Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Patent
1977-12-27
1978-12-19
Myracle, Jerry W.
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
G01M 1900
Patent
active
041300238
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for determining the directivity index (DI) and directivity factor (Q) of a loudspeaker is described. A microphone is placed in the throat of a horn-type loudspeaker to measure the acoustical pressure at this point. A second microphone is placed along an extension of a central axis of a loudspeaker at a predetermined distance from the mouth of the loudspeaker to measure the acoustical pressure at this point. The output of each of the microphones is rectified and converted to decibel form. The decibel signal representing acoustical pressure at the throat is subtracted from the signal representing the measured pressure at the predetermined distance. A signal (in decibel form) representing the distance of the second microphone from the mouth of the horn is added to the difference signal and a signal (in decibel form) in accordance with the diameter of the loudspeaker throat is subtracted from the difference signal to provide a signal in accordance with directivity index. From the directivity index a signal in accordance with directivity factor (Q), which is a power ratio, can be derived.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2834236 (1958-05-01), Pardue et al.
patent: 2982942 (1961-05-01), White
Altec Corporation
Myracle Jerry W.
Sokolski Edward A.
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