Aurich, J.C.J.C.AurichYang, X.X.YangSchröder, S.S.SchröderHering-Bertram, M.M.Hering-BertramBiedert, T.T.BiedertHagen, H.H.HagenHamann, B.B.Hamann2022-03-042022-03-042012https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/23102110.1016/j.cirpj.2012.09.010Even though the noise issue in manufacturing is widely discussed from legal and health aspects, there is still no comprehensive method to simulate and analyze it. In this paper, a novel concept to investigate the noise level is proposed. Therefore a simulation method and the virtual reality (VR) implementation are involved. Acoustic measurements in real factory provide validation data for a realistic simulation. Furthermore, a representation of simulation results in the virtual environment is visualized in a Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE). The analysis and evaluation of potential noise reduction are realized by using described methods.en003621journal article