EP0212840A2 - Dispositif de réduction du bruit - Google Patents
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- EP0212840A2 EP0212840A2 EP86305415A EP86305415A EP0212840A2 EP 0212840 A2 EP0212840 A2 EP 0212840A2 EP 86305415 A EP86305415 A EP 86305415A EP 86305415 A EP86305415 A EP 86305415A EP 0212840 A2 EP0212840 A2 EP 0212840A2
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- This invention relates to arrangements for reducing the level of acoustic noise fields within the internal cavities or enclosures of so-called ear-defenders or earphone structures when being worn by personnel (e.g. pilots, vehicle drivers, industrial workers etc.) in high noise environments.
- personnel e.g. pilots, vehicle drivers, industrial workers etc.
- noise pick-up microphones produce electrical signal outputs in response to the acoustic noise fields within the aforesaid cavities and these signal outputs are phase inverted, filtered and amplified in a feedback loop arrangement for the production of noise-cancelling signals fed to the noise-cancelling transducers which accordingly produce noise-cancelling acoustic signals of substantially the same amplitude but of opposite phase to the acoustic noise field waveforms.
- the noise pick-up microphones do not detect the incoming or ambient noise level but rather the reduced noise level within the cavities following acoustic noise reduction (ANR). It can be shown that such ANR arrangements produce a reduction in noise at a particular frequency given by:- (1 + 2 G cos 0 ⁇ + G2) ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 where G is the total gain of the feedback loop arrangement and 0 ⁇ is the total loop phase change at the particular frequency concerned. From this expression it can readily be appreciated that the scale of noise reduction achieved is highly dependent upon the total loop gain. Due to the imperfect transfer functions of the noise pick-up microphones and noise-cancelling tranducers the acoustic noise reduction arrangements will, at certain frequencies, be feeding in-phase (i.e.
- the overall loop gain of the system must be kept at less than unity at the frequencies concerned otherwise the noise levels in the cavities of the earphone structures will actually be increased rather than reduced by the positive feedback signals fed to the noise- cancelling transducers.
- the loop gain must be kept below unity at the aforesaid frequencies in order to maintain stability the loop gain of the ANR must be sufficiently high to provide the optimum acoustic noise reduction.
- Fixed loop gain control techniques could be used but for changes that occur in the characteristics of components of the ANR system with the passage of time. Such fixed loop gain techniques would not provide the requisite compensation for changes in sensitivity of the noise-cancelling transducers resulting from changes in the volume of the earphone structure cavities which occur when the earphone structures are worn by different persons or from small changes in earphone structure position caused by normal movements of the wearer's head.
- Automatic loop gain control techniques would be capable of providing the requisite aforesaid compensation but the conventional procedure has hitherto been to utilise only the output signal from the noise pick-up microphone of the ANR arrangement for linear fedback automatic gain control purposes.
- Changes in the microphone output can result from a change in loop gain (e.g. due to earphone movement) which requires the automatic gain control arrangement to act to adjust the gain and from a change in external noise spectrum/level in which case the automatic gain control arrangement is not required to act.
- loop gain e.g. due to earphone movement
- the automatic gain control arrangement to act to adjust the gain and from a change in external noise spectrum/level in which case the automatic gain control arrangement is not required to act.
- the cause of these changes in loop gain cannot be distinguished in an active noise reduction system utilising noise pick-up microphone outputs only for gain control purposes. Consequently, such simple linear feedback gain control systems are inherently unstable and cause the loop gain to oscillate continuously about the requisite value.
- an automatic gain active noise reduction arrangment for reducing the level of acoustic noise within the internal cavity or enclosure of an ear-defender or earphone structure, the arrangement having improved stability and comprising a noise pick-up microphone and a noise-cancelling transducer mounted within said cavity or enclosure, the noise pick-up microphone being adapted to produce an electrical signal output in response to an acoustic noise field within said cavity or enclosure, and phase inverter means, filtering means and amplifying means connected in a feedback control path extending between the noise pick-up microphone and the noise-cancelling transducer and effective in response to the generation of an electrical signal output by the noise pick-up microphone to produce a noise-cancelling signal output which is fed to the noise-cancelling transducer, in which the output from the noise pick-up microphone is also applied to signal processing and control means 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 means may comprise a microprocessor which introduces a non-linear control algorithm into the loop gain in dependence upon the particular parameter of the microphone signal output that is being controlled.
- the choice of parameter will depend upon the intended working environment of the arrangement but in any event the control algorithm implemented by the microprocessor allows the parameter of the microphone output to vary over a finite range before any action is taken by the microprocessor to adjust the loop gain through the variable loop gain control means.
- the signal processing means may be adapted to provide analogue processing (e.g. filtering) of the microphone output signal followed by analogue-to-digital conversion prior to applying the digital signal to the microprocessor.
- the microprocessor itself may be arranged to perform the necessary processing of the microphone output signal.
- an earphone 1 comprising a cup-shaped housing 2 fitted around its rim with compliant material 3 which in use of the earphone cushions the housing 2 against the wearer's head.
- the earphone 1 is provided with an active noise reduction arrangement for reducing the overall level of noise within the earphone housing 2.
- This arrangement comprises a sub-miniature microphone 4 which detects the acoustic noise within the earphone housing 2 and provides and electrical output which is fed through an electrical phase inverter 5 and a filter 6 before being applied to a variable loop gain control device 7 and a power amplifier 8.
- the output from the power amplifier 8 is applied to a suitably supported noise-cancelling transducer 9 (e.g.
- the noise-cancelling transducer 9 produces acoustic signals of the same amplitude but of opposite phase to the acoustic noise field waveforms within the earphone housing 2.
