NEWS
RH Lyon Corp joins forces with Acentech! July 1, 2005
Richard H. Lyon Receives Highest Honor:
Gold Medal of the Acoustical Society of America
for "...sustained leadership and extensive contributions in the applications of statistical concepts to structural acoustics and noise." April 30, 2003Newsletters: Spring 2004 (PDF, 320k), Spring 2003 (PDF, 386k)
40th Anniversary of SEA: February 15, 2000
On-line Articles:Fluctuation theory and (very) early statistical energy analysis (SEA)
J. Acoust. Soc. Am / 113 (5) May 2003Product Sound Quality - from Perception to Design
Sound and Vibration Magazine / March 2003 issueAn Introduction to Sound Quality
Sound and Vibration Magazine / March 2003 issueIn-Service Diagnostics of Motor-Operated Valves
Maintenance Journal / February 2003Use of Consumer Listening Panels to Enhance Sound Quality
Appliance Engineer / May 2001 issueEngineered Sound Quality
IEEE Applications Magazine / November 2000Decibel by Decibel, Reducing the Din to a Very Dull Roar
by Richard Wolkomir. Smithsonian Magazine / February 1996 issue
Books by Richard H. Lyon:Designing for Product Sound Quality, 2000
Theory and Application of Statistical Energy Analysis (2nd Edition, with Richard G. DeJong), 1995
Machinery Noise and Diagnostics, 1987
Technical Briefs (Acrobat PDF):Technical Brief No. 10: Windshield Wiper Motors, Diagnostic Techniques
Technical Brief No. 12: Motor-Operated Valves: Estimating Torque and Motion
Technical Brief No. 14: Reverberent Test Fixtures, Window Lift Motor Testing
Technical Brief No. 15: Quiet Electric Motors, Sound and Vibration
Technical Brief No. 28: Quiet Medical Devices, Benefits are More than Less Noise!
Technical Brief No. 31: Spin/Burst Testing Machines, Resilient Support Ensures Both Greater Speed and Off-Loading of Bearings
Technical Brief No. 32: Fatigue in Hi Speed Machinery: Vibration dramatically reduces life expectancy
Technical Brief No. 33: Amplitude Modulation, Wow, wow impairs Sound Quality
Technical Brief No. 41: Cool it Man! Quietly! High density packing challenges quiet cooling techniques
Technical Brief No. 42: Sound Quality Engineering, Consumer Products
Technical Brief No. 44: Production Line QA Systems: Planning Overview
Technical Brief No. 50: Statistical Energy Analysis: Sound and vibration as "heat"