Active Sound and Vibration Control: Theory and applications (Control, Robotics and Sensors)

This book presents the established fundamentals in the area of active sound and vibration control (ASVC) as well as exploring the new and emerging technologies and techniques. There has been a considerable amount of effort devoted to the development and realisation of methodologies for the control of sound and vibration, and this book covers the latest theoretical, algorithmic and practical applications including: noise control in 3D propagation, adaptive algorithms, prediction, processing and tuning, neuro-active control, control of microvibrations, and noise reduction in locomotives and vehicles. Topics discussed include multichannel active noise control, adaptive harmonic control, model-free iterative tuning, model-based control design for active vibration control (AVC), ASVC using neural networks, genetic algorithms for ASVC systems, and active noise control (ANC) around the human head. The authors also discuss active control of microvibrations, vibration control of manipulators, and techniques of real-time processing. This book will be essential reading for electrical, mechanical and control engineers, designers and researchers, interested in noise and vibration control.

Osman Tokhi is Reader in Control and Systems Engineering at the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, the University of Sheffield, UK. His research interests include active noise and vibration control, intelligent/adaptive control, biomedical applications of control, parallel processing, real-time signal processing and control, application of soft computing techniques to modelling and control of dynamic systems. He is the author of three books and over 200 refereed research papers, and serves on the editorial board of several other international journals. He is co-founder of the IEE Inter-Active: International Online Conferenence on Active Control of Sound and Vibration series. He is a Member of the IEE, Senior Member of the IEEE and Member of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV).

Sandor Veres is Professor of Autonomous Control Systems at the University of Southampton, UK. His interests include the theory and practice of control engineering including adaptive and intelligent control systems, robust modelling and hardware implementations using microprocessors. He is the author of two books and over 100 refereed research papers. He is cofounder of the IEE Inter-Active: International Online Conference on Active Control of Sound and Vibration series. He is a Member of the IEE and on the Executive Committee of the IEE Professional Network on Concepts and Theory of Control Systems.