corporation; Claire Freeman, Jaguar 

Land Rover 

Simulation of Underbody Contribution of 

Wind Noise in a Passenger Automobile 

Robert Powell, Philippe Moron, Ganapathy 

Balasubramanian, Barbara Neuhierl, 

Sivapalan Senthooran, Bernd Crouse, 

David Freed, Exa Corporation; Cornelia 

Kain, Frank Ullrich, BMW Group 

TBL Modeling for Aircraft Interior Noise 

Prediction Using Statistical Energy 

Analysis 

(2013-01-1931) 

Mark Moeller, Retired; Teresa S. Miller, 

Bombardier Learjet 

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TIME 

2:30 

p.m. 

2:50 

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3:10 

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3:30 

p.m. 

3:50 

p.m. 

Wednesday, May 22 - Afternoon 



Ballroom A Exhibit Hall Grand Gallery Room D Grand Gallery Room E 

Wednesday Keynote Luncheon: 

NVH Development and Attribute 

Balance for Emerging Marketings: 

Challenges and Rewards 

(NVCK2) 

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. 

Presenters: 

Alexandre Nuñes, General Motors do Brasil 

Ltda 

Chat with the Experts (NVCWC) 

A range of N&V industry specialists with 

many skills will be available for small-scale 

conversations - “Chats”. This is an opportunity 

for you to exchange views and obtain 

advice and to hear the experience of people 

who have been there and done many 

things, that may well be useful to you. 

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

Organizers: 


Presenters: 

James M. Nieters, Sound Resources II LLC; 

Thomas Reinhart, Southwest Research Institute; 

Martin Romzek, Eberspaecher North 

America Inc.; Shanjin Wang, RENAULT SAS 

Active Noise and Vibration 

(NVC302) 

This session addresses the strategies and 

methods for implementing active noise and 

vibration control in a vehicle. It will cover 

sensors and transducers, feedback systems, 

control algorithms, software for active 

control, noise and vibration cancellation 

devices, noise and vibration measurement 

systems, and case studies. 

2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. 

Organizers: 

Mohamad Qatu, Central Michigan University; 


Vibration and Noise Improvement on a Balance 

Shaft Removed Engine Using Active 

Controlled Mounting System 

Facilities (NVC400) 

This session is focused on the development 

and application of facilities to conduct 

noise and vibration measurements. The 

intent is to provide practical information 

on the engineering challenges to consider 

in the construction and/or adaptation of a 

facility to the specialized noise and vibration 

requirements. 

2:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. 

Organizers: 

James K. Thompson, NIOSH; Christopher 

Thomas Griffen, Material Sciences 

Corporation 

Optimized Pavement Engineering for the 

ISO 10844 Standard 

(2013-01-1948) (2013-01-1962) 

Yanbin Liu, Tokai Rubber Industries Inc. Robert Otto Rasmussen, The Transtec 

Group, Inc. 

Improved Control Source Concept for 

Active Cancellation of Exhaust Noise 

(2013-01-1952) (2013-01-1960) 

Steven Gerald Mattson, Great Lakes Sound 

& Vibration, Inc.; Darin Kowalski, US Army 

- TARDEC; Ryan Helminen, Greg Kangas, 

Great Lakes Sound & Vibration, Inc. 

Experimental Study on Enhanced FXLMS 

Algorithm for Active Impulsive Noise Control 

(2013-01-1951) (2013-01-1963) 

Guohua Sun, Mingfeng Li, Teik C. Lim, 

University of Cincinnati; Ming-Ran Lee, Ming 

Cheng, Wayne Vanhaaften, Takeshi Abe, 

Ford Motor Co. 

A Software Library for Active Control of 

Automotive Engine Noise 

(2013-01-1950) (2013-01-1961) 

Mark R. Every, Kyle MacDonald, QNX 

Software Systems 


Restoring and Upgrading of a Ford Motor 

Company Reverberation Room Test Suite 

Richard Kolano, Kolano & Saha Engineers, 

Inc.; Sanjay Abhyankar, Thomas Martin, 


Design and Construction of an Innovative 

Sound Transmission Loss Testing Fixture 

Richard Kolano, Kolano & Saha Engineers, 

Inc. 

Optimization of Test Parameters and Analysis 

Methods for Fuel Tank Slosh Noise 

Eric Frank, Chris Moon, Sound Answers 

Inc.; Jason Rae, Michael Popovich, Testing 

Services Group LLC 

Design and Analysis of a Generic Sample 

for Proficiency Testing of Vibration Test 

Laboratories 

(2013-01-1959) 

Filip Nauwelaerts, Laboratoria De Nayer; 

David Moens, K U Leuven; Kristof Harri, 

Royal Military Academy 








TIME 

2:30 

p.m. 

2:50 

p.m. 

3:10 

p.m. 

3:30 

p.m. 

3:50 

p.m. 

Wednesday, May 22 - Afternoon 



Grand Gallery Room B Grand Gallery Room C Grand Gallery Room A 

Noise Path Analysis (NVC304) 

This session is dedicated to the tools 

and methodology involved in identifying, 

calculating and modifying various noise and 

vibration sources and paths in vehicles, 

aircraft and various consumer products and 

assist in the design and validation of noise 

and vibration targets. 

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Organizers: 

Gary Newton, David Bogema, Brüel & Kjær 


Chairpersons: 

Gary Newton, Brüel & Kjær North America 

Inc 

A Novel Use of Acoustic and Vibration Simulation 

Techniques to Develop Better Ride 

Comfort for a Luxury Cabriolet Car 

Product Development Process 

(NVC500) 

This session focuses on the development 

process used to achieve NVH goals and 

includes topics such as benchmarking, 

target setting, target cascading, the role 

and timing of simulation methods and test 

methods and cross functional coordination 

and optimization. Papers in this session 

will also explore the relevance and timing 

of component, subsystem and full system 

analysis and testing. 

2:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. 

Organizers: 


Inc.; Alan Parrett, General Motors; Robert 

Powell, Exa Corporation; Alice Botteon 

Rodrigues, General Motors 

Chairpersons: 

Alice Botteon Rodrigues, General Motors 

NVH Target Cascading from Customer 

Interface to Vehicle Subsystems 

(2013-01-1956) (2013-01-1980) (2013-01-1994) 

Paul R. Kennings, Uday Senapati, Bentley 

Motors, Ltd.; David Fothergill, DJ Fothergill 

Consulting, Ltd.; Frank Syred, Sound & 

Vibration Technology, Ltd. 

Simulation of Enclosures Including Attached 

Duct Work 

Todd Tousignant, Kiran Govindswamy, Dean 

Tomazic, FEV Inc.; Georg Eisele, Peter 

Genender, FEV GmbH 

Target Sound Development for Luxury 

Sedan based on Driving Experience and 

Preference Study 

(2013-01-1958) (2013-01-1983) (2013-01-1991) 

L. Zhou, D. W. Herrin, T. W. Wu, University 

of Kentucky 

High-Frequency Time Domain Source Path 

Contribution: From Engine Test Bench Data 

to Cabin Interior Sounds 

Seonghyeon Kim, Dong Chul Park, 

Seokgwan Hong, Hyundai Motor Company; 

Philipp Sellerbeck, Andre Fiebig, HEAD 

acoustics GmbH; Michael Csakan, Chahe 

Apelian, Hyundai-Kia America Technical 

Center Inc. 

Performance Equivalent Thickness of a 

Sound Insulation System 

SEA (Statistical Energy Analysis) 

Design (NVC601) 

This session provides a good overview 

of recent innovations to SEA modeling 

techniques. SEA models can be used 

alone or together with hybrid analytical or 

experimental techniques to establish good 

comparative NVH predictions at the earliest 

stage of the vehicle design process. The 

papers of this session will describe recent 

advances and / or validations of SEA theory, 

applications, or use in conjunction with hybrid 

techniques for high- and mid-frequency 

NVH predictions. 

2:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. 

Organizers: 


Inc.; Mark Moeller; Jian Pan, Autoneum 

North America Inc.; Alan Parrett, General 

Motors 

Correlation of Dominant Noise Transfer 

Paths in Statistical Energy Analysis Vehicle 

Model from Test as Basis for Variant Vehicle 

Development 


Inc.; Melzak Marques da Silva, MSX 

International do Brasil; Paulo Sérgio Lima 

Alves, Ford Motor Co. 

Radiating Panel NVH Performance Evaluations 

for Vehicle Design 

Yuksel Gur, Sanjay Abhyankar, David Wagner, 


Prediction of Biot Properties for Describing 

Fibrous Materials in SEA Models 

(2013-01-1957) (2013-01-1981) (2013-01-1993) 

David Bogema, Brüel & Kjær North America 

Inc.; Andreas Schuhmacher, Brüel & Kjær 

A/S; Gary Newton, Brüel & Kjær North 

America Inc.; Frederick Vanhaaften, Takeshi 

Abe, Ford Motor Co.; Dmitri Tcherniak, 

Brüel & Kjær A/S; Ming Cheng, Ming-Ran 

Lee, Ford Motor Co. 

Chong Wang, Katherine Tao, Alan Parrett, 

General Motors Co. 

Terence Connelly, ESI North America 

NVH Product Development Process in the 

Indian Automotive Industry 

(2013-01-1984) (2013-01-1995) 

Santhosha Nayak, Debasish Chatterjee, 

Paracoat Products, Ltd. 

Lightweight Acoustic System Performance 

Target Setting Process 

(2013-01-1982) 

Qijun Zhang, Alan Parrett, General Motors 

Co.; Alexander Zopp, Adam Opel GmbH 

Hybrid Finite Element Analysis of a 

Rotorcraft 

Nickolas Vlahopoulos, University of Michigan; 

Sungmin Lee, Michigan Engineering 

Services; Paul Braunwart, Jeff Mendoza, 

United Technologies Research Center; Donald 

Butts, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 


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TIME 

Wednesday, 

May 22 - Afternoon 



Ballroom D 


(NVCWK4) 

Please join us for the 10th Anniversary 

of the Structure Borne NVH workshop. 

Since the beginning, the workshop has 

stressed the fundamentals of source– 

path–receiver principles. A theoretical 

foundation covers the basics of low-frequency 

NVH ( to 100 Hz where NVH is 

felt) and mid-frequency (to 500 Hz were 

NVH is heard). The application topic will 

discuss the causes of NVH variability 

and corresponding new methods of 

simulation to assure robustness. 

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Organizers and Presenters: 

Alan E. Duncan, Automotive Analytics 

Inc.; Gregory Goetchius, Tesla Motors 

Inc.; Jianmin Guan, Altair Engineering 

Inc. 

Ballroom C 

The History and Future of 

Fourier Analysis Workshop 

(NVCWK5) 

Frequency analysis is often referred to 

as Fourier analysis but is that really true? 

The foundation is based on stationary 

and “Fourier signals.” What happens if 

that is not the case? Modern FFT signal 

analyzers use very sparse sampling 

that is correct according to Shannon 

but what will happen when using time 

domain analysis. Many of the myths and 

frequent questions will be answered 

using a “user perspective” and rules of 

thumb will be given together with good 

methods to avoid large errors. After 

attending this session, a much better 

understanding in regards to pitfalls 

and proper methodology will be the 

outcome. 

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Organizers: 


Presenters: 

Thomas Lagö, TechFuzion; Colin Mercer, 

Prosig, Ltd. 

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Thursday, May 23 - Morning 



Grand Gallery Room E Grand Gallery Room D Grand Gallery Room C Grand Gallery Room D 

Components / Accessories 

(NVC102) 

This session is focused on base engine, 

mounts, accessories, fuel injection system, 

combustion system, transmission related 

design or development noise and vibration 

topics. The papers of this session will have 

both experimental and analytical approaches 

to problem solving. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Tires (NVC202) 

This session includes papers regarding vehicle 

exterior or interior tire/pavement noise. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Structural Analysis: Numerical 

Methods (NVC600) 


and application of analytical methods for 

characterizing the dynamic behavior of 

structural systems. Analysis methods for 

all structural components, subsystems and 

complete systems found in automotive 

vehicles will be considered, except for 

powertrain and driveline which are covered 

in Powertrain Structural Analysis session. 

Examples include (but are not limited to) 

body structure, chassis structure, seats and 

interior structures. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. 

Subjective Response (NVC303) 

This session covers subjective testing and 

analysis related to automotive noise and vibration, 

usually referred to as sound quality 

and vibration quality. The focus is on both 

subjective and objective tools and methods 

that can be used either to design sound 

or vibration quality into the automotive 

product, or to characterize and eliminate 

undesired sounds or vibrations. 

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 

Organizers: 

Kalyan Singh Bagga, Hether Fedullo, Ford 

Motor Co.; In-Soo Suh, KAIST; Prakash T. 

Thawani, DENSO International America Inc.; 


Organizers: 

Paul R. Donavan, Illingworth & Rodkin Inc.; 

Saeed Siavoshani, Dow Chemical 

Organizers: 

Gregory Goetchius, Tesla Motors Inc.; 

Christopher Shaw, Halla Visteon Climate 

Control 

Organizers: 


8:30 

a.m. 

8:50 

a.m. 

9:10 

a.m. 

9:30 

a.m. 

10:00 

a.m. 

10:20 

a.m. 

10:40 

a.m. 

Automotive AC System Induced Refrigerant 

Hiss and Gurgle 

(2013-01-1890) (2013-01-1909) 

Prakash T. Thawani, Stephen Sinadinos, 

Justin Black, DENSO International America 

Inc. 

Understanding Automotive A/C Compressor 

Pressure Pulsations Generation through 

Experimental and Analytical Methods 

(2013-01-1891) (2013-01-1911) 

Richard Luken, Kanwal Bhatia, William 

Rauch, Halla Visteon Climate Control 

Panel Discussion: Powertrain NVH: Developing 

Trends in the Industry 

Moderators: 

Kalyan Singh Bagga, Ford Motor Co. 

Panelists: 

Kiran Govindswamy, FEV Inc. 

Thomas Reinhart, Southwest Research 

Institute 

Mark L. Stickler, Ford Research and Innovation 

Center 

Prakash T. Thawani, DENSO International 

America Inc. 

