Monaural room acoustic parameters from music and speech

This paper compares two methods for extracting room acoustic parameters from reverberated speech and music. An approach which uses statistical machine learning, previously developed for speech, is extended to work with music. For speech, reverberation time estimations are within a perceptual difference limen of the true value. For music, virtually all early decay time estimations are within a difference limen of the true value. The estimation accuracy is not good enough in other cases due to differences between the simulated data set used to develop the empirical model and real rooms. The second method carries out a maximum likelihood estimation on decay phases at the end of notes or speech utterances. This paper extends the method to estimate parameters relating to the balance of early and late energies in the impulse response. For reverberation time and speech, the method provides estimations which are within the perceptual difference limen of the true value. For other parameters such as clarity, the estimations are not sufficiently accurate due to the natural reverberance of the excitation signals. Speech is a better test signal than music because of the greater periods of silence in the signal, although music is needed for low frequency measurement.     

A spatial finite size scaling method for calculation of critical parameters for weakly bound states

We present a finite size scaling approach to calculate critical parameters and exponents of quantum few-body system for which a bound state energy becomes absorbed or degenerates with the continuum. The scaling is done by introducing a cutoff radius for the potential. The asymptotic behavior for large values of the cutoff parameter is determined by the exact critical parameters.     

利用声音反射信号重建室内空间结构的研究*

利用声音反射信号重建室内空间结构,实现声源室内定位和室内建图,越来越受到业界的重视。本文针对现有基于image模型重构室内空间结构的方法得到的结果误差较大的问题,提出一种利用声音信号到达时间差TDOA（Time Difference of Arrival）最小二乘误差的方法来提取一阶反射信号,利用一阶反射信号到达时间实现对墙壁、天花板、地板等室内主要反射面位置的探测,可以实现在收发无法精准同步状态下空间结构的重建。实测结果表明,在2.3 m宽*2.37 m高的走廊中得到的建图结果平均误差为0.05 m,该方法能够满足对空间结构的重建的要求,为辅助室内声源定位和室内建图提供一种更加实用的解决方案。     

Modulation of discharge parameters caused by acoustic wave

The propagation of acoustic waves in a partially ionized plasma in an external electric field is studied theoretically. It is assumed that an acoustic wave propagating through ionized gas causes only perturbations in ion gas. The problem is studied in the hydrodynamic approach and the basic equation is solved by means of Laplace transformation. It was found that waves can propagate in plasma also at other frequencies and wave numbers except the wave with the frequency and wave number of the neutral sound wave. Relations are derived for the density of the perturbation current and the intensity of modulated light irradiated from the plasma and the possible mechanism of the interaction of an acoustic wave with a discharge is taken into account. The necessity of further theoretical and experimental investigation is shown in conclusion.The author is much indebted to Prof. J. Kracík, Dr. Sc., for his valuable remarks and stimulating discussions.     

Bioacoustic spatial perception by humans: a controlled laboratory measurement of spatial resolution without distal cues

The angular spatial resolution of a wide-angle air sonar using a continuous transmission frequency-modulated radiation, with the output coupled binaurally to the auditory system of a user, was measured under restrained controlled conditions. This was done to determine the effect of adding a narrow central field of view of 9 deg to a wide-angle sonar. The target objects were three equidistant vertical rods initially spaced apart by 10 deg. This was varied down to a spacing of 4 deg. Ten nonvisual subjects achieved an angular resolution of 6 deg. Four of these ten subjects continued learning to achieve an unexpected spatial resolution of 4 deg within the 9 deg central field. A mean error of approximately 1 deg in direction accuracy was achieved. It is inferred that the unique variations in the octave band ultrasonic echoes within the narrow field, and the invariance of the on-axis echo as one's head is turned, enables this angular resolution and accuracy to be achieved within the wide binaural field of view of 50 deg. This ability to resolve specula objects within a narrow angular resolution element of 9 deg is linked to the bat's ability to seemingly resolve object glints within a distal resolution element of less than 2 wavelengths.     

