Real-time noise source visualizing system using acoustic mirror

• US 20020059832A1
• Filed: 11/20/2001
• Published: 05/23/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Lee, Myung-Han
• Granted Patent: US 6,550,332 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/586
• CPC Class Codes: G01H 3/12 by electric means G01H3/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/28 using reflection, e.g. parabolic reflectors

Abstract

Disclosed is a noise source visualizing system used in a wind tunnel test to measure generated sounds, the system comprising an acoustic mirror for converging sound waves of sounds generated on a surface of a vehicle during a wind tunnel test; a microphone measuring the converged sound waves; an image-photographing unit photographing locations on the vehicle at which the sounds are generated; a first display unit displaying the sounds measured by the microphone as colors that vary according to characteristics of the sounds; a movable traverse to which the acoustic mirror is connected for enabling the acoustic mirror to collect the sounds; a workstation for analyzing the converged sound waves measured by the microphone, the images photographed by the image-photographing unit, and the signals displayed through first display unit; and a second display unit overlapping then displaying image signals photographed by the image-photographing unit and the colors displayed on the first display unit.

Claims

1. A noise source visualizing system used in a wind tunnel test to measure generated sounds, the system comprising:

an acoustic mirror for converging sound waves of sounds generated on a surface of a vehicle during a wind tunnel test;

a microphone mounted at a position where the sound waves are converged by the acoustic mirror, the microphone measuring the converged sound waves;

an image-photographing unit mounted to one side of the microphone and which photographs locations on the vehicle at which the sounds are generated;

a first display unit mounted to a distal end of the image-photographing unit, and which performs display of the sounds measured by the microphone as colors that vary according to characteristics of the sounds;

a traverse to which the acoustic mirror is connected and which is mounted near a side of the vehicle, and which is able to move up and down and along a length of the vehicle to positions for enabling the acoustic mirror to collect the sounds;

a workstation for analyzing the converged sound waves measured by the microphone, the images photographed by the image-photographing unit, and the signals displayed through the first display unit; and

a second display unit overlapping then displaying image signals photographed by the image-photographing unit and the colors displayed on the first display unit.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a voltage amplifier for amplifying a voltage measured by the microphone to enable the voltage to be separated into colors at the first display unit.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the colors in a screen of the first display unit vary according to a voltage measured and amplified in real-time, and in the case where the voltage is low, the first display unit displays a bluish tint, and if the voltage is high, the first display unit 60 displays a reddish tint such that if a blue color is displayed, the sound level is interpreted to be low, and when a red color is displayed, it is determined that the sound level is high.