Vibration Analysis of Tire Circumferential 

Mode Under Loaded Axle 

Masami Matsubara, Nobutaka Tsujiuchi, 

Takayuki Koizumi, Yuya Hirano, Doshisha 

Univ 

Vibration Behavior Analysis of Tire Bending 

Mode Exciting Lateral Axial Forces 

Masami Matsubara, Nobutaka Tsujiuchi, 

Takayuki Koizumi, Yuya Hirano, Doshisha 

Univ.; Kensuke Bito, Toyo Tire & Rubber 

Co. Ltd. 

Parameters Affecting the Noise Performance 

of ASTM Standard Reference Test 

Tires 

(2013-01-1910) 


Dana Lodico, Lodico Acoustics, LLC 

Refreshment Break in Grand Gallery 

Fast Substructure Generation Using Automated 

Multilevel Substructuring 

(2013-01-1986) (2013-01-1954) 

Mintae Kim, Vladimir Belsky, Mikhail Belyi, 

DS Simulia Corp. 

Application of Laminated Composite Materials 

in Vehicle Design: Theories and Analyses 

of Composite Shells 

(2013-01-1989) (2013-01-1953) 

Mohamad Qatu, Mohammad Zannon, Golam 

Mainuddin, Central Michigan University 

Natural Vibration Analysis of A Three-Dimensional 

Railway Vehicle-Track System 

(2013-01-1987) 

Rajib Ul Alam Uzzal, Rama B. Bhat, Waiz 

Ahmed, Concordia University Montreal 

Interactions of Acoustic and Visual Stimuli in 

Source Localization for Realistic Playback 

Glenn Pietila, Gabriella Cerrato, Sound 

Answers Inc. 

The Band Importance Function in the 

Evaluation of the Speech Intelligibility Index 

at the Speech Reception Threshold within a 

Simulated Driving Environment 

Nikolina Samardzic, Colin Novak, University 

of Windsor 

Panel Discussion 

Discussion of current topics in automotive 

sound quality, including 1) consideration of 

human as objective measuring instrument 

using soundscaping principles, 2) subjective/objective 

in-vehicle speech intelligibility 

evaluation methods and 3) challenges in 

using a Paired Comparison/Bradley-Terry 

model approach to sound quality 

Moderators: 


Panelists: 

Wade R. Bray, HEAD acoustics Inc. 

Glenn Pietila, Sound Answers Inc. 

Nikolina Samardzic, Univ. of Windsor 

Roland Sottek, Head acoustics GmbH 

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TIME 

Thursday, May 23 - Morning 



Grand Gallery Room E Grand Gallery Room D Grand Gallery Room C Grand Gallery Room D 

Components / Accessories 

(NVC102) 

This session is focused on base engine, 

mounts, accessories, fuel injection system, 

combustion system, transmission related 

design or development noise and vibration 

topics. The papers of this session will have 

both experimental and analytical approaches 

to problem solving. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Tires (NVC202) 

This session includes papers regarding vehicle 

exterior or interior tire/pavement noise. 

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 

Structural Analysis: Numerical 

Methods (NVC600) 


and application of analytical methods for 

characterizing the dynamic behavior of 

structural systems. Analysis methods for 

all structural components, subsystems and 

complete systems found in automotive 

vehicles will be considered, except for 

powertrain and driveline which are covered 

in Powertrain Structural Analysis session. 

Examples include (but are not limited to) 

body structure, chassis structure, seats and 

interior structures. 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Subjective Response (NVC303) 

This session covers subjective testing and 

analysis related to automotive noise and vibration, 

usually referred to as sound quality 

and vibration quality. The focus is on both 

subjective and objective tools and methods 

that can be used either to design sound 

or vibration quality into the automotive 

product, or to characterize and eliminate 

undesired sounds or vibrations. 

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Organizers: 


Motor Co.; In-Soo Suh, KAIST; Prakash T. 

Thawani, DENSO International America Inc.; 


Organizers: 


Saeed Siavoshani, Dow Chemical 

Organizers: 

Gregory Goetchius, Tesla Motors Inc.; 

Christopher Shaw, Halla Visteon Climate 

Control 

Organizers: 


11:00 

a.m. 

10:01 

p.m. 

10:02 

p.m. 

Numerical Study of the Compartment 

Cavity Problem Using a Novel Cell-Based 

Smoothed Radial Point Interpolation 

Method 

(2013-01-1988) 

Lingyun Yao, Jianwen Zhou, Zhou Zhou, 

China Automotive Engrg Rsch Inst Co., Ltd. 

A Method of Designing Automotive Door 

Glass and Guide Rail based on the Drum 

Surface (Written Only -- No Oral Presentation) 

(2013-01-1985) 

Dawei Gao, University of Shanghai for 

Science & Technology; Shi Guijie, China 

Classification Society 

Vibration Analysis of Inclined Beams under 

Uniform Partially Distributed Moving Mass or 

Force Considering Coriolis and Centrifugal 

Forces using FEM (Written Only -- No Oral 

Presentation) 

(2013-01-1990) 

Esmaeil Bahmyari, Ms Gratuated Student 









TIME 

10:20 

a.m. 

10:40 

a.m. 

11:00 

a.m. 

11:20 

a.m. 

Thursday, 

May 23 - Morning 


Sessions 

SESSION TITLE, DESCRIPTION, AND 

ROOM 

Grand Gallery Room E 

Diesel (NVC104) 

The diesel NVH session is focused on 

issues related to making diesel engines 

achieve better NVH characteristics. Topics 

include both analytical and experimental 

techniques for developing low noise diesel 

engines and components. Related topics 

covered in this session include linear and 

torsional vibration of diesel engines, as 

well as features intended to reduce diesel 

specific intake and exhaust noise problems, 

such as turbocharger whine. 

10:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. 

Organizers: 


Motor Co.; Dhanesh Purekar, Cummins 

Inc.; Thomas Reinhart, Southwest Research 

Institute; Christopher Shaw, Halla Visteon 

Climate Control 

Combustion and Vibration Characteristics in 

a Small Displacement Diesel Engine Fueled 

with Biodiesel Blends 

(2013-01-1902) 

Giancarlo Chiatti, Ornella Chiavola, Erasmo 

Recco, ROMA TRE University 

Compression Brake Noise with DPF and 

SCR 

(2013-01-1900) 

George Bailey, Thomas Reinhart, Southwest 

Research Institute 

Experimental Investigation of the Oil 

Pressure Regulator Buzz Noise on Diesel 

Engines 

(2013-01-1903) 

Dhanesh Purekar, Cummins Inc. 

An Advanced Method for Developing 

Combustion Noise through the Analysis of 

Diesel Combustion 

(2013-01-1901) 

Insoo Jung, Jaemin Jin, Hyunkee So, 

Choonggeun Nam, Kwangmin Won, Hyundai 

Motor Co. & KIA Motors Corp. 

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General Committee / EMB Land and Sea 

Group 

10:01 

p.m. 

10:02 

p.m. 

Thursday, 

May 23 - Morning 


Sessions 

Written Only (NVC999) 

- 

Application of Noise Control and Heat 

Insulation Materials and Devices in the 

Automotive Industry 

(951375) 

Timothy Hirabayashi, General Motors Corp.; 

David McCaa, CertainTeed Corp.; Robert 

Rebandt, Ford Motor Co.; Phillip Rusch, 

Harley-Davidson Motor Co.; Pranab Saha, 

Kolano and Saha Engineers, Inc.; SAE 

Acoustical Materials Committee; SAE 

Thermal Materials Committee 

Automotive Noise and Vibration Control 

Practices in the New Millennium 

(2003-01-1589) 

Barry Wyerman, Lear Corp.; Mike Dinsmore, 

Carcoustics USA; Pranab Saha, Kolano and 

Saha Engineers, Inc; Bob Baker, General 

Motors Corp.; Anita Carey; Rod Hadi, 

Vibracoustics, Inc. 

