Optimized sound diffusers based on sonic crystals using a multiobjective evolutionary algorithm

Sonic crystals have been demonstrated to be good candidates to substitute for conventional diffusers in order to overcome the need for extremely thick structures when low frequencies have to be scattered, however, their performance is limited to a narrow band. In this work, multiobjective evolutiona...

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Autores: Redondo, Javier|||0000-0002-5507-7799, Sánchez Pérez, Juan Vicente|||0000-0002-4473-8782, Blasco, Xavier|||0000-0002-9737-2833, Herrero Durá, Juan Manuel|||0000-0003-1914-7494, Vorlander, Michael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/78289
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/78289
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sound diffusers
Sonic Crystal
Multiobjective optimization
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS Y AUTOMATICA
FISICA APLICADA
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Sumario:Sonic crystals have been demonstrated to be good candidates to substitute for conventional diffusers in order to overcome the need for extremely thick structures when low frequencies have to be scattered, however, their performance is limited to a narrow band. In this work, multiobjective evolutionary algorithms are used to extend the bandwidth to the whole low frequency range. The results show that diffusion can be significantly increased. Several cost functions are considered in the paper, on the one hand to illustrate the flexibility of the optimization and on the other hand to demonstrate the problems associated with the use of certain cost functions. A study of the robustness of the optimized diffusers is also presented, introducing a parameter that can help to choose among the best candidates. Finally, the advantages of the use of multiobjective optimization in comparison with conventional optimizations are discussed.