Interactive system and method for predicting acoustic properties of a wall
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorsLauren Elizabeth MERCER, Andrew Lee SCHMIDT, Austin Robert PHILLIPS
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Abstract
A method generating, in real time, a sound transmission class (STC) and/or a sound transmission loss (STL) for a wall comprises generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for selectively receiving a plurality of input wall parameters for the wall; generating a visual representation of the wall based on received input wall parameters; determining an STC and/or STL based on the wall parameters; and outputting a result. Determining the STC and/or STL includes preprocessing the wall parameters to determine standardized model inputs for a prediction model, and generating the STC and/or STL directly or indirectly using the prediction model.
Claims22
A method of generating, in real time, a sound transmission class (STC) for a wall using a processor and memory, the method comprising:
- generating, on a user display, a graphical user interface (GUI) for selectively receiving a plurality of input wall parameters for the wall;
- receiving the input wall parameters;
- generating, on the user display, a visual representation of the wall based on the received input wall parameters;
- receiving a confirmation of the visual representation;
- in response to the confirmation, determining an STC based on the wall parameters;
- and
- outputting a result based on the determined STC on the display;
- wherein said determining the STC comprises:
- preprocessing the wall parameters to determine a set of standardized model inputs for a sound transmission loss (STL) prediction model,
- inputting the determined set of standardized model inputs into the STL prediction model;
- predicting one or more sound transmission losses using the STL prediction model;
- and
- determining the STC from the predicted one or more sound transmission losses.
A system for generating a sound transmission class (STC) and/or a sound transmission loss (STL) for a wall in real time, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- a display generator implemented by the processor and memory for causing to be generated on a display:
- a graphical user interface (GUI) for selectively receiving a plurality of input wall parameters for the wall from a user;
- a visual representation of the wall based on received input wall parameters;
- and
- an output result based on a determined STC and/or STL;
- and
- a determination module implemented by the processor and memory for determining the STC and/or STL based on the wall parameters in response to a received confirmation of the visual representation;
- wherein said determination module comprises:
- a prediction model for predicting one or more sound transmission losses and/or sound transmission classes based on an input set of standardized model inputs;
- and
- a preprocessor for processing the received input wall parameters to determine the set of standardized model inputs for the prediction model.
A method of generating, in real time, a sound transmission class (STC) for a wall using a processor and memory, the method comprising:
- generating, on a user display, a graphical user interface (GUI) for selectively receiving a plurality of input wall parameters for the wall;
- receiving the input wall parameters;
- generating, on the user display, a visual representation of the wall based on the received input wall parameters;
- receiving a confirmation of the visual representation;
- in response to the confirmation, determining an STC based on the wall parameters;
- and
- outputting a result based on the determined STC on the display;
- wherein said determining the STC comprises:
- preprocessing the wall parameters to determine a set of standardized model inputs for an STC prediction model,
- inputting the determined set of standardized model inputs into the STC prediction model;
- and
- determining the STC using the STC prediction model.
A method of generating, in real time, a sound transmission loss (STL) for a wall using a processor and memory, the method comprising:
- generating, on a user display, a graphical user interface (GUI) for selectively receiving a plurality of input wall parameters for the wall;
- receiving the input wall parameters;
- generating, on the user display, a visual representation of the wall based on the received input wall parameters;
- receiving a confirmation of the visual representation;
- in response to the confirmation, determining one or more sound transmission loss (STL) values based on the wall parameters;
- and
- outputting a result based on the determined one or more sound transmission loss (STL) values on the display;
- wherein said determining the one or more sound transmission loss (STL) values comprises:
- preprocessing the wall parameters to determine a set of standardized model inputs for an STL prediction model,
- inputting the determined set of standardized model inputs into the STL prediction model;
- and
- determining the one or more sound transmission loss (STL) values using the STL prediction model.
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