DE3682147D1 - NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE. - Google Patents

NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE.

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DE3682147D1
DE3682147D1 DE8686305415T DE3682147T DE3682147D1 DE 3682147 D1 DE3682147 D1 DE 3682147D1 DE 8686305415 T DE8686305415 T DE 8686305415T DE 3682147 T DE3682147 T DE 3682147T DE 3682147 D1 DE3682147 D1 DE 3682147D1
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noise
microphone
output
pick
cancelling
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German (de)
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Robert Christopher Twiney
Anthony James Holden
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BAE Systems Defence Systems Ltd
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Siemens Plessey Electronic Systems Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/16—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/175—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound
    • G10K11/178—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
    • G10K11/1781—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase characterised by the analysis of input or output signals, e.g. frequency range, modes, transfer functions
    • G10K11/17821—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase characterised by the analysis of input or output signals, e.g. frequency range, modes, transfer functions characterised by the analysis of the input signals only
    • G10K11/17825—Error signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/16—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/175—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound
    • G10K11/178—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
    • G10K11/1785—Methods, e.g. algorithms; Devices
    • G10K11/17857—Geometric disposition, e.g. placement of microphones
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/16—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/175—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound
    • G10K11/178—Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effects; Masking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
    • G10K11/1787—General system configurations
    • G10K11/17875—General system configurations using an error signal without a reference signal, e.g. pure feedback
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K2210/00—Details of active noise control [ANC] covered by G10K11/178 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • G10K2210/30—Means
    • G10K2210/301—Computational
    • G10K2210/3011—Single acoustic input
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K2210/00—Details of active noise control [ANC] covered by G10K11/178 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • G10K2210/30—Means
    • G10K2210/301—Computational
    • G10K2210/3012—Algorithms
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K2210/00—Details of active noise control [ANC] covered by G10K11/178 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • G10K2210/30—Means
    • G10K2210/301—Computational
    • G10K2210/3013—Analogue, i.e. using analogue computers or circuits
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K2210/00—Details of active noise control [ANC] covered by G10K11/178 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • G10K2210/30—Means
    • G10K2210/301—Computational
    • G10K2210/3039—Nonlinear, e.g. clipping, numerical truncation, thresholding or variable input and output gain

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Soundproofing, Sound Blocking, And Sound Damping (AREA)
  • Input Circuits Of Receivers And Coupling Of Receivers And Audio Equipment (AREA)
  • Superconductors And Manufacturing Methods Therefor (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Control Of Amplification And Gain Control (AREA)
  • Control Of Motors That Do Not Use Commutators (AREA)
  • Noise Elimination (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)

Abstract

An automatic gain active noise reduction arrangement for reducing the level of acoustic noise within the internal cavity or enclosure of an ear-defender or earphone structure (2), the arrangement comprises a noise pick-up microphone (4) and a noise-cancelling transducer (9) mounted within said cavity or enclosure, the noise pick-up microphone (4) being adapted to produce an electrical signal output in response to an acoustic noise field within said cavity or enclosure, and phase inverter means (5), filtering means (6) and amplifying (8) means connected in a feedback control path extending between the noise pick-up microphone (4) and the noise-cancelling transducer (9) and effective in response to the generation of an electrical signal output by the noise pick-up microphone (4) to produce a noise-cancelling signal output which is fed to the noise-cancelling transducer (9), in which the output from the noise pick-up microphone (4) is also applied to signal processing (10,11) and control means (7) for producing an electrical output which is dependent upon the microphone output and a predetermined non-linear control algorithm and which is applied to variable loop gain control means coupled with the feedback control path for controlling the loop gain in accordance with a preselected parameter of the microphone output.
DE8686305415T 1985-07-13 1986-07-14 NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE. Expired - Fee Related DE3682147D1 (en)

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GB858517716A GB8517716D0 (en) 1985-07-13 1985-07-13 Noise reduction arrangements

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DE3682147D1 true DE3682147D1 (en) 1991-11-28

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AT (1) ATE68903T1 (en)
DE (1) DE3682147D1 (en)
GB (1) GB8517716D0 (en)

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US5091954A (en) * 1989-03-01 1992-02-25 Sony Corporation Noise reducing receiver device
US5117461A (en) * 1989-08-10 1992-05-26 Mnc, Inc. Electroacoustic device for hearing needs including noise cancellation
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US5134659A (en) * 1990-07-10 1992-07-28 Mnc, Inc. Method and apparatus for performing noise cancelling and headphoning
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GB9107416D0 (en) * 1991-04-09 1991-05-22 Active Noise & Vibration Tech Active noise reduction
GB2274757A (en) * 1993-01-28 1994-08-03 Secr Defence Ear defenders employing active noise control
ES2281160T3 (en) * 1993-06-23 2007-09-16 Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc. VARIABLE GAIN ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED RESIDUAL NOISE DETECTION.
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GB2289960A (en) * 1994-06-03 1995-12-06 Mazda Motor Adaptive gain control
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EP0212840A3 (en) 1987-09-23
EP0212840A2 (en) 1987-03-04
EP0212840B1 (en) 1991-10-23
ATE68903T1 (en) 1991-11-15
GB8517716D0 (en) 1985-08-21

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Owner name: BAE SYSTEMS (DEFENCE SYSTEMS) LTD., FARNBOROUGH, H

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee