Acoustic location is a method of determining the position of an object or sound source by using sound waves. Location can take place in gases (such as the atmosphere), liquids (such as water), and in solids (such as in the earth).
31-1426: [REDACTED] Look up acoustic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Acoustic may refer to: Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Acoustic (Above & Beyond album) , 2014 Acoustic (Deine Lakaien album) , 2007 Acoustic (Eva Cassidy album) , 2017 Acoustic (Everything but the Girl album) , 1992 Acoustic (John Lennon album) , 2004 Acoustic (Love Amongst Ruin album) , 2011 Acoustic (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) , 1994 Acoustic (Nouvelle Vague album) , 2009 Acoustic (Simple Minds album) , 2016 The Acoustic by Ektomorf, 2012 Acoustic by Oumou Sangaré , 2020 Acoustic Volume 2 by Joey Cape and Tony Sly, 2012 EPs and singles [ edit ] Acoustic (Bayside EP) , 2006 Acoustic (Britt Nicole EP) , 2010 Acoustic (Coldplay EP) , 2000 Acoustic (Lights EP) , 2010 Acoustic (Second Coming EP) , an acoustic version of 13 , 2003 Acoustic , by Brandi Carlile , 2004 Acoustic , by Gabrielle Aplin , 2010 Acoustic , by Press to Meco , 2019 "Acoustic" (single) , "Follow You Home" and "Refugees", by Embrace, 2014 Companies [ edit ] Acoustic (magazine) Acoustic Guitar (magazine) Acoustic Disc ,
62-492: A sensor array (for instance a microphone array ) consisting of at least two probes it is possible to obtain the source direction using the cross-correlation function between each probes' signal. The cross-correlation function between two microphones is defined as which defines the level of correlation between the outputs of two sensors x 1 {\displaystyle x_{1}} and x 2 {\displaystyle x_{2}} . In general,
93-407: A sound source given measurements of the sound field. The sound field can be described using physical quantities like sound pressure and particle velocity. By measuring these properties it is (indirectly) possible to obtain a source direction. Traditionally sound pressure is measured using microphones. Microphones have a polar pattern describing their sensitivity as a function of the direction of
124-449: A branch of physics that studies sound Architectural acoustics , a branch of building design which aims for ideal sound projection Musical acoustics , the branch of acoustics that studies the physics of music Piano acoustics , the physical properties of the piano that affect its sound Technology [ edit ] Acoustic cryptanalysis , in cryptography, a side channel attack which exploits sounds Acoustic fingerprint ,
155-449: A branch of physics that studies sound Architectural acoustics , a branch of building design which aims for ideal sound projection Musical acoustics , the branch of acoustics that studies the physics of music Piano acoustics , the physical properties of the piano that affect its sound Technology [ edit ] Acoustic cryptanalysis , in cryptography, a side channel attack which exploits sounds Acoustic fingerprint ,
186-434: A condensed digital summary, a fingerprint generated from an audio signal Acoustic location , a pre-radar and pre-sonar method of detecting hostile vehicles and vessels Acoustic metamaterials , engineered materials with atypical properties Acoustic signature , sound emitters, such as those of ships and submarines Acoustic thermometry , observation of ocean climate using long-range instruments Acoustic torpedo ,
217-434: A condensed digital summary, a fingerprint generated from an audio signal Acoustic location , a pre-radar and pre-sonar method of detecting hostile vehicles and vessels Acoustic metamaterials , engineered materials with atypical properties Acoustic signature , sound emitters, such as those of ships and submarines Acoustic thermometry , observation of ocean climate using long-range instruments Acoustic torpedo ,
248-507: A higher level of correlation means that the argument τ {\displaystyle \tau } is relatively close to the actual time-difference-of-arrival . For two sensors next to each other the TDOA is given by where c {\displaystyle c} is the speed of sound in the medium surrounding the sensors and the source. A well-known example of TDOA is the interaural time difference . The interaural time difference
279-815: A listening device. The two devices do not have to be located together. Sonar (sound navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation under water (or occasionally in air) to navigate, communicate or to detect other vessels. There are two kinds of sonar – active and passive. A single active sonar can localize in range and bearing as well as measuring radial speed. However, a single passive sonar can only localize in bearing directly, though Target Motion Analysis can be used to localize in range, given time. Multiple passive sonars can be used for range localization by triangulation or correlation, directly. Dolphins , whales and bats use echolocation to detect prey and avoid obstacles. Having speakers/ ultrasonic transmitters emitting sound at known positions and time,