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Participant Index 

A 

Abe, Takeshi.................. 37, 38 

Abhyankar, Sanjay......... 37, 38 

Abom, Mats................... 28, 31 

Abu-Shams, Mohammad.... 28 

Ahmed, Waiz....................... 40 

Albert, Christopher.............. 29 

Alexander, Jonathon............ 29 

Allam, Sabry........................ 28 

Alvarez, Ricardo de Alba...... 28 

Alves, Paulo Sérgio Lima..... 38 

Ambarisha, Vijaya Kumar..... 30 

Amodeo, Joe....................... 36 

Apelian, Chahe.................... 38 

Auriemma, Fabio................. 28 

B 

Bagga, Kalyan Singh.......... 40, 

41, 42 

Bahmyari, Esmaeil............... 41 

Bailey, George..................... 42 

Baker, Bob.......................... 42 

Balachandran, Karthik......... 28 

Balasubramanian, 

Ganapathi........................ 36 

Balasubramanian, 

Ganapathy....................... 36 

Balte, Rolf Hermann............ 27 

Becker, Michael................... 28 

Beloiu, Dumitru.................... 32 

Belsky, Vladimir.................... 40 

Belyi, Mikhail........................ 40 

Benaziz, Marouane.............. 28 

Bertolini, Claudio................. 34 

Bhatia, Kanwal.................... 40 

Bhat, Rama B...................... 40 

Bianciardi, Fabio.................. 29 

Birkett, Craig................. 27, 30 

Bito, Kensuke...................... 40 

Black, Justin........................ 40 

Black, Justin P..................... 34 

Bocquillet, Arnaud............... 29 

Bogema, David.................... 38 

Bolton, J. Stuart.................. 29 

Bouvet, Pascal.................... 35 

Bozza, Fabio....................... 28 

B., Prasanth........................ 34 

Brames, Aaron.................... 30 

Brandl, Marc........................ 31 

Braunwart, Paul................... 38 

Bray, Wade R......... 30, 33, 34, 

35, 40 

Brichet, Nicolas................... 31 

Brophy, Walter..................... 29 

Brouckaert, Richard............. 29 

Butts, Donald...................... 38 

C 

Campbell, Mike................... 29 

Carey, Anita......................... 42 

Castanier, Matthew.............. 35 

Cerrato, 

Gabriella........ 29, 34, 35, 40 

Chai, Tan............................. 36 

Challen, Bernard...... 28, 30, 37 

Chatterjee, Debasish........... 38 

Cheng, Ming.................. 37, 38 

Chen, Shih-Emn.................. 30 

Chen, Yin............................ 30 

Chiatti, Giancarlo................. 42 

Chiavola, Ornella................. 42 

Choi, Byoungkook............... 28 

Choi, Jae Min...................... 28 

Comesana, 

Daniel Fernandez............. 35 

Committee, SAE 

Acoustical Materials... 27, 42 

Committee, 

SAE Thermal Materials..... 42 

Connelly, Terence........... 28, 38 

Crouse, Bernd..................... 36 

Csakan, Michael.................. 38 

D 

Davies, Patricia.................... 29 

Deak, Jérémie..................... 28 

Dehner, Rick........................ 28 

Dehner, Rick D.................... 31 

Deighan, Thomas Paul......... 30 

Dejaeger, Ludovic................ 31 

DeJong, Richard.................. 33 

Deshpande, Satyajeet P....... 31 

Dinsmore, Mike................... 42 

Doganli, Mert....................... 35 

Donavan, Paul R............ 40, 41 

Drabison, John.................... 34 

Dreyer, Jason.......... 34, 35, 36 

Dreyer, Jason T.................... 36 

Duncan, Alan E.................... 39 

Dupont, Jean-Baptiste......... 35 

Duval, Arnaud...................... 31 

E 

Ebbitt, Gordon............... 27, 28 

Eisele, Georg....................... 38 

Epureanu, Bogdan.............. 35 

Every, Mark R...................... 37 

F 

Falk, Tommy........................ 34 

Fasse, Michael............... 31, 32 

Fedullo, Hether....... 30, 31, 40, 

41, 42 

Fernholz, Christian............... 34 

Ferreira, Paulo Eduardo....... 31 

Fiebig, Andre....................... 38 

Figurella, Neil....................... 28 

Fisk, Jonathan..................... 31 

Fongue, Willy Armand.......... 35 

Fothergill, David................... 38 

Frank, Eric..................... 34, 37 

Frazer, Warner..................... 29 

Freed, David........................ 36 

Freeman, Claire................... 36 

Freeman, Todd.................... 35 

Frey, Andrea........................ 31 

G 

Gao, Dawei......................... 41 

Gardner, Bryce.................... 28 

Genender, Peter............ 35, 38 

George, John...................... 30 

Gerdes, Ronald................... 29 

Gödecker, Holger................ 34 

Goetchius, 

Gregory................ 39, 40, 41 

Govindswamy, 

Kiran........ 30, 31, 35, 38, 40 

Gräbner, Nils........................ 34 

Green, Edward Ray....... 29, 31 

Griffen, 

Christopher Thomas........ 37 

Grosso, Andrea................... 35 

Guan, Jianmin..................... 39 

Guidati, Sandro................... 35 

Guijie, Shi............................ 41 

Gur, Yuksel.......................... 38 

H 

Hadi, Rod............................ 42 

Hajianmaleki, Mehdi............. 28 

Hald, Jorgen........................ 29 

Harri, Kristof........................ 37 

Hassan, Oday...................... 34 

Hayashi, Hiroyuki................. 34 

Haylett, James..................... 30 

Hayward, Michael D...... 29, 31 

Helminen, Ryan................... 37 

Herdtle, Thomas.................. 29 

Herrin, D. W............ 28, 30, 31, 

34, 38 

Hirabayashi, Timothy........... 42 

Hirano, Yuya........................ 40 

Hochlenert, Daniel............... 34 

Holland, Keith...................... 35 

Hong, Seokgwan................. 38 

Hong, Sung-Kwon............... 35 

Hornig, Sylwia Agnes........... 34 

Huang, Paul Xiubao............. 31 

Huang, Wei.......................... 28 

Hua, X..................... 28, 30, 34 

I 

Iba, Shusaku....................... 29 

Inoue, Akira......................... 29 

J 

MacDonald, Kyle................. 37 

Mainuddin, Golam............... 40 

Jackson, Andrew P.............. 28 

Malinow, Ivanna................... 28 

Jackson, P........................... 28 

Malinow, Ivanna G............... 28 

Jackson, Peter.................... 30 

Manning, Jerome................. 36 

Jaeger, Deane..................... 32 

Manning, Jerome E............. 33 

Janssens, Karl..................... 29 

Manning, Patricia................. 36 

JayaKumar.................... 34, 35 

Mansinh, Kumbhar S........... 35 

Jayakumar, N...................... 34 

Martin, Thomas................... 37 

Jayasankaran, Karthik......... 32 

Maruyama, Shinichi....... 29, 34 

Jin, Jaemin.......................... 42 

Matsubara, Masami............. 40 

Jones, Dave........................ 30 

Mattson, Steven Gerald....... 37 

Joo, Won Ho....................... 35 

Maunder, Matthew............... 30 

Jorro, Steven....................... 30 

McCaa, David...................... 42 

Jung, Insoo......................... 42 

Mendoza, Jeff................ 30, 38 

Jun, In Ki............................. 28 

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K 

Kabral, Raimo...................... 31 

Kach, Raymond A... 28, 30, 31 

Kain, Cornelia...................... 36 

Kamalakkannan, K.............. 35 

Kangas, Greg...................... 37 

Karim, Ahsanul.................... 28 

Kato, Daniel J...................... 30 

Keller, Philip............. 28, 30, 31 

Kennings, Paul R................. 38 

Kicinski, Ken........................ 32 

Kim, ByungHyun.................. 29 

Kim, Hyung Taek................. 35 

Kim, Kyu Tae....................... 35 

Kim, Mintae......................... 40 

Kim, Seonghyeon................ 38 

Kim, Seungbo..................... 32 

Kinagi, 

Ganesh Vijaykumar.......... 36 

Koizumi, Takayuki................ 40 

Kolano, Richard................... 37 

Kowalski, Darin.................... 37 

Krumnow, Tracy................... 34 

Kunio, Jason T......... 28, 31, 32 

L 

Lago, Thomas......... 34, 35, 37 

Lagö, Thomas..................... 39 

Lavrentjev, Jüri..................... 28 

Lee, Hyunchul..................... 28 

Lee, Ming-Ran............... 37, 38 

Lee, Sang Kwon.................. 29 

Lee, Seung Min................... 29 

Lee, Sungmin...................... 38 

Lhuillier, Francis................... 31 

Liang, Xingyu....................... 29 

Liette, Jared........................ 34 

Li, Laihang........................... 31 

Li, Mingfeng......................... 37 

Lim, Teik C.............. 30, 31, 37 

Liu, Yanbin........................... 37 

Li, Zhe................................. 30 

Lizotte, Brian....................... 28 

Lodico, Dana....................... 40 

Loew, Johann...................... 31 

Luken, Richard.................... 40 

Lyu, Su Jung....................... 28 

M

Participant Index 

Mercer, Colin....................... 30 

Metzger, Clinton.................. 30 

Miazgowicz, Keith................ 28 

Miller, Teresa S..................... 36 

Mleczko, Sam...................... 30 

Moeller, Mark........... 33, 36, 38 

Moens, David...................... 37 

Monet-Descombey, Julien... 31 

Moon, Chris......................... 37 

Moritz, Charles.................... 30 

Moron, Philippe................... 36 

Musser, 

Chadwyck...... 31, 32, 36, 38 

Mutnuri, L.A.Raghu.............. 36 

Myftiu, Eglind....................... 30 

N 

Nacivet, Samuel.................. 28 

Na, Hyung Hyun.................. 28 

Nair, Sajith..................... 34, 35 

Nam, Choonggeun.............. 42 

Nauwelaerts, Filip................ 37 

Nayak, Santhosha............... 38 

Nerubenko, George............. 30 

Neuhierl, Barbara................. 36 

Newton, Gary................ 29, 38 

Nieters, James M.... 34, 35, 37 

Nijman, Eugene................... 29 

Noll, Scott..................... 34, 35 

Novak, Colin........................ 40 

Nunes, Alexandre................ 37 

O 

Ogata, Takanori................... 35 

Onsay, Taner........................ 29 

Orzechowski, Jeff................ 32 

Owen, Devon E................... 31 

P 

Pan, Jian..... 27, 28, 31, 32, 38 

Park, Dong Chul.................. 38 

Park, Hyunmin..................... 28 

Parrett, Alan.................. 27, 38 

Patil, Sanjeev....................... 35 

Peng, George...................... 36 

Philippen, Bernd.................. 35 

Pietila, Glenn....................... 40 

Pillars, Thomas.................... 32 

Popovich, Michael............... 37 

Powell, Robert............... 36, 38 

Premkumar, Senthilkumar 

Raamya..................... 34, 35 

Purekar, Dhanesh................ 42 

Q 

Qatu, Mohamad..... 28, 30, 31, 

35, 36, 37, 40 

R 

Rae, Jason.......................... 37 

Rager, Blake........................ 30 

Raghuvanshi, Jayeshkumar.34 

Ramaswami, Madhan.......... 29 

Rammal, Hans............... 28, 31 

Rao, 

Manchi Venkateswara...... 35 

Rasmussen, Robert Otto..... 37 

Rauch, William..................... 40 

Rebandt, Robert.................. 42 

Recco, Erasmo.................... 42 

Reed, David B... 28, 31, 32, 34 

Reihle, Joachim................... 31 

Reinhart, Thomas.......... 37, 42 

Rejlek, Jan........................... 29 

Remtema, Todd................... 28 

Reynolds, David.................. 36 

Rinaldi, Giovanni.................. 35 

Rodrigues, Alice Botteon.... 27, 

36, 38 

Romzek, Martin................... 37 

Rondeau, Jean-Francois...... 31 

Rook, Todd Eric................... 34 

Roy, Ranjit K........................ 30 

R., Prasath.......................... 35 

Rusch, Phillip....................... 42 

S 

Saha, Pranab... 27, 28, 30, 31, 

32, 38, 42 

Samardzic, Nikolina............. 40 

Sandhu, Jaspal.............. 30, 32 

Scheick, John...................... 28 

Schuermann, Gregor........... 35 

Schuhmacher, Andreas....... 38 

Seifferlein, Eric..................... 28 

Selamet, Ahmet....... 28, 30, 31 

Sellerbeck, Philipp............... 38 

Senapati, Uday.................... 38 

Sen, Osman Taha................ 34 

Senthooran, Sivapalan......... 36 

Seol, Yoon Su...................... 28 

Seybert, Andy...................... 30 

Shaw, Christopher........ 28, 30, 

31, 36, 40, 41, 42 

Shih, H.R............................. 30 

Shimada, Hiroshi................. 29 

Shin, Taejin.......................... 29 

Shorter, Phil......................... 33 

Siano, Daniela..................... 28 

Siavoshani, Saeed... 35, 40, 41 

Silva, Melzak Marques da.... 38 

Sinadinos, Stephen....... 34, 40 

Singh, Mahender................. 30 

Singh, Rajendra...... 31, 32, 34, 

35, 36 

Smith, Scott........................ 35 

So, Hyunkee........................ 42 

Sonawane, Dnyanesh.......... 36 

Sondergaard, Thomas......... 29 

Sorenson, Steven... 28, 31, 32, 

40, 41 

Sottek, Roland............... 35, 40 

Stickler, Mark L.................... 40 

Stotera, David...................... 28 

Stout, Joseph L............. 30, 31 

Subramanian, Chitrabala..... 36 

Sugimura, Hiroshi................ 35 

Sugiyama, Zen.................... 36 

Suh, 

In-Soo...... 30, 31, 35, 40, 41 

Sun, Guohua....................... 37 

Syred, Frank........................ 38 

Szatkowski, Antoni.............. 35 

T 

Takahashi, Eiji...................... 34 

Takeda, Masaya.................. 35 

Takei, Masayuki................... 35 

Talby, Andrew...................... 32 

Tallio, Kevin.......................... 28 

Tanabe, Yosuke................... 29 

Tandogan, Okan.................. 35 

Tao, Katherine..................... 38 

Tcherniak, Dmitri.................. 38 

Thawani, Prakash T...... 34, 35, 

40, 41 

Thom, Brian......................... 35 

Thompson, James K..... 34, 37 

Thornhill, Jay....................... 34 

Thouverez, Fabrice.............. 28 

Tian, Xiujie........................... 28 

Tirumala, Vijay..................... 36 

Tomazic, Dean......... 30, 35, 38 

Tousignant, Todd................. 38 

Tsuji, Hiromichi..................... 34 

Tsujiuchi, Nobutaka............. 40 

U 

Ullrich, Frank....................... 36 

Uzzal, Rajib Ul Alam............. 40 

V 

Vanhaaften, Frederick.......... 38 

Vanhaaften, Wayne.............. 37 

Velioglu, Sibel...................... 35 

Veronesi, Giorgio................. 29 

Vijayakar, Sandeep.............. 30 

Vlahopoulos, Nickolas........ 29, 

33, 38 

Vogt, Jeff............................. 34 

W 

Wade, Robert...................... 28 

Wadkar, Suresh................... 36 

Wagh, Sachin...................... 34 

Wagner, David..................... 38 

Wagner, Utz Von.................. 34 

Wang, Chong...................... 38 

Wang, Shanjin..................... 37 

Wang, Yawen...................... 31 

Watanabe, Masanori............ 29 

Weer, Dirk De...................... 29 

Wellmann, Thomas.............. 30 

Wentzel, Richard E.............. 28 

Whitehead, Timothy............. 30 

Williams, Bill........................ 36 

Williams, Tyler...................... 30 

Wojtowicki, Jean-Luc.......... 35 

Wolschendorf, 

Joachim..................... 40, 41 

Won, Kwangmin.................. 42 

Wu, T. W.................. 30, 31, 38 

Wyerman, Barry................... 42 

Wyerman, Barry 

Robert..... 28, 31, 32, 34, 35 

Y 

Yamaoka, Hiroo................... 35 

Yang, Junyi.......................... 31 

Yao, Lingyun.................. 29, 41 

Yi, Chulhyun........................ 28 

Yıldız, Anıl............................ 35 

Yoshimura, Takuya............... 34 

Yu, Weigao.......................... 28 

Z 

Zannon, Mohammad........... 40 

Zehme, John....................... 30 

Zhang, Geng....................... 29 

Zhang, Qijun........................ 38 

Zhang, Y.............................. 30 

Zhen, Jiantie........................ 30 

Zhou, Jianwen............... 29, 41 

Zhou, L.......................... 31, 38 

Zhou, Zhou.................... 29, 41 

Zhu, Keda........................... 28 

Zjamsek, Branko................. 35 

Zopp, Alexander.................. 38 

Zouani, Abdelkrim................ 28 

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SAE 2014 World Congress 

CALL FOR PAPERS 

April 8 - 10, 2014 • Detroit, Michigan USA 

Host Company 

Strategic Tier One Partner 

Abstracts must be submitted online via www.sae.org/congress/ to only ONE session. 

Upon submission, you will receive an automatic reply with your paper offer number. If 

you do not receive a paper offer number at that point, please retry on-line submission 

or email norif@sae.org. Offered papers shall not have been published outside of SAE; 

and if accepted, contributors will not release their paper 

for publication through other media. 

The following information will be required during the on-line submission process: 

1. A summary that states the objective of the paper/presentation; 

2. Tentative title; 

3. Name of the author and co-authors and all contact information; 

4. Selection of the most appropriate technical session. 

Paper acceptance will be based on organizer moderated peer review of a review ready manuscript. 

Refer to the author resources site at http://volunteers.sae.org/authors.htm for other useful information in preparing your paper. 

ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 

Testing & Instrumentation 

• Remote Communications and Data Analysis 

• New Test Methodologies and Information 

Management 

• On-board Instrumentation and Diagnostics 

• Component / System Simulation 

• Software/Hardware System Equipment and 

Innovations 

• System Software Testing & Validation 

• IVHM 

• Prognostics 

Electrical & Electronic Systems 

• Electrical Wiring Harnesses 

• Electro-mechanical Designs 

• Electronics Reliability 

• Model-Based Design and In-Vehicle Software 

• Multi-Media Systems 

• Software Safety Systems 

• Systems Engineering 

Emissions 

• Advanced Catalyst Technology 

• Cold Start Emissions Control Technologies 

• Diesel Exhaust Emission Control (DPF 

Substrates & Systems, Durability, HC- 

DeNOx, Modeling, New Developments, 

SCR) 

• Emissions Measurement & Testing 

• Emissions Processes for SI Engines 

• Particulate Emissions from Direct Injection 

Gasoline Engines 

• Gas Direct Injection Aftertreatment 

• Lean NOx Catalysts 

• LEV and ULEV Emissions 

• Non-Thermal Plasma Aftertreatment 

• Substrate Technology Surface Engineering 

& Tribology 

Thermal Systems 

• Climate Control 

• Thermal Systems Components 

• Thermal Systems for Electric & Hybrid 

Vehicles 

• Thermal Systems Modeling & Simulation 

• Energy Efficiency of Thermal Systems 

Sustainable Systems 

• Intelligent Highways & Guidance Systems 

Ferrous 

• Advances in Bar Steel & Heat Treatment 

Technology 

• Castings 

• Coated Materials 

• Exterior Body Panels 

• Fatigue Research & Applications 

• Stainless Steel 

• Stamping Technology 

Non-Ferrous 

• Aluminum Applications 

• Magnesium 

• Vehicles Structures & Applications 

• Specialty Alloys 

Materials Modeling & Testing 

• Welding & Joining & Fastening 

• Modeling of Materials for Crash Applications 

• Experiments in Automotive Engineering 

CAD/CAM/CAE 

• Design Simulation & Design Tools 

• Digital Modeling 

• Rapid Prototyping 

• Virtual Development 

Virtual Engineering E-manufacturing 

Accelerated Testing and Vehicle Reliability 

OEM Global Supply Chain 

Aftermarket Supply Chain 

Reliability & Robust Design in Automotive 

Engineering 

• Vehicle Sensors & Actuators 

• Telematics Systems / Vehicle Navigation/ HMI 

• Auxiliary Controls 

• Electronic Components and Microprocessors 

• Electronic Engine Controls 

• On Board Diagnostics 

Connected Vehicle 

• Smart Vehicle / Smart Infrastructure 

• Smart Grid Technologies 

• EV Infrastructure 

• Vehicle Information and Communication 

• Intelligent Transportation Systems 

CAD/CAM/CAE 

• Design Simulation & Design Tools 

• Digital Modeling 

• Rapid Prototyping 

• Virtual Development 

Interior Electronics 

Lighting Technology 

ENVIRONMENT / EMISSIONS/ SUSTAINABILITY 

MATERIALS 

• Low VOC for Interiors 

• Energy Efficient Manufacturing 

• Design for Sustainability 

• Vehicle Ownership/Usage Alternatives 

(shared ownership, renting, etc) 

