System for generating calibrated multi-channel non-coherent signals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10165385-B2
Application number	US-201715442270-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2017
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

A system for generating calibrated multi-channel non-coherent signals. The system comprises a plurality of synthesizers for generating a corresponding plurality of signals, and a plurality of filters for band-pass filtering the plurality of generated signals. Each filter filters the signal generated by one of the plurality of synthesizers, by performing the band-pass filtering in a dedicated frequency band. The system comprises a plurality of loudspeakers for playing the plurality of filtered signals respectively filtered by the plurality of filters. The system comprises a channel configurator for configuring at least one of the filters for performing the band-pass filtering according to a calibrated amplitude spectrum of the signal. The calibrated amplitude spectrum is determined based on a reference amplitude spectrum of the signal and at least one of the following parameters: a target global signal amplitude, a directionality of the signal when played by the corresponding loudspeaker, and a frequency response of the synthesizer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for generating calibrated multi-channel non-coherent signals, comprising:
a plurality of synthesizers for generating a corresponding plurality of signals;
a plurality of filters for band-pass filtering the plurality of generated signals, each filter filtering the signal generated by one of the plurality of synthesizers, each filter being configured for performing the band-pass filtering in a dedicated frequency band;
a plurality of loudspeakers for playing the plurality of filtered signals, each loudspeaker playing the signal filtered by one of the plurality of filters; and
a channel configurator for configuring at least one of the filters for performing the band-pass filtering according to a calibrated amplitude spectrum of the signal, the calibrated amplitude spectrum being determined based on a reference amplitude spectrum of the signal and a target global signal amplitude.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the calibrated amplitude spectrum of the signal based on the reference amplitude spectrum of the signal and the target global signal amplitude comprises determining a calibrated average amplitude of the calibrated amplitude spectrum based on a reference average amplitude of the reference amplitude spectrum and the target global signal amplitude, the sum of the calibrated average amplitude of the plurality of signals being substantially equal to the target global signal amplitude.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination of the calibrated amplitude spectrum of the signal generated by each filter is further based on at least one of the following: a directionality of the signal when played by the corresponding loudspeaker and a frequency response of the synthesizer.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each generated signal consists of one of the following: a noise signal, a combination of noise signals, a tone signal, a combination of tone signals, and a combination of at least one noise signal and at least one tone signal.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a physical simulation environment of a simulator, the plurality of loudspeakers being positioned on a wall of the physical simulation environment for transmitting the plurality of played signals to a user of the simulator positioned inside the physical simulation environment.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the simulator consists of an aircraft simulator and at least one of the plurality of generated signals consists of one of the following: a sound signal corresponding to aerodynamic hiss, a sound signal corresponding to engine noise, a sound signal corresponding to flaps being raised or lowered, a sound signal corresponding to landing gear being deployed or retracted, and a sound signal corresponding to a hydraulic pump being activated.

Assignees

• Cae Inc

Inventors

• Ayotte Maxime

Classifications

• G09B9/22

  including aircraft sound simulation · CPC title

• H04S3/008

  in which the audio signals are in digital form, i.e. employing more than two discrete digital channels (data reduction aspects thereof based on psychoacoustics G10L19/02) · CPC title

• H04S7/301 Primary

  Automatic calibration of stereophonic sound system, e.g. with test microphone · CPC title

• H04R5/04

  Circuit arrangements, {e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments (combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S)} · CPC title

• H04S2400/13

  Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in stereophonic sound systems · CPC title