Eriksson Research, LLC
Consultant Name
Larry J. Eriksson, Ph.D.
Categories
- Engineering & Manufacturing Support
- Writing
Contact Information
Address
Eriksson Research, LLC
6105 Fairfax Lane
Madison, WI 53718-8262
Phone
608.222.1815
Web
http://www.quartersectionpress.com
E-mail Larry J. Eriksson, Ph.D.
Introduction
Eriksson Research, LLC, provides consulting assistance in acoustics, silencers, adaptive digital signal processing, digital television reception systems, technical writing, and technology management. In our consulting activities, we bring a broad understanding of technology and management issues. We have worked with startups and well-established companies, small businesses and Fortune 50 corporations, trade associations, condo associations, and other organizations.
Our publishing unit, Quarter Section Press, publishes books related to the creation of a more sustainable, just, and humane world. Books such as Broken Strings, Missing Notes...strengthening democracy and seeking justice in a nation out of tune and Business Decisions...the impact of corporate mergers and global capitalism on our lives help readers better understand and respond to the pressures brought about by intense economic competition, corporate mergers, and the effects of globalization.
Services
We provide presentations, seminars, and consulting assistance in the following areas:
- acoustics, product noise control problems
- silencers, mufflers, active sound and vibration control
- adaptive digital signal processing, algorithm development and selection
- digital television, distribution system upgrades
- technical writing specializing in electrical engineering, physics
- technology management, adaptive management approaches
- impact of globalization, corporate mergers on the local economy
Background Information
Dr. Larry J. Eriksson is a consultant, writer, and speaker living in Madison, Wisconsin. He co-founded Eriksson Research, LLC in 1998 and Quarter Section Press in 2002. He has extensive experience as a research engineer and senior manager at variety of small, medium, and large companies. He served for nearly 25 years as vice-president of research at Nelson Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of noise control products. In this position, he co-founded and served as an officer and director of Digisonix, Inc., a manufacturer of active sound and vibration control systems. Following the sale of Nelson to Cummins in 1998, he served as the Chief Technical Officer of the Fleetguard/Nelson unit of the Cummins Engine Company.
Dr. Eriksson received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.S.E.E. from the University of Minnesota, and a B.S.E.E. from Northwestern University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Automotive Engineers as well as the Acoustical Society of America and is a Senior Member of the IEEE. He is the author of over 180 papers and presentations, chapters in two engineering books, 19 U. S. patents, and numerous foreign patents.
Additional information is available at www.quartersectionpress.com.
Selected articles and papers by Larry J. Eriksson
"DTV Conversion: Take a 24-Unit Condo Complex Digital," IEEE Spectrum Online, Dec. 2008 (http://spectrum.ieee.org/dec08/7013).
"Small Business and Globalization: How to survive in the land of the giants," keynote presentation at SUR/FIN 2003, Milwaukee, WI.
"The Economic Colonization of Wisconsin: How did we get where we are?" presentation at 1st Annual International Supply Chain Management Conference, 2003, Milwaukee, WI.
"Adaptive Management: Growing Beyond Management by Control," presentation at meeting of Madison Area Business Consultants, 2000, Madison, Wisconsin.
"How Technology Evolves: The Role of Complexity and Asymmetry in Technological Development and Adaptive Systems," published in Complexity, January/February, 1997.
"Active Sound and Vibration Control: A Technology in Transition," published in Noise Control Engineering Journal, January/February, 1999.
"Development of the filtered-U algorithm for active noise control," published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1991.
with P. T. Thawani and R. H. Hoops, "Acoustical Design and Evaluation of Silencers," published in Sound and Vibration, 1983.