Basic Acoustics Training - & Workprogram On Methodologies for Acoustics - Network (BATWOMAN)

The main objective of the BATWOMAN research training network is giving up separate and isolated views and sharing methodologies between different fields and sectors in acoustics. The consortium consists of renowned public and private partners from musical acoustics, room acoustics and automotive acoustics who will merge their existing knowledge, extend it jointly and complement it with insights of recent sound perception research. It is expected that the methodologies used to analyse, design and optimise transport vehicles, rooms and musical instruments will grow together and will be further developed in an interdisciplinary joint effort. Providing interdisciplinary training and joining or exchanging methodology in research, is expected to have a strong impact on the skills of trained researchers as far as sound design capabilities, modelling accuracy, efficiency and applicable frequency range is concerned. Adding the understanding of human auditory perception will help to tackle the hard problem of sound quality parameters and to better understand stimulating effects on well-being and cognition of people exposed to sound, but also harmful effects, like annoyance or even deteriorating cognitive performance.

Keywords:Musical acoustics, Room acoustics, Automotive acoustics

Disciplines:Metallurgical engineering