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A relative path based virtual sensing method for the active feedback headrest system

A relative path based virtual sensing method for the active feedback headrest system
A relative path based virtual sensing method for the active feedback headrest system
Virtual sensing methods (VS) enable an active noise control (ANC) system to achieve noise reduction at a target control point, but impractical to place an error microphone for an extended period of time. This is realized by employing remote monitoring microphones. This paper introduces the relative path based VS (RP-VS) method for feedback ANC systems and compares it to existing VS methods, including the auxiliary filter based VS (AF-VS) method and the remote microphone based VS (RM-VS) method. Theoretical analysis is conducted to describe the impact of acoustic path changes on their noise reduction capabilities. When acoustic paths remain constant, all three VS methods perform similarly. However, they behave differently when acoustic paths change: the RP-VS method aligns with the AF-VS method, while the RM-VS method matches the performance of the fixed-coefficient (FC) filter. Moreover, changes in the primary noise characteristics can be treated equivalently as changes in the secondary paths at a single frequency, but these equivalent changes are inherently uncertain. Simulations and experiments conducted on an active headrest hence demonstrate the robustness of the RP-VS method against changing paths and primary noise characteristics.
Active headrest, Active noise control, Feedback control, Relative path, Virtual sensing
0888-3270
Liu, Chunyu
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Shi, Chuang
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Fu, Yujie
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Li, Huiyong
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Zhu, Ce
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Liu, Chunyu
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Shi, Chuang
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Fu, Yujie
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Li, Huiyong
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Zhu, Ce
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Liu, Chunyu, Shi, Chuang, Fu, Yujie, Li, Huiyong and Zhu, Ce (2024) A relative path based virtual sensing method for the active feedback headrest system. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 216, [111497]. (doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111497).

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Abstract

Virtual sensing methods (VS) enable an active noise control (ANC) system to achieve noise reduction at a target control point, but impractical to place an error microphone for an extended period of time. This is realized by employing remote monitoring microphones. This paper introduces the relative path based VS (RP-VS) method for feedback ANC systems and compares it to existing VS methods, including the auxiliary filter based VS (AF-VS) method and the remote microphone based VS (RM-VS) method. Theoretical analysis is conducted to describe the impact of acoustic path changes on their noise reduction capabilities. When acoustic paths remain constant, all three VS methods perform similarly. However, they behave differently when acoustic paths change: the RP-VS method aligns with the AF-VS method, while the RM-VS method matches the performance of the fixed-coefficient (FC) filter. Moreover, changes in the primary noise characteristics can be treated equivalently as changes in the secondary paths at a single frequency, but these equivalent changes are inherently uncertain. Simulations and experiments conducted on an active headrest hence demonstrate the robustness of the RP-VS method against changing paths and primary noise characteristics.

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Accepted/In Press date: 2 May 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 13 May 2024
Published date: 13 May 2024
Keywords: Active headrest, Active noise control, Feedback control, Relative path, Virtual sensing

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Local EPrints ID: 490171
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/490171
ISSN: 0888-3270
PURE UUID: 7e552b4c-2d4b-4e54-8816-47eadea615e0
ORCID for Chuang Shi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1517-2775

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Date deposited: 16 May 2024 16:38
Last modified: 31 May 2024 02:07

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Author: Chunyu Liu
Author: Chuang Shi ORCID iD
Author: Yujie Fu
Author: Huiyong Li
Author: Ce Zhu

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