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Convention Paper

Loudspeaker Acoustical Field Calculations with Application to Directional Response Measurement

Authors: Gunness, David W.; Mihelich, Ryan J.

AES Convention 109 · Paper 5210 · September 2000

Abstract

The traditional method of predicting the acoustical field produced by an arbitrarily shaped source is a high-frequency, angle-limited reduction of the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz equation. The broadband, broad-angle version of the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz equation is derived and implemented as a numerical method. Acoustical field predictions of real sources developed with this method agree closely with measured data. This agreement even extends to low frequencies and angles near and beyond 90 degrees off of the primary axis. Applications of the technique are described, including a powerful and efficient directional response characterization method.:

Details

Published in
AES Convention 109
AES Convention
109
Paper number
5210
Publication date
September 6, 2000
Session subject
Loudspeakers
Affiliation
Eastern Acoustic Works, Inc., Whitinsville, MA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper