Three-dimensional acoustic detection and imaging via hexidrant isolation and delay-mixing
OwnerKelly Jowettinventor
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Abstract
A device for the three-dimensional acoustic detection and imaging via hexidrant isolation and delay mixing is comprised of one or more acoustic sensors capable of collecting one or more sets of acoustic data; and a computer processor configured to perform operations including at least: obtaining one or more sets of acoustic data from the one or more acoustic sensors; applying one or more time delays to the one or more sets of acoustic data from the one or more acoustic sensors to create one or more sets of delay data; combining the one or more sets of delay data from the one or more acoustic sensors into one or more sets of output data; and mapping the location of a source of the acoustic data based on the one or more time delays applied.
Claims20
A system for three-dimensional acoustic detection, the system comprised of:
- one or more acoustic sensors configured to collect one or more sets of acoustic data;
- and
- a computer processor configured to perform operations including at least:
- obtaining one or more sets of acoustic data from the one or more acoustic sensors;
- applying one or more time delays to the one or more sets of acoustic data from the one or more acoustic sensors to create one or more sets of delay data;
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- combining the one or more sets of delay data from the one or more acoustic sensors into one or more sets of output data.
A method for the three-dimensional detection of acoustic waves, the method comprising:
- detecting a signal from each of a number of acoustic sensors;
- determining which sensor received the signal first;
- dividing a horizontal plane around the number of acoustic sensors into six equal hexidrants;
- calculating the difference in time between the detection of the acoustic wave;
- adding a delay to each acoustic sensor input based on when the last of the acoustic sensors detected the acoustic wave;
- combining the acoustic sensor input of each acoustic sensor to amplify the detected acoustic wave;
- repeating the previous steps for one or more additional pre-set delays;
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- mapping the location of incoming sounds based on a largest combined acoustic sensor input detected for each incoming sound onto a sound map.
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