Abstract:
A personal security alarm in the form of a wearable case containing a sonic alarm transducer, a capacitor power supply, and a manually operable trigger for completing an electrical circuit between the power supply and the alarm transducer to operate the transducer by discharging the power supply. An oscillator is electrically connected between the power supply and the alarm transducer when the trigger operates, to output a variable frequency signal. An amplifier electrically connected between the oscillator and the alarm transducer amplifies the tone signal and drives the alarm transducer with the amplified signal. The oscillator can be programmed with a predefined variable frequency signal. A charger can be coupled through the case to charge the capacitor power supply without removing the power supply from the case. If the alarm is triggered, a catch mechanism must be released to deactivate the sonic alarm prior to completion of a preset interval, thus thwarting potential deactivation of the alarm, should an attacker seize control of it.
Abstract:
A sounder assembly comprising a housing, means for providing a sounder plate; a base for attaching the sounder assembly to a support surface such as a ceiling or wall, and an electrical sounder mounted generally within the housing, the arrangement being such that, in use, the sounder plate is spaced from the housing and is located between the housing and the support surface, with the sounder facing the sounder plate such that sound is generated towards the sounder plate and is directed away from the housing so that the sound emerges generally laterally of the sounder plate, and wherein the centre of the sounder is displaced from the centre of the sounder housing.
Abstract:
Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (PMUTs) exploiting microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) support monolithic integration with silicon based CMOS electronic thereby leveraging the cost benefits of large wafer automated silicon processing. However, nonlinear behaviour in MEMS resonators compromises their performance in some applications whilst being desired in other applications. Accordingly, the inventors have established techniques for the characterisation of the nonlinear behaviour allowing designers to tailor the design and manufacturing of the MEMS resonators to particular applications. Further, there are provided drive schemes for these MEMS resonators for improved performance with respect to the generation of pulses from such MEMS resonators.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Kraftfahrzeug, aufweisend eine Akustikeinrichtung zum Erzeugen und zum Erfassen von Hörschall, wobei die Akustikeinrichtung ein Fahrzeugteil mit einem Schwingungsbereich und einen daran angeordneten Aktor zum Anregen und Detektieren von Schwingungen des Fahrzeugteils in dem Schwingungsbereich umfasst, der im Vergleich zu einem angrenzenden Bereich des Fahrzeugteils modifiziert ist und dadurch eine größere Empfindlichkeit für Anregungen im Frequenzbereich des Hörschalls aufweist.
Abstract:
A sound generating system (200) for a vehicle (A) comprises: an electro-acoustic transducer (B) suitable for generating a sound in response to an electrical input signal, a digital signal processor (DSP) (102) electrically connected to the electro-acoustic transducer (B) to control the electro-acoustic transducer (B) in such a way to emit a sound similar to the sound generated by the exhaust emissions of an internal combustion engine and a first acoustic wave-guide (C) and a second acoustic wave-guide (D) are coupled with the electro-acoustic transducer (B) to emit the sound inside and outside the vehicle.
Abstract:
A vehicle computing system may implement techniques to dynamically adjust a volume and/or frequency of a sound emitted from a vehicle to warn an object ( e.g ., dynamic object) of a potential conflict with the vehicle. The techniques may include determining a baseline noise level and/or frequencies proximate to the object. The baseline noise level and/or frequencies may be determined based on an identification of one or more noise generating objects in the environment. The vehicle computing system may determine the volume and/or a frequency of the sound based in part on the baseline noise level and/or frequencies, an urgency of the warning, a probability of conflict between the vehicle and the object, a speed of the object, etc.