Research Programs

The research projects conducted within the center strive for a balance between applied and basic research. This blending is designed to achieve optimum use of those talents and resources unique to a university research environment while remaining responsive to the needs of industry and government.

The level of funded research at this time is approximately 500;000 per year. This support is derived from both federal and industrial sponsors. Research is organized within three main focus areas: acoustics, vibration and dynamics. In some cases this division is artificial since several topics are multi-disciplinary. Some sample research topics in progress are:

Spindle Dynamics,

Fuel Optimal Valve Control,

Counter Rotating Propeller Interaction Noise,

Vibro-Acoustics of Rib-Stiffened Plates,

High Performance I.C. Engine Development,

Structural Electrodynamics,

FEM -- BEM Acoustic Modeling,

Vibration and Shock of Electronic Assemblies,

Active Control of Ducted Rotor Noise,

Asymptotic Modal Analysis for Structural acoustics, and

Development of a Hand-Held Surface Acoustic Intensity Probe.