Active acoustic control system matching model reference

• US 5,386,477 A
• Filed: 02/11/1993
• Issued: 01/31/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Digisonix Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Digisonix Incorporated
• Inventors: Allie, Mark C., Popovich, Steven R., Laak, Trevor A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Isen, Forester W.
• Application Number:
  US08/016,694
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 381/71, 381/94
• US Class Current: 381/71.11
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17813 characterised by the analysis of the acoustic paths, e.g. estimating, calibrating or testing of transfer functions or cross-terms
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17823 Reference signals, e.g. ambient acoustic environment
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17854 the filter being an adaptive filter
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17861 using additional means for damping sound, e.g. using sound absorbing panels
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17879 using both a reference signal and an error signal
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17881 the reference signal being an acoustic signal, e.g. recorded with a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17885 additionally using a desired external signal, e.g. pass-through audio such as music or speech
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/129 Vibration, e.g. instead of, or in addition to, acoustic noise
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/30232 Transfer functions, e.g. impulse response
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/3035 Models, e.g. of the acoustic system
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/3049 Random noise used, e.g. in model identification

Abstract

An acoustic system (20) includes a model reference (22) having a selectably programmable response, and an active model (24) including in combination an acoustic path (26) and an adaptive filter (28) such that the combination of the acoustic path (26) and the adaptive filter (28) adaptively models the model reference (22) such that the combined response of the acoustic path (26) and the adaptive filter (28) provides an active model response matching the response of the model reference (22).

Claims

1. An active acoustic system comprising:

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination an acoustic path and an adaptive filter coupled in antiparallel feedback relation wherein the input of said adaptive filter receives the output of said acoustic path, and the output of said adaptive filter is supplied to the input of said acoustic path, such that the output of said acoustic path is fed back through said adaptive filter to the input of said acoustic path, and such that the combination of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference.

2. The invention according to claim 1 comprising:

a first transducer introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path;

a second transducer sensing the response of said acoustic path;

a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

said adaptive filter having a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer.

3. The invention according to claim 2 comprising an auxiliary noise source introducing auxiliary noise to said active model.

4. The invention according to claim 3 wherein said acoustic path is subject to external disturbances, and said auxiliary noise is random and uncorrelated to said external disturbances.

6. The invention according to claim 3 comprising a second summer summing the output of said adaptive filter and said auxiliary noise from said auxiliary noise source, and providing the resultant sum to said first transducer.

7. The invention according to claim 6 wherein the input to said adaptive filter input is also provided as the output of said active model to said first mentioned summer.

8. The invention according to claim 3 comprising a second adaptive filter having a filter input receiving said auxiliary noise, a copy of said second adaptive filter in said first mentioned adaptive filter, a second summer summing the output of said second adaptive filter and the output of said second transducer and supplying the resultant sum as an error input to said second adaptive filter.

9. The invention according to claim 8 comprising:

a third summer summing auxiliary noise from said auxiliary noise source and the output of said first adaptive filter and supplying the resultant sum to said first transducer;

wherein said first adaptive filter comprises first and second algorithm filters each having an error input from the output of said first mentioned summer;

a fourth summer summing the outputs of said first and second algorithm filters and supplying the resultant sum as an input to said third summer for summing with said auxiliary noise;

a first copy of said second adaptive filter having an input from said second transducer;

a second copy of said second adaptive filter having an input from the output of said fourth summer;

a first multiplier multiplying the output of said first copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said first algorithm filter;

a second multiplier multiplying the output of said second copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said second algorithm filter.

10. The invention according to claim 2 comprising a second adaptive filter having a filter input from an input to said active model, and a second summer summing the output of said second adaptive filter and the output of said second transducer and supplying the resultant sum as an error input to said second adaptive filter.

5. An active acoustic system comprising:

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combination of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

a first transducer introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path;

a second transducer sensing the response of said acoustic path;

a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

said adaptive filter having a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer;

an auxiliary noise source introducing auxiliary noise to said active model, wherein said acoustic path is subject to external disturbances, and said auxiliary noise is random and uncorrelated to said external disturbances, and wherein said auxiliary random noise is filtered by a shaping bandpass filter to provide a tightness of fit of said active model and said model reference as a function of frequency.

11. An active acoustic system comprising:

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combination of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

a first transducer introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path;

a second transducer sensing the response of said acoustic path;

a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

said adaptive filter having a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer;

a second filter modeling the quotient of said model reference and said active model to improve matching thereof.

12. The invention according to claim 11 wherein said second filter is adaptive and has a filter input from the output of said acoustic path, a filter output to said summer, and an error input from the output of said summer.

13. The invention according to claim 11 wherein said second adaptive filter has a filter input receiving input noise, a filter output to the input of said acoustic path, and an error input from the output of said summer.

14. The invention according to claim 13 comprising:

a third adaptive filter having a filter input from the output of said second adaptive filter;

a second summer summing the output of said third adaptive filter and the output of said second transducer and supplying the resultant sum as an error input to said third adaptive filter;

a copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the input to said second adaptive filter;

a multiplier multiplying the output of said copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said second adaptive filter.

15. An active acoustic system comprising:

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combination of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

a first transducer introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path;

a second transducer sensing the response of said acoustic path;

a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

said adaptive filter having a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer;

a second filter modeling the quotient of said active model and said model reference to improve matching thereof.

16. The invention according to claim 15 wherein said second filter is adaptive and has a filter input from the output of said model reference, a filter output to said summer, and an error input from the output of said summer.

17. The invention according to claim 15 wherein said second adaptive filter has a filter input receiving input noise, a filter output to the input of said model reference, and an error input from the output of said summer.

18. The invention according to claim 17 comprising:

a copy of said model reference having an input from the input to said second adaptive filter;

a multiplier multiplying the output of said copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said second adaptive filter.

19. An active acoustic system comprising:

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combination of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

a first transducer introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path;

a second transducer sensing the response of said acoustic path;

a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

said adaptive filter having a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer;

a second filter modeling the quotient of said model reference and said active model, and a third filter modeling the quotient of said active model and said model reference, to improve the matching of active model response to the response of said model reference.

20. The invention according to claim 19 wherein:

said second filter is adaptive and has a filter input from the output of said acoustic path, a filter output to said summer, and an error input from the output of said summer;

said third filter is adaptive and has a filter input from the output of said model reference, a filter output to said summer, and an error input from the output of said summer.

21. The invention according to claim 19 wherein:

said second filter is adaptive and has a filter input from the output of said acoustic path, a filter output to said summer, and an error input from the output of said summer;

said third filter is adaptive and has a filter input receiving input noise, a filter output to the input of said model reference, and an error input from the output of said summer.

22. The invention according to claim 19 wherein:

said second filter is adaptive and has a filter input receiving input noise, a filter output to the input of said acoustic path, and an error input from the output of said summer;

said third filter is adaptive and has a filter input from the output of said model reference, a filter output to said summer, and an error input from the output of said summer.

23. The invention according to claim 19 wherein:

said second filter is adaptive and has a filter input receiving input noise, a filter output to the input of said acoustic path, and an error input from the output of said summer;

said third filter is adaptive and has a filter input receiving input noise, a filter output to the input of said model reference, and an error input from the output of said summer.

24. An active acoustic attenuation system comprising:

an output transducer introducing a canceling acoustic wave to attenuate an input acoustic wave and yield an attenuated output acoustic wave;

an error transducer sensing said output acoustic wave;

a first adaptive filter outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the canceling acoustic wave;

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination the acoustic path between said output transducer and said error transducer and a second adaptive filter coupled in antiparallel feedback relation wherein the input of said second adaptive filter receives the output of said acoustic path, and the output of said second adaptive filter is supplied to the input of said acoustic path, such that the output of said acoustic path is fed back through said second adaptive filter to the input of said acoustic path, and such that the combination of said acoustic path and said second adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said second adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference.

25. The invention according to claim 24 comprising a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal, and wherein said second adaptive filter has a filter input from said error transducer, a filter output to said output transducer, and an error input from the output of said summer.

26. The invention according to claim 25 comprising a second summer summing the outputs of said first and second adaptive filters and supplying the resultant sum to said output transducer, and wherein said first adaptive filter has an error input from said first summer.

27. The invention according to claim 26 comprising:

an auxiliary noise source introducing auxiliary noise to said model reference and to said active model;

a third adaptive filter having a filter input receiving said auxiliary noise;

a third summer summing the output of said third adaptive filter and the output of said error transducer and supplying the resultant sum as an error input to said third adaptive filter.

28. An active acoustic attenuation system comprising:

an output transducer introducing a canceling acoustic wave to attenuate an input acoustic wave and yield an attenuated output acoustic wave;

an error transducer sensing said output acoustic wave;

a first adaptive filter outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the canceling acoustic wave;

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination the acoustic path between said output transducer and said error transducer and a second adaptive filter such that the combination of said acoustic path and said second adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said second adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

a summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal, and wherein said second adaptive filter has a filter input from said error transducer, a filter output to said output transducer, and an error input from the output of said summer;

a second summer summing the outputs of said first and second adaptive filters and supplying the resultant sum to said output transducer, and wherein said first adaptive filter has an error input from said first summer;

an auxiliary noise source introducing auxiliary noise to said model reference and to said active model;

a third adaptive filter having a filter input receiving said auxiliary noise;

a third summer summing the output of said third adaptive filter and the output of said error transducer and supplying the resultant sum as an error input to said third adaptive filter,

wherein said second adaptive filter comprises first and second algorithm filters each having an error input from the output of said first summer, and comprising;

a fourth summer summing the outputs of said first and second algorithm filters and supplying the resultant sum as an input to said second summer;

a first copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from said error transducer;

a second copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the output of said fourth summer;

a first multiplier multiplying the output of said first copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said first algorithm filter;

a second multiplier multiplying the output of said second copy with said output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said second algorithm filter.

29. The invention according to claim 28 comprising:

a third copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the input to said first adaptive filter;

a third multiplier multiplying the output of said third copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said first adaptive filter.