310-535: A means of locating Zeppelins during cloudy conditions and improvised an apparatus from a pair of gramophone horns mounted on a rotating pole. Several of these equipments were able to give a fairly accurate fix on the approaching airships, allowing the guns to be directed at them despite being out of sight. Although no hits were obtained by this method, Rawlinson claimed to have forced a Zeppelin to jettison its bombs on one occasion. The air-defense instruments usually consisted of large horns or microphones connected to
341-407: A means of passive acoustic localization, but when using speakers are a means of active localization. Typically, more than one device is used, and the location is then triangulated between the several devices. As a military air defense tool, passive acoustic location was used from mid-World War I to the early years of World War II to detect enemy aircraft by picking up the noise of their engines. It
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403-404: A record label owned by David Grisman Acoustic Control Corporation , produced amplifiers Other music [ edit ] Acoustic guitar , as opposed to electric guitar Acoustic bass guitar , as opposed to electric bass guitar Acoustic music , music that solely or primarily uses non-electrical instruments Acoustic recording , a pre-microphone method of recording Acoustics ,
434-646: A sound source's position. As World War II neared, radar began to become a credible alternative to the sound location of aircraft. For typical aircraft speeds of that time, sound location only gave a few minutes of warning. The acoustic location stations were left in operation as a backup to radar, as exemplified during the Battle of Britain . Today, the abandoned sites are still in existence and are readily accessible. After World War II, sound ranging played no further role in anti-aircraft operations. Active locators have some sort of signal generation device, in addition to
465-481: A torpedo that aims itself Other uses [ edit ] Acoustic (film) , a 2010 South Korean omnibus film External acoustic meatus , another name for the ear canal See also [ edit ] Acoustica (disambiguation) Acoustics (disambiguation) Acoustic EP (disambiguation) , various albums Acoustic Sessions (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
496-481: A torpedo that aims itself Other uses [ edit ] Acoustic (film) , a 2010 South Korean omnibus film External acoustic meatus , another name for the ear canal See also [ edit ] Acoustica (disambiguation) Acoustics (disambiguation) Acoustic EP (disambiguation) , various albums Acoustic Sessions (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
527-411: Is also possible to use a particle velocity probe to measure the acoustic particle velocity directly. The particle velocity is another quantity related to acoustic waves however, unlike sound pressure, particle velocity is a vector . By measuring particle velocity one obtains a source direction directly. Other more complicated methods using multiple sensors are also possible. Many of these methods use
558-402: Is the difference in arrival time of a sound between two ears. The interaural time difference is given by where In trigonometry and geometry , triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly ( trilateration ). The point can then be fixed as
589-508: The time difference of arrival (TDOA) technique. Some have termed acoustic source localization an " inverse problem " in that the measured sound field is translated to the position of the sound source. Different methods for obtaining either source direction or source location are possible. The traditional method to obtain the source direction is using the time difference of arrival (TDOA) method. This method can be used with pressure microphones as well as with particle velocity probes. With
620-476: The British. They developed an extensive network of sound mirrors that were used from World War I through World War II. Sound mirrors normally work by using moveable microphones to find the angle that maximizes the amplitude of sound received, which is also the bearing angle to the target. Two sound mirrors at different positions will generate two different bearings, which allows the use of triangulation to determine
651-431: The acquired estimates to find the source location, indirect methods search for a candidate source location over a grid of spatial points. In this context, methods such as the steered-response power with phase transform (SRP-PHAT) are usually interpreted as finding the candidate location that maximizes the output of a delay-and-sum beamformer. The method has been shown to be very robust to noise and reverberation, motivating
