Active Cancelation of Acoustic Noise in Waveguides by Standard Control Task Decision Usage

Cybernetic decision variants were analyzed in order to use for physical task of active noise cancelation. 10 dB mean active noise cancellation is demonstrated in two decades frequency band by usage of cybernetic decision for acoustical duct physical scale model. The used decision was found on minimization of acoustical field power transfer function from the beginning of waveguide to their end.

Real-Time Detection of Unstable Control Loop Behavior in a Feedback Active Noise Cancellation System for In-Ear Headphones

Active noise controls are used in a wide field of applications to cancel out unwanted surrounding noise. Control systems based on the feedback structure however have the disadvantage that they may become unstable during run-time due to changes in the control path—in this context including the listener’s ear. Especially when applied to active noise cancellation (ANC) headphones, the risk of instability is associated with the risk of harmful influence on the listener’s ear, which is exposed to the speaker in striking distance. This paper discusses several methods to enable the analysis of a feedback ANC system during run-time to immediately detect instability. Finally, a solution is proposed, which identifies the open loop behavior parametrically by means of an adaptive filter to subsequently evaluate the coefficients regarding stability.

Feed-Forward Active Noise Control System Using Microphone Array

Feedforward active noise control(ANC)system are widely used to reduce the wide-band noise in different application.In feedforward ANC systems,when the noise source is unknown,the misplacement of the reference microphone may violate the causality constraint.We present a performance analysis of the feedforward ANC system under a noncausal condition.The ANC system performance degrades when the degree of noncausality increases.This research applies the microphone array technique to feedforward ANC systems to solve the unknown noise source problem.The generalized cross-correlation(GCC)and steering response power(SRP)methods based on microphone array are used to estimate the noise source location.Then,the ANC system selects the proper reference microphone for a noise control algorithm.The simulation and experiment results show that the SRP method can estimate the noise source direction with 84%accuracy.The proposed microphone array integrated ANC system can dramatically improve the system performance.

Adaptive ANFIS-based filter for active control of sinusoidal primary noise in nonlinear path

Linear active noise control (ANC) system is promising in suppressing broadband and narrowband noise in a linear acoustic site.However,in some situations,the acoustic systems are nonlinear which make the primary noise being nonlinear distortion at the canceling point,and the linear ANC system maybe can not work well for these cases.This paper presents an adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS)-based nonlinear filter for active noise control,which is expected to be successfully applied to situations with nonlinear distortion.In the proposed adaptive control algorithm,the parameters are updated by gradient descent method.In the simulations,the secondary-path FIR model coefficients are estimated in advance by off-line system identification method,and one case for sinusoidal primary noise with nonlinear distortion is presented,which verifies the effectiveness of the proposed system in suppressing sinusoidal noise generated by rotating machines,e.g.,engines in vehicles.

Active Noise Control of the Heavy Truck Interior Cab

In order to control the noise of the heavy truck interior cab effectively, the active noise control methods are employed. First, an interior noise field test for the heavy truck is performed, and frequencies of interior noise of this vehicle are analyzed. According to the spectrum analysis of acquired noise signal, it is found out that the main frequencies of interior noise are less than 800Hz. Then the least squares lattice （LSL） algorithm is used as signal processing algorithm of the controller and a closed-loop control DSP system, based on TMS 320VC5416, is developed. The residual signal at driver＇s ear is used as feedback signal. Lastly, the developed ANC system is loaded into the heavy truck cab, and controlling the noise at driver＇ s ear for that truck at different driving speeds is attempted. The noise control test results indicate that the cab interior noise is reduced averagely by 0.9 dBA at different driving speeds.

