使用脉冲声和矢量传声器的现场测量吸声系数*

使用不同声源利用矢量传声器对毛毡材料进行现场吸声系数测试,研究了不同背景下不同声源的抗噪能力。矢量传声器可以同时测得声压和质点振速信号,进而可计算得到阻抗,利用自由空间和材料表面的阻抗可计算得到材料的吸声系数。在此次试验中,使用不同声源分别在无干扰和有一白噪声干扰源的两种情况下进行测试。结果表明,使用对数扫频脉冲和巴特沃斯脉冲测试所得的吸声系数曲线更平滑,说明脉冲声可以有效降低环境反射的影响,在高噪声背景下使用对数扫频脉冲测试所得的结果基本没有受到背景噪声的影响,说明对数扫频脉冲的抗噪能力更强。因此,使用对数扫频脉冲作为声源进行测试可有效减弱环境反射和背景噪声的影响。     

窄脉冲声用于大样品的吸声测量

本文利用逆滤波器原理,在空间产生了波形可控、长度在毫秒量级的窄脉冲声信号,分别采用脉冲分离法和脉冲叠加法,对一种毛毡材料和三种不同厚度的海绵材料进行了吸声系数的测量。实验证明,基于窄脉冲声信号的吸声测量结果与ISO13472-1:2002中的MLS脉冲法及阻抗管的测量结果基本吻合。采用窄脉冲进行吸声测量,可以减少样品边缘和周围环境对测量信号的干扰,提高现场测量的准确性。     

深海脉冲信号簇到达结构特征及其在水下声源定位中的应用

为了实现对深海水下声源的定位,对典型深海环境中的脉冲信号到达结构特征进行了理论分析,给出了声源和接收位置位于近海面时到达信号的簇信号形式近似表达式。当声源和接收位置处于近海面深度时,接收到的信号呈簇状结构形式。在提取到达信号中各簇信号到达时间、幅值等特征参数的基础上,提出了一种通过对到达信号中簇信号特征参数匹配搜索进行水下脉冲信号定位的方法,仿真分析了不同距离和不同深度处的簇信号特征,并利用一次南海海域爆炸声源的声传播实验数据进行了实验验证。结果表明:各簇信号对应的到达时间、幅值等特征参数可用于对声源位置的匹配定位;海上实验中利用单水听器得到的水下声源的距离估计结果与实测距离结果较为一致,对实验中2.0 km至90.4 km内声源的距离估计误差不大于8%。      

基于Labview的快循环扫频信号相位差测量算法实现

为了实现对中国散裂中子源(CSNS)/快循环同步加速器(RCS)射频系统中高频加速电压和束流两个同步变化的快循环扫频信号之间相位差的精确测量,需要选择合适的信号采集方案与相位差测量算法。介绍了常用的同频信号相位差测量算法,讨论了不同相位差测量算法的特点与适用性;详细描述了快速傅里叶变换(FFT)交叉谱法与加余弦窗FFT插值法两种相位差测量算法的原理。为了研究这两种算法在扫频信号测量中的适用性,利用NI的虚拟仪器技术以及Labview图形化编程技术,搭建扫频信号相位差测量系统,对这两种相位差测量算法进行仿真模拟。仿真结果表明,加余弦窗FFT插值算法可以满足快循环扫频信号相位差测量精度的要求。     

纳秒脉冲电压的波形重建

 介绍了一种根据脉冲电压测量系统的输入输出波形对纳秒脉冲电压信号测量系统进行参数计算的方法和技术，该方法基于最优化原理，并将其应用于快脉冲电压波形的重建。重建的波形用电容分压器实测波形进行了检验，表明重建波形有比用积分器更好的效果。     

刚性楔附近脉冲声源声传播的实验研究

来自理想刚性楔附近脉冲声源的声信号,由楔面的反射波和楔尖的衍射波组成,目前这个问题有二种理论分析结果。一是1957年Biot-Tolstoy用简正坐标方法给出的解,其二为Trorey用亥姆霍兹-克希霍夫积分得到的解。还没有人对这二个理论结果进行仔细、全面地实验性研究比较。本文用Biot-Tolstoy理论详细地研究了楔角θ_ω=12°和θ_ω=52°的楔波导中脉冲声源的声传播,发现理论和实验吻合得非常好。在此基础上研究了当θ_ω=270°时,声源和接收器在同一位置以及在不同位置时,反射波和衍射波的行为。当声源和接收器刚好在楔尖的上方时,Trorey的理论结果和实验结果偏离较大。在所有研究过的情况中,Biot-Tolstoy理论一直和实验结果吻合得很好。     

