<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/DBA833E7-8003-400D-A7B0-94E5A12FD1D7" ns1:id="DBA833E7-8003-400D-A7B0-94E5A12FD1D7"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/3F6DE8C0-F3BC-4D20-947A-06C4D294C2C5" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/C5F11A37-FEBC-486A-9A91-2D385E43647E" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/B1151E00-7900-4541-BAE6-BC51C3D28540" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/C5F11A37-FEBC-486A-9A91-2D385E43647E" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2016-02-29T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/7E3162C1-F140-4322-8CC5-C064571005D8" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2014-09-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">101887</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Development of a Hybrid Virtual Acoustic Prototyping Tool</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>The aim of this project is to develop a Hybrid Virtual Acoustic Prototype (HVAP) framework. This tool will enable the sound characteristics of a product to be experienced and evaluated without having to build prototypes for each design change.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>