横浜音響研究所
モットー：
「音を通じて、世界を豊かにする」
- 様々な製品音の音質評価のコンサルティング（Jury Testの実施 / 評価に関連する物理量・マッピングの策定）
- 様々な製品音のサウンドデザインの提案（ANSYS Soundを用いた特殊なフィルタリング加工音・動作条件変化を考慮したサウンドシミュレーション / CAEモデルからサウンド化）
- 音のための製品設計提案
- セミナー・講習会
- 各種コンサルティング
List of publications:
– Norio Kubo and Serkan Atamar, “Tasting” sounds by A.I. Sommelier – Unsupervised machine learning of wine evaluation applied for sound quality evaluation, inter-noise 2024
– Norio Kubo, Sound imaging for car/mobility sounds by generative artificial intelligence, inter-noise 2024
– Norio Kubo, Innovations in automotive sound quality with Artificial Intelligence, JSAE symposium (2023) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Shin-Sound Quality Evaluation: Image recognition AI for sound quality evaluation , inter-noise (2023)
– Norio Kubo, Shin-Sound Quality Evaluation – Application of Image Recognition A.I. into NVH and Sound Quality Evaluation, JSAE spring conference (2023) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Sound design as drawing on white noise, ICV25 (2018)
– Norio Kubo, Humanoid EV sound design and communications, ASA/Acoustics’ 17 (2017)
– Norio Kubo, Sound marketing on engine sound design, inter-noise (2016)
– Norio Kubo, Sound effect variation using active sound design system, inter-noise (2015)
– Norio Kubo, Active Sound Design of Car Engine Customized for Char Aznable in the Principality of Zeon, JSAE spring conference (2015) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, EV concept sound design experiments – Japanese style, inter-noise (2013)
– Norio Kubo, Signal processing in sound designing of additive engine sound for electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle, inter-noise (2011)
– Norio Kubo, Signal Processing in sound designing of additive engine sound for hybrid and electric vehicle, JSAE spring conference (2011) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Sound simulator for concept sounds, JSAE spring conference (2010) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Types of Car Sound Quality categorized by Frequency Dynamic, ICSV16 (2009)
– Norio Kubo, Types of Car Sound Quality categorized by Frequency Dynamic, JSAE spring conference (2009) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Re-formulation on sporty impression, JSAEspring conference (2006) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Jens Meschke, Verfahren zur Einfluss nahme und hörbare Motorengeräusche, DE10 2005 052 335 AI (2005) – German patent
– Norio Kubo, Volker Mellert, Reinhard Weber, Jens Meschke, Application of musical harmonic theory into engine sound design, DAGA’05 (2005)
– Norio Kubo, Volker Mellert, Reinhard Weber, Jens Meschke, Categorization of engine sound, inter-noise (2004)
– Norio Kubo, Volker Mellert, Reinhard Weber, Jens Meschke, Engine sound design – Apart from so-called order analysis , CFA/DAGA’04 (2004)
– Norio Kubo, Ian Flindell, Sound quality of tyre noise, ASJspring conference (2002) in Japanese
– Norio Kubo, Understanding the relationship between vehicle background noise and tyre block pitch harmonics, MSc thesis approved by University of Southampton (2001)