浅海中利用单水听器的声源被动测距

针对浅海声波导中远距离脉冲声源被动测距问题,提出了一种利用单水听器接收信号自相关函数进行warping变换的声源被动测距方法。理想水下声波导中,接收信号warping变换输出的傅里叶变换频谱中具有不变性频率特征,即与声源距离无关的各简正波截止频率;信号自相关函数中不同简正波相干成分也存在不变性频率特征;推导了未知声源距离时特征频率提取值与不变性频率特征之间的近似关系式。这些规律可推广到实际浅海声波导,并用于声源被动测距。利用声场计算模型来提供具有不变性频率特征的频谱,对2011年12月北黄海海域水声实验中单水听器接收的脉冲声数据进行了处理,验证了方法的有效性,测距结果和实际距离符合良好,平均测距误差在10%以内。     

水下窄脉冲超宽带信号的传播特性仿真

超宽带信号具有分辨率高、截获概率低、穿透能力强等优点,将在水下目标探测、定位及通信等领域具有良好的应用前景。基于水下等离子体声源提出了窄脉冲超宽带信号产生方法,建立了以传播损失和海洋环境噪声为主要影响因素的超宽带脉冲传播信道模型;结合湖试实测数据,利用Matlab仿真软件和Welch谱分析法,仿真分析了不同频率的超宽带脉冲在水下传播不同距离后的功率谱密度以及传播特性。研究成果对水下等离子体超宽带脉冲的工程应用具有重要的参考价值,同时对水下等离子体超宽带脉冲声源的设计和研制也有一定的借鉴意义。     

分层砂底对浅海信道声传播影响的研究

推导有指向性脉冲声源在海底是分层结构的浅海中声场的积分表达式;分别仿真了爆炸声源和指向性脉冲源在浅海信道中传播的信号波形,其中假设了海底的沉积层和基底分别由水浸泡的砂和固态介质构成,砂底的参数数值用孔隙介质理论和实测相结合的方法进行选择;此外,在用砂和玻璃珠分别模拟砂层海底的水池内,观测了指向性脉冲源在不同接收点的信号的波形;结果表明:仿真波形的包络得到实验的印证。从而证明本文建立的指向性脉冲源在具有砂层海底的浅海中声场模型是可行的,可用于预报海洋环境参数对接收波形的影响,为水下通信、声呐信号设计与处理提供参考信息。     

一种基于时延估计的双辅助声源阵形校准方法

布放柔性水平阵列时,各阵元的相对位置很难精确知道,为了解决这一问题,提出了一种阵形校准方法。首先布设两个成一定张角的校准声源,利用它们估计各阵元信号的时延关系,利用声源和接收阵的GPS位置,确定各阵元的相对位置。得到的位置估计是无偏估计,给出了位置估计标准差的数值模拟结果,得出了两校准声源的最佳角度关系。利用2001年亚洲海国际实验的数据对该方法进行了验证,用校准后的阵形得到的测量声源方位角和实际角度一致,实测的阵增益也和理论值相符合。理论及实验分析结果表明,该方法能够准确定出各阵元的相对位置。     

On estimating system damping from frequency response bandwidths

As damping determines the maximum vibratory response of a system at resonance, reliable estimates of damping are critical both to the design and qualification of systems to be subjected to a vibratory environment and for the evaluation of the effectiveness of modifications or additions provided to increase damping. The sharpness of the frequency response at resonance is often used for this purpose, quantified by the width of the frequency range (bandwidth) for which the response is above some fraction of the maximum response. Several aspects of the use of bandwidth methods in interpreting test results are considered. It is shown that the use of an excessive rate of change of test frequency in a sine sweep leads to overestimates of system damping. A criterion is offered for the identification of the maximum sweep rate for which an observed frequency response function provides a true indication of system damping, rather than an erroneous value dominated by the sweep rate. Applicability of the criterion is demonstrated through the use of results from actual tests. Excessive sweep rates are shown to inflate estimates of system loss factors above the true values in proportion to the square root of the sweep rate. It is also demonstrated with a specific form for an amplitude-dependent stiffness that the resulting nonlinearity can lead to erroneous observations of bandwidth frequencies, as well as the need for further reductions in the sweep rate.     

Comparison of different experimental methods for the assessment of the room’s acoustics

The paper presents the acoustics analysis of three different enclosed spaces. These spaces (rooms) have different geometrical shapes and sizes and serve for different purposes. The early decay time, reverberation time, clarity and center time are evaluated with Dirac, WinMLS, Aurora and Caracad software using simple, low-cost equipment. The listed acoustic parameters were determined using linear sine sweep and impulsive sources. Comparisons between experimental measurements, simulations and analytic results were done. The room impulse response measurement proved to be the most reliable method to evaluate the properties of different rooms even if the measurements are perturbed by non-idealities of the low-cost equipment.     

