Adaptive system for controlling noise generated by or emanating from a primary noise source
US5347586A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K2210/3216
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An adaptive noise control system comprises a reference microphone (12) (FIG. 2) for generating a reference signal (x(t)) that is correlated with noise emanating from a primary noise source (10), secondary loud speaker sources (S.sub.1, S.sub.2, . . . S.sub.N) for generating a plurality of secondary sound waves, microphones (e.sub.1, e.sub.2, . . . e.sub.M) for detecting a plurality of far-field sound waves in a far-field of the primary noise source and generating a plurality of error signals (e.sub.1 (t), e.sub.2 (t), . . . e.sub.M (t)) each of which is indicative of the power of a corresponding far-field sound wave, and an adaptive controller (14) for controlling the secondary sources in accordance with the reference signal and the error signals so as to minimize the power in the far-field sound waves.
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