• GHG Emissions Reduction 

• Integration of Transportation Systems into 

Urban Environments 

• Mass Transit and Regional Transit Systems 

in an Era of Mega-Cities 

• Sustainable and Energy Efficient 

Manufacturing 

• Advances in Alternative Energy Sources 

for Sustainable Development in the 

Transportation Sector 

• Sustainable Materials and Components 

• LCA and Sustainability 

• Vehicle Electrification Strategies for 

Sustainability 

• End of Life Management: Reuse/ Recycle/ 

Remanufacture 

• Megatrends in Sustainability 

• Reliability of Transportation System Design 

• HEV Battery Management at End of Life 

(EOL) 

• Load Simulation & Vehicle Performance 

• CAE Durability Analysis & Applications 

Polymers & Coatings 

• Bumper Systems 

• Painting Coatings 

• Components, Process & Technologies 

• Elastomers & Plastics for Fuels, Oils & 

Fluids 

• Instrument Panels 

• Interior Trim 

• Composites 

• Seals, Gaskets & Rubber Products 

• Seating Materials & Design 

• Low VOC Materials 

• Nanotechnology for Automotive 

Applications 

• Bearings, Lubricant Systems & Tribology 

• Biomaterials 

INTEGRATED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING 

NEW DEADLINE 

• Axiomatic Design 

• Design for Six Sigma 

• Design for Manufacturing 

• Six Sigma 

• Reliability Testing and DOE 

• Modeling & Validation 

Accelerated Reliability & Durability Testing 

Lean Manufacturing for the Mobility Industry 

Concurrent Engineering 

Leadership for Lean Safety 

Deadline for submitting paper offers ...................................September 1, 2013 

Review Ready Manuscripts due to session organizers ........... October 15, 2013 

Final Manuscripts due to SAE .................................................. January 28, 2014 

PROPULSION/POWERTRAIN 

Hybrid and Non-Traditional Powertrains 

• Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Powertrains 

• Fuel Cell Power Systems 

• EV Powertrains 

• Advanced Battery Technologies 

• Natural Gas Engines and Vehicles 

• Hydrogen IC Engines 

• Power Electronics 

Fuel & Additive Effects on Combustion 

• Alternative and Advanced Fuels 

• Fuel Injection & Sprays 

• Fuel & Additive Effects on Engine 

Performance 

Compression Ignition Engines 

• CI Engine Modeling 

• Cold Start & Transients 

• Kinetically Controlled CI Combustion 

(HCCI) 

• Partially Premixed Combustion 

• Mixing Controlled (Diesel) Combustion 

• In-Cylinder Diesel Particulate & NOx 

Control 

• New Diesel Engines & Components 

• Lubricant Diagnosis and Management 

Systems 

Spark Ignition Engines 

• SI Engine Modeling 

• Direct Injection SI Engine Technology 

• New SI Engine & Component Design 

• Two-Stroke Engines 

• Rotary Engines 

• SI Combustion 

High Efficiency and Reduced CO 2 

/km ) 

• Waste Heat Recovery 

• Engine Downsizing and Downspeeding 

• Variable Valvetrain Technologies 

• Small High-Efficiency Engines 

SAFETY / TESTING 

Connected Vehicle 

• V2V/V2I Safety Applications 

Activity Safety 

• Lane Departure Warning/Lane Keeping 

Assistance 

• Collision & Blindspot Warning 

• Active Pedestrian Protection 

• Backover Protection 

• Collision Imminent Braking 

• Collision Avoidance 

Occupant Protection 

• Air Bag/Suppression 

• Belt Restraints 

• Child Passenger Restraints 

• Biomechanics 

• Pedestrian Safety 

• Integrated Safety Systems 

• CAE Methods in Crash Safety 

Applications Occupant Safety 

• Rollover 

• Rear & Side Impact 

• Accident Reconstruction 

• Event Data Recorders 

• Computer Applications for 

Crashworthiness 

• Vehicle Aggressivity & Compatibility in 

Crashes 

• Safety Test Methodology 

• Safety Critical Systems 

• Collision Avoidance 

• Pre-crash sensing 

Fire Safety 

• Fire Statistics & Analysis 

• Material Flammability & Fire Experiments 

• Underhood and Electrical Fires 

• Hydrogen Vehicle Fire Safety 

• Suppression Systems 

Body Design & Engineering 

Design Optimization: Methods & 

Applications 

Body Structures 

Corrosion Prevention 

Digital Human Modeling 

Glass Applications 

Abstracts will be confirmed after September 1. 

Control and Optimization 

• Powertrain Control and Optimization 

• Powertrain Actuators and Sensors 

• Combustion Control and Optimization 

Engine Components and Subsystems 

• Advanced Turbochargers & Power Boost 

• Engine Breathing Systems 

• Power Cylinder Systems 

• Variable Valve Actuation Systems 

• Electronic Engine Controls 

• On Board Diagnostics 

Lubricants 

• Engine Oils 

• Heavy Duty Diesel Lubricants 

• Transmission and Axle Lubricants 

• Lubricant R&D to Improve Vehicle 

Performance 

Transmissions & Drivelines 

• Clutch Systems & Controls 

• Gear Systems & Driveline 

• Launch Devices 

• New Transmission Systems 

• Hybrid Transmissions 

• CVT/IVT 

• Transmission & Driveline NVH 

Engine Flows and Combustion Diagnostics 

In-Cylinder Velocity Measurements 

Heat Transfer and Advances in Thermal 

&Fluid Sciences 

Multi-Dimensional Modeling 

Vehicle & Engine Systems Analysis & 

Modeling 

Human Factors 

• Seating 

• Vision and Visibility 

• Comfort 

• Mobility 

• Telematics 

Lighting Technology 

Aerodynamics 

Wiper Systems 

Steering, Chassis & Suspension 

• Steering/Suspension Components & 

Systems 

Tires & Wheels 

• Component design/test technologies 

• Simulation/modeling 

• Testing and performance evaluation 

Vehicle Dynamics and Simulation 

• Passive/active 

• Stability control systems 

• Simulation and modeling 

Motorsports 

• Safety 

• Vehicle/Chassis 

• Tires 

• Testing/Simulation 

• Aerodynamics 

• Powertrain 

• Fuels & Lubricants 

• Materials 

• Green Motorsports 

• Alternative Energy Systems & Sources 

Noise, Vibration and Harshness 

• Engine/Powertrain/Drivetrain 

• Vehicle Exterior 

• Numerical Methods 

• NVH Measurement 

• Passive and Active NVH Control 

• Standards/Process 

• Vehicle Subsystem NVH 

P130112

SAE 2015 NOISE and VIBRATION 

CONFERENCE and EXHIBITION 

June 22 - 25, 2015, DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids, MI, USA 

Call for 

Papers 

Abstracts for potential SAE papers in the 

following subject areas will be considered for inclusion at the 


Engine / Powertrain / Driveline 

• Components / Accessories 

• Diesel 

• Driveline 

• Intake / Exhaust 

• Structural Analysis 

Numerical Methods 

• SEA Design 

• Structural Analysis 

• Vibro Acoustic Analysis 

NVH Measurement 

• Facilities 

• Instrumentation Systems, Sensors and Methods 

• Sound Source Identification 

• NVH Measurement Using Mobile Devices 

Passive and Active NVH Control 

• Active Noise and Vibration 

• Materials 

• Noise Path Analysis 

• Subjective Response 

Standards, Processes and Perspectives 

• Product Development Process 

• Historical Perspectives 

• Business Management 

• Standards and Regulations 

Vehicle Subsystem NVH 

• Body Structure / Chassis 

• Brakes 

• Interior Noises and Vibration Sources 

• Mounts and Shock Absorbers 

• Buzz, Squeak and Rattle 

• Tires / Drive By Noise 

• Wind Noise and Aeroacoustics 

Alternative Vehicles 

• Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 

Commercial and Specialty Vehicles 

• Heavy Duty Truck/Off-Highway 

• Power Sport Vehicles 

• Aerospace 

• Marine 

Session descriptions will be available online at: www.sae.org/nvc 

Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of 300 words or less for review by the General Committee. Papers offered 

should make a timely contribution to the state-of-art or be comprehensive review, be of high technical and editorial quality with 

conclusions supported by included data, and be devoid of commercialism. Abstracts for paper offers should include a brief 

description of the objective of the work, the problem it is attempting to solve, the approach followed, is explicit with respect to the 

type of data to be included, and summarizes the conclusions reached. Offered papers shall not have been published elsewhere 

and, if accepted, contributors will not release them for publication through other media. Failure to include ANY information may 

delay processing and consideration. 

Authors will be charged a nominal registration fee. 

Key Dates: 

• Abstracts to SAE – November 17, 2014 

• Upload review-ready manuscripts to SAE – December 29, 2014 

• Final manuscripts to SAE – May 8, 2015 

Abstracts are submitted on-line via the SAE website at www.sae.org/nvc. Upon submission, you will receive an automatic reply with 

a tracking number and the critical deadline dates for the event. Paper acceptance will be based on peer-review of review-ready 

manuscript that is organizer moderated. For assistance during on-line submission, please contact Nori Fought at 1-248-273-2465 

or norif@sae.org. 

To obtain an exhibition prospectus, contact: 

Vanessa Schaber, SAE Corporate Customer Sales, Telephone: 724-772-7591 or 1-888-875-3976 Fax: 1-724-776-3087

SEMINARS 

Sound Package Materials for Vehicle 

Noise Control 

I.D.# 92032 

2 Days: Sunday – Monday, May 19 – 20, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Location: Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Ottawa Room 

The sound package materials for vehicle noise control seminar provides a detail 

and thorough analysis of three different classes of acoustical materials - namely 

absorbers, barriers, and dampers, how they are different from each other, and 

acoustical properties that materials should possess for optimum vehicle noise 

control. The seminar addresses new advances in acoustical materials, primarily in 

absorption materials that impact the vehicle acoustics. The seminar covers ways 

to evaluate the acoustical performance of these materials using different test methods, 

including material, component, and vehicle level measurements. The two day 

seminar starts with the fundamentals of NVH and sound quality related to sound 

package materials and discusses the importance of various noise sources that 

impact the development of sound package treatments in a vehicle. 

Instructor: Pranab Saha, Kolano and Saha Engineers Inc. 

Fees: $1285; SAE Members: $1025 - $1155 

Introduction to NVH Aspects of Hybrid 

and Electric Vehicles 

I.D.# C1128 

1 Day: Friday, May 24, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Location: Grand Gallery E 

The influx of different hybrid and electric vehicle configurations has brought about 

unique NVH challenges from a variety of sources. NVH refinement is an important 

aspect of powertrain development and the vehicle integration process. While developing 

the NVH behavior of the vehicle is critical to satisfy customer expectations, 

it is also important to consider the influence of reduced exterior noise levels on 

pedestrian safety. This seminar introduces participants to basic NVH principles 

and unique NVH challenges encountered in the development of HEV, ReEV, and 

EV including engine start/stop behavior, electric motor whine, driveline NVH, body 

structure, influence of noise from accessories, and sound quality development, as 

well as potential countermeasures. 

Instructor: Kiran Govindswamy, FEV Inc. 

Fees: $745; SAE Members: $595 - $675 

Please check SAE Registration for availability 


AWARDS 

Ralph K. Hillquist 

Mr. Hillquist was a retiree of the 

General Motors Proving Ground, 

where he worked in the Noise & 

Vibration Laboratory. He authored 

or co-authored 25 technical papers, 

with two being published in refereed 

journals. In addition to being a 

Member of SAE International since 

1961 and a Fellow Grade Member 

of SAE since 2004, and recipient 

of the SAE Forest R. McFarland 

Award. Mr. Hillquist was a Fellow of 

the Acoustical Society of America, 

a founding and Board Certified 

Member of the Institute of Noise 

Control Engineering, and a member 

of Tau Beta Pi. He founded the 

Sound Measurement Workshop in 

1974, which eventually became the 

SAE Noise and Vibration Conference 

and Exhibition. Mr. Hillquist passed 

away in 2008. 

SAE Ralph K. Hillquist NVH Lifetime 

Achievement Award 

Description 

This Award recognizes those individuals who have shown a continued contribution 

to Ground Vehicle Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) over a period of 15 years 

or more. Examples of significant contributions would include participating as an 

organizer in the SAE Noise & Vibration Conference, mentoring younger NVH professionals, 

a history of ground vehicle NVH publications of note, teaching seminars 

and other classes related to this topic, and leadership in SAE, commercial organizations, 

or elsewhere where vehicle NVH is a primary topic of concern. The award 

is intended to recognize not only the professional, but also the personal qualities of 

the individual. He or she should be someone who is supportive of others in the profession 

and who has played a key role in the development of others in the field. 

The SAE Ralph K. Hillquist NVH Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 

2008 by the Noise & Vibration Conference Committee to honor Ralph Hillquist, the 

founder of the Noise & Vibration Conference and recognize his achievements and 

contributions to the NVH community, to recognize individuals who, like Ralph, have 

an outstanding record of contributions to the field of NVH, and to enhance the 

image of the field. 


Shoreham Services 

Bernard Challen has been an active member of the SAE 

Noise and Vibration Conference for many years. He was 

a prime motivator and organizer for providing direction to 

the conference that has made it the world’s No. 1 NVH 

conference in the mobility industry. He has shown his 

“ownership” of this conference. He has always worked 

to make it better and does not hesitate to make input to 

the members and SAE staff. Bernard in many ways has 

been more than just a key member of the conference committee. He has served 

on the Noise and Vibration General Committee since 1988, and has chaired the 

Noise and Vibration Conference General Committee 5 times from July 1992 through 

September 2001. He is a well-known authority in the field of ground vehicle Noise 

and Vibration area. 

