Improving the Acoustics in a Historic Building Using Axiomatic Design and TRIZ
Abstract
This
article
investigates
the
use
of
TRIZ
and
Axiomatic
Design
to
solve
the
problem
of
poor
acoustics
in
the
historic
Schwab
Auditorium
on
the
Penn
State
University
Park
campus.
The
problem
is
dissected
to
its
functional
requirements
and
the
design
parameters
which
govern
the
requirements.
TRIZ
and
Axiomatic
Design
are
then
used
to
create
an
uncoupled
design
which
solves
all
the
functional
requirements
with
one
design
parameter
each.
Finally
there
is
a
suggestion
on
how
to
combine
all
of
the
solutions
to
solve
the
poor acoustic problem in Schwab Auditorium.