SOUNDLAB AI Tool

Machine Learning for sound in

sulation value predictions

M&M
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 01. Motivation & Introduction
M&M Starting Point
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• Since many years kuraray offers online tools for the calculation of struc-
tural or optical properties on the homepage available for free.

1. (including mobile apps)

Introduction

• Requests to have an acoustic tool.

2. Artificial
Intelligence

• Test of solutions which are available in the market.

3. Soundlab
AI
• Most solutions do not have the required accuracy
or are too complex for an online tool.
4.
Conclusions

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 01. Motivation & Introduction
M&M 1. Approach
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• Development of a data base solution using existing lab test reports.
• Difficult to cover all potential glazing constructions with this solution due to the
limited number of test reports available.
1.
Introduction

2. Approach
2. Artificial
Intelligence • Development of an AI based tool in combination with the existing data base.

3. Soundlab
AI

Good relation to the M&M founders motivated us to start

4. a new development…
Conclusions

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 02. Artificial Intelligence
M&M Definition of AI
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1.
Introduction
Artificial Intelligence Apple’s Siri Amazon’s Alexa Tesla’s Autopilot

2. Artificial • Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines
Intelligence
• “The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally
requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition,
3. Soundlab
AI
decision-making, and translation between languages.”
• Almost all business today employ some type of AI like Health Care, Education, Finance,
4.
Conclusions Law, Engineering, Risk Management and many more

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 02. Artificial Intelligence
M&M Machine Learning / Deep Learning Problems
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Overview

1.
Introduction

2. Artificial
Intelligence

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 02. Artificial Intelligence
M&M AI - Ingredients
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1. Data
Introduction Pattern available
exists

2. Artificial
Intelligence
Lack of
maths

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions
Necessary components for a
successful AI implementation
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 02. Artificial Intelligence
M&M General flowchart of an AI project
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1. 3. extraction or definition 5. search best model

Introduction 1. read data
of features (iterative)

2. Artificial
Intelligence

6. model integration and

2. pre-process data 4. model training
3. Soundlab online prediction
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 1. read in the data | 2. preprocessing of the data
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Data storage
1.
Introduction

2. Artificial
Intelligence
Data transformation: “one-hot encoding”

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 3. extraction and definition of features
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• Correlation matrix is a matrix
that shows the correlation
1. between variables
Introduction
• Bigger correlation of last glass

2. Artificial layer
Intelligence
• However, incorporation of all
features for ML model
3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 4. training of models
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• ML model scanning: evaluation of different models for regression problems
• Linear Regressors
1. • Decision Tree Regressors
Introduction
• Random Forest Regressors

2. Artificial
Intelligence => Models spanning from linear regression to tree models for robust predictions

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 4. training of models
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• First evaluation shows prediction
error for linear regression and
1. random forest algorithms
Introduction

2. Artificial • Random forest shows

Intelligence
considerable better results than
linear regression
3. Soundlab
AI

• Illustration of cumulative
4. distribution function
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 5. iteration to determine the best model
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• 5-fold cross-validation for hyper
-parameter tuning of random
1. forest algorithm
Introduction

2. Artificial • e.g. determination of maximum

Intelligence
tree depth

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 5. iteration to determine the best model
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• Hyper-tuned Random forest
shows considerable better
1. results than classical random
Introduction
forest model

2. Artificial • Illustration of cumulative

Intelligence
distribution function

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 6. using the model for prediction
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1.
Introduction

2. Artificial
Intelligence

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 03. Soundlab AI
M&M 6. using the model for prediction
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1.
Introduction

2. Artificial
Intelligence

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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 04. Conclusions
M&M
NETWORK-ING • All objectives could be achieved.
• Very good feedback from users all around the world.
• Number of users is still growing, more than 1,000 per month.
1.
Introduction

2. Artificial
Intelligence
Outlook:
• Maintenance and further development of the data base.
3. Soundlab
AI
• Improving the tool with additional functions.

4.
• Adaption of potential EN-Standard requirements, see CEN/TC 129 prEN “Glazing
Conclusions
and airborne sound insulation - validation procedure for calculation tools”.

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 04. Conclusions
M&M Outlook
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• Strength Lab AI (release summer 2023)

1.
Introduction

2. Artificial
Intelligence

3. Soundlab
AI

4.
Conclusions

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Thank you for your attention!

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