Sound field measurement device
First Claim
1. A sound field measurement device, comprising:
- a test sound source configured to generate a wide frequency range signal including an audio signal and a test signal;
a plurality of speakers configured to reproduce the audio signal and the test signal included in the wide frequency range signal to output an audio sound and a test sound respectively;
a plurality of microphones configured to detect the test sound when the test sound is outputted from one of said plurality of speakers;
a measurement section configured to determine a number and positions of people present in a sound field, based on test sound detected by said plurality of microphones; and
a directionality controller configured to change a directionality of said plurality of microphones toward a position of the one speaker, outputting the test sound, of the plurality of speakers, whereinthe test sound source outputs at least a high frequency range signal included in a range from 1 kHz to 10 kHz where the presence or absence of people has a significant influence and a low frequency range signal included in a range from 80 Hz to 800 Hz where the presence or absence of people does not have a substantial influence in a time division manner or at least a wide frequency range signal which includes both the high frequency range signal and the low frequency range signal; and
the measurement section includes;
a frequency analyzer configured to analyze frequency characteristics of each of the test sound signals detected by the plurality of microphones;
a high frequency range level calculator and a low frequency range level calculator configured to calculate a high frequency range signal level and a low frequency range signal level, respectively, of each of the test sound signals detected by the plurality of microphones based on the analysis by the frequency analyzer;
a reference value storage section configured to store a reference value which is obtained by normalizing a level value in a predetermined portion of a high frequency range from the high frequency range level calculator in the absence of people in the sound field with a level value in a predetermined portion of a low frequency range from the low frequency range level calculator in the absence of people in the sound field; and
the determination section configured to determine the number and positions of people present in the sound field by comparing a normalized value with the reference value stored in the reference value storage section, the normalized value being obtained by normalizing a level value in a predetermined portion of a high frequency range from the high frequency range level calculator with a level value in a predetermined portion of a low frequency range from the low frequency range level calculator.
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Abstract
A wide frequency range signal from a test sound source is reproduced successively by a plurality of speakers, and the reproduced sound is detected by a plurality of microphones, after which the frequency characteristics are obtained at FFTs, while obtaining the frequency characteristics of the wide frequency range signal at an FFT. A high frequency range level is normalized with a low frequency range level, and a determination section compares the normalized value with a reference value stored in a reference value storage section to determine the number and positions of people in the sound field. The transfer functions between the speakers and the microphones are calculated at transfer function calculators, and impulse responses are obtained at IFFTs, after which a reverberation time calculator calculates the reverberation time based on the impulse responses. An audio signal is adjusted based on the results.
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6 Claims
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1. A sound field measurement device, comprising:
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a test sound source configured to generate a wide frequency range signal including an audio signal and a test signal; a plurality of speakers configured to reproduce the audio signal and the test signal included in the wide frequency range signal to output an audio sound and a test sound respectively; a plurality of microphones configured to detect the test sound when the test sound is outputted from one of said plurality of speakers; a measurement section configured to determine a number and positions of people present in a sound field, based on test sound detected by said plurality of microphones; and a directionality controller configured to change a directionality of said plurality of microphones toward a position of the one speaker, outputting the test sound, of the plurality of speakers, wherein the test sound source outputs at least a high frequency range signal included in a range from 1 kHz to 10 kHz where the presence or absence of people has a significant influence and a low frequency range signal included in a range from 80 Hz to 800 Hz where the presence or absence of people does not have a substantial influence in a time division manner or at least a wide frequency range signal which includes both the high frequency range signal and the low frequency range signal; and the measurement section includes; a frequency analyzer configured to analyze frequency characteristics of each of the test sound signals detected by the plurality of microphones; a high frequency range level calculator and a low frequency range level calculator configured to calculate a high frequency range signal level and a low frequency range signal level, respectively, of each of the test sound signals detected by the plurality of microphones based on the analysis by the frequency analyzer; a reference value storage section configured to store a reference value which is obtained by normalizing a level value in a predetermined portion of a high frequency range from the high frequency range level calculator in the absence of people in the sound field with a level value in a predetermined portion of a low frequency range from the low frequency range level calculator in the absence of people in the sound field; and the determination section configured to determine the number and positions of people present in the sound field by comparing a normalized value with the reference value stored in the reference value storage section, the normalized value being obtained by normalizing a level value in a predetermined portion of a high frequency range from the high frequency range level calculator with a level value in a predetermined portion of a low frequency range from the low frequency range level calculator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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