Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a noise reduction system includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry switches an operating mode between a control mode and a path characteristic measurement mode, includes a control filter that generates a control signal that causes the loudspeaker to output a control sound for reducing noise, based on a detection signal obtained by detecting a first sound including the noise with the microphone, measures a path characteristic including an acoustic characteristic between the loudspeaker and the microphone, and generates the control filter by using a measurement result of the path characteristic and a noise feature signal including a feature of the noise.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a sensor includes a structure body, a first flexible unit, and a first sensing unit. The structure body includes a first portion and a second portion. The second portion is linked to the first portion. The first portion is displaced along a first direction intersecting a direction connecting the first portion and the second portion. The second portion is displaced along a second direction according to the displacement of the first portion. The second direction intersects the first direction. The first flexible unit deforms along the second direction according to the displacement of the second portion along the second direction. The first sensing unit senses the deformation of the first flexible unit.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an acoustic control apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a detection unit, a correction unit, and an output unit. The acquisition unit acquires a first acoustic signal. The detection unit detects an information sound. When the detection unit detects the information sound, the correction unit corrects the first acoustic signal to a second acoustic signal by convoluting the first acoustic signal with a first function. The first function represents an acoustic transfer characteristic from a virtual position to a listening position. The virtual position is located along a first direction from the listening position. The output unit outputs the second acoustic signal.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a detection system detects deterioration of a rope through at least one sheave. The system includes a plurality of sensors and a calculator. The sensors are configured to detect an elastic wave generated from the rope and convert the elastic wave into a detection signal. At least one of the sensors is installed near an end portion of the rope. At least one of the sensors is installed at the sheave. The calculator is configured to calculate a position of the rope where the elastic wave has been generated, based on a propagating speed of the elastic wave, time difference information of a plurality of detected times of the elastic waves detected by the respective sensors, and positional information indicating positions of the respective sensors.
Abstract:
An acoustic inspection apparatus includes a vibration sound source, a microphone group, and a processor. The vibration sound source emits a vibration sound to an inspection target object. The microphone group includes a first microphone arranged near the inspection target object and a second microphone arranged to have an interval with respect to the first microphone. The processor calculates a first impulse response between the first and second microphones, denoises a component corresponding to the vibration sound from the first impulse response, converts, into a frequency characteristic, a second impulse response obtained from the first impulse response, calculates acoustic energy between the first and second microphones based on the frequency characteristic, and determines an abnormal state of the inspection target object based on the acoustic energy.
Abstract:
A reproducing apparatus includes, a first sensor, processing circuitry, an audio reproducing device, and an image reproducing device. The first sensor detects a current location of a user. The processing circuitry acquires a destination, determines a direction of the destination based on the current location, generates a guidance sound image and a guidance image, and determines a first output timing which is an output timing of the guidance sound image and a second output timing which is an output timing of the guidance image. The audio reproducing device reproduces the guidance sound image at the first output timing to guide the user toward the destination. The image reproducing device reproduces the guidance image at the second output timing to guide the user toward the destination.
Abstract:
A sound generating device according to an embodiment includes a sound tube and a sound generator. The sound tube is to be held between a tragus and an antitragus. The sound generator is disposed inside the sound tube.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a pressure sensor includes a base, and a first sensor unit. The first sensor unit includes a first transducer thin film, a first strain sensing device and a second strain sensing device. The first strain sensing device includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a first intermediate layer provided between the first and the second magnetic layers. The second strain sensing device is provided apart from the first strain sensing device on the first membrane surface and provided at a location different from a location of the barycenter, the second strain sensing device including a third magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer, and a second intermediate layer provided between the third and the fourth magnetic layers, the first and the second intermediate layers being nonmagnetic. The first and the second strain sensing devices, and the barycenter are in a straight line.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, a sound absorption device includes: a first plate having a plurality of first holes; a second plate facing the first plate in a first direction; a first frame connecting the first plate and the second plate; and a third plate supported by the first frame so as to vibrate in the first direction within the first frame. A first space is formed in the first frame between the first plate and the third plate. A second space is formed in the first frame between the second plate and the third plate. The third plate includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a higher vibration speed than the first portion.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an acoustic diagnostic apparatus includes an acoustic vibration unit, an acoustic vibration signal generation unit, a sound receiving unit, an impulse response calculation unit, an analysis unit, and a diagnostic unit. The vibration unit applies an acoustic vibration to a diagnosis target. The signal generation unit continuously inputs an acoustic vibration signal to the vibration unit. The receiving unit receives an evaluation target sound from the target, and output a sound reception signal. The calculation unit calculates an impulse response based on the sound reception signal. The analysis unit calculates an acoustic characteristic using the impulse response, and analyzes a state of the target. The diagnostic unit diagnoses the state of the target based on an analysis result of the analysis unit.