Ralph K. Hillquist Honorary SAE Scholarship 

Stephen P. Maloney 

University of Dayton 

This scholarship was established to honor Ralph K. Hillquist, a retiree from General Motors 

Proving Grounds, and was funded by the SAE Noise and Vibration Conference and related 

activities. Hillquist was the founder of the Conference, and served on its General Committee 

as Chairperson Emeritus. Contributions to this scholarship fund may be directed to the SAE 

Foundation. Applications will be judged on the basis of academic performance and leadership 

activities, with additional consideration given for special study or honors in the field of the award. 

Mr. Maloney plans to graduate from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor Degree of 

Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Spanish. He is considering entering the engineering work force and is planning to 

go back to school to earn a Masters of Business Administration. His ultimate goal is to own an engineering firm. 

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Forest R. McFarland Award 

Description 

This award recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions toward the work of the SAE Engineering Meetings 

Board (EMB) in the planning, development, and dissemination of technical information through technical meetings, conferences, 

and professional development programs or outstanding contributions to the EMB operations in facilitating or 

enhancing the interchanges of technical information. 

The Award 

Established in 1979, this award is administered by the EMB and honors the late Forest R. McFarland who was himself 

an outstanding session organizer, a chairman of the Passenger Car Activity and a member of the EMB. Funding for this 

award is through a bequest by Mr. McFarland to SAE and consists of a framed certificate presented at the SAE World 

Congress. 

Raymond A. Kach 

Ford Motor Company 

(Award presented at SAE 2013 World Congress) 

Ray Kach of Ford Motor Company is nominated for (1) his consistent leadership in planning 

and organizing the highly successful and well attended Intake/Exhaust sessions under Engine 

Powertrain and Driveline for nearly two decades; (2) his outstanding contributions as a reviewer 

of draft manuscripts in ICE modeling as applied to the acoustics of engine breathing system; (3) 

his unique ability to attract and retain well reputed and respected co-organizers and co-chairs 

for these sessions throughout the years; and (4) professionally conducting the sessions. Having 

worked closely with Ray during most of these two decades, colleagues had the opportunity to 

observe repeatedly the high standards and quality he brings to our great professional society as well as his tireless dedication 

and willingness to serve. He is strongly endorsed for this prestigious award which would appropriately recognize 

his long-term outstanding commitment and exceptional contributions to SAE. 

Dr. Kach has been working at Ford Motor Company for 34 years. He received a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 

1988 from the University of Michigan. He started organizing the Intake/Exhaust Session of the SAE Noise and Vibration 

Conference for the 1995 Conference. Dr. Kach’s background includes engine combustion, hydrocarbon emissions, 

engine durability analysis and engine performance modeling, including support for NASCAR, Formula 1 and CART 

Racing Series. His current position is the Engine Performance CAE Supervisor for 3 years. 


AWARDS 

Chadwyck Musser 

Cambridge Collaborative, Inc. 

Chad has enthusiastically pursued professors and students to sign up for the Student Poster 

competition for many years, and in 2011 he initiated and organized the Student Paper competition 

for grad students. This work has been instrumental in exposing young engineers to the 

work and opportunities available in the noise, vibration and harshness field. He is also a longtime 

lead organizer and contributor (papers) of the very popular SEA Design technical session 

at NVC. 

Chad Musser has worked with vehicle acoustic testing and simulation for over 16 years. He 

has been with Cambridge Collaborative for 13 years where he has served as Director of Automotive Acoustics for the 

past 7 years. Prior to this he worked on vehicle acoustics research in the Research and Engineering Center at BMW AG 

in Munich, Germany for a year through the MIT-Germany technology exchange program. Mr. Musser has also worked 

as an undergraduate and graduate research assistant at M.I.T. and was an intern in the vehicle audio group of the Ford 

Automotive Components Division. Mr. Musser has taught as an undergraduate recitation instructor at M.I.T. and as a 

visiting graduate lecturer at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil). Mr. Musser has several conference publications 

in the SAE Noise and Vibration Conference, InterNoise, NoiseCon, ICSV, the Brazil SAE Noise and Vibration 

Symposium, and the Japanese SAE Spring Congress and was recently published in Sound & Vibration Magazine. Mr. 

Musser is a full member of SAE and of the Acoustic Society of America (ASA). He has served on the planning committee 

of the SAE Noise and Vibration Conference for over 10 years, having served as the head organizer of the SEA 

Design Session, the Student Chair, and the organizer of the Student Paper and Student Poster Competitions in addition 

to involvement as an author, reviewer, and assistant organizer of the SEA Workshop. He has also assisted as a session 

chair for the Brazil SAE Noise and Vibration Symposium for several years. Mr. Musser holds Master of Science degrees 

in Mechanical Engineering and Ocean Engineering; Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Music 

from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 



Chris has dedicatedly led the coordination effort of noise, vibration and harshness topic 

between World Congress and Noise and Vibration Conference since 2008. During the even 

years, he leads the organization of several sessions at World Congress. He has been an active 

member of the NVC General Conference Committee since 2005. He has also contributed 

significantly to the SAE Motorsports activity by bringing the committee and organizers back 

together to organize sessions for World Congress during the economic downturn. 

Mr. Shaw is an acoustics technical fellow at Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. leading a 

team of professionals in the resolution of noise and vibration issues in automotive HVAC, compressor, fluid transport and 

powertrain cooling products. Mr. Shaw has more than 20 years of automotive industry experience in the noise, vibration 

and harshness (NVH) aspects of air induction, powertrain and climate systems. He has authored several technical papers 

on the use of CAE tools and is accredited with 11 patents in the design of various methods of reducing and tuning air 

induction sound using passive and active resonators. For the past 8 years, he has volunteered his expertise in several 

capacities with SAE International. He is actively involved with the biennial SAE Noise and Vibration Conference, including 

co-organizing sessions on intake/exhaust NVH, structural analysis, diesel NVH and windnoise/aeroacoustics. He is 

currently serving as vice chairman for the general organizing committee for the 2013 conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., 

and will subsequently serve as the Chair for the 2015 conference. Mr. Shaw also chairs the committee to organize NVH 

papers submitted to the World Congress through the Automotive Chassis Activity NVH subcommittee, and serves as the 

chair of the technical quality response team, an engineering meetings board committee, after serving as the committee’s 

vice chair for the past two years. In this role, he works on methods to recognize the manuscript reviewers’ role in SAE’s 

ability to provide quality publications among other quality improvement issues. Mr. Shaw has a bachelor’s degree in 

mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a specialty 

in acoustics and vibrations from Georgia Institute of Technology. 

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Exhibitor List 52 

Exhibitor Floorplan 53 

Exhibitor Profiles 54 

Sponsors 60 

Exhibit Directory 


Exhibitor LIST 

COMPANY.............................................. BOOTH 

3M Company.................................................. 214 

A 

Acoustic Systems / ETS-Lindgren................. 208 

ACS Inc.......................................................... 206 

Alta Solutions Inc........................................... 322 

Altair Engineering........................................... 424 

American Acoustical Products....................... 413 

Avery Dennison Corporation.......................... 224 

B 

Benstone Instruments.................................... 127 

Beta CAE Systems USA Inc........................... 408 

Blachford Inc.................................................. 300 

Bruel & Kjaer North America Inc.................... 301 

C 

Cabot Corporation......................................... 201 

CDH Detroit, Inc............................................. 416 

Comet Technology Corp................................ 433 

Concept Industries, Inc.................................. 232 

Crystal Instruments........................................ 104 

D 

Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp................... 234 

Data Physics Corporation.............................. 306 

Diversified Technical Systems Inc. (DTS)....... 227 

Dow Automotive Systems.............................. 417 

Dow Corning Corporation.............................. 406 

Dytran Instruments, Inc.................................. 225 

E 

E-A-R Thermal Acoustic Systems.................. 212 

Eastman Chemical......................................... 113 

Ebco Inc......................................................... 125 

Eckel Noise Control Technologies................. 222 

ESI.................................................................. 100 

ETS Solution NA LLC..................................... 112 

Exa Corporation............................................. 423 

F 

FEV Inc........................................................... 101 

Fostek Corporation........................................ 334 

Fox River Systems......................................... 431 

Free Field Technologies................................. 117 

G 

GENESIS........................................................ 122 

Gepco Inc....................................................... 407 

GfaItech GmbH.............................................. 106 

Graco.............................................................. 415 

GRAS Sound & Vibration............................... 223 

H 

HEAD acoustics, Inc...................................... 200 

Henkel Corporation........................................ 209 

I 

Instrumented Sensor Technology Inc............ 332 

Indratech Corporation.................................... 433 

iSEMcon LLC................................................. 326 

COMPANY.............................................. BOOTH 

J 

Janesville Acoustics....................................... 107 

Kistler Instrument Corporation....................... 203 

L 

LDS................................................................. 401 

LMS A Siemens Business.............................. 331 

M 

m+p international inc..................................... 422 

Material Sciences Corporation....................... 133 

MB Dynamics................................................. 435 

Meggitt Sensing Systems.............................. 230 

Michigan Technological University................. 130 

Microflown Technologies................................ 313 

Microtech Gefell GmbH................................. 231 

N 

National Instruments & Signal X.................... 317 

NovaStar Solutions........................................ 231 

Nye Lubricants Inc......................................... 103 

O 

OROS............................................................. 309 

P 

Pak-Lite Inc (PLI)............................................ 129 

Paracoat Products Ltd................................... 108 

PCB Piezotronics, Inc.................................... 427 

Polytec Inc...................................................... 109 

Prosig USA Inc............................................... 409 

Purdue University........................................... 130 

R 

red-ant measurement technologies............... 307 

Roush............................................................. 308 

S 

S&A Industries Corporation........................... 126 

Scantek Inc.................................................... 323 

Sekisui S-lec America LLC............................ 235 

Sensidyne LP................................................. 327 

SGF GmbH & Co. KG.................................... 131 

Signalysis, Inc................................................ 207 

Sika Corporation............................................ 216 

SIMPACK US Inc............................................ 116 

SM Instruments Co., Ltd................................ 330 

Spectrum Industries East Coast Div.............. 135 

T 

TDK-Lambda Americas Inc............................ 425 

Tesla Motors.....................................................V1 

The DECC Company...................................... 324 

The Modal Shop............................................. 426 

Thermotron Industries........................................ 3 

Thermotron Industries.................................... 325 

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions........................... 114 

U 

University of Kentucky................................... 130 

COMPANY.............................................. BOOTH 

V 

Vibrant Technology Inc................................... 226 

Vibration Research Corporation..................... 412 

Vispiron Rotec GmbH.................................... 307 

VisiSonics Corporation................................... 433 

VTI Instruments Corporation.......................... 124 

X 

Xcite Systems Corporation............................ 414 

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EXHIBITOR Floor Plan 


Technology 

Transfer 

Center 

135 

234 235 

334 

435 

133 

232 233 

332 

433 

130 131 

230 231 

330 331 

431 

Science 

Fair 

126 

129 

226 227 

326 327 

426 427 

124 

127 

224 225 

324 325 

424 425 

122 

125 

222 223 

322 323 

422 423 

Chat with the 

Experts 

Student 

Poster 

Display 

1 

116 117 

114 

216 

214 

Networking 

Lounge 

217 

317 

416 417 

414 415 

112 113 

212 

313 

412 413 

108 109 

208 209 

308 309 

408 409 

106 107 

206 207 

306 307 

406 407 

104 

203 

401 

100 101 

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300 301 


Exhibitor Profiles 

Exhibitor Directory text is published as submitted by exhibiting companies. 

3M Company 

Automotive Division 

3M 

Bldg. 223-1S-02 

Saint Paul, MN 55144 

United States 

www.3M.com 

BOOTH 214 

M Acoustic Solutions provides extensive nonwoven 

sound absorbing materials and solutions. The high 

performance, high quality nonwoven absorbers are 

lightweight, conformable, and compressible making 

them ideal for vehicle mass reduction applications. 

They may be die-cut and heat sealed, thermally, sonically 

or adhesively and attached to various substrates. 

A 

Acoustic Systems / ETS-Lindgren 

1301 Arrow Point Dr. 

Cedar Park, TX 78613 

United States 

www.ets-lindgren.com 

BOOTH 208 

ETS-Lindgren is a global leader in the design, manufacture, 

and installation of systems and components 

for the detection, measurement and management of 

acoustic energy. We also offer acoustic testing services 

at our ISO 17025 accredited Acoustic Research 

Lab (NVLAP Lab Code 100286-0). For more information, 

visit us at www.ets-lindgren.com. 

ACS Inc. 

3330 University Ave # 200 

Madison, WI 53705 

United States 

www.acscm.com 

BOOTH 206 

ACS provides acoustic and vibration solutions for 

engine & vehicle test equipment and facilities. Our 

expertise includes design, specification, procurement, 

installation management, and commissioning for projects 

ranging from single test cells to entire test facilities. 

Our approach to integrating test equipment and 

the facility assures the integrity of your data. 

Alta Solutions Inc 

10915 Technology Pl 

San Diego, CA 92127 

United States 

www.altasol.com 

BOOTH 322 

Our compact and portable NVH systems perform realtime 

data acquisition and analysis for up to 40 channels 

(24-bit, simultaneously sampled) and 8 tachometers. 

Perfect for product development (transient /waterfall / 

orbits, high-speed digital data recording), modal testing, 

product testing (audit, end-of-line NO/GO testing), and 

in-vehicle field measurements (real-time monitoring and 

trending). 

Altair Engineering 

1820 E Big Beaver Rd 


United States 

www.altair.com 

BOOTH 424 

Bronze 

Sponsor 

Friend of the 

Industry 

Altair empowers client innovation and decision-making 

through technology that optimizes the analysis, 

management and visualization of business and engineering 

information. With a 25-year-plus track record 

for high-end software for engineering and computing, 

enterprise analytics solutions, and innovative product 

design and development, Altair has more than 

3,000 corporate clients representing the automotive, 

aerospace, government and defense, and consumer 

products verticals. 