- the gain control arrangement extending from the noise detecting microphone 4 to the noise-cancelling transducer 9 but excluding the variable loop gain device 7 constitutes a close loop linear feedback automatic gain control active noise reduction arrangement.
- ANR active noise reduction
- the output from the microphone 4 is applied to an analogue processing device 10 (e.g. filter) the output from which is fed into an analogue-to-digital converter 11.
- the output from the converter 11 is then applied to a microprocessor 12 which is arranged to operate on the digital input thereto corresponding to a particular parameter of the microphone output so as to produce an output which is controlled in accordance with concerned is within a predetermined range of its desired value then no further change in the loop gain will be made unless the parameter again moves outside the desired range.
- this shows two measured traces 13 and 14 which are derived from a known form of linear automatic gain control arrangement.
- the lower trace 13 represents a derived microphone output parameter which the control arrangement is monitoring and controlling.
- the parameter converned is the level of enhanced frequencies within the control loop.
- the upper trace 14 shows the loop gain. As can be seen, strong oscillation occurs in the loop gain as the control arrangement responds to changes in the parameter and vice versa thereby demonstrating the instability of the linear automatic gain control arrangement.
- FIG 3 this demonstrates the action of the automatic gain control of the arrangement according to the present invention.
- the upper trace 15 shows the output from the control loop or the loop gain whereas the lower trace 16 shows the level of the parameter being controlled. After an initial period following activation of the control arragement it can be seen that stable control of the control parameter is achieved.
- the random variation in the control parameter shown is due to the fact that the measurement was taken in the presence of external noise and on a longer time scale than in Figure 2.
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- Soundproofing, Sound Blocking, And Sound Damping (AREA)
- Input Circuits Of Receivers And Coupling Of Receivers And Audio Equipment (AREA)
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AT86305415T ATE68903T1 (de) | 1985-07-13 | 1986-07-14 | Geraeuschreduzierungsvorrichtung. |
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GB858517716A GB8517716D0 (en) | 1985-07-13 | 1985-07-13 | Noise reduction arrangements |
GB8517716 | 1985-07-13 |
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EP0212840A2 true EP0212840A2 (fr) | 1987-03-04 |
EP0212840A3 EP0212840A3 (en) | 1987-09-23 |
EP0212840B1 EP0212840B1 (fr) | 1991-10-23 |
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Cited By (4)
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WO1994017512A1 (fr) * | 1993-01-28 | 1994-08-04 | The Secretary Of State For Defence | Casque anti-bruit equipe d'un systeme de regulation du bruit active |
EP0629995A1 (fr) * | 1989-03-01 | 1994-12-21 | Sony Corporation | Dispositif de réception à réduction de bruit |
EP0705472B1 (fr) * | 1993-06-23 | 2000-05-10 | Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc. | Systeme antisonique actif a gain variable et a detection amelioree de bruits residuels |
WO2001067434A1 (fr) * | 2000-03-07 | 2001-09-13 | Slab Dsp Limited | Systeme de reduction de bruit actif |
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GB8717043D0 (en) * | 1987-07-20 | 1987-08-26 | Plessey Co Plc | Noise reduction systems |
CA1299725C (fr) * | 1987-07-20 | 1992-04-28 | Robert Christopher Twiney | Systeme d'insonorisation |
AU4332889A (en) * | 1988-09-16 | 1990-04-02 | Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc. | Active attenuation system for medical patients |
US5117461A (en) * | 1989-08-10 | 1992-05-26 | Mnc, Inc. | Electroacoustic device for hearing needs including noise cancellation |
US5134659A (en) * | 1990-07-10 | 1992-07-28 | Mnc, Inc. | Method and apparatus for performing noise cancelling and headphoning |
US5001763A (en) * | 1989-08-10 | 1991-03-19 | Mnc Inc. | Electroacoustic device for hearing needs including noise cancellation |
US5313945A (en) * | 1989-09-18 | 1994-05-24 | Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc. | Active attenuation system for medical patients |
GB9003938D0 (en) * | 1990-02-21 | 1990-04-18 | Ross Colin F | Noise reducing system |
US5182774A (en) * | 1990-07-20 | 1993-01-26 | Telex Communications, Inc. | Noise cancellation headset |
GB9107416D0 (en) * | 1991-04-09 | 1991-05-22 | Active Noise & Vibration Tech | Active noise reduction |
US5524058A (en) * | 1994-01-12 | 1996-06-04 | Mnc, Inc. | Apparatus for performing noise cancellation in telephonic devices and headwear |
GB2289960A (en) * | 1994-06-03 | 1995-12-06 | Mazda Motor | Adaptive gain control |
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Cited By (4)
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EP0629995A1 (fr) * | 1989-03-01 | 1994-12-21 | Sony Corporation | Dispositif de réception à réduction de bruit |
WO1994017512A1 (fr) * | 1993-01-28 | 1994-08-04 | The Secretary Of State For Defence | Casque anti-bruit equipe d'un systeme de regulation du bruit active |
EP0705472B1 (fr) * | 1993-06-23 | 2000-05-10 | Noise Cancellation Technologies, Inc. | Systeme antisonique actif a gain variable et a detection amelioree de bruits residuels |
WO2001067434A1 (fr) * | 2000-03-07 | 2001-09-13 | Slab Dsp Limited | Systeme de reduction de bruit actif |
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DE3682147D1 (de) | 1991-11-28 |
EP0212840B1 (fr) | 1991-10-23 |
GB8517716D0 (en) | 1985-08-21 |
ATE68903T1 (de) | 1991-11-15 |
EP0212840A3 (en) | 1987-09-23 |
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