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#1732852141959682-495: The development of modified approaches aimed at increasing its performance in real-time acoustic processing applications. Military uses have included locating submarines and aircraft. The first use of this type of equipment was claimed by Commander Alfred Rawlinson of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , who in the autumn of 1916 was commanding a mobile anti-aircraft battery on the east coast of England. He needed
713-1310: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up acoustic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Acoustic may refer to: Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Acoustic (Above & Beyond album) , 2014 Acoustic (Deine Lakaien album) , 2007 Acoustic (Eva Cassidy album) , 2017 Acoustic (Everything but the Girl album) , 1992 Acoustic (John Lennon album) , 2004 Acoustic (Love Amongst Ruin album) , 2011 Acoustic (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album) , 1994 Acoustic (Nouvelle Vague album) , 2009 Acoustic (Simple Minds album) , 2016 The Acoustic by Ektomorf, 2012 Acoustic by Oumou Sangaré , 2020 Acoustic Volume 2 by Joey Cape and Tony Sly, 2012 EPs and singles [ edit ] Acoustic (Bayside EP) , 2006 Acoustic (Britt Nicole EP) , 2010 Acoustic (Coldplay EP) , 2000 Acoustic (Lights EP) , 2010 Acoustic (Second Coming EP) , an acoustic version of 13 , 2003 Acoustic , by Brandi Carlile , 2004 Acoustic , by Gabrielle Aplin , 2010 Acoustic , by Press to Meco , 2019 "Acoustic" (single) , "Follow You Home" and "Refugees", by Embrace, 2014 Companies [ edit ] Acoustic (magazine) Acoustic Guitar (magazine) Acoustic Disc ,
744-459: The incident sound. Many microphones have an omnidirectional polar pattern which means their sensitivity is independent of the direction of the incident sound. Microphones with other polar patterns exist that are more sensitive in a certain direction. This however is still no solution for the sound localization problem as one tries to determine either an exact direction, or a point of origin. Besides considering microphones that measure sound pressure, it
775-586: The operators' ears using tubing, much like a very large stethoscope . End of the 1920s, an operational comparison of multiple large acoustic listening devices from different nations by the Meetgebouw in The Netherlands showed drawbacks. Fundamental research showed that the human ear is better than one understood in the 20s and 30s. New listening devices closer to the ears and with airtight connections were developed. Moreover, mechanical prediction equipment, given
806-437: The position of a target equipped with a microphone/ultrasonic receiver can be estimated based on the time of arrival of the sound. The accuracy is usually poor under non-line-of-sight conditions, where there are blockages in between the transmitters and the receivers. Seismic surveys involve the generation of sound waves to measure underground structures. Source waves are generally created by percussion mechanisms located near
837-407: The slow speed of sound as compared to the faster planes, and height corrections provided information to point the searchlight operators and the anti-aircraft gunners to where the detected aircraft flies. Searchlights and guns needed to be at a distance from the listening device. Therefore, electric direction indicator devices were developed. Most of the work on anti-aircraft sound ranging was done by
868-441: The third point of a triangle with one known side and two known angles. For acoustic localization this means that if the source direction is measured at two or more locations in space, it is possible to triangulate its location. Steered response power (SRP) methods are a class of indirect acoustic source localization methods. Instead of estimating a set of time-differences of arrival (TDOAs) between pairs of microphones and combining
899-458: The title Acoustic . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acoustic&oldid=1209668421 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages acoustic From Misplaced Pages,
930-678: The title Acoustic . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acoustic&oldid=1209668421 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Acoustic location Location can be done actively or passively: Both of these techniques, when used in water, are known as sonar ; passive sonar and active sonar are both widely used. Acoustic mirrors and dishes , when using microphones, are
961-405: Was rendered obsolete before and during World War II by the introduction of radar , which was far more effective (but interceptable). Acoustic techniques had the advantage that they could 'see' around corners and over hills, due to sound diffraction . Civilian uses include locating wildlife and locating the shooting position of a firearm. Acoustic source localization is the task of locating