Subjective evaluation of intraocular lenses by visual acuity measurement using adaptive optics

We present a new method for subjectively evaluating intraocular lenses (IOLs) without implantation surgery. To illustrate the method, three types of single-piece IOL (equispherical monofocal, rotational symmetric aspheric monofocal, and diffractive bifocal) were assembled into a model eye and evaluated using an ocular adaptive optics system by a single subject. To separate the spherical aberration of the crystalline lens, the subject's corneal topography and wavefront aberrations were measured and modeled. Three levels of Zernike spherical aberration were generated and superposed on the IOLs and the subject's eye. The corrected distance visual acuity was measured by psychophysical visual procedure.     

冲击阻尼板的尺寸辨识与声线索提取

针对冲击板的物理属性辨识问题,研究了尺寸辨识的恒定声线索提取及其在听觉感知中所起的作用。设计并完成了三组主观评价实验,实验1分析了录音和合成声作为声刺激对尺寸辨识的影响。实验2和实验3分别针对铝板和木板的冲击声,通过不相似主观评价实验获得尺寸辨识的感知空间和对应力学空间维度,计算了不同声特征的信息精确度。最后,对比实验2和实验3的结果给出了尺寸辨识的恒定声线索,根据声线索与感知结果的相关性分析了听者的尺寸感知策略。结果表明,听者利用录音和合成声均获得了较好的尺寸辨识结果,且听者趋向于利用与尺寸有关的恒定声线索来完成感知任务,而忽略那些容易受其他声源属性影响的声信息。     

Study on variation of thermal image by infrared radiometer influenced by fluctuations of environmental factors

The infrared radiometer (IR) displays the radiation temperature distribution. Frequently, thermal images on a CRT display fluctuate and those radiation temperatures cannot be measured correctly. Therefore, we are frequently faced with the difficult problem of evaluating the detection limits on surface and internal flaws in construction and underground structures, and so on. Those difficulties are considered to be due to fluctuations of the meteorological and environmental factors, mainly influenced by solar radiation, wind velocity, atmospheric temperature, and so on. Our experimental study clarifies the relation between variations of the thermal images on the CRT of IR display and the environmental factors using an analysis of power spectral density.     

Estimation of the relaxation parameters of a cholesteric liquid by the parameters of acoustic streaming

The possibility of determining the relaxation time of cholesteric liquid crystals with a large helix pitch from the parameters of acoustic streaming is demonstrated experimentally.     

Different ocular dominance map formation influenced by orientation preference columns in visual cortices

In animal experiments, the observed orientation preference and ocular dominance columns in the visual cortex of the brain show various pattern types. Here, we show that the different visual map formations in various species are due to the crossover behavior in anisotropic systems composed of orientational and scalar components such as easy-plane Heisenberg models. We predict the transition boundary between different pattern types with the anisotropy as a main bifurcation parameter, which is consistent with experimental observations.     

水下声辐射激励水表面声波的特征参数测量

采用激光干涉方法对水下声辐射激励水表面声波的特征参数频率和振幅进行了测量研究。从理论上对水表面声波激光相干测量信号的频谱构成进行了分析,在此基础上提出了水表面声波两个重要声学参数频率和振幅的解算方法,并通过数值仿真进行了验证。搭建了一套简单的激光干涉测量实验系统,对不同频率和声压激励的水表面声波进行了测量实验,验证了水表面声波频率和振幅解调方法的准确性。对水表面声波横向传播的振幅衰减现象进行了初步的实验研究,结果表明水表面声波的频率越高,振幅的横向衰减越快。研究表明激光相干检测方法能够准确地实现水表面声波振幅和频率的测量。     

Determination of the best carrier frequency based on the system and environmental parameters in underwater acoustic systems

One of the most challenging features of underwater acoustic (UWA) channel in comparison with its terrestrial radio frequency counterpart is highly frequency-dependent path loss. Thus, utilizing efficient carrier frequencies in UWA systems can considerably reduce the path loss. In this context, this paper presents an approximate formula for determining the best carrier frequency based on both the system and environmental parameters. To achieve this goal, this research first addresses a simple algorithm including general steps for tuning the parameters of Francois and Garrison (FG) formula in the frequency range of 10 to 100 kHz based on the appropriate experimental data which can be acquired from any interest region. Second, for a more accurate modeling of path loss, this paper considers the loss due to the reflections of sound from both the rough surface and bottom of the sea by employing the ray theory. Third, this study presents a general algorithm for modification of the power spectral density (PSD) of ambient noise based on Wenz formula in the frequency range of 10 to 100 kHz and the required experimental measurements which can be simply collected from any interest channel. Moreover, it is mathematically demonstrated that the ambient noise in the frequency range of 10 to 100 kHz, can be generally approximated with a strict sense stationary (SSS) colored normal stochastic process which is ergodic not only in mean and covariance but also in distribution. Finally, an approximate formula for the best carrier frequency is derived by maximizing the sound to noise intensity ratio (SNR). To verify the validity of simplifications and approximations utilized in this study and to assess the performance of our proposed algorithms and formulas, experimental results obtained in the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) are compared with the original, simplified, and modified models under different scenarios.     

