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Cylinder Measurement Method for Directivity Balloons

Authors: Bru, Maxime

AES Convention 149 · Paper 10400 · October 2020

Abstract

There are several ways to obtain the set of frequency responses all around a loudspeaker, the so-called directivity balloon which provides useful knowledge about the loudspeaker radiation behavior. In this paper, a novel method for collecting far-field directivity balloon datasets is presented. This alternative method builds on traditional polar measurements and proved to be practical both in terms of measurement time and equipment set-up. By cleverly combining datasets and by using far-field wave propagation, datasets in cylindrical coordinates are created and then projected on a sphere. Eventually, using a spherical interpolation, the directivity balloon is obtained.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 149
AES Convention
149
Paper number
10400
Publication date
October 6, 2020
Session subject
Audio Equipment
Affiliation
NEXO, Plailly, France (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper