Active attenuation system with increased dynamic range
First Claim
1. In an acoustic system having an input for receiving an input acoustic wave and an output for radiating an out put acoustic wave, an active attenuation method for attenuating undesirable said output acoustic wave by introducing a cancelling acoutic wave from an output transducer, comprising:
- sensing said input acoustic wave with an input transducer and providing an input signal;
sensing the combined said output acoustic wave and said cancelling acoustic wave from said output transducer with an error transducer and providing an error signal;
modeling said acoustic system with an adaptive filter model having a model input trom said input transducer and an error input from said error transducer and outputting a correction signal to said outpt transducer to introduce the cancelling acoustic wave such that said error signal approaches a given value;
increasing the dynamic range of said modeling by adjusting the amplitude of said input signal at said model input;
providing amplifier means at said model input for amplifying said input signal, providing means responsive to the amplitude of said input signal and controlling amplification by said amplifier means to calibrate said input signal;
providing an analog said input signal from said input transducer;
converting said analog input signal to a digital input signal with an analog to digital converter for input to said model;
providing a digital to analog converter having a digital input from said digital input a signal;
operating said digital to analog converter in an analog to analog mode with an analog input from said input transducer and with an analog output to said analog to digital converter.
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Abstract
An active acoustic attenuation system is provided that increases dynamic range by adjusting the amplitude of the input signal and the error signal at respective model and error inputs (42, 44) and providing automatic self-calibration. Input and error transducers (10, 16) provide analog input and error signals which are converted by an analog to digital converter (164, 170) to digital input and error signals for input to the model (40). Digital to analog converters (176) have digital inputs from respective digital input and error signals and operate in an analog to analog mode with analog inputs from respective input and error transducers (10, 16) and analog outputs to the analog to digital converter (164, 170). Dynamic range is also increased by adjusting the amplitude of the correction signal to the output transducer (14).
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22 Claims
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1. In an acoustic system having an input for receiving an input acoustic wave and an output for radiating an out put acoustic wave, an active attenuation method for attenuating undesirable said output acoustic wave by introducing a cancelling acoutic wave from an output transducer, comprising:
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sensing said input acoustic wave with an input transducer and providing an input signal; sensing the combined said output acoustic wave and said cancelling acoustic wave from said output transducer with an error transducer and providing an error signal; modeling said acoustic system with an adaptive filter model having a model input trom said input transducer and an error input from said error transducer and outputting a correction signal to said outpt transducer to introduce the cancelling acoustic wave such that said error signal approaches a given value; increasing the dynamic range of said modeling by adjusting the amplitude of said input signal at said model input; providing amplifier means at said model input for amplifying said input signal, providing means responsive to the amplitude of said input signal and controlling amplification by said amplifier means to calibrate said input signal; providing an analog said input signal from said input transducer; converting said analog input signal to a digital input signal with an analog to digital converter for input to said model; providing a digital to analog converter having a digital input from said digital input a signal; operating said digital to analog converter in an analog to analog mode with an analog input from said input transducer and with an analog output to said analog to digital converter. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. In an acoustic system having an input for receiving an input acoustic wave and an output for radiating an output acoustic wave, active attenuation apparatus for attenuating undesirable said output acoustic wave by introducing a cancelling acoustic wave from an output transducer, comprising:
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an input transducer sensing said input acoustic wave and providing an input signal; an error transducer sensing the combined said output acoustic wave and said cancelling acoustic wave from said output transducer and providing an error signal; an adaptive filter model adaptively modeling said acoustic system on-line and having a model input from said input transducer and an error input from said error transducer and outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the cancelling acoustic wave such that said error signal approaches a given value; means for increasing the dynamic range of said system comprising calibration means for adjusting the amplitude of said correction signal; wherein said calibration means comprises digital to analog converter means operated in an analog to analog mode having an analog input from said correction signal and an analog output to said output transducer. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. In an acoustic system having an input for receiving an input acoustic ware and an output for radiating anoutput acoustic wave, an active attenuation method for attenuating undesirable said output acoustic wave by introducing a cancelling acoustic wave from an output transducer, comprising:
sensing said input acoustic wave with an input transducer and providing an input signal; - View Dependent Claims (7, 9, 11)
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6. sensing the combined said output acoustic wave and said cancelling acoustic wave from said output transducer with an error transducer and providing an error signal;
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modeling said acoustic system with an adaptive filter model having a model input from said input transducer and an error input from said error transducer and outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the cancelling acoustic wave such that said error signal approaches a given value; increasing the dynamic range of said modeling by adjusting the amplitude of said input signal at said model input; also increasing said dynamic range of said modeling by adjusting the amplitude of said error signal at said error input to said model. - View Dependent Claims (8, 10)
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12. In an acoustic system having an input for receiving an input acoustic wave and an output for ratiating an output acoustic wave, an active attenuation method for attenuating undesirable said output acoustic wave by introducing a cancelling acoustic wave from an output transducer, comprising:
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sensing said input acoustic wave with an input transducer and providing an input signal; sensing the combined said output acoustic wave and said cancelling acoustic save from said output transducer with an error transducer and providing an error signal; modeling said acoustic system with an adaptive filter model having a model input from said input transducer and an error input from said error transducer and outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the cancelling acoustic wave such that said error signal approaches a given value; increasing the dynamic range of said system by adjusting the amplitude of said correction signal; providing a digital to analog converter and operating it in an analog to analog mode with an analog input from said correction signal and an analog output to said output transducer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 18, 20, 22)
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13. In an acoustic system having an input for receiving an input acoustic wave and an output for radiating an output acoustic wave, active attenuation apparatus for attenuating undesirable said output acoustic wave by introducing a cancelling acoustic wave from an output transducer, comprising:
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an input transducer sensing said input acoustic wave and providing an input signal; an error transducer sensing the combined said output acoustic wave and said cancelling acoustic wave from said output transducer and providing an error signal; an adaptive filter model adaptively modeling said acoustic system on-line and having a model input from said input transducer and an error input from said error transducer and outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the cancelling acoustic wave such that said error signal approaches a given value; means for increasing the dynamic range of said model comprising means for sensing the amplitude of said input signal and calibration means responsive thereto for adjusting the amplitude of said input signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 19, 21)
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