15th Triennial World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
  Barcelona, 21–26 July 2002 
APPLICATION OF ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL TO AN ELEVATOR CABIN
J. Landaluze, I. Portilla N. Cabezón, A. Martínez R. Reyero
IKERLAN Technological Research Center
Control Engineering Department
P.O. Box 146, E-20500 Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain
E-mail: jlandaluze@ikerlan.es.Phone: +34-943712400. Fax: + 34-943796944

The elevators constructed today are increasingly fast and have a high level of comfort. However, this increase in speed means a higher level of noise inside the cabin, and this noise is normally compensated by passive means, that is, by improving the cabin’s insulation. Low frequency noise persists, however, and it should be dealt with by active means. This article describes the practical application of Active Noise Control to an elevator cabin, greatly reducing the level of noise in the whole area. The results obtained are an advance towards the integration of Active Noise Control in elevators, and its commercialisation.
Keywords: Active noise control, LMS algorithm, feedforward control, adaptive digital filters, multichannel controllers
Session slot T-Th-A14: Control Design for Mechanical Systems/Area code 2a : Control Design