Acoustofluidic device configured for allowing resonance frequency tracking and methods therefor

    公开(公告)号:US12115533B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US18520160

    申请日:2023-11-27

    申请人: ACOUSORT AB

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00 G10K11/04

    摘要: An acoustofluidic device includes a substrate and an ultrasound transducer contacting the substrate. The substrate and the transducer combined have a set of acoustic natural system resonances determined by the material and the dimensions of the substrate and the transducer. Each system resonance has a resonance frequency and a resonance quality factor. A microfluidic cavity is provided in the substrate to contain a fluid, the cavity having a set of acoustic natural cavity resonances, each having a resonance frequency and a resonance quality factor, determined by the dimensions of the cavity and the speed of sound in a fluid to be contained in the cavity. The material and the dimensions of the substrate and the transducer are selected so that at least one individual cavity resonance has a resonance frequency corresponding to the frequency of a minimum in an impedance spectrum of the transducer.

    ACOUSTOFLUIDIC DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR ALLOWING RESONANCE FREQUENCY TRACKING AND METHODS THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240100521A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18520160

    申请日:2023-11-27

    申请人: ACOUSORT AB

    IPC分类号: B01L3/00 G10K11/04

    摘要: An acoustofluidic device is provided comprising a) a substrate, and b) an ultrasound transducer attached to, or in contact with, the substrate. The substrate and the ultrasound transducer combined have a first set of acoustic natural system resonances determined by the material and the dimensions of the substrate and ultrasound transducer. Each system resonance comprises a resonance frequency and a resonance quality factor. The device further comprises c) a microfluidic cavity provided in the substrate and containing a fluid, the cavity having a second set of acoustic natural cavity resonances, each having a resonance frequency and a resonance quality factor, determined by the dimensions of the cavity and the speed of sound in the fluid. The material and the dimensions of the substrate and ultrasound transducer are selected so that at least one individual cavity resonance has a resonance frequency corresponding to the frequency of a minimum in an impedance spectrum of the ultrasound transducer. Method of producing the acoustofluidic device, as well as method of tracking a resonance frequency and performing an acoustofluidic operation are also provided.

    ECHO CANCELLER WITH VARIABLE STEP-SIZE CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20220310106A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17645400

    申请日:2021-12-21

    摘要: An acoustic echo canceller (AEC) uses a simulated echo from an adaptive filter to cancel an actual echo from a real environment. The echo cancellation is optimal when the adaptive filter response accurately matches the environment response. This can be achieved by changing coefficients of the filter in a step-wise fashion until the filter is converged on a configuration that provides optimal results. The convergence of the filter can be negatively affected by interference due to a double talk event or by an event in which the environment is changed. The disclosed AEC is configured to respond to these disruptive events by adjusting a step-size of the adaptive algorithm used to change the coefficients.

    Systems and Methods for Tuning Propeller Noise

    公开(公告)号:US20200335077A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16892540

    申请日:2020-06-04

    申请人: Wing Aviation LLC

    发明人: Daniel Ratner

    IPC分类号: G10K11/04 B64C39/02 B64C11/00

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for controlling and/or augmenting acoustic sounds emitted from flight vehicles, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). For example, while in flight, a UAV may emit a characteristic sound or tone (or a plurality of such tones), which may be a result of propeller and/or motor noise. To mitigate such noise from UAVs, disclosed embodiments may include acoustic resonators that may provide additional tones to complement the sounds or tones emitted from the UAV. Namely, the acoustic resonators may be shaped, adjusted, or otherwise controlled to emit additional tones that form pleasing intervals in combination with the characteristic tone(s) from the UAV.

    Adjustable sound distribution system and a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10197022B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-05

    申请号:US15378201

    申请日:2016-12-14

    IPC分类号: F02M35/12 G10K11/04 G10K11/22

    摘要: A vehicle and an adjustable sound distribution system that includes an engine operable to produce a pulsation and a sound assembly coupled to the engine. The sound assembly is disposed upstream from the engine. The sound assembly is configured to generate sound from the pulsation. The sound assembly includes a housing defining a cavity configured to resonate the sound that exits the sound assembly. The sound assembly also includes a first member movable to change a frequency of the sound that exits the sound assembly.

    Resonator structure with enhanced reflection of shear and longitudinal modes of acoustic vibrations

    公开(公告)号:US10193524B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15297508

    申请日:2016-10-19

    申请人: Qorvo US, Inc.

    摘要: A solidly mounted resonator structure includes an multi-layer acoustic reflector structure and a piezoelectric material layer arranged between the first and second electrode structures to form an active region, with the acoustic reflector structure providing enhanced reflection of shear and longitudinal modes of acoustic vibrations. The solidly mounted resonator structure is configured for transduction of an acoustic wave including a longitudinal component and a shear component. The acoustic reflector structure includes multiple sequentially arranged differential acoustic impedance layer units each including a low acoustic impedance material layer in contact with a high acoustic impedance material layer. A frequency corresponding to a minimum transmissivity of a second harmonic resonance of a longitudinal response is substantially matched to a frequency corresponding to a minimum transmissivity of a third harmonic resonance of a shear response.

    STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING RESONATORS TO DUCT
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170284349A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-05

    申请号:US15459238

    申请日:2017-03-15

    IPC分类号: F02M35/12 G10K11/04

    摘要: In a structure for mounting resonators to a duct, the duct including openings is provided with a plurality of duct-side mounting pieces, and the resonators formed separately from the duct and including communication ports coupled to the openings are provided with a plurality of resonator-side mounting pieces that are mounted to the duct-side mounting pieces. Coupling portions of the duct and the resonators are configured to ensure turning the resonators when the resonators are mounted to the duct. On the plurality of duct-side mounting pieces disposed with intervals in a peripheral direction of the coupling portions, mounting surfaces are formed to be opposed to turning directions of the resonators when mounting the resonators to the duct, the resonator-side mounting pieces being abutted against and mounted to the mounting surfaces. Accordingly, it is possible to turn the resonators when mounting them to the duct and improve attachment work.