Control and protection of loudspeakers
First Claim
1. An active loudspeaker comprising:
- a movable membrane configured for production of an audible sound wave;
an enclosure with one or more walls coupled to the movable membrane so as to form a cavity within the enclosure;
a plurality of optical sensors, each being optically coupled to the movable membrane configured to measure one or more states associated with a movement of the movable membrane to produce an optical sensory feedback signal, the plurality of optical sensors comprising an emitter and a detector, both of which are optically coupled to the movable membrane; and
a microcircuit electrically coupled to the plurality of optical sensors and the movable membrane, coupled to and/or embedded within one of the one or more walls of the enclosure, and configured to receive the optical sensory feedback signal and to drive the movement of the movable membrane,wherein the microcircuit is further configured to compare a plurality of optical feedback signals to determine a presence of a rocking vibration mode of the movable membrane and to reduce a movement of the movable membrane upon detection of the presence of the rocking vibration mode.
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Abstract
A nonlinear control system and a loudspeaker protection system. In particular, a nonlinear control system including a controller, an audio system, and a model is disclosed. The controller is configured to accept one or more input signals, and one or more estimated states produced by the model to produce one or more control signals. The audio system includes one or more transducers configured to accept the control signals to produce a rendered audio stream therefrom. An active loudspeaker with an integrated amplifier is disclosed. A loudspeaker protection system and a quality control system are disclosed. More particularly, a system for clamping the input to a loudspeaker dependent upon a bank of representative models is disclosed.
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13 Claims
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1. An active loudspeaker comprising:
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a movable membrane configured for production of an audible sound wave; an enclosure with one or more walls coupled to the movable membrane so as to form a cavity within the enclosure; a plurality of optical sensors, each being optically coupled to the movable membrane configured to measure one or more states associated with a movement of the movable membrane to produce an optical sensory feedback signal, the plurality of optical sensors comprising an emitter and a detector, both of which are optically coupled to the movable membrane; and a microcircuit electrically coupled to the plurality of optical sensors and the movable membrane, coupled to and/or embedded within one of the one or more walls of the enclosure, and configured to receive the optical sensory feedback signal and to drive the movement of the movable membrane, wherein the microcircuit is further configured to compare a plurality of optical feedback signals to determine a presence of a rocking vibration mode of the movable membrane and to reduce a movement of the movable membrane upon detection of the presence of the rocking vibration mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An active loudspeaker, comprising:
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a housing; a membrane actuator, located within the housing, configured for production of an audible sound wave; and a plurality of optical sensors located within the housing, each being configured to produce a respective optical feedback signal, wherein the plurality of optical sensors comprise; an optical source, for directing radiation towards the membrane actuator; and an optical detector, configured to detect optical radiation from the direction of the membrane actuator, wherein the active loudspeaker further comprises a control circuit for determining movement of the membrane actuator from the detected optical radiation, and configured to compare a plurality of the optical feedback signals to determine presence of a rocking vibration mode of the membrane actuator and to reduce a movement of the membrane actuator upon detection of the presence of the rocking vibration mode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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