Analysis and active control of low frequency booming noise in car

For Lightweight body,sound radiation and sound insulation performance have negative effects on interior noise by the deterioration of local stiffness and modality.So the research on the active control of vibration and noise for car body panels is useful for engineering.Analysis and active control of booming noise in car is researched by using a new active damping vibration reduction technology named smart constrained layer damping(SCLD).According to the vibration characters of body roof,an optimal placement of actuators is distributed.Based on dSPACE hardware in loop environment,an adaptive active control system is designed.Selecting vibration signals of engine mounting point as the reference input of adaptive controller,an active control experiment of booming noise for mini-car is carried out.Experimental results show that,when the engine speed is at 3700 RPM and4250RPM,the interior booming noise decreases 4.2dB(A),and 3.5dB(A) separately.It proposes new methods and techniques for intelligent control of car body NVH in the future.

Flower Pollination Heuristics for Nonlinear Active Noise Control Systems

In this paper,a novel design of the flower pollination algorithm is presented for model identification problems in nonlinear active noise control systems.The recently introduced flower pollination based heuristics is implemented to minimize the mean squared error based merit/cost function representing the scenarios of active noise control system with linear/nonlinear and primary/secondary paths based on the sinusoidal signal,random and complex random signals as noise interferences.The flower pollination heuristics based active noise controllers are formulated through exploitation of nonlinear filtering with Volterra series.The comparative study on statistical observations in terms of accuracy,convergence and complexity measures demonstrates that the proposed meta-heuristic of flower pollination algorithm is reliable,accurate,stable as well as robust for active noise control system.The accuracy of the proposed nature inspired computing of flower pollination is in good agreement with the state of the art counterpart solvers based on variants of genetic algorithms,particle swarm optimization,backtracking search optimization algorithm,fireworks optimization algorithm along with their memetic combination with local search methodologies.Moreover,the central tendency and variation based statistical indices further validate the consistency and reliability of the proposed scheme mimic the mathematical model for the process of flower pollination systems.

Simulation Study of Active Noise Control in Wind Turbines Using FxLMS Adaptation Algorithm

Utility scale wind turbines produce a significant amount of noise which has been identified as one of the most critical challenges to the widespread use of wind energy. Aerodynamic noise caused primarily by the interaction of the boundary layer and (or) the upstream atmospheric turbulence with the trailing edge of the blade has been identified as the most dominant source of noise in wind turbines. The authors here propose an active noise control system based on the FxLMS algorithm which can achieve suppression of noise from a modern wind turbine. Two types of noise sources have been simulated: monopole and dipole. The results of the active noise control algorithm are validated with simulations in MATLAB. The agreement between the results shows the far impact of active noise control techniques will have in future wind turbines.

A Hybrid Nonlinear Active Noise Control Method Using Chebyshev Nonlinear Filter

Investigations into active noise control(ANC)technique have been conducted with the aim of effective control of the low-frequency noise.In practice,however,the performance of currently available ANC systems degrades due to the effects of nonlinearity in the primary and secondary paths,primary noise and louder speaker.This paper proposes a hybrid control structure of nonlinear ANC system to control the non-stationary noise produced by the rotating machinery on the nonlinear primary path.A fast version of ensemble empirical mode decomposition is used to decompose the non-stationary primary noise into intrinsic mode functions,which are expanded using the second-order Chebyshev nonlinear filter and then individually controlled.The convergence of the nonlinear ANC system is also discussed.Simulation results demonstrate that proposed method outperforms the FSLMS and VFXLMS algorithms with respect to noise reduction and convergence rate.

Dynamic Active Noise Control of Broadband Noise in Fighter Aircraft Pilot Helmet

This paper presents the development of a dynamic Active Noise Control(ANC)algorithm aimed towards redu-cingthe broadbandnoiseinside the helmet earcups ofafighter aircraftpilot helmet.The dynamicANC involves a Variable Step-Size Griffiths(VSSG)FxLMS algorithm to attenuate noise entering directly through helmet,a LMS based adaptive noise canceller to attenuate noise entering through the pilot microphone,and energy detectors for failure protection and optimized battery power usage.The algorithms are implemented on Texas Instruments’TMS320C6748 processor and are tested in a helmet ANC experimental setup.

