Mechanical musical instruments have a restricted timbre variability compared to electronic
instruments. Overcoming this is the aim of extended playing techniques as well as building …

Tabla, the Indian harmonic musical drum, produces several distinct sounds or bols, which
are rhythmically arranged into different taals (beat-cycles) to work as a syllabic musical …

Snare drums and tom-toms used in drum sets often produce an undesirable high frequency
ringing sound when struck forcefully. This ringing is especially noticeable at small distances …

This paper deals with an application of active control of percussion instruments. Our setup
consists of a tom-tom drum with a circular membrane, a cylindrical cavity and a circular rigid …

Une première contribution de cette thèse concerne une combinaison d'une loi de
commande en temps fini (pour l'efficacité) avec la passivité (pour garantir la robustesse, par …

Many consider physics to be a highly mathematical oriented subject to study. To break this
opinion and also to generate a deep interest in physics, a course on †Physics of …

The vibration of a homogeneous circular membrane backed by two taut strings is shown to
yield several harmonic overtones for a wide range of physical and geometric parameters …

The modeling of the mechanical systems that describe musical instruments has long been a
topic of interest for acoustic physicists. The orchestral kettledrum, distinguished by a broad …

Tabla, the Indian musical drum, can make ten distinct sounds that are collectively termed as
bols. Based on the duration, the bols are categorized into two groups: Khula bols and band …

Acoustic metamaterials are complex geometries leading to acoustic behavior not found in
natural material, like negative stiffness or refraction, cloaking or spectral bandgaps. Indeed …