Objective The project partners will develop a versatile and efficient software tool based on a recently introduced method - Dynamical Energy Analysis (DEA). This will yield significantly improved algorithms and software solutions to describe wave energy distributions in complex structures in a mechanical engineering context for small to medium wave lengths. The wave problems considered range from acoustics to vibrational dynamics and elastic deformations. Midfrequency problems are one of the few areas of great importance where standart methods in computer aided engineering (CAE) modelling fail and no efficient and reliable methods exist. The new approach based on wave chaos ideas has the potential to fill this gap and will serve an enormous demand in the mechanical engineering industry. Applying the to be developed method in CAE studies will lead to huge cost and development time savings and will lead to better products in terms of noise characteristics and vibration controll. DEA will be further developed, efficiently implemented numerically, integrated into an advanced software package and applied to challenging vibro-acoustical situations in an industrial context. The focus will be on mechanical and acoustic wave problems ranging from acoustic radiation in small scale plant machinery to vibration dynamics and vehicle noise in large built-up structures such as cars and airplanes. Joint efforts by the two full partners, the University of Nottingham and the SME inuTech (specialised CAE) will lift this new, revolutionary method from its academic roots into the sphere of industrial applications transforming it into a powerful tool for solving engineering problems in the mid to high frequency regime. Associate partners from the academic and industrial sector will support the efforts by giving expert advice and by providing experimental data and facilities for testing purposes. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwarenatural sciencesphysical sciencesacousticsengineering and technologymechanical engineering Keywords Applied Mathematics Computational mathematics Engineering Mathematics Software engineering Structural engineering Vibration engineering Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-IAPP-2008 - Marie Curie Action: "Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-IAPP-2008 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-IAPP - Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM EU contribution € 355 186,00 Address University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham United Kingdom See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Cartledge (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all inuTech GmbH Germany EU contribution € 439 215,00 Address Fuerther Strasse 212 90429 Nuremberg See on map Region Bayern Mittelfranken Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Frank Vogel (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data