American Acoustical Products 

311 Hopping Brook Rd 

Holliston, MA 01746 

United States 

www.aapusa.com 

BOOTH 413 

American Acoustical Products American Acoustical 

Products is a manufacturer of innovative acoustical 

absorber, barrier and damping materials. In addition, 

we offer comprehensive acoustical engineering support. 

Our latest product innovation Millennium Metal is a 

“green” micro apertured thin metal sheet that uses air 

space to tune its absorption performance without fibers. 

Avery Dennison Corporation 

250 Chester St Bldg 5 

Painesville, OH 44077 

United States 

www.tapes.averydennison.com 

BOOTH 224 

Bronze 

Sponsor 

Avery Dennison Performance Tapes is a world-class 

operation focused on developing and manufacturing 

high performance pressure-sensitive tapes and 

adhesive solutions for a broad range of applications, 

providing innovative technologies, adhesive platforms 

and products. 

B 

Benstone Instruments 

32905 Northland Ct 

Lindstrom, MN 55045 

United States 

www.benstone.com 

BOOTH 127 

Dynamic Signal analyzers. Real time- FFT, Balancing, 

Order Tracking, 1/3 Octave & more. Computer based 

systems- 4-32 channels. 

Beta CAE Systems USA Inc 

29800 Middlebelt Rd Ste 100 

Farmington Hills, MI 48334 

United States 

www.ansa-usa.com 

BOOTH 408 

BETA CAE Systems is an engineering services company 

that distributes & supports the industry leading 

ANSA & META software. ANSA is a CAE pre-processing 

tool for FE & CFD Analysis, for full-model build, 

from CAD to solver input file, in one integrated environment. 

META is a post-processor with for analyzing 

results from ANSYS, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, 

PAMCRASH, RADIOSS, MADYMO, FLUENT, STAR 

CCM, CFD++ & other solvers. 

Blachford Inc. 

1400 Nuclear Dr 

West Chicago, IL 60185 

United States 

www.blachford.com 

BOOTH 300 

Blachford provides sound quality solutions and engineered 

floor systems for the truck, bus, motor home 

and off highway markets. Through the Blachford 

Acoustics Laboratory , Blachford customers are provided 

with technical resources previously available only 

to passenger car markers. This assures the development 

of thermal and acoustic solutions that meet 

performance, weight and costs goals. The Blachford 

Companies offer advanced technical resources as 

well as project and program management support. All 

facilities are vertically integrated from compounding to 

molding, allowing our materials engineering group to 

quickly bring new products to market that meet each 

customers unique requirements. 

Brüel & Kjær North America Inc 

2815 Colonnades Ct Ste A 

Platinum 

Norcross, GA 30071 

United States 

Partner 

www.BKhome.com 

BOOTH 301 

Brüel & Kjær is a global company. We can provide 

products, support and services in local language, 

when you need it. Our North American team with 

our application engineers and product specialists can 

advise on and solve all manner of sound and vibration 

measurement and analysis problems. 

C 

Cabot Corporation 

157 Concord Rd 

Billerica, MA 01821 

United States 

www.cabotcorp.com 

BOOTH 201 

Cabot’s Transfinity elastomer composites enable 

significantly longer lasting, smaller, lighter weight components. 

This new class of materials helps designers 

exceed industry expectations and move products 

forward, dramatically improving elastomer durability 

and delivering innovative performance improvements 

in wear resistance and vibration isolation. 

CDH Detroit, Inc. 

7 West Square Lake Road 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 

United States 

www.cdh-ag.com 

BOOTH 416 

CDH Detroit is a strategic partner in the virtual development 

process from concept to final design. We take 

on the responsibility for the analysis activities, thus 

providing our clients with valuable assistance in the 

development process. CDH Detroit is also the distributor 

for CDH/AMLS, CDH/FastFRS, GNS Animator and 

other tools. 

Comet Technology Corp. 

325 East Summit St 

Ann Arbor, MI 48108 

United States 

www.cometacoustics.com 

BOOTH 433 

Comet Technology Corporation (CTC) develops innovative 

computer simulation tools for the solution of 

engineering problems to a wide variety of industries. 

Our products play an important role by enabling engineers 

to simulate the acoustical and structural characteristics 

of systems and components in automotive, 

aircraft, appliances and consumer product industries. 

Email: info@cometacoustics.com 

Concept Industries, Inc. 

4950 Kraft Ave SE 

Grand Rapids, MI 49512 

United States 

www.conceptind.com 

BOOTH 232 

Concept Industries is a full service provider of innovative 

products for automotive, office furniture and 

other industries. Concept’s core business includes 

Returnable Packaging Systems, Vacuum Formed 

Plastics and Non-Woven Fiber Products. Concept is 

committed to developing lightweight, environmentally 

sound alternatives to traditional materials. 

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Crystal Instruments 

2370 Owen St 

Santa Clara, CA 95054 

United States 

www.go-ci.com 

BOOTH 104 

Crystal Instruments (CI) is a leading worldwide supplier 

of vibration controllers, handheld dynamic signal analyzers, 

and high channel count dynamic measurement 

systems for product testing, machine monitoring, 

vibration detection, and acoustic testing. CI’s products 

are used across a wide range of industries from automotive 

and defense to medical device. 

D 

Dassault Systemes Simulia Corp 

166 Valley St 

Providence, RI 02909 

United States 

www.3ds.com 

BOOTH 234 

As an integral part of the Dassault Systèmes 

3DEXPERIENCE platform SIMULIA applications 

including Abaqus, Isight and Simulation Lifecycle 

Management, are used to accelerate the process of 

evaluating and improving product performance, reliability 

and safety — before committing to costly and 

time-consuming physical prototypes. www.3ds.com/ 

simulia 

Data Physics Corporation 

1741 Technology Dr Ste 260 

San Jose, CA 95110 

United States 

www.dataphysics.com 

BOOTH 306 

Established in 1984, Data Physics is a worldwide leader 

in high performance solutions for noise and vibration 

testing. Data Physics manufactures hardware and 

software with its full line of SignalCalc Dynamic Signal 

Analyzers, SignalStar Vibration Control Systems, 

SignalForce Electrodynamic Shakers and SignalSound 

High Intensity and Underwater Acoustic Systems. 

The DECC Company 

1266 Wallen Ave SW 


United States 

www.decc.com 

BOOTH 324 

The DECC Company is an ISO 9001:2008 registered 

functional coating applicator serving a variety of industries. 

DECC is successful providing solutions related to 

noise reduction, non-stick release, abrasion and wear 

resistance, squeak elimination, corrosion resistance, 

rubber to metal bonding, chemical resistance, and 

high temperature resistance. 

Diversified Technical Systems Inc. 

(DTS) 

909 Electric Avenue, Suite 206 

Seal Beach, CA 90740 

United States 

www.dtsweb.com 

BOOTH 227 

Diversified Technical Systems (DTS) manufactures 

ultra-small, high-performance, portable data acquisition 

systems and sensors. Applications include: 

automotive safety, crash, in-dummy, ride & handling 

and NVH testing. Key features: compact size, high 

sampling rates, rugged enclosures and modular, 

standalone systems. www.dtsweb.com 

Dow Automotive Systems 

1250 Harmon Rd 

Auburn Hills, MI 48326 

United States 

www.dowatuomotive.com 

BOOTH 417 

Dow Automotive Systems is a leading global provider 

of collaborative solutions and advanced materials 

for original equipment manufacturers, tier suppliers, 

aftermarket customers and commercial transportation 

manufacturers. Our materials focus includes structural, 

elastic and rubber-to-substrate adhesive solutions; 

polyurethane foams and acoustical management 

solutions; films; fluids; and innovative composite technologies. 

Dow Corning Corporation 

2200 W Salzburg Rd 

Auburn, MI 48611 

United States 

www.dowcorning.com/auto 

BOOTH 406 

With innovation and expertise, Dow Corning provides 

the global mobility industry with a full range of sound 

solutions that promote quiet quality for enhanced 

driving experience. Noise-damping Molykote® brand 

lubricants, strong and flexible Dow Corning® brand 

adhesive/ sealants, and vibration-isolating Silastic® 

brand engineered elastomers deliver proven performance 

for lasting NVH control. 

Dytran Instruments, Inc. 

21592 Marilla Street 

Chatsworth, CA 91311 

United States 

www.dytran.com 

BOOTH 225 

Dytran Instruments, a global supplier of piezoelectric 

and DC MEMS sensors, offers a full-line of accelerometers 

for use in shock and vibration testing applications. 

Founded in 1980, the company has built a 

30-year industry reputation for trusted field-proven 

experience in the design and manufacture of piezoelectric 

and DC sensing technologies. 

E 

E-A-R Thermal Acoustic Systems 

7911 Zionsville Rd 

Indianapolis, IN 46268 

United States 

www.earglobal.com 

BOOTH 212 

3M Thermal Acoustic Systems provides the most 

extensive noise, vibration and thermal solutions available 

from one source. Proprietary structural damping 

materials, faced fiber composites and acoustical 

foams, metallic heat shields and sound barriers are 

incorporated into engineered solutions for noise, 

vibration and thermal control in a wide range of applications. 

Eastman Chemical 

575 Maryville Centre Dr. 

Saint Louis, MO 63141 

United States 

www.eastman.com/saflex 

BOOTH 113 

Eastman Chemical is a global specialty chemicals 

company that produces a broad range of advanced 

materials, additives and functional products, specialty 

chemicals, and fibers that are found in products 

people use every day. Automotive glazing products 

include Saflex® polyvinyl butyral interlayers for glass 

lamination and XIR® heat reduction film. Automotive 

engineers are taking advantage of the variety of benefits 

these products offer including heat, weight and 

sound reduction as well as safety, security and UV 

protection. 

Ebco Inc 

1330 Holmes Rd 

Elgin, IL 60123 

United States 

www.ebco-inc.com 

BOOTH 125 

Ebco designs, manufactures, tests and supplies rubber 

bonded to metal vibration isolators for Industrial 

OEM’s. We have an extensive engineering staff to 

solve the most demanding problems. 

Eckel Noise Control Technologies 

155 Fawcett St 

Cambridge, MA 02138 

United States 

www.eckelusa.com 

BOOTH 222 

For over 55 years Eckel Noise Control Technologies 

has provided state of the art acoustic testing facilities 

and noise control products and systems for industries, 

government agencies, research laboratories; Acoustic 

testing chambers, anechoic chambers and reverberation 

rooms specifically designed to meet the needs of 

automotive and automotive components manufacturers 

worldwide. 

ESI 

Ste. 350 

32605 W. 12 Mile Rd. 


United States 

www.esi-group.com 

BOOTH 100 

ESI, the leader in virtual prototyping solutions, presents 

VA One, the ONE simulation environment for 

vibro-acoustic analysis and design. VA One offers the 

full spectrum of vibro-acoustic methods within one 

easy-to-use modeling environment. It delivers unprecedented 

modeling flexibility by coupling Statistical 

Energy Analysis, Finite Element Analysis and Boundary 

Elements. 

See our ad on back cover. 

ETS Solution NA LLC 

3900 Ira Rd 

Bath, OH 44210 

United States 

www.etssolution.com 

BOOTH 112 

ETS Solutions offers affordable, high quality vibration 

test equipment. ETS is now delivering our new inducta-ring 

shaker rated for 22,000 lbf, available 3 pk-pk 

continuous displacement, and 300 Volt output IGBT 

amplifier. All systems comply with the European CE 

standards with certification from TUV-SUD Product 

Service GmbH. 

Exa Corporation 

55 Network Dr. 

Burlington, MA 01803 

United States 

www.exa.com 

BOOTH 423 

Bronze 

Sponsor 

Friend of the 

Industry 

Exa® Corporation, a global innovator of fluids simulation 

(CAE/CFD) solutions for product engineering, 

will be showcasing its PowerACOUSTICS® product 

and demonstrating how noise can be evaluated and 

improved with Exa’s accurate, predictive simulation 

capabilities. With PowerACOUSTICS, engineers can 

analyze, visualize, and hear the simulation noise results 

to compare and improve their designs. 

See our ad on inside back cover. 



F 

FEV Inc. 

4554 Glenmeade Ln 

Auburn Hills, MI 48326 

United States 

www.fev.com 

BOOTH 101 

FEV is an internationally-recognized leader in the 

design and development of internal combustion 

Bronze 

Sponsor 

engines, conventional, electric, and alternative vehicle 

drive systems, energy technology, and a major supplier 

of advanced testing and instrumentation products 

and services to some of the world’s largest powertrain 

OEMs. FEV is focused on meeting our customers’ 

requirements for rapid development schedules, high 

quality standards and reduced costs. 

Fostek Corporation 

1001 Broad St 

Bedford, VA 24523 

United States 

www.fostek.com 

BOOTH 334 

Fostek develops & manufactures high quality 

Engineered Foams: Super-soft & closed-cell in its 

continuous roll processes. Rolls & extruded profiles 

produced from blends of EPDM; Vinyl/Nitrile Rubber & 

Neoprene blends. VEHICLE Applications: NVH; acoustics; 

HVAC seals/gaskets; IP bulb seals; tank insulators; 

Dash Insulator Pad; water shields. 

Fox River Systems 

Suite C, #328 

902 S Randall Road 

Saint Charles, IL 60174 

United States 

www.FoxRiverSystems.com 

BOOTH 431 

Fox River Systems provides solutions for your noise & 

vibration measurement applications. We offer a range 

of hardware, software, and services to meet your 

requirements for NVH testing in the lab, field, or on the 

production line. 

Free Field Technologies 

an MSC Software Company 

100 Est Big Beaver Rd Ste 380 


United States 

www.fft.be 

BOOTH 117 

Free Field Technologies, an MSC Software Company: 

Free Field Technologies, an MSC Software Company, 

was founded in 1998 to provide Actran software for 

acoustic, vibro acoustic and aero acoustic simulation 

software. Actran is based on Finite and Infinite 

Elements and is used by more than 350 to manufacturers 

around the world. In 2011, FFT was acquired by 

MSC Software. 