The acoustics of the caves

This work shows the acoustic measurements realized at three underground places: the caves of Pertosa or of the Angel, the caves of Castelcivita and the caves of Castellana. These places are used for some years to represent music and theater performances, whose success is also due to the mystery and the charm that distinguish them, based on the natural setting of the caves. The places of the caverns where the shows are played were characterized analyzing the monaural acoustic parameters (T₃₀, EDT, C₈₀, D₅₀ and Rasti) obtained with the impulse response resulting from blowing up some balloons inside them. The values of monaural acoustic parameters measured in the caves can be compared with the parameters of the concert halls currently in use.     

Research on intensity measurement in room impulse field

A new system of sound intensity measurement for impulse field in the room was proposed. This measurement system consists of a repeatable inspiriting sound source and a microphone fixed on a slowly rotating platform, which is equivalent to a circle microphone array composed of many perfectly matched microphones. The test principle was presented and typical application was described. Based upon this system the sound intensity measurement for impulse field in the room was realized. Therefore, not only time but also spatial information of room impulse response can be obtained.     

Sound strength and reverberation time in small concert halls

Sound strength and reverberation time measurements have been carried out in six small concert halls in Cambridge, UK. The sound strength G is a measure of the physical sound level in a concert hall and is closely related to the subjective sensation of loudness. It compares integrated impulse responses at a point in the measured room with that measured at ten metres distance in the free field.The aim of the measurements is to investigate the acoustic characteristics of the halls concerning sound strength and reverberation time. Furthermore the effect of the variable acoustics in the halls on these parameters is discussed in this paper. Especially for bigger ensembles it is often desirable to reduce the sound level in a small concert hall. The measurement results show that for a fixed hall volume, this can primarily be achieved by decreasing the reverberation time in the hall. However, with regard to the sound quality of a hall and the recommended reverberation times for chamber music, reverberation time cannot be reduced by an arbitrary extent. Therefore reverberation time and strength have to be balanced very carefully in order to obtain sufficient reverberation whilst at the same time avoiding excessive loudness. Finally the measured strength levels are compared to values derived from traditional and revised theory [Barron M, Lee L-J. Energy relations in concert auditoriums. J Acoust Soc Am 1988;84(2):618-28] on strength calculations in order to assess the accuracy of the theory for small chamber music halls. Possible reasons for the low measured strength levels observed are discussed with reference to related design features and objective acoustic parameters.     

A simple impulse sound source for measurements in room acoustics

This paper deals with the construction and characteristics of a specially designed wooden clapper intended to operate as an impulse sound source for measurements in rooms. It is to be used as an alternative impulse sound source for experimental estimations of impulse responses of rooms located at remote and specific places where none of the standard sound sources - an omnidirectional loudspeaker system, etc. - can be used. The paper describes the spectral characteristics and directivity of the clapper impulse. Its features are compared with other impulse sources.     

Lateral reflections are favorable in concert halls due to binaural loudness

A recent study on perceptual difference in simulated concert halls showed that a concert hall renders stronger sound with more bass when the temporal envelope of a signal is preserved in the reflections [Lokki et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 129, EL223-EL228 (2011)]. In the same study the lateral reflections were shown to contribute to the perceived envelopment and openness. Moreover, the listening test results suggest that lateral reflections contribute to perception of sound source distance. Here, it is shown that lateral reflections are beneficial due to their increasing effect on binaural loudness-the phenomenon known well in psychoacoustics, but not in architectural acoustics. The reflections from the side are amplified more than median plane reflections, in particular at high frequencies, due to the shape of the human head.     

Definition eines raumeindrucksmasses R zur bestimmung des raumeindrucks bei musikdarbietungen auf der grundlage subjektiver untersuchungen

The subjective impression of a room is an essential characteristic of the judgement of the acoustics of a concert hall. In parallel, the investigation ‘Synthetic Sound Fields’ will define a room impression index $\text{R}$ which can be derived from the impulse response of the room.The correlation between the calculated room impression index $\text{R}$ and the subjective judgement of room impression for 125 test sound fields was highly significant. A significant correlation is also obtained between the subjective impression in concert halls and the measured values of room impression index $\text{R}$.     

The sound strength parameter G and its importance in evaluating and planning the acoustics of halls for music

The parameter, "Strength of Sound G" is closely related to loudness. Its magnitude is dependent, inversely, on the total sound absorption in a room. By comparison, the reverberation time (RT) is both inversely related to the total sound absorption in a hall and directly related to its cubic volume. Hence, G and RT in combination are vital in planning the acoustics of a concert hall. A newly proposed "Bass Index" is related to the loudness of the bass sound and equals the value of G at 125 Hz in decibels minus its value at mid-frequencies. Listener envelopment (LEV) is shown for most halls to be directly related to the mid-frequency value of G. The broadening of sound, i.e., apparent source width (ASW) is given by degree of source broadening (DSB) which is determined from the combined effect of early lateral reflections as measured by binaural quality index (BQI) and strength G. The optimum values and limits of these parameters are discussed.