Sound/Vibration Quality Engineering: Part 1 - Introduction and the SVQ Engineering Process

From: Sound and Vibration | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: Jay, Gabriella Cerrato | Copyright information

A series of four articles will introduce sound and vibration quality (SVQ) techniques for automotive, consumer, industrial and medical products. The series will provide a technology summary and get readers jump-started with SVQ engineering. The articles in the series are: Part 1 - The Sound and Vibration Quality Engineering Process; Part 2 - Automotive Sound and Vibration Quality; Part 3 - Sound and Vibration Quality of Consumer, Industrial and Medical Devices; Part 4 - Sound and Vibration Qu...

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