G 

GENESIS 

Domaine du Petit Arbois - BP69 

AIX EN PROVENCE Cedex4 13545 

France 

www.genesis.fr 

BOOTH 122 

Expert in Sound Design technologies and sound 

quality objectivization, GENESIS offers unique solutions 

to analyze sound perception and manipulate the 

components of the sound for the preparation of target 

sounds. GENESIS background in automobile industry 

is all about sound design and psychoacoustics, from 

powertrain to accessories in the vehicle. 

Gepco Inc 

1690 Roberts Blvd NW Ste 107 

Kennesaw, GA 30144 

United States 

www.gepcoinc.com 

BOOTH 407 

We are a supplier of textile materials manufactured in 

Asia for automotive acoustic products 

GfaItech GmbH 

Acoustic Camera 

Volmerstrasse 3 

Berlin Adleshof 12489 

Germany 

www.acoustic-camera.de/en 

BOOTH 106 

The Acoustic Camera was the first commercially viable 

system using beamforming to visually localize acoustic 

emissions. Brought to the market in 2001 as a pioneer 

technique, the Acoustic Camera has become over the 

years a metaphor for beamforming systems in general. 

Graco 

88 11th Ave NE 

Minneapolis, MN 55413 

United States 

www.graco.com 

BOOTH 415 

Founded in 1926, Graco is a world leader in fluid handling 

systems and components. In addition to paint, 

sealant and adhesive dispensing, Graco offers technologically 

advanced and reliable equipment systems 

for NVH applications including liquid applied sound 

deadening, polyurethane foam, seam sealing and anti 

flutter. 

G.R.A.S. Sound & Vibration 

2285 E Enterprise Pkwy 

Twinsburg, OH 44087 

United States 

www.gras.us 

BOOTH 223 

G.R.A.S. has concentrated its efforts on the development/production 

of front-end acoustic products. This 

includes products necessary for the precise and reliable 

measurement, recording of acoustic signals, from 

the transducer to the input of the A/D converter. The 

main line of instrumentation includes a broad range of 

measurement microphones and preamplifiers. 

H 

HEAD acoustics, Inc. 

6964 Kensington Rd 

Brighton, MI 48116 

United States 

www.headacoustics.com 

BOOTH 200 

Friend of the 

Industry 

HEAD acoustics features new additions to the portable 

HEADlab and SQuadriga II modular data acquisition 

systems, especially designed for automotive NVH 

measurements. The latest capabilities and applications 

of the ArtemiS SUITE analysis software will be 

demonstrated. Also on display is HEAD acoustics 

real-time microphone array system, VISOR that allows 

users to quickly pinpoint and listen to noise sources. 

Henkel Corporation 

32100 Stephenson Highway 

Madison Heights, MI 48071 

United States 

www.henkelna.com/automotive 

BOOTH 209 

As the global leader in NVH, structural and sealing 

solutions, Henkel offers preapplied and pumpable 

materials, and custom-designed parts for both airborne 

and structure-borne noise control. Combined 

with our comprehensive acoustics lab testing capabilities 

and engineering expertise, Henkel provides complete 

solutions to validate noise reduction solutions 

and improve vehicle comfort. 

I 

Indratech Corporation 

1212 E. Maple Road 


United States 

www.indratech-us.com 

BOOTH 433 

Leading manufacturer of advanced fiber materials. 

Light weight automotive noise control materials: 

Advanced blend of fibers tuned for sound transmission 

loss and absorption applications that are light weight, 

cost competitive, and offers consistent level of performance 

throughout a vehicle’s lifecycle. Advanced 

fiber materials: Innovative, patented fiber padding 

for bedding and furniture applications. Email: info@ 

indratech-us.com 

Instrumented Sensor Technology, Inc. 

4704 Moore Dt 

Okemos, MI 48864 

United States 

www.isthq.com 

BOOTH 332 

iSEMcon LLC 

8530 Sylvania Metamora Rd 

Sylvania, OH 43560 

United States 

www.iSEMcon.com 

BOOTH 326 

iSEMcon offers cutting edge technology in the Design, 

Manufacturing, Distribution and Marketing of High 

Quality Microphones and Accessories. Our strategy 

is to serve the acoustic measurement market using 

our competitive edge in innovative products to the 

customer’s advantage. Today’s market demands new 

approaches and iSEMcon’s mission is to work closely 

with our valued Customers to establish a concrete 

business relationship. 

J 

Janesville Acoustics 

29200 Northwestern Hwy Ste 400 

Southfield, MI 48034 

United States 

www.janesvilleacoustics.com 

BOOTH 107 

Janesville Acoustics is one of the world’s largest 

producers of acoustical and thermal fiber insulation, 

leading the industry in fiber expertise and manufacturing 

capabilities. We produce felt-based molded and 

die-cut products for a variety of automotive applications, 

operating as a Tier I and Tier II supplier to the 

automotive industry. 

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Kistler Instrument Corporation 

30280 Hudson Drive 

Novi, MI 48377 

United States 

www.kistler.com 

BOOTH 203 

Kistler offers a comprehensive product line of accelerometers 

and associated instrumentation developed 

with over 50 years of experience utilizing a choice of 

technologies depending upon the particular application. 

The Kistler PiezoStar ®crystal technology provides 

exceptional thermal accuracy and stability over 

a wide temperature range, an ideal solution for many 

powertrain applications. 

L 

LDS 

2815 Colonnades Ct Ste A 

Norcross, GA 30071 

United States 

BOOTH 401 

Brüel & Kjær has a global reputation for providing 

vibration test solutions, including the LDS range of 

shakers. They cover applications as diverse as satellite 

testing and structural analysis through to squeak 

and rattle checks and package testing. Our vibration 

testing solutions provide excellent all-round testing 

capabilities, with designs that have proven themselves 

under the most demanding requirements. With an 

impressive range of standard and optional fittings, 

there is sure to be a solution to meet virtually any test 

requirement in the world today. Our extensive technical 

experience means that we are able to specially tailor 

solutions for you. Our systems are supported by a full 

field service organization to maximize your systems 

uptime. 

LMS, A Siemens Business 

5755 New King Ct 


United States 

www.lmsintl.com 

BOOTH 331 

LMS, the leading partner in test and mechatronic 

simulation in the automotive, aerospace and other 

advanced manufacturing industries, helps customers 

get better products to market faster. With a unique 

combination of mechatronic simulation software, testing 

systems and engineering services, LMS tunes into 

mission critical engineering attributes, ranging from 

system dynamics, structural integrity and sound quality 

to durability, safety and power consumption. 

See our ad on page 5. 

M 

m+p international inc. 

271 Grove Ave Bldg G 

Verona, NJ 07044 

United States 

www.mpihome.com 

BOOTH 422 

Product designers and test engineers throughout the 

world trust m+p international for reliable, vibration and 

acoustic control, noise and vibration analysis, and 

structural dynamics. On display will be m+p’s newest 

Hardware the VibRunner and VibPilot supported by 

Vibration Control and Smart Office Software. The latest 

hardware, VibRunner can support up to 512 input 

channels with throughput to disk during Vibration 

Control testing. New techniques will be demonstrated 

for Force Limited Vibration Control and mathematically 

derived limit channels. 

Material Sciences Corporation 

6855 Commerce Blvd. 

Canton, MI 48187 

United States 

www.MATSCI.com 

Booth# 133 

MSC is a leading provider of material-based solutions 

providing expertise in quiet, light weighting and coating 

technologies to solve NVH, mass, sealing, and 

appearance problems for customers in the automotive, 

appliance, telecommunications, HVAC, electronics, 

lawn/power equipment, and construction industries. 

Products include: Quiet Steel®/Quiet Aluminum® for 

body panel and powertrain, rubber and paper coated 

gasket material for sealing, anti-corrosion coatings for 

assembly and fuel tank needs, and various paint and 

coating applications for all types of metals. 

MB Dynamics 

25865 Richmond Rd. 

Cleveland, OH 44146 

United States 

www.mbdynamics.com 

Booth # 435 

MB Dynamics delivers application-specific, world-class 

engineered products and test solutions that induce, 

measure and control vibration and shock. Turnkey 

test solutions include: Automotive Squeak and Rattle, 

Transducer Calibration, Modal Excitation, Human 

Response to Vibration, Crash Sensor Test Systems, 

and Vibration Test Equipment. 

Meggitt Sensing Systems 

30700 Rancho Viejo Rd 

San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 

United States 

www.endevco.com 

BOOTH 230 

Meggitt Sensing Systems, a division of Meggitt PLC, 

a leading supplier of high-performance sensing and 

monitoring systems for physical parameter measurements 

in extreme environments. Manufacturing a complete 

range of Endevco® piezoelectric, piezoresistive 

and VC accelerometers, piezoresistive pressure transducers 

and acoustic sensors for automotive, aerospace, 

defense, R&D, space and T&M applications. 

Microflown Technologies 

Tivolilaan 205 

Arnhem 6824BV 

Netherlands 

www.microflown.com 

BOOTH 313 

Microflown Technologies is an only manufacturer of the 

sensor which enables direct measurement of acoustic 

particle velocity. Current product portfolio includes a 

various range of sensors, frontends, sound sources, 

calibrators and software. Compact, easy to use and no 

need of anechoic conditions, Microflown Technologies 

products cover wide range of applications. 

Microtech Gefell GmbH 

Georg Neumann Platz 

Gefell 07926 

Germany 

www.microtechgefell.de 

BOOTH 231 

The Modal Shop 

3149 E Kemper Rd 

Cincinnati, OH 45241 

United States 

www.modalshop.com 

BOOTH 426 

The Modal Shop provides structural vibration and 

acoustic sensing systems to test engineers worldwide. 

A sister company to PCB Piezotronics, we offer a 

rental program of accelerometers, microphones, sound 

level meters, shakers and related test equipment. Our 

product line includes modal exciters and calibration 

systems…from portable to laboratory systems. 

N 

National Instruments & Signal X 

Bldg B 

11500 North MoPac Expy 

Austin, TX 78759 

United States 

www.ni.com/nvh/ 

BOOTH 317 

National Instruments offers sound and vibration hardware 

and software for a variety of industrial and development 

applications. NI provides 24-bit DAQ hardware 

in many different form factors. NI’s graphical system 

design approach to engineering features an integrated 

software and hardware platform that speeds the development 

of any measurement system. 

NovaStar Solutions 

35200 Plymouth Rd 

Livonia, MI 48150 

United States 

www.novastar.net 

BOOTH 231 

NovaStar Metrology (Livonia MI) provides ISO 17205 

accredited calibrations, a unique customer portal for 

data management, 1 week turn-around. NovaStar 

Solutions a Tier I supplier of full IT lifecycle management: 

new/refurbished IT hardware, installation, 

maintenance, repair with warranty & disposal, IT asset 

management and remarketing, plus VAR of Simulia/ 

Abaqus software. 

Nye Lubricants Inc 

12 Howland Rd 

Fairhaven, MA 02719 

United States 

www.nyelubricants.com 

BOOTH 103 

Nye Lubricants formulates, manufactures, and sells 

high-quality synthetic lubricants, thermal coupling 

compounds, and index matching optical gels. Our 

product development process is focused on the 

customers’ performance specifications and cost and 

warranty requirements. Nye services a broad range of 

industries, with a concentration of our business in the 

automotive market. 

O 

OROS 

Measuring Noise & Vibration 

502 Shaw Rd # B-101 

Dulles, VA 20166 

United States 

www.OROS.com 

BOOTH 309 

Stop by the OROS booth to see the latest in noise & 

vibration measurement systems. For nearly 30-years, 

OROS systems’ high performances have made them 

ideal for the most demanding measurements in the 

mobility industries. Real-time order tracking, sound 

power, acoustic intensity and many other applications 

are powered by portable, distributable systems from 2 

to hundreds of channels. 



P 

Pak-Lite Inc (PLI) 

550 Old Peachtree Rd NW 

Suwanee, GA 30024 

United States 

www.pliusa.com 

BOOTH 129 

PLI is a manufacturer of automotive gaskets and parts 

for numerous applications on auto, trucks, buses, 

watercraft and utility vehicles. We specialize in sound 

and vibration dampening, heat shields, tank pads, and 

body molding and trim. 

Paracoat Products Ltd 

E-1225 Riico Indl Area Phase 1 Ext 

Ghatal Bhiwadi, Rajasthan 301019 

India 

BOOTH 108 

PCP, a multi-disciplinarian automotive component 

manufacturing company, primarily engaged and 

among leading in the manufacture of NVH ,heat insulating 

, Interior Trims and EPP components for automotive 

industry.. Relying on our infrastructure in India 

and Thailand we aim to be at the cutting edge of NVH 

reduction technology 

PCB Piezotronics, Inc. 

PCB Automotive Sensors, Larson Davis 

24350 Indoplex Circle 


United States 

www.pcb.com/Auto 

BOOTH 427 

PCB Piezotronics, Inc. (booth #427) offers a full range 

of sensors and instrumentation for automotive test 

and measurement applications. Products on display 

include: Microphones, ICP® Accelerometers with 

Excellent Thermal Stability, Sound Level Meters, and 

PCB’s fast delivery Platinum Products which are covered 

by a Lifetime Warranty and guaranteed in stock. 

www.pcb.com 

Polytec Inc 

16400 Bake Pkwy 

Irvine, CA 92618 

United States 

www.polytec.com 

BOOTH 109 

Polytec is the world’s leading manufacturer of 

non-contact vibration measurement systems, from 

single-point measurements to completely scanned 

areas, rotational, large or small amplitude, out-ofplane, 

in-plane, and 3D motion. Productivity-enhancing 

automotive applications include modal analysis, finite 

element correlation, valve train testing, quality control, 

noise source identification, dynamics on hot or delicate 

surfaces and wind tunnel measurements. 

Prosig USA Inc 

29200 Southfield Rd Ste 100-A 


United States 

www.prosig.com 

BOOTH 409 

Prosig are experts in the monitoring, measurement & 

analysis of sound & vibration. The company provides 

turnkey data capture and analysis systems for a wide 

range of applications with particular focus on NVH and 

noise testing for the automotive, aerospace and power 

generation industries. 

