Qualifications required by noise-control engineers in industry
Robert Hickling · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1980
Currently one of the major needs is for persons qualified in the use of Fourer analysis equipment. In recent years, many forms of this type of equipment have appeared on the market, particularly real-time systems that utilize two or more channels of input data. This equipment is now being widely used. The auto industry, for example, is applying it in all areas of vibration analysis and noise control. However, colleges and universities have not been adequately training people in this field. Mechanical engineers in particular are often lacking in basic understanding of multichannel analysis, i.e., transfer functions, cross-spectra, correlation functions, and the like. In addition to providing instruction in the theory of this form of data analysis, it is necessary to demonstrate its use with appropriate equipment. The cost of such equipment is presently a difficulty, but it need not be prohibitive. Recognition of this equipment need is required by instrument manufacturers, funding agencies, and university administrators.