BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES

With the Indian engineering community designing and

building GLOBAL vehicles, the knowledge of Noise,
Vibration and Harshness becomes extremely crucial
for building
g low noise and state-of-the art low cost
automobiles.
Thus, we will require engineers who are specialized in
NVH Evaluation, Development and Control.
With this background , ARAI is planning to start a
PG Course in Sound & Vibration Studies in
collaboration
ll b
ti n with
ith the
th
In tit t
Institute
of
f Sound
S nd and
nd
Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of
Southampton, U.K.

PROGRAMME
08.45 hr - Registration
09.30 hr - Welcome address & introduction
10 00 hr Keynote Address by Mr.
10.00
Mr S.
S Raju,
Raju
Sr. Dy. Director & HoD, NVH & CAE Lab, ARAI, Pune.
10.30 hr- Seminar 1:
Some Aspects of Automotive Noise and Vibration:
This talk will give an overview of noise and vibration
control in cars. Several different classes of p
problem
will be discussed, such as power train noise, aero
acoustics, and ancilliary noise and vibration. This will be
an interactive session where members of the audience
can discuss current problems, concerns and issues with
the speakers.
13.00
13
00 hr Lunch
13.30 hr Visit to ARAI NVH Lab.
14.30 hr - Seminar 2
P.G. in Sound and Vibration Studies:
This talk will focus on the MSc in Sound and Vibration
Studies and its relevance to the automotive industry.
Th structure
The
t
t
and
d aims
i
of
f the
th course will
ill be
b discussed
di
d
and some past projects described. This talk should be
of interest to students who wish to specialize in noise
and vibration control in the automotive industry.
16.30 hr Summary and Discussions.
17.00 hr Feedback & Vote of Thanks.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Automotive engineers working on design,
development and testing of engines, automobiles
& components.
Senior members of R&D and advanced
engineering working on NVH, vehicle dynamics,
automotive structures and materials.
Automotive OEMs and suppliers interested or
planning to build their own NVH centers in India.
Government officials & HRD Personnel.
Automotive suppliers of
interiors, foams,
barriers
barriers,
adhesives
adhesives,
sealants
sealants,
structural
composites and thermal acoustical materials.
Faculty Members.
Students interested in pursuing P.G. in Sound
and Vibration Studies.

REGISTRATION FEES
Rs. 200/-per delegate + 12.36% Tax, payable by
Demand Draft in favour of The Automotive
Research Association of India, payable at Pune
.
OR
Rs. 300/
R
300/-per delegate
d l
t + 12
12.36%
36% T
Tax, payable
bl b
by
cash on the day of Seminar at ARAI, Pune.

One Day Seminar

on
Introduction to
Automotive Noise & Vibration
and
New Post Graduation Course in
Sound and Vibration Studies at
ARAI, Pune
on Thursday, 6th Nov 2008
Organized jointly by:

Registration Fees includes Breakfast & Lunch.

ABOUT ARAI
m
Research Association of
f India
The Automotive
(ARAI) is the nodal center for research and
development in automotive engineering.
The main objectives of ARAI are:
To carry out sponsored R&D work along with
development and certification testing.
To prepare and harmonize automotive
standards.
To disseminate information and create a forum
for knowledge sharing.
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Post Box 832, Pune 411004.
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES

Speaker I: Prof. Michael Brennan

Prof. Brennan holds a personal
Chair in Engineering Dynamics and
is Chairman of the Dynamics
Research Group at the Institute of
Sound and Vibration Research
(ISVR) at the University of
Southampton., U.K.
He has been at the ISVR since 1995 after leaving the
R
Royal
l Navy
N
where
h
h enjoyed
he
j
d a career, first
fi t as an
engineer and then as an academic, spanning a total of
23 years. He graduated from the Open University with
1987, received his MSc In Sound and Vibration
Studies in 1991 and his PhD in 1995, both from the
ISVR.
He has a wide-range of interests in acoustics and
vibration including the vibrations of rotating machinery,
non-linear vibrations, vibro acoustics, active and
passive control of sound and vibration, energy
harvesting and biomimetics. Additionally he has been
a consultant for several companies in the UK and
overseas, advising on vibration and acoustic testing
methods, control measures and design.
Michael Brennan currently teaches on the BEng
undergraduate course in Acoustical Engineering, the
MSc course in Sound and Vibration Studies. He has
also designed,
designed co-written
co written and co-presented
co presented several
short courses for industry in the UK and abroad. He is
a past President of the European Association of
Structural Dynamics, Associate Editor of the
Transactions of the ASME Journal of Vibration and
Acoustics, Guest Professor at Harbin Engineering
Universityy in China and Visiting
g Professor at UNESP
in Brazil.
He has published over 100 papers in peer reviewed
journal and has presented over 140 papers in
international conferences.

SPEAKER

One Day Seminar

Speaker II: Prof. Phil Joseph

Prof. Joseph is a Professor of
Acoustics at the Institute of Sound
and Vibration Research (ISVR) at
th University
the
U i
it off Southampton,
S th
t
UK
U.K.
He has worked for over 15 years in a
number of acoustically related areas
as Research Fellow, Consultant,
Research Scientist and Lecturer.
His specialist research areas are in fan broadband
noise shallow water acoustics,
noise,
acoustics active noise control,
control
duct acoustics and advanced measurement
techniques.
Phil Joseph has a degree Physics from the University
of York and a Masters degree in Sound and Vibration
from the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
(ISVR). He gained his PhD in 1990 for work on the
active control of sound fields in enclosed spaces. He
then moved to Australia to work on low frequency
active sonar. In 1994 he returned to the ISVR as a
research fellow He was appointed research lecturer in
shallow water acoustics in 1996, senior lecturer in
acoustics in 2002 and was promoted to a personal
chair in 2008. He is a member of the Rolls-Royce
University Technology Centre in Gas Turbine Noise
undertaking research into fan noise in aero engines.
He has published more than 40 papers in professional
and academic jjournals and has p
presented more than
70 papers at International conferences. He is a
member of the ESDU Noise Panel on aircraft noise,
associate editor for aero acoustics to the Journal of
Sound and Vibration, a member of the Enterprise Hub
Advisory Council and is on the management
committees of a number of European projects. He has
presented
t d a number
b off short
h t courses in
i sound
d and
d
vibration, nationally and internationally (Austria, China,
and India), and has undertaken consultancy for a
number of organisations, most recently: Rolls-Royce,
Exxon, Ministry of Defence and the China department
of ship science.
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on
Introduction to
Automotive Noise & Vibration
and
New Post Graduation Course
in Sound and Vibration Studies
at ARAI, Pune
on Thursday, 6th Nov 2008.
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