Active Control of Sound [Paperback]

P. A. Nelson (Author), S. J. Elliott (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0125154267 | ISBN-13: 978-0125154260 | Publication Date: June 24, 1993

Recent technological advances in the development of fast digital signal processors have made the active control of sound a practical proposition. This book brings together results from research in the two disciplinesof acoustics and signal processing and presents the fundamentals of noise control in a unified manner. Practical applications are presented wherever possible although the emphasis is on the algorithmic principles which form the foundation of practical systems.
The volume is written in textbook style and aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate students of acoustics and signal processing, professional acoustical and electrical engineers, and researchers in the field of active control."

Key Features
* Presents the fundamental principles governing both the physical properties of sound fields and modern digital techniques for processing acoustic signals
* Describes the physical mechanisms and energy interchanges involved in active control of sound for one- and three-dimensional problems
* Presents the principles and practicalities of the design of single- and multi-channel controllers for both random and deterministic sound fields

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A most important text, which brings both the underlying theory and practical technique within clear reach of their intended audience: students in acoustics and signal processing, professional acoustical and electrical engineers and researchers studying active sound control....The clear, well-written and informative coverage of this and other topics makes the book a joy to read....This book is essential reading for those participating in the technology of antisound, a technology that can work where other methods fail. That aspect should give the subject a bright future, a future brought closer by the clarity of Active Control of Sound."
--PHYSICS TODAY

From the Back Cover

Active Control of Sound
P.A. Nelson & S.J. Elliot

Recent technological advances in the development of fast digital signal processors have made the active control of sound a practical proposition in a number of important applications. This book brings together the results of relevant research in the fields of acoustics and signal processing and presents them in a unified manner. The emphasis of the book is on the underlying scientific principles of the subject with practical examples presented wherever possible. The volume is written in textbook style and is aimed at both undergraduate and postgraduate students of acoustics and sigbal processing, professional accoustical and electrical engineers and researchers in the field of active control.

P.A. Nelson and S.J. Elliot are both Senior Lecturers in the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research at the Unitversity of Southhampton.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 436 pages
• Publisher: Academic Press (June 24, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0125154267
• ISBN-13: 978-0125154260
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,914,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, April 9, 2001

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Sunil Bharitkar (los angeles, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Active Control of Sound (Paperback)

Firstly, I wish there was a way to give a 4.5 stars than just making integer assignments. Anyways, I like this book a lot. I am quite familiar with the work of the authors (at least from a few of the papers that they have in sound and vibration journals). One thing that impresses me a lot of this book is that, it is very nicely written and is easy to understand. They have tons of references to excite any reader. There are a few minor glitches sometimes in the equations (e.g., a minus instead of a plus sign in the exponents, etc.), but nothing the reader can't figure out easily. The coverage of each of their chapters is substantial and you never feel that you are left hanging midway. They give a good amount of basics of DSP/filtering early on to understand the subsequent chapters well. It would be nice if they had a background chapter discussing passive techniques (and their shortcomings). I would strongly recommend this book to people who are interested in sound field/noise control.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good physics treatment of active noise control, December 29, 1999

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Dr. Larry Riddle (Severna Park, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Active Control of Sound (Paperback)

This text offers a good description of the important physical principles underlying active noise control applied to acoustics. Excellent discussion on the theoretical limits to controlling sound radiation using smart skins.