SMART STRUCTURES USING PIEZOELEMENTS FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE SUPPRESSION IN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE

Smart material and structure (SMS) is a challenging novel technique for the 21 century especially in fields of aviation and aerospace. Vibration and noise suppression smart structure is an important branch of SMS. There are several typical structures such as the cabin of an airplane, space station, the solar board of satellite and the rotor blade of a helicopter, of which the vibrations and radiation noises have bad influences on precise equipments and aiming systems. In order to suppress vibrations and noises of these structures, several algorithms are applied to the models which simulate the structures. Experiments are performed to suppress vibrations and noises by bonding sensors and actuators to the structures at the optimized locations and using computer based measurement and control systems. For the blade vibration control of a helicopter, a non contact method of signal transmission by magneto electric coupling is discussed. The experimental results demonstrate that the methods used for active control are effective.

Application of system identification in a practical active noise control system

Noise pollution has become increasingly severe around the world due to fast urbanization. How to soundproof windows from outside noise is of significant interest for both academia and industry. This paper reports an experimental implementation of normalized minmax active noise control (ANC) algorithm on an open window system, where identifying the model of acoustic sound paths plays a central role. By doing this, traffic noise is attenuated by the ANC system, leading to a relatively quiet indoor environment, while the natural lighting and ventilation functions of a window are remained. Our experiments show that an average of 19 dB(A) noise reduction is achieved.

Automatic Stabilization of an Adaptive Feedback Control for Noise Cancelling In-ear Headphones

Headphones with an integrated active noise cancellation system have been increasingly introduced to the consumer market in recent years. When exposing the human ear to active noise sources in this striking distance, the ensuring of a safe sound pressure level is vital. In feedback systems, this is coupled with the stability of the closed control loop; stable controller design is thus essential. However, changes in the control path during run-time can cause the stable control system to become unstable, resulting in an overdrive of the speakers in the headphones. This paper proposes a method, which enables the real-time analysis of the current system state and if necessary stabilizes the closed loop while maintaining the active noise reduction. This is achieved by estimating and evaluating the open loop behavior with an adaptive filter and subsequently limiting the controller gain in respect to the stability margin.

Active control of structural sound radiation in an acoustic enclosure consisting of flexible structure

The active control of structural sound radiation in an acoustic enclosure is studied by using distributed point force actuators as the secondary control force, and the control mechanisms for the radiated noise in the cavity are analyzed. A rectangular enclosure involving two simply supported flexible plates is created for this investigation. The characteristics of the primary and secondary sound field and the structural-acoustic coupled system are analyzed, and the optimal control objective for reducing the sound pressure level （SPL） in the cavity is derived. The response of the SPL in the cavity is analyzed and compared when the secondary point force actuators with different locations and parameters are applied to the two flexible plates. The results indicate that the noise in the cavity can be better controlled when some point force actuators are applied to two flexible plates for cooperative control rather than the point force actuators being only applied to the excited flexible plate.

低计算量的窄带ANC算法优化及实车DSP系统试验分析

车内主动噪声控制中常使用的传统滤波-x最小均方(Filtered-x Least Mean Square,FxLMS)算法由于计算复杂度高,往往导致系统硬件算力不足,降噪效果不理想。文章提出一种基于改进局部次级通路建模方法的自适应陷波(Local-secondary-path Filtered-x Least Mean Square,LFxLMS)算法及其相应的窄带主动噪声控制(LFxLMS-based Narrowband Active Noise Control,LFx-NANC)系统。所提出的改进局部次级通路建模方法具有更高的建模精度,且该系统相较于传统系统大大降低了计算复杂度。通过基于Matlab软件的仿真分析,验证了该系统对稳态及非稳态多谐波噪声的降噪性能。基于ADSP-21489控制器搭建车内双通道LFx-NANC系统,实现了在稳态工况下主驾位置处二、四、六阶降噪量分别达到34.67、21.41、10.29 dB(A);在加速工况下主驾位置处总声压级和二阶降噪量分别达到6.01 dB(A)和20.40 dB(A),同时在其他位置均有较好的降噪效果。文中提出的方法为主动噪声控制的工程应用提供了参考。

