AI Supported Noise Analyses for Structure Design Requirements Definition

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The artificial intelligence (AI) field has encountered a turning point mainly due to advancements in machine learning, which allows systems to learn, improve, and perform a specific task through data without being explicitly programmed. Machine learning can be utilized with machining processes to improve product quality levels and productivity rates and to optimize design and process parameters. The systems for acoustic event detection and classification (AED/C) of noise events is a process consisted of feature extraction of the signals, meaning processing acoustic signals and converting them into symbolic descriptions that correspond to the various sound events present in the signals and their sources. The main objective of the AED/C systems is to develop algorithms able to recognize and classify sound events that occur in the chosen environment, giving an appropriate response to users.</jats:p> <jats:p>By utilizing the acoustic events detection and classification systems, a clear set of design requirements can be extracted based on the noise to be attenuated. A smart structure design for noise attenuation needs clear noise input for proper smart material choice, placement and active control. This paper shows a method for detection of noise events based on machine-learning algorithm that can be further used for definition of design requirements.</jats:p>