Adaptive active noise cancellation apparatus

An adaptive active noise cancellation apparatus comprising:

• first sensor means for detecting a sound generated by a sound source and outputting a detection signal;
• filter means, having a predetermined filter coefficient, for filtering the output signal from said first sensor means by using the predetermined filter coefficient, and outputting a filtered signal;
• sound generating means for receiving the filtered signal and generating a sound corresponding to the filtered signal;
• an active noise cancellation control system for actively canceling a source sound at a control target point by using the sound generated by said sound generating means;
• second sensor means, arranged at the control target point, for detecting a sound at the control target point and outputting a detection signal;
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• an adaptive control system for receiving the output signals from said first and second sensor means and adaptively updating the filter coefficient of said filter means in accordance with a state of a system for which noise cancellation is to be performed by said active noise cancellation control system.
• wherein said adaptive control system comprises means for stopping said active noise cancellation control system in an adaptive operation, and a correction system for correcting the output signal from one of said first sensor means and said second sensor means by using a transfer function corresponding to a spatial delay in a spatial system between said sound generating means and said second sensor means and an electrical delay required for calculation processing, said correction system including adaptive control means for obtaining a difference between a new filter coefficient obtained in accordance with a change in state of the system and a current filter coefficient, a first forward filter having the transfer function and which is coupled between an input terminal of said adaptive control means and an output terminal of said first sensor means and a second forward filter connected to an input terminal means of said means for adaptively updating the filter coefficient, for compensating for the spatial and electrical delays.

An adaptive active noise cancellation apparatus comprising:

• first sensor means for detecting a sound generated by a sound source and outputting a detection signal;
• filter means, having a predetermined filter coefficient, for filtering the output signal from said first sensor means by using the predetermined filter coefficient, and outputting a filtered signal;
• sound generating means for receiving the filtered signal and generating a sound corresponding to the filtered signal;
• an active noise cancellation control system for actively canceling a source sound at a control target point by using the sound generated by said sound generating means;
• second sensor means, arranged at the control target point, for detecting a sound at the control target point and outputting a detection signal;
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• an adaptive control system for receiving the output signals from said first and second sensor means and adaptively updating the filter coefficient in accordance with a state of a system for which noise cancellation is to be performed by said active noise cancellation control system,
• wherein said adaptive control system comprises:
• a correction system for correcting the output signal from one of said first sensor means and said second sensor means by using a transfer function corresponding to a delay in a spatial system between said sound generating means and said second sensor means and a delay required for calculation processing;
• error coefficient calculating means for receiving the output signals which are output from said first and second sensor means and pass through said correction system, and obtaining a filter coefficient, as an error filter coefficient, so that a difference between an output of said error coefficient calculating means and the detection signal of said second sensor means comes to a minimum value while said active noise cancellation control system executes a noise cancellation operation;
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• means for obtaining a new filter coefficient from a difference between the error filter coefficient obtained by said error coefficient calculating means and a filter coefficient currently set in said active noise cancellation control system, and updating the filter coefficient of said active noise cancellation control system to the new filter coefficient.

An adaptive active noise cancellation apparatus comprising.

• first sensor means for detecting a noise generated by a noise source and outputting a detection signal;
• filter means, having a predetermined filter coefficient, for filtering the output signal from said first sensor means by using the predetermined filter coefficient, and outputting a filtered signal;
• sound generating means for receiving the filtered signal and generating a sound corresponding to the filtered signal;
• an active noise cancellation control system for actively canceling a noise at a control target point by using the sound generated by said sound generating means;
• second sensor means, arranged at the control target point, for detecting a sound at the control target point and outputting a detection signal;
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• an adaptive control system for receiving the output signals from said first and second sensor means and adaptively updating the filter coefficient in accordance with a state of a system for which noise cancellation is to performed by said active noise cancellation control system,
• wherein said adaptive control system comprises:
• first adaptive control means for receiving the output signals from said first and second sensor means and obtaining a filter coefficient based on a difference between a filter coefficient currently set in said active noise cancellation control system and a new filter coefficient to be set in said active noise cancellation control system while said active noise cancellation control system executes a noise cancellation operation,
• second adaptive control means for receiving the output signals from said first and second sensor means and obtaining a filter coefficient based on a sum of a filter coefficient currently set in said active noise cancellation control system and a new filter coefficient to be set in said active noise cancellation control system while said active noise cancellation control system executes a noise cancellation operation;
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• update control means for replacing the filter coefficient of said active noise cancellation control system with the new filter coefficient by using the filter coefficient based on the sum obtained by said second adaptive control means and the filter coefficient based on the difference obtained by said first adaptive control means.

An adaptive active noise cancellation apparatus comprising:

• first sensor means for detecting a sound generated by a sound source and outputting a detection signal;
• filter means, having a predetermined filter coefficient, for filtering the output signal from said first sensor means by using the predetermined filter coefficient, and outputting a filtered signal;
• sound generating means for receiving the filtered signal and generating a sound corresponding to the filtered signal;
• an active noise cancellation control system for canceling a source sound at a control target point by using the sound generated by said sound generating means;
• second sensor means, arranged at the control target point, for detecting a sound at the control target point and outputting a detection signal;
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• an adaptive control system for receiving the output signals from said first and second sensor means and adaptively updating the filter coefficient in accordance with a state of a system for which noise cancellation is to be performed by said active noise cancellation control system,
• wherein said adaptive control system comprises:
• a plurality of adaptive control circuits for setting and updating a filter coefficient such that an output signal becomes a desired signal;
• error coefficient calculating means for receiving the output signals which are output from said first and second sensor means and pass through said correction system, and obtaining a filter coefficient, as an error filter coefficient, so that a difference between an output of said error coefficient calculating means and the detection signal of said second sensor means comes to a minimum value while said active noise cancellation control system executes a noise cancellation operation;
• means for obtaining a new filter coefficient from a difference between the error filter coefficient obtained by said error coefficient calculating means and a filter coefficient currently set in said active noise cancellation control system;
• storage means for storing a previous filter coefficient and the new filter coefficient;
• calculation means for calculating one of a sum of the previous filter coefficient and the new filter coefficient and a difference therebetween;
• output means for digitally filtering an input signal in accordance with a result obtained by said calculation means;
• bus line means coupling said memory means to each of said adaptive control circuits, said calculation means and said output means, for transferring the signal between said memory means and each of said adaptive control circuits, said calculation means and said output means;
• clock generating means for generating a clock for setting an operation timing between said adaptive control means and said output means;
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• transfer function correcting means connected to an input terminal means of said adaptive control means, for filtering the input signal, using a filter coefficient corresponding to a transfer function between an adaptive control evaluation point and a device to be adaptively controlled by said output signal.