LC-SLM像素型结构对4f脉冲整形系统的影响

液晶空间光调制器的离散型相位调制和像素间隙是4f脉冲整形系统的主要失真原因,基于以上因素的分析,建立了完善的4f脉冲整形系统数学模型,数值模拟了不同相位调制变化率、不同像元尺寸、不同间隙尺寸以及不同色散关系下的离散型相位调制和像素间隙导致的失真情况。模拟结果表明：离散型相位调制会导致整形脉冲中出现副本脉冲,相位调制变化率越大或像元尺寸越大均会导致这种副本脉冲越强,输出目标脉冲失真越严重;像素间隙也会导致整形脉冲中出现副本脉冲,间隙尺寸越大会导致这种副本脉冲越强,输出目标脉冲失真越严重;两种副本脉冲均呈等间隔分布,其周期由每个像元对应的频谱宽度决定,非线性光谱色散会使副本脉冲啁啾化且强度变小。     

LC-SLM像素型结构对4f脉冲整形系统的影响

液晶空间光调制器的离散型相位调制和像素间隙是4f脉冲整形系统的主要失真原因,基于以上因素的分析,建立了完善的4f脉冲整形系统数学模型,数值模拟了不同相位调制变化率、不同像元尺寸、不同间隙尺寸以及不同色散关系下的离散型相位调制和像素间隙导致的失真情况。模拟结果表明:离散型相位调制会导致整形脉冲中出现副本脉冲,相位调制变化率越大或像元尺寸越大均会导致这种副本脉冲越强,输出目标脉冲失真越严重;像素间隙也会导致整形脉冲中出现副本脉冲,间隙尺寸越大会导致这种副本脉冲越强,输出目标脉冲失真越严重;两种副本脉冲均呈等间隔分布,其周期由每个像元对应的频谱宽度决定,非线性光谱色散会使副本脉冲啁啾化且强度变小。     

纳米混凝土声发射特性分析及其力学参数与声发射参数关系的研究

本文对不同二氧化硅掺量的纳米混凝土进行单轴压缩声发射试验。试验结果表明:当二氧化硅掺入量不超过3%时,纳米混凝土的声发射活性随着二氧化硅掺入量的增加而明显增强。从时间角度出发,在以时间参数作为中间变量的基础上推导出声发射能量累计数与应变的耦合关系。利用基于weibull分布的混凝土损伤本构模型,进一步推导出声发射累计数与应力以及损伤之间的耦合关系。结果表明理论曲线和试验数据结果吻合程度较好。     

Correlational analysis of acoustic cues for the discrimination of auditory motion.

The sound of a source moving in a straight path and passing directly in front of the listener on the azimuthal plane was synthesized over headphones to include three dynamic cues for motion: Doppler effect, overall intensity, and interaural time difference. Discriminability of a change in displacement, velocity, and acceleration of this source was measured using a standard two-interval, forced-choice procedure. In each case, the relative reliance or weight given to the three acoustic cues was estimated from correlations of the listener's response with small independent pertubations imposed on cues from trial to trial. Group estimates of threshold agreed well with results from past studies, while the obtained pattern of weights depended on the individual, starting velocity, and discrimination task. For the discrimination of displacement at moderate velocity (10 m/s), responses were most highly correlated with intensity or interaural time difference. For the discrimination of velocity and, to a lesser extent, acceleration, responses were most highly correlated with Doppler effect. At higher velocity (50 m/s) responses in all discrimination tasks were most strongly correlated with Doppler effect with few exceptions. Randomizing source spectrum or roving distance of the source from trial to trial did not significantly affect the pattern of results. The results suggest that motion perception is mutable, and not in all cases based on a single invariant acoustic cue.