R 

red-ant measurment technologies 

Taunusstr. 51 

Munich 80807 

Germany 

BOOTH 307 

red-ant develops and purchases high-precision measurement 

systems for vibration analysis in the field of 

early failure detection and acoustic quality assurance, 

especially at rotating machines. Through the combination 

of excellent know-how and comprehensive service 

we enable our customers to significantly improve their 

test and production processes. red-ant systems are 

successfully used at companies worldwide. 

Roush 

12011 Market St 

Livonia, MI 48150 

United States 

www.roush.com 

BOOTH 308 

Make Roush your partner for NVH products and engineering 

services to revolutionize your product line! 

Roush provides customers with cutting-edge, fast-response, 

price-competitive products and engineering 

services. Roush combines testing, advanced analysis 

and simulation methods to ensure that our solutions 

will make your products quieter, smoother, and more 

appealing. 

S 

S&A Industries Corporation 

571 Kennedy Rd 

Akron, OH 44305 

United States 

www.s-aindustries.com 

BOOTH 126 

S&A Industries and its global partners are suppliers of 

acoustic porous ducting used for automotive air intake 

systems, hybrid battery cooling systems and HVAC 

systems. S&A’s porous duct products are proven to 

reduce noise and improve sound quality 

Scantek Inc 

6430 Dobbin Rd Ste C 

Columbia, MD 21045 

United States 

www.scantekinc.com 

BOOTH 323 

Scantek, Inc. is a worldwide leader in sound and 

vibration instrumentation sales, service, rental and 

calibration. The Scantek Calibration Laboratory is 

accredited for microphones, calibrators, sound level 

meters, FFT and real-time analyzers, signal conditioners, 

accelerometers, velocity sensors, and vibration 

meters. Scantek, Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of 

Norsonic AS. 

Sekisui S-lec America LLC 1200 

Rolling Hills Ln 

Winchester, KY 40391 

United States 

www.sekisuichemical.com 

BOOTH 235 

Sekisui is a leading world wide company with over 

50 years of experience in glass interlayer technology. 

Sekisui S-LEC Film has the basic functions of safety, 

security, and UV shielding, as well as the higher functions 

of sound and heat insulation. It makes glass not 

only comfortable but also energy saving. 

Sensidyne LP 

1000 112th Cir N Ste 100 

St Petersburg, FL 33716 

United States 

www.Sensidyne.com 

BOOTH 327 

Sensidyne provide precision instruments for measuring 

sound and vibration. Our range of instruments 

addresses a wide range of instruments including 

acoustics, comfort, engineering, and maintenance. 

Separating the Sensidyne offering from other products 

on the market is the ease of use, measurement profiles, 

and included software. Discover a better way to 

measure and analyze sound and vibration. 

SGF GmbH & Co. KG 

Graslitzer Str 14 

Waldkraiburg 84478 

Germany 

www.sgf.de 

BOOTH 131 

SGF offers a wide range of flexible, temperature-resistant 

products for torque transmission and vibration 

absorption. Their main area of application is in the 

automotive industry and general machine and systems 

engineering. We offer couplings for drive and steering 

shafts, dampers for drive shafts, exhaust hangers and 

absorbers as well as a variety of rubber-metal parts for 

the bearing of different aggregates. 

Signalysis, Inc. 

539 Glenrose Ln 


United States 

www.signalysis.com 

BOOTH 207 

SIGNALYSIS celebrates its’ 25th year providing NVH 

solutions to automotive production lines & test laboratories. 

Our mission statement is “To deliver the 

ultimate solution experience to our customers with 

unsurpassed integrity”. Simply put, we are ready to 

WOW you with innovation, expertise and our commitment 

to your application. 

Sika Corporation 

30800 Stephenson Hwy 

Madison Heights, MI 48071 

United States 

www.sikausa.com 

BOOTH 216 

Friend of the 

Industry 

Bronze 

Sponsor 

Sika Automotive, based in Madison Heights, MI, a 

division of Sika Corporation, is an industry leader in 

the development and production of high performance 

acoustic, bonding, reinforcing and sealing systems. 

Sika Automotive provides automotive manufacturers 

with proven material, application engineering and 

validation expertise to improve interior sound quality 

and structural performance in vehicles worldwide. 

Sika Automotive optimizes cost effective, complete 

solutions in its dedicated, state of the art, Technology 

Center, located in Madison Heights, MI. Visit the Sika 

Automotive website www.sika-automotive.com 

See our ad on page 17. 

SIMPACK US Inc. 

25925 Telegraph Rd Ste 401 


United States 

www.simpack.com 

BOOTH 116 

SIMPACK is a general purpose Multi-Body Simulation 

(MBS) software which is used for the dynamic analysis 

of any mechanical or mechatronic system. This simulation 

tool enables engineers to generate and solve virtual 

3D models in order to predict and visualize motion, 

coupling forces and stresses. 

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SM Instruments Co., Ltd. 

DIREC R302, Tamnipdong 706 

Yuseonggu Daejeon 305-510 

South Korea 

www.smins.co.kr 

BOOTH 330 

SM Instruments is an expert in sound and vibration. 

Sound Camera, BSR Scanner and Wind Turbine CMS 

are SM Instruments’ innovative main products. SM 

Instruments also provides a unique customizing service 

with test consulting in order to provide perfect 

sound and vibration test solutions. 

Spectrum Industries East Coast Div. 

700 Wealthy St SW 


United States 

www.spectrumindustries.com 

BOOTH 135 

Spectrum Industries E-Coat Division is a privately 

held company specializing in the e-coating of various 

metal substrates since 1979. Spectrum’s processing 

includes an 11-stage zinc-phos pretreatment 

along with black cathodic epoxy coating. ISO/TS 

16949:2009 certified. Spectrum operates its own 

tooling/weld shop as well as a truck fleet. Industries 

served includes automotive, appliance, commercial, 

construction, and industrial. Masking, light assembly, 

special packaging, special labeling, EDI/ASN, and 

freight services are available. 

T 

TDK-Lambda Americas Inc 

405 Essex Rd 

Neptune, NJ 07753 

United States 

www.tdk-lambda.com/hp 

BOOTH 425 

GenesysAC/DC power supplies provide high power 

density, low ripple, user-friendly interfaces, and excellent 

flexibility. New industry leading power density 

2.4kW in 1U including Auxiliary Outputs 15VDC & 

5VDC for simplified system control. Only complete 

family with identical interfaces. Platforms 750W, 

1.5kW, 2.4kW, 3.3/5kW and 10/15kW Outputs ranging 

up to 600V and 1,000A 

Thermotron 

291 Kollen Park Dr. 

Holland, MI 49423 

United States 

www.thermotron.com 

BOOTH 325 & 3 

As a global manufacturer, Thermotron’s vibration test 

equipment meets a variety of testing applications. The 

8,000 force pound shaker will be on display and performing 

the 100g/11ms automotive shock specification. 

Thermotron is the only manufacturer of complete 

turnkey solutions including the shaker, head expander, 

sliptable, trunnion, fixturing, and control system. 

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions 

Rubore® Damping Solutions 

15701 Centennial Dr. 

Northville, MI 48168 

United States 

www.trelleborg.com/rubore 

BOOTH 114 

Trelleborg Rubore® Damping Solutions is a full service 

provider of laminated NVH solutions to various 

industries. We solve structural noise and vibration 

with engineered product using our state of the art 

labs and CAE modeling. 

V 

Vibrant Technology Inc 

5 Erba Ln Ste B 

Scotts Valley, CA 95066 

United States 

www.vibetech.com 

BOOTH 226 

Vibrant Technology is a leader in vibration and acoustic 

test data post processing. ME’scope is used by 

testing professionals in a wide variety of industries. 

ME’scope aids engineers and technicians working on 

vibration and acoustics troubleshooting, research and 

development, predictive maintenance, manufacturing, 

quality control, and monitoring of machines and 

structures. 

Vibration Research Corporation 

2385 Wilshire Dr Ste A 

Jenison, MI 49428 

United States 

www.vibrationresearch.com 

BOOTH 412 

Vibration Research Corporation will be exhibiting its 

5th generation vibration control system hardware for 

electrodynamic & servohydraulic shakers. Advanced 

hardware capabilities combined with powerful user 

friendly software make Vibration Research controllers 

the premier choice of testing labs around the globe. 

VisiSonics Corporation 

387 Technology Drive, Suite 3107 

College Park, MD 20742 

United States 

www.visisonics.com 

BOOTH 433 

Leaders in 3D Acoustic Source Analysis and 3D 

Telepresence. The RealSpace AudioVisual Panoramic 

Camera: Leader in performance imaging. Patented 

audio-visual co-registration algorithms implemented 

on GPU architectures for real-time performance, and 

unsurpassed resolution and field coverage from a 

compact audio-visual array with a patented microphone 

architecture. Beats the competition in both 

performance and value. RealSpace 3D Sound: 3D 

sound simulation over headphones – “as good as 

being there” -- using proprietary HRTF and room 

based algorithms. Email: info@visisonics.com. 

Vispiron Rotec GmbH 

Frankfurter Ring 224 

Muchen 80807 

Germany 

www.vispironrotec.com 

BOOTH 307 

VISPIRON ROTEC provides measurement equipment 

for torsional vibration analysis. In the past 20 years 

ROTEC equipment has shown to be the standard 

measurement equipment for numerous testing tasks. 

Customers worldwide in various domains, such as 

valvetrain dynamics, belt and chain drive systems or 

gearbox development rely on ROTEC systems. 

VTI Instruments Corporation 

2031 Main St 

Irvine, CA 92614 

United States 

www.vtiinstruments.com/ 

BOOTH 124 

VTI delivers precision instrumentation for some of 

the most demanding test applications. Our solutions 

provide reliable data, first time, every time. VTI’s 

mission critical data acquisition solutions are used to 

measure and analyze data to characterize the integrity 

and performance of automobiles, aircraft, and other 

complex systems. 

See our ad on inside front cover. 

X 

Xcite Systems Corporation 

675 Cincinnati Batavia Pike 


United States 

xcitesystems.com 

BOOTH 414 

Xcite Systems Corporation provides high force, high 

frequency linear, torsional and inertial modal excitation 

systems for NVH, automotive component, drive 

train and whole vehicle excitation. Frequency ranges 

from DC to 1 kHz and force ranges to 10 k lbf are 

available. 

Technology 

Transfer Center 

Michigan Technological University 

1400 Townsend Dr. 

Houghton, MI 49931 

United States 

BOOTH 130 

Michigan Tech’s Keweenaw Research Center 

will be presenting noise data from the SAE Clean 

Snowmobile Challenge. Universities from the U.S. 

and Canada competed in the 14th annual Clean 

Snowmobile Challenge March 4-9, 2013. Stop by 

and listen to the results and see if you can pick out 

the winning team 

Purdue University 

Ray W Herrick Laboratories 

140 S Martin Jischke Dr. 

West Lafayette, IN 47907 

United States 

BOOTH 130 

Purdue University’s Ray W. Herrick Laboratories 

places great emphasis on engineering research in 

areas related to quality of life, energy efficiency, and 

sustainability and safety. Current research include 

noise source identification in diesel engines, characterization 

of tire vibrations, and prediction of free-field 

diesel engine noise from tests conducted in hardwalled 

test cells. 

University of Kentucky 

151 RGAN Bldg 

Lexington, KY 40506-0503 

United States 

www.engr.uky.edu/vac/ 

BOOTH 130 

The Vibro-Acoustics Consortium (VAC) is a group 

of 22 companies who support the vibro-acoustics 

research work at the University of Kentucky. The 

mission of the VAC is to promote the use of numerical 

simulation and advanced test procedures in industry. 


Tesla Motors 

45500 Fremont Blvd 

Fremont, CA 94538 

United States 

BOOTH V1 

Engineered from the ground up as an electric vehicle, 

the Tesla Model S pushes the boundaries of quietness 

and refinement by taking advantage of the unique 

acoustic opportunities afforded by the battery and 

electric drivetrain. This is achieved by using proprietary 

acoustical technologies as well as the unconventional 

use of conventional acoustical materials. 


Sponsors 

A special thank you to the following companies who have graciously agreed to sponsor special programs and activities at the 


Platinum Sponsors: 

Bronze Sponsors: 

Friends of the Industry: 

Supporting Organization: 

Ad Index 

Company Booth# Page Web Address 

ESI 100 Cover 4 www.esi-group.com 

Exa Corporation 423 Cover 3 www.exa.com 

LMS, A Siemens Business 331 5 www.lmsintl.com/testlab 

Sika Corporation 216 17 www.sikausa.com 

VTI Instruments Corporation 124 Cover 2 www.vtiinstruments.com/sentinelex.aspx 

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Hear and Now 

Flow-induced noise is a complex phenomenon of high 

importance to the transportation industries, and accurate 

simulation in a reasonable time frame, while historically 

difficult, is now available. 

PowerFLOW ® simulations accurately predict tonal and 

broadband noise from fluid flow sources using inherently 

transient lattice Boltzmann physics. PowerFLOW 

customers routinely carry out complex aeroacoustic 

simulation projects within tight time constraints. Using 

Exa’s PowerACOUSTICS ® for aeroacoustic analysis, and 

PowerVIZ ® for state-of-the-art visualization, engineers get 

detailed insight into flow structures and noise sources, 

determine wind noise transmission to the interior of a 

vehicle, predict propagation to far-field locations, and can 

perform sound package parameter studies. 

With PowerACOUSTICS, engineers can analyze, visualize, 

and hear the simulation noise results early in the product 

development process to compare and improve their 

designs. 

At Exa Corporation, we’ve spent over twenty years 

developing solutions that not only improve the design 

engineering process—but redefine it. Please contact us to 

learn more about our aeroacoustic simulation solutions. 

Stop by booth 423 at SAE’s Noise & Vibration 

Conference and Exhibition for a demonstration and 

come hear what Exa Corporation has to offer 

For more information on Exa Corporation or our suite of CFD/CAE simulation products please visit our website at www.exa.com ©2013 Exa Corporation. All rights reserved.

ESI North America 

32605 W 12 Mile Road Suite #350 

Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 

T: +1 (248) 381 8040 

F: +1 (248) 381 8998 

info@esi-group-na.com 

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