Portable apparatus for measuring acoustic impedance at the surface of curved sound absorber
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1. An acoustic measurement system for determining the acoustic impedance of sound absorbing panels having a curved surface area comprising:
- a flexible skirt member having a curved surface area, said flexible skirt member including a plurality of members for retaining said flexible skirt member spaced equidistantly from said sound absorbing panel;
means coupled to the region between the curved surface area of said flexible skirt member and the curved surface area of said sound absorbing panel for providing radial propagation of sound through said region;
a plurality of sound receiving transducers distributed over said flexible skirt member and the curved surface area of said sound absorbing panel; and
,said processing means coupled to said plurality of said receiving transducers for providing a signal representative of the impedance of said sound absorbing panel.
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Abstract
The apparatus consists of a circular, flexible disc held at a constant distance from a curved absorbing surface by pins or flexible ribs. Sound from a loudspeaker is fed to the center of the disc and allowed to propagate radially in the space between disc and absorber. Radial arrays of microphones on the disc surface sense sound pressure amplitude and phase, from which impedance is calculated.
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1. An acoustic measurement system for determining the acoustic impedance of sound absorbing panels having a curved surface area comprising:
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a flexible skirt member having a curved surface area, said flexible skirt member including a plurality of members for retaining said flexible skirt member spaced equidistantly from said sound absorbing panel; means coupled to the region between the curved surface area of said flexible skirt member and the curved surface area of said sound absorbing panel for providing radial propagation of sound through said region; a plurality of sound receiving transducers distributed over said flexible skirt member and the curved surface area of said sound absorbing panel; and
,said processing means coupled to said plurality of said receiving transducers for providing a signal representative of the impedance of said sound absorbing panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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Current AssigneeThe Boeing Co.
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Original AssigneeThe Boeing Co.
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InventorsAndersson, Anders O., Purves, Robert B.
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Primary Examiner(s)Kreitman, Stephen A.
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Application NumberUS06/106,992Time in Patent Office720 DaysField of Search73/589, 73/584, 73/583, 73/579, 73/574, 181/286US Class Current73/589CPC Class CodesG01H 15/00 Measuring mechanical or aco...G01N 29/09 by measuring mechanical or ...