针对频率失调问题的挖掘机ANC系统优化设计

在进行窄带主动噪声控制(Narrowband Active Noise Control,NANC)过程中,常采用非声学传感器来获取参考信号,但非声学传感器会因老化和疲劳积累产生误差,使NANC系统频率失调(Frequency Mismatch,FM),导致降噪性能下降,甚至失效。针对此问题,提出一种基于自适应补偿(Adaptive Compensation,AC)的控制方案,该方案利用滤波增强信号与原始信号的相关性,设计一个频率跟踪质量评价因子,使该方案能更精准地实现对频率的追踪,以取得更优的FM补偿效果。通过仿真对比发现,与传统解决方案相比,AC方案能应对更大FM,使NANC系统具有更好的稳定性,初步验证了算法的优越性。进一步开展台架试验与实机实验,试验结果表明:当FM达到10%,经AC方案优化的NANC系统对挖掘机2、4、6阶噪声降噪量仍达到了15.2 dB、24.1 dB、21.2 dB,进一步验证了AC方案的性能。同时,也表明所提AC方案能有效实现对FM的控制,具有较高的实用价值。

Ear Field Adaptive Noise Control for Snoring:An Real-time Experimental Approach

In this paper, an active noise control(ANC) system is developed to provide an effective and non-intrusive solution for reducing loud snoring to provide a quiet environment for a snorer's bed partner. An adaptive least mean square(LMS)algorithm optimized for different kinds of snore signals is introduced and theoretically analyzed. Also, a residual noise masking approach is proposed to further reduce the effect of the snore noise without interfering with the LMS algorithm. Computer simulations followed by real-time experiments are conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of the snore ANC systems based on a pillow setup. For the optimum effect based on the characteristics of human hearing, the performance of the proposed approach is evaluated by using the multi-channel feedforward ANC systems based on the filtered-X least mean square(FXLMS) algorithm.Compared with a traditional headboard setup for snoring noise control, the proposed snore ANC systems optimized for ear field operation yield much higher noise reduction around the ears of the snorer's bed partner.

Active Control of Sound Transmission in Ship Cabins Through Multiple Independently Supported Flexible Subplates

The vibration and noise produced by the powertrain and waves inside ship cabins limit working efficiency and crew and passengers’accommodation quality.This paper simplifies ship cabins as cavities and explores active control techniques to attenuate sound transmission via multiple parallel-supported flexible subplates.The theoretical formulations of the interaction between multiple subplates and cavities were performed and the coupling relationships between them were analyzed.Based on the multiple subplates and the cavity coupling models,numerical simulations were performed using the derived optimal controller to minimize the transmission of sound into the cavities through two and nine parallel-supported subplates.The various control strategies were explored to minimize the coupling system’s acoustic potential energy,and the control performances were compared and discussed.The mechanism of reducing sound transmission through multiple supported subplates into a cavity is revealed.The simulation results showed that the vibration pattern of the controlled subplate is changed after it is regulated,which increases its radiation to subdue the other subplates’radiation,while increasing vibration of the controlled subplate.The more subplates a cavity has,the more kinetic energy the controlled subplate possess.Furthermore,the noise reduction performance of a cavity with fewer subplates is better than that with more subplates.

Bio-inspired heuristics hybrid with interior-point method for active noise control systems without identification of secondary path

In this study, hybrid computational frameworks are developed for active noise control（ANC） systems using an evolutionary computing technique based on genetic algorithms（GAs） and interior-point method（IPM）, following an integrated approach, GA-IPM. Standard ANC systems are usually implemented with the filtered extended least mean square algorithm for optimization of coefficients for the linear finite-impulse response filter, but are likely to become trapped in local minima（LM）. This issue is addressed with the proposed GA-IPM computing approach which is considerably less prone to the LM problem. Also, there is no requirement to identify a secondary path for the ANC system used in the scheme. The design method is evaluated using an ANC model of a headset with sinusoidal, random, and complex random noise interferences under several scenarios based on linear and nonlinear primary and secondary paths. The accuracy and convergence of the proposed scheme are validated based on the results of statistical analysis of a large number of independent runs of the algorithm.