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James Wren on March 15th, 2010
Sometimes we are asked about the differences between an acoustic camera and a sound intensity probe and which of the two is better for a particular application. There is no straightforward answer as they are quite different pieces of equipment, used for measuring different things. An acoustic camera is a tool used to locate and [...]
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James Wren on January 19th, 2010
I’m often asked what is the difference between free field microphones, diffuse field microphones and pressure microphones.
For a run-of-the-mill ½ inch microphone the short answer is nothing.
However the long answer is a bit more involved.
Basically if the sample rate is 10 kHz or below and an accuracy of ±2dB is acceptable then there is no [...]
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Dr Colin Mercer on September 12th, 2007
The requirement was to develop a ‘standard’ test for assessing the sound quality of power steering pumps in vehicles. Measurements needed to be objective so that the method would be suitable for evaluating dissimilar vehicles and different types of pump.
Noise is an important consideration when a consumer is selecting a new vehicle. It is therefore [...]
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James Wren on June 6th, 2006
In this note the different types of transducers that can be used with the Prosig P8000 series data acquisition system are discussed. The article deals with the design and function of the different types of transducer and the applications they are normally associated with.
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James Wren on February 20th, 2006
The following note describes an application of the Prosig P8000/DATS system in the refinement of an automotive exhaust muffler design for a major after-market [...]
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James Wren on August 26th, 2005
In a recent article we described how the Prosig P8000 hardware and DATS software had been used to help Dalmeny Racing diagnose a problem with an exhaust [...]
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Dr Colin Mercer on June 6th, 2001
To illustrate the use of the cross correlation function, a source location example is shown below. For this it is assumed there is a noise source at some unknown position between 2 microphones. A cross correlation technique and a transfer function like approach were used to determine the location.
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