Sound event detection using surface mounted vibration sensors

A system for detecting a sound field, comprising:

• a solid structure comprising at least one sound transducing element formed by a solid-state material, wherein the at least on sound transducing element forms at least part of an outer surface of the solid structure, and the sound field impacts at least onto a part of the at least one sound transducing element;
• at least one vibration sensor mounted to the at least one sound transducing element, wherein the at least one vibration sensor detects vibrations induced into the at least one sound transducing element by an incident sound field;
• and
• at least one computing device configured to obtain sensor data from the at least one vibration sensor, process the sensor data to generate output data, and provide the output data.

A system for detecting a sound field, the system comprising:

• a solid structure comprising at least one sound transducing element that forms at least part of an outer surface of the solid structure, and the sound field impacts at least onto a part of the at least one sound transducing element;
• at least one vibration sensor mounted to the at least one sound transducing element to detect vibrations induced into the at least one sound transducing element by an incident sound field;
• and
• at least one computing device configured to:
• obtain sensor data from the at least one vibration sensor,
• process the sensor data to generate output data, and
• provide the output data.