Reducing occlusion effect in wearable audio devices

A wearable audio device, comprising:

• a feedforward sensor arranged to detect body conducted vibrations and configured to generate a feedforward signal based on the detected vibrations;
• an audio controller communicatively coupled to the feedforward sensor, wherein the audio controller is configured to generate an audio output signal based on the feedforward signal and a command signal;
• and
• an acoustic driver configured to render audio based on the audio output signal,
• wherein the feedforward sensor is arranged within a nozzle of a wearable audio device, wherein the feedforward sensor comprises a measurement axis perpendicular to vibrations generated by the acoustic driver to render the audio such that the feedforward sensor is oriented to avoid sensing the vibrations from the acoustic driver.

A method for reducing noise, comprising:

• generating, via a feedforward sensor arranged to detect body conducted vibrations, a feedforward signal based on the detected vibrations;
• generating, via an audio controller communicatively coupled to the feedforward sensor, an audio output signal based on the feedforward signal and a command signal;
• and
• rendering, via an acoustic driver, audio based on the audio output signal,
• wherein the feedforward sensor is arranged within a nozzle of a wearable audio device, wherein the feedforward sensor comprises a measurement axis perpendicular to vibrations generated by the acoustic driver to render the audio such that the feedforward sensor is oriented to avoid sensing the vibrations from the acoustic driver.