AIAA Los Angeles Section Lunch 'n Learn 12/05

(A hybrid event: In-person and online attendance)

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 12 PM PST (GMT -0800) (U.S. and Canada)

Disclaimer: The views of the speakers do not represent the views of AIAA or the AIAA Los Angeles Section.

Tentative Agenda: (All Time PST (GMT -0800)) (U.S. and Canada)

1130 Check-in, Networking

1200 Welcome and Introduction

1205 Presentation and Q&A

1305 Additional Q&A (if needed) / adjourn.

Zone Concepts in eVTOL and Personal Transportation Systems

The speaker would present a bit about Active Sound Design, headrest mounted speakers, ANC, etc. and how it can be used to shape the experience of transportation, and how communication in the cabin should be considered as well. In some cases, we are looking for ease of communication between seat locations (to promote, say, dialogue and teamwork) and other times we want to emphasize privacy for external communications (phone calls). For both of those situations there is a suitable metric with roots in human hearing and psychoacoustics that is very suitable for this.

Some potential noise sources on a Urban Air Mobility vehicle. (Source: NASA)

Jacob Soendergaard

Customer Success Manager at HEAD acoustics, Inc.

Jacob Soendergaard is an Audio and Acoustics aficionado privileged to be employed in the industry. He is the Customer Success Manager at HEAD acoustics, Inc., working with consumer, business, and military customers on the goal of improving sound, voice and conversational quality in their products. Jacob has a B.Eng from Imperial College and MSc from University of Sussex and brings a wealth of experience from various technical and commercial roles from almost two decades in the business. Outside of work, he also spends a lot of time on family and sports, and he is a big fan of tacos.