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Model motorsport sound as a moving, directional system.
Incudine™ connects vehicle behaviour, circuit geometry, event operation, terrain, buildings, weather and receivers—so acoustic evidence can change the project before options close.
A racetrack is not one static noise source.
A vehicle accelerates, brakes, changes load, speed and orientation throughout every lap. Incudine™ structures measured motorsport sources as a sequence of moving and directional states, then connects them to a recognised three-dimensional propagation workflow.
The result is not simply a more detailed map. It is a design instrument for comparing layouts, direction of travel, programme, fleet, barriers, operating windows and verification strategies while interventions remain possible.
Incudine™ workflow
From measured sources to decisions at each receiver.
Source Characterisation
Measure representative vehicles and resolve sound power, spectral content and directional emission.
Vehicle State
Connect position, speed, acceleration, braking and load to the relevant source state around the lap.
Event Scenario
Define categories, field size, session format, direction of travel and operating periods explicitly.
3D Propagation
Represent terrain, buildings, ground, screening, reflections and atmospheric assumptions.
Alternatives
Compare geometry, operations and mitigation by consequence rather than by a single source number.
Verification
Plan measurements, uncertainty review and operational monitoring as the project matures.
Directional source evidence
Changing direction can change who receives the sound.
The 6–8 dB values are case-specific results from the historical Norway scenario. They are not a generic Incudine™ performance claim; they demonstrate why directionality and vehicle orientation cannot be discarded before the site is modelled.
Research to current application
A continuous development line since 2013.
Dromo began the research pathway during the acoustic design of Fjord Motorpark in Norway in 2013, where environmental sensitivity made direction-of-travel effects a project decision. The approach was used to compare proposed modifications at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 2015.
From autumn 2017, development was co-financed by the Emilia-Romagna Region through the European Regional Development Fund, POR-FESR Emilia-Romagna 2014–2020, Axis III, Action 3.5.2. The programme formalised a predictive methodology for racetracks, proving grounds and high-performance vehicle environments.
The current public MADRING acoustic annex records Incudine™ within a SoundPLANnoise 9.0 and CNOSSOS-EU workflow, supported by 2023 track measurements, event-model validation, a full 3D study context and a design-derived speed profile.
Publication boundary
Explain the method. Protect the implementation.
Dromo publishes the reasoning needed to understand and review the method. Incudine™ algorithms, calibration coefficients, source spectra, detailed receiver results and client-sensitive models remain proprietary or project-confidential.
Assess acoustic consequence before design options close.
Dromo can structure screening, alternatives, detailed modelling, mitigation and verification with defined technical boundaries.
Discuss the acoustic requirement