Abstract:
An active force cancellation system adapted to contain vibrations in flexible structures which utilizes co-located vibration sensors (5) and counter-vibration devices (4) to offset linear disturbances without setting off sub-structure vibrations.
Abstract:
A hydraulic powered low-damped loudspeaker including a hydraulic cylinder (21) attached to the cone (22) of a speaker which can be used in a bandpass loudspeaker.
Abstract:
A simple, low cost active noise cancellation system employing a delay and actuator estimator (35), a gain determination (34), a gain (33) and speaker (36) that cancels stationary random noise such as that encountered on a rangehood fan.
Abstract:
An active plus selective headset system for provision of active attenuation of broadband noise as well as speech filtering comprising a headset (11) with reference microphones (14), residual microphones (13) and speakers (12) on each of a pair of open backed muffs (21, 22) and a controller (20).
Abstract:
This invention relates to control systems for the control of noise and vibration. Resonators (3) with adjustable properties are used in conjunction with an electronic control system (7) to change the noise or vibration in a structure (1). The invention relates particularly to the control of quasi-periodic noise or vibration comprising one or more harmonics by using one or more adaptive resonators (3).
Abstract:
An active vibration control system having at least two input sensors generating first signals representative of a primary vibration field, a plurality of actuators driven by second signals and producing a secondary vibration field, monitoring sensors responsive to both the primary and secondary vibration fields and producing third signals, and a controller having one output waveform generator for each second signal and responsive to the first signals to generate respective second signals so that vibration is reduced in a chosen region excited by both the primary and secondary fields, the controller being adaptive to adjust the waveform generator outputs to maintain the reduced vibration in this region.
Abstract:
An active-controlled vibrating mount (142) permits static forces from a machine (23) to support while decoupling the transmission of dynamic vibrational forces. The mount provides a reduction of force losses from a first generating area (152) to a second force applying area (130, 132) to actively control vibrations of a vibrating element (23). These force losses are minimized due to minimization of the mass and velocity of fluid pumped by pumping the fluid through the short large cross-sectional area passageways (144, 146). The device provides for proper channeling of the forces to the vibrating element (23) in a uniaxial direction (x) and constrains the application of forces in non-working directions.
Abstract:
An in-wire active cancelling system for cancelling undesirable repetitive signal components from a primary electronics signal comprising desired intelligent signal components and undesirable repetitive signal components. The primary electronic signal (101) is fed as an input to an electronic mixer (106). A second input of the electronic mixer (106) receives a repetitive cancelling signal generated by an active cancellation controller (103) to cancel the undesirable repetitive signal component from the primary signal (10) without interfering with passage of the primary signal intelligent signal components.
Abstract:
An active noise attenuation system (10) for patients undergoing diagnosis in equipment (1) which inherently produces undesirable sounds senses the noise experienced by the patient (P) and supplies a cancelling sound wave pattern to attenuate the noise experienced by the patient (P).
Abstract:
An electroacoustic transducer comprises first and second panels (18A, 18B) each of which can be vibrated to generate sound, a frame (10) for mounting the panels, and first and second seals (20A, B) arranged between the frame and the edges of the panels for holding the panels in the frame, substantially isolating the frame acoustically from the edges of the panel, and substantially sealing the frame to the edges of the panel. One or more actuators (22), such as piezoelectric elements, are provided for receiving a driving signal and vibrating in response thereto, and the actuators are mechanically and acoustically coupled to the first panel at one or more locations remote from the edges of the first panel so that the first panel vibrates in response to vibration of the actuators. The second panel is mechanically and acoustically coupled to the first panel and/or to the actuators at one or more locations remote from the edges of the second panel so that the second panel also vibrates in response to vibration of the actuator means. The acoustic properties of the panels, the seals, the actuators and the couplings can be chosen to obtain a required frequency response from the transducer. Different embodiments are described in which the panels are driven in phase, in anti-phase, and in a more complex manner.