Abstract:
An acoustic echo canceller includes an adaptive filter and a double-talk detector. The adaptive filter includes a linear filter and a coefficient calculator. The linear filter has a transfer function that is controlled by a set of variable filter coefficients and that is configured to cancel an estimate of echo in a microphone signal to provide an output signal. The coefficient calculator is configured to update the set of variable filter coefficients based on a variable adaptation rate. The double-talk detector is configured to calculate changes in the energy of the variable filter coefficients (between updates of the coefficients). The acoustic echo canceller is configured to adjust the variable adaptation rate based on whether the energy of the variable filter coefficients is determined to be either oscillating or steadily changing (increasing or decreasing).
Abstract:
A method for operating an active noise reduction system that is designed to reduce the harmonic or sinusoidal noise emanating from a rotating device, where there is an active noise reduction system input signal that is related to the frequency of the noise to be reduced, and where the active noise reduction system comprises one or more adaptive filters that output a generally sinusoidal noise reduction signal that is used to drive one or more transducers with their outputs directed to reduce the noise. Distortions of the noise reduction signal are detected. A distortion is based at least in part on differences between the frequency of the noise reduction signal and the frequency of the harmonic noise. The noise reduction signal is altered based on the detected distortion.
Abstract:
A method of adjusting an ANC system is disclosed in which a microphone is acoustically coupled to a loudspeaker via a secondary path and the loudspeaker is electrically coupled to the microphone via an ANC filter. The method comprises measuring phase characteristics of the secondary path in various modes of operation; determining from the measured phase characteristics a statistical dispersion of the phase characteristics in the various modes of operation; determining from the statistical dispersion a minimum phase margin; adjusting the ANC filter to exhibit in any one of the modes of operation phase characteristics that are equal to or greater than the minimum phase margin; and adjusting the ANC filter to exhibit in any one of the modes of operation amplitude characteristics that are equal to or smaller than a maximum gain margin.
Abstract:
Ein Regelsystem für eine aktive Geräuschunterdrückung umfasst einen Lautsprecher sowie eine Addiereinrichtung, an die der Lautsprecher angeschlossen ist. Eine Vorwärtsregelung sowie eine Rückwärtsregelung umfassen jeweils ein Mikrofon zur Aufnahme von Störgeräuschen beziehungsweise zur Aufnahme eines von dem Lautsprecher abgegebenen Schalls. Regelnetzwerke zur Bildung einer jeweiligen Regelgröße sind mit den entsprechenden Mikrofonen gekoppelt und ausgangsseitig an die Addiereinrichtung angeschlossen. Erfindungsgemäß ist vorgesehen, die Rückwärtsregelung für eine Geräuschunterdrückung basierend auf einem ersten akustischen Verhältnis abzustimmen und die Vorwärtsregelung für eine Geräuschunterdrückung basierend auf einem zweiten akustischen Verhältnis abzustimmen. Das Regelnetzwerk der Rückwärtsregelung ist ausgebildet, die Regelgröße der Vorwärtsregelung wenigstens teilweise zu kompensieren, wenn sich aktuelle akustische Verhältnisse in Richtung des ersten akustischen Verhältnisses ändern.
Abstract:
The invention provides an active noise reducing filter apparatus for actively reducing noise d from at least one primary noise source reference signal x. The apparatus comprises a secondary source signal connector connected to a secondary source generating secondary noise y based on a secondary signal u for reducing said primary noise d. A sensor connector is connected to a sensor for measuring said primary and secondary noise as an error signal e. A reference signal connector receives the reference signal x, and a control filter W receives the reference signal x and calculates a control signal for providing the signal u. An adaptation circuit receives said error signal e and reference signal x and adapts the control filter W. The adaptation circuit adapts the filter W using a representation of said secondary source including a secondary source transfer function G of said secondary source and an additional damping for providing improved stability.
Abstract:
Provided are a rotating device noise control method and a controller. The control method includes: gain an acoustic signal of noise produced by the rotating device and the signal is a feedback from a reference sensor; gain a revolving speed information of the rotating device; according to said revolving speed information, inquire a function mapping table which is produced in advance to gain a transfer function; according to the transfer function and the acoustic signal, produce a sound production order; transmit the sound production order to a secondary sound source production device to cause the secondary sound source production device to send out secondary sound wave. The secondary sound wave is used to suppress the noise produced by the rotating device. The controller includes: a signal gaining module, a revolving speed gaining module, a querying module, a first production module and a transmitting module. It is possible to solve the problem existing in the prior art by using this invention technical solution. The noise reduction purpose is realized truly without influence of target noise intensity produced by the rotating device.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for use in an earphone or headset system, said system comprising at least one sound reproduction transducer (341), at least one microphone (101) arranged to pick up ambient sound signals, and a processor arranged to process at least one of - at least one electronic sound signal obtained by an electronic source input (201) and/or - said ambient sound signals, wherein said method employs an arrangement of said processor to process said signals so that time varying characteristics of one of said signals may modify a processing of an other of said signals prior to reproduction via said sound reproduction transducer (341), characterized in that said processor - determines an estimate of an acoustic transfer function of a leakage path (510) between the environment and an ear cavity of a wearer of said system, - employs said estimate of said acoustic transfer function to estimate a level of ambient sound reaching an eardrum of said wearer of said system, and establishes settings for said processing of said signals on the basis of said estimate of said level of ambient sound reaching said eardrum.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method and a device for actively reducing the level of a primary field of sound or vibration in a space (2). Control sensors (7) sense a parameter related to said level. Actuators (6) produce a secondary field of sound or vibration interfering with said primary field. A first transfer function matrix defines for each control sensor the level of the parameter caused by the actuator excitation. Monitor sensors (16) sense said parameter related to the level of the primary field. A second transfer matrix defines for each monitor sensor (16) the level caused by actuator excitation. A control unit (10) controls the actuators (6) by the relation between the first transfer matrix and the second transfer matrix, the control sensors (7) and the monitor sensors (16), and a residual vector of the actual level of the control sensors.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for active noise cancellation are provided. An example method includes receiving at least two reference signals associated with at least two reference positions. Each of the at least two reference signals includes at least one captured acoustic sound representing an unwanted noise. The reference signals are filtered by individual filters to obtain filtered signals. The filtered signals are combined to obtain a feedforward signal. The feedforward signal is played back to reduce the unwanted noise at a pre-determined space location. The individual filters are determined based on linear combinations of at least two transfer functions. Each of the at least two transfer functions is associated with one of the reference positions. In certain embodiments, the at least two reference signals are captured by at least two feedforward microphones.