Drive waveform adjustments to compensate for transducer resonant frequency

    公开(公告)号:US10991499B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US16113765

    申请日:2018-08-27

    Abstract: A method may include generating an electrical drive waveform associated with a target actuator by stretching or compressing a reference drive waveform associated with a reference actuator in a time domain of the reference drive waveform in accordance with a time adjustment factor, wherein the time adjustment factor is determined based on a difference between a resonant frequency of the target actuator and a resonant frequency of the reference actuator. The same or another method may include generating an electrical drive waveform associated with a target actuator by increasing or decreasing an amplitude of a reference drive waveform associated with a reference actuator in accordance with an amplitude adjustment factor, wherein the amplitude adjustment factor is determined based on a difference between a resonant frequency of the target actuator and a resonant frequency of the reference actuator.

    SPEAKER PROTECTION EXCURSION OVERSIGHT
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180160227A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-07

    申请号:US15792189

    申请日:2017-10-24

    Abstract: Speaker protection may be based on multiple speaker models with oversight logic that controls the speaker protection based on the multiple speaker models. At least one of the speaker models may be based on a speaker excursion determined from feedback information from the speaker, such as a current or voltage measured at the speaker. Excursion based on the speaker feedback may be used to determine an error in an excursion prediction made from the audio signal. The excursion prediction may then be compensated for that error. In some embodiments, a direct displacement estimate of excursion generated from speaker monitor signals is used to correct a fixed excursion model applied to an input audio signal.

    Vibro-haptic design and automatic evaluation of haptic stimuli

    公开(公告)号:US10782785B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US16257340

    申请日:2019-01-25

    Abstract: A method for quantifying fidelity of a haptic signal may include receiving a response signal indicative of a vibrational response of a vibrational transducer to a haptic playback waveform driven to the vibrational transducer, perceptually filtering the response signal to obtain human haptic-perceptible components of the response signal, and quantifying fidelity of the haptic playback waveform based on at least one quantitative characteristic of the human haptic-perceptible components of the response signal.

    Integrated haptic system
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10732714B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15722128

    申请日:2017-10-02

    Abstract: An integrated haptic system may include a digital signal processor and an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor and integrated with the digital signal processor into the integrated haptic system. The digital signal processor may be configured to receive a force sensor signal indicative of a force applied to a force sensor and generate a haptic playback signal responsive to the force. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the haptic playback signal and drive a vibrational actuator communicatively coupled to the amplifier with the haptic playback signal as amplified by the amplifier.

    Loudspeaker protection
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10356522B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US15547850

    申请日:2016-02-01

    Abstract: This application describes methods and apparatus for loudspeaker protection. A loudspeaker protection system (100) is described having a first frequency band-splitter (102) for splitting an input audio signal (Vin) into a plurality of audio signals (v1, v2 . . . , vn) in different respective frequency bands (ω1, ω2 . . . , ωn). A first gain block (103) is configured to apply a respective frequency band gain (g1, g2 . . . , g3) to each of the audio signals in the different respective frequency bands and a gain controller (107, 108, 109) is provided for controlling the respective band gains. A displacement modeller (104, 105) determines a plurality of displacement signals (x1, x2 . . . , xn) based on the input audio signal (Vin) and a displacement model (104a) where each displacement signal corresponds to a modelled cone displacement for the loudspeaker for one of said different respective frequency bands. The gain controller (107, 108, 109) is configured to control the respective frequency band gains based on the plurality of displacement signals.

    Speaker protection excursion oversight

    公开(公告)号:US10341767B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15792189

    申请日:2017-10-24

    Abstract: Speaker protection may be based on multiple speaker models with oversight logic that controls the speaker protection based on the multiple speaker models. At least one of the speaker models may be based on a speaker excursion determined from feedback information from the speaker, such as a current or voltage measured at the speaker. Excursion based on the speaker feedback may be used to determine an error in an excursion prediction made from the audio signal. The excursion prediction may then be compensated for that error. In some embodiments, a direct displacement estimate of excursion generated from speaker monitor signals is used to correct a fixed excursion model applied to an input audio signal.

    User input through transducer
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10101962B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-16

    申请号:US15195192

    申请日:2016-06-28

    Inventor: Jie Su Rong Hu

    Abstract: Commands for modifying audio playback, such as to mute and unmute or pause and play audio, may be input to a mobile device by a user through interacting with the speaker in the device. The user input may be facilitated by monitoring a characteristic of the speaker and identifying signatures in the changing characteristics of the speaker that correspond with predetermined user activities. For example, a resonance frequency of the speaker may be monitored for a change resulting from a user placing a hand to cover the speaker output. When the resonance frequency change is detected, the audio playback may be muted. The speaker may continue to be monitored for a change indicating removal of the user's hand, and then audio playback may be unmuted.

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