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News Release from: Bruel and Kjaer UK | Subject: Spherical Beamforming system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 01 April 2008
Mapping system quickly sizes up enclosed
spaces
Spherical Beamforming provides a complete omnidirectional noise map and makes no assumptions about the nature of the acoustic environment.
Bruel and Kjaer's Spherical Beamforming system makes sound mapping faster and easier in enclosed spaces like car and aircraft interiors Unlike other methods, which only map part of their surroundings, Spherical Beamforming provides a complete omnidirectional noise map
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The noise management terminal software ensures the retrieval of this data through its user interface, which contains a built-in geographic information system.
It is ideal for carrying out mid-to-high frequency measurements inside vehicles, aircraft, rooms and industrial plants, as it makes no assumptions about the nature of the acoustic environment.
Measurements are taken using a spherical array, which the operator places in a typical listener's position, such as the driving seat of a car.
The array maps noise from every direction while 12 cameras, mounted on the sphere, take simultaneous pictures covering the entire field of view.
These images are then used as background display for an acoustic map.
Spherical Beamforming is one of the acoustic solutions created as part of Bruel and Kjaer's Pulse 12 measurement and analysis platform.
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