30. The invention according to claim 29 comprising:

a fourth copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the output of said first adaptive filter;

a fifth summer summing the output of said fourth copy and the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant sum as an input to said first adaptive filter.

31. The invention according to claim 28 wherein said first adaptive filter comprises third and fourth algorithm filters, and comprising:

a fifth summer summing the outputs of said third and fourth algorithm filters;

a sixth summer summing said auxiliary noise and the output of said fifth summer and supplying the resultant sum to said second summer;

a third copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the input to said third algorithm filter;

a fourth copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the output of said fifth summer;

a third multiplier multiplying the output of said third copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said third algorithm filter;

a fourth multiplier multiplying the output of said fourth copy with the Output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said fourth algorithm filter.

32. The invention according to claim 31 comprising a fourth adaptive filter modeling the quotient of said model reference and said active model, and having a filter input from the output of said sixth summer, a filter output to said second summer, and an error input from the output of said first summer.

33. The invention according to claim 32 comprising:

a fifth copy of said third adaptive filter having an input from the output of said sixth summer;

a fifth multiplier multiplying the output of said fifth copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said fourth adaptive filter.

34. An active acoustic attenuation system comprising:

an output transducer introducing a canceling acoustic wave to attenuate an input acoustic wave and yield an attenuated output acoustic wave;

an error transducer sensing said output acoustic wave;

a first adaptive filter outputting a correction signal to said output transducer to introduce the canceling acoustic wave;

a model reference having a selectably programmable response;

an active model comprising in combination the acoustic path between said output transducer and said error transducer and a second adaptive filter such that the combination of said acoustic path and said second adaptive filter adaptively models said model reference such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said second adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

a first summer summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

an auxiliary noise source providing auxiliary noise;

a second summer summing said auxiliary noise and the output of said first adaptive filter;

a third adaptive filter modeling the quotient of said model reference and said active model, and having a filter input from the output of said second summer;

a third summer summing the outputs of said second and third adaptive filters and providing the resultant sum to said output transducer.

35. The invention according to claim 34 comprising:

a fourth adaptive filter having a filter input from the output of said third adaptive filter;

a fourth summer summing the output of said fourth adaptive filter and the output of said error transducer and supplying the resultant sum as an error input to said fourth adaptive filter;

a copy of said fourth adaptive filter having a filter input from the output of said second summer;

a multiplier multiplying the output of said copy with the output of said first summer and supplying the resultant product as a weight update signal to said third adaptive filter.

36. An active acoustic control method comprising providing a model reference having a selectably programmable response, providing an active model comprising in combination an acoustic path and an adaptive filter coupled in antiparallel feedback relation wherein the input of said adaptive filter receives the output of said acoustic path, and the output of said adaptive filter is supplied to the input of said acoustic path, such that the output of said acoustic path is fed back through said adaptive filter to the input of said acoustic path, and actively modeling said model reference with the combination of an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference.

37. The method according to claim 36 comprising:

introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path with a first transducer;

sensing the response of said acoustic path with a second transducer;

summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model with a summer and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

providing said adaptive filter with a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer.

38. The method according to claim 37 wherein said acoustic path is subject to external disturbances, and comprising introducing auxiliary noise to said active model from an auxiliary noise source, said auxiliary noise being random and uncorrelated to said external disturbances, summing the output of said adaptive filter and said auxiliary noise and providing the resultant sum to said first transducer, providing the output of said active model to the input of said adaptive filter and to said first mentioned summer.

41. The method according to claim 37 comprising additionally attenuating an input acoustic wave, comprising introducing a canceling acoustic wave from said first transducer to attenuate said input acoustic wave and yield an attenuated output acoustic wave, sensing said output acoustic wave with said second transducer, outputting a correction signal from a second adaptive filter to said first transducer to introduce the canceling acoustic wave.

42. The method according to claim 41 comprising summing the outputs of said first and second adaptive filters and supplying the resultant sum to said first transducer, providing said output of said first summer as an error input to each of said first and second adaptive filters.

39. An active acoustic control method comprising providing a model reference having a selectably programmable response, and actively modeling said model reference with the combination of an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path with a first transducer;

sensing the response of said acoustic path with a second transducer;

summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model with a summer and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

providing said adaptive filter With a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer;

modeling the quotient of said model reference and said active model with a second filter, to improve matching of said model reference and said active model.

40. An active acoustic control method comprising providing a model reference having a selectably programmable response, and actively modeling said model reference with the combination of an acoustic path and an adaptive filter such that the combined response of said acoustic path and said adaptive filter provides an active model response matching the response of said model reference;

introducing an acoustic wave to said acoustic path with a first transducer;

sensing the response of said acoustic path with a second transducer;

summing the outputs of said model reference and said active model with a summer and providing the resultant sum as an error signal;

providing said adaptive filter with a filter input from said second transducer, a filter output to said first transducer, and an error input from said summer;

modeling the quotient of said active model and said model reference with a second filter, to improve matching of said active model and said model reference.