Emerging Research Initiatives in Structural Acoustics and Vibrations

Abstract : Emerging Navy research needs in structural acoustics and vibrations were met by a multifaceted research approach that engaged a Boston University research team in targeted and highly relevant investigations. In one facet, Professor J. Gregory McDaniel worked closely with Applied Physical Sciences to identify and pursue high-payoff research initiatives. His active participation in working meetings with this collaborator and others, as well as his focused time commitment to the project, allowed him to produce research findings and discoveries that benefit the largest collection of Navy-related activities. In another facet, Professor Pierre Dupont performed advanced development of mechanical realization theory. This theory answered the Navy's need for rapid and cost-effective testing by the guiding the construction of emulators, which are electro-mechanical models that approximate the input-output energy flow between machinery and the foundation on which it is mounted.