LMS Test.Lab Single Reference Transfer Path Analysis helps engineers trace the flow of vibro-acoustic energy from a source, through a set of known airborne and structure-borne pathways, to a given receiver location. The solution supports contribution analysis for single source noise or vibration issues, during stationary or run-up and run-down operating conditions. Airborne and structure-borne paths can be analyzed together or separately, using frequency response functions and operational data.
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LMS Test.Lab Single Reference Transfer Path Analysis helps engineers trace the flow of vibro-acoustic energy from a source, through a set of known airborne and structure-borne pathways, to a given receiver location. The solution supports contribution analysis for single source noise or vibration issues, during stationary or run-up and run-down operating conditions. Airborne and structure-borne paths can be analyzed together or separately, using frequency response functions and operational data. 
Engineers at International Automotive Components (IAC) – the largest acoustic materials supplier to the automotive industry – use the new LMS Test.Lab High Definition Acoustic Camera to identify noise sources in seconds compared to hours and days needed with traditional methods. Using this tool, engineers gain deeper insight into acoustic behavior and shorten turnaround times in lowering interior car noise for automakers around the world.
The old adage that children should be seen and not heard applies equally well to today’s generation of home appliances in which quietness is a ’must-have’ quality. With competitive pressures bearing down and a time crunch in developing a whole series of low-noise dishwashers, New Zealand’s Fisher & Paykel teamed up with LMS Engineering Services in some fast-turnaround detective work that quickly lowered radiated noise in time to meet tight product launch schedules.
Construction equipment is designed primarily to fulfill operational requirements, although operator comfort and noise concerns are important design considerations. Quietness is becoming a critical product attribute in construction equipment, and manufacturers that cannot measure up will have a tough time competing in the international market. Traditionally, companies try to reduce noise emissions with sound-damping add-ons and structural modifications when noise problems crop up during prototype testing near the end of product development. But these last-ditch efforts involve lots of guesswork and are costly and time-consuming, and often create more problems than they solve.
