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At Damen, much effort is put into designing silent and comfortable ships. Therefore, sound level predictions are made to judge the feasibility of each design. This of course asks for accurate prediction methods.
Aspects covered in these prediction methods are:
Within the RD&I department, the research team Sound & Vibrations is dedicated to the development of these tools. One of the team members of this team will act as daily supervisor.
The role
During Damen sea trials, extensive datasets are collected (audio, accelerations, operational parameters). Analyzing these data is labor-intensive and highly dependent on expert knowledge. By using automatization, source identification and characterization can be (partly) automated. This leads to faster interpretation of noise measurements and objective detection of critical events (cavitation, resonances, out-of-tolerance behavior). All in all, better linkage between measurements, modeling (SEA/FEM), and design parameters.
Your work as an intern is to develop the required methodology to analyze the time domain data and demonstrate the method in a tool.
Project Objective
Develop a method and build a tool that analyzes an audio recording from a sea trial and automatically:
The final result is a prototype that supports acoustic experts in analysis, troubleshooting, and design validation.
Key accountabilities
As an intern, you will:
Skills & Experience
This assignment is intended for a University Master student Naval Architecture / Maritime Technology / Mechanical Engineering / Applied Physics with:
What we offer
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Are you ready to sail into your new adventure at Damen? Don’t hesitate, send us your motivation letter and resume here.
Due to housing issues we cannot accept international students that do not have accommodation in the Netherlands yet.
Recruiter:
Liselotte van Veenendaal
Email:
liselotte.van.veenendaal@damen.com
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