WO1990009655A1 - Noise suppression in vehicles - Google Patents

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WO1990009655A1
WO1990009655A1 PCT/GB1990/000230 GB9000230W WO9009655A1 WO 1990009655 A1 WO1990009655 A1 WO 1990009655A1 GB 9000230 W GB9000230 W GB 9000230W WO 9009655 A1 WO9009655 A1 WO 9009655A1
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Anthony Malcolm Mcdonald
David Charles Quinn
David C. Perry
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  • the invention relates to the suppression of unwanted noise in the cabins of vehicles, in particular road vehicles.
  • the driver and passengers of conventional passenger cars are exposed to a great deal of externally generated noise, due primarily to the vehicle engine.
  • Various proposals have been made for cancellation or reduction of such noise by active means, that is, by generating within the vehicle cabin sound vibrations of phase and amplitude such as to cancel, at least partially, the unwanted noise.
  • An effective system of this kind is known from WO 88/02912 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the invention accordingly provides an integrated entertainment and noise reduction system for use in a vehicle cabin, the system comprising a communication and/or entertainment signal source, a noise cancellation signal source, at least one loudspeaker for mounting within the vehicle cabin, and a signal mixing device for mixing signals from the communication and/or signal source and the noise cancellation signal source, the loudspeaker receiving the mixed signal output of the mixing device.
  • the invention can be carried into effect by provision of an integrated noise reduction and communication and/or entertainment system including one or more signal sources, selected for example from radio tuners, microphones, cassette decks or the like, which sources provide electrical outputs to be mixed with an electrical output from a noise reduction unit, preferably an adaptive noise reduction unit, in a mixer, the mixer output being supplied to one or more loudspeakers suitably located in the vehicle cabin.
  • signal sources selected for example from radio tuners, microphones, cassette decks or the like, which sources provide electrical outputs to be mixed with an electrical output from a noise reduction unit, preferably an adaptive noise reduction unit, in a mixer, the mixer output being supplied to one or more loudspeakers suitably located in the vehicle cabin.
  • the active noise reduction system is preferably one which derives a reference signal from the internal combustion engine by which the vehicle is driven.
  • the mixer employed is preferably a balanced mixer, to reduce interference from the vehicle electrical system.
  • the mixer is advantageously positioned in the system to receive the communication and/or entertainment signals downstream of selective control means for adjustment of gain, treble and bass, etc.
  • the system will operate over a plurality of channels and balancer and fader controls can then be provided for the communication and/or entertainment signals, again upstream of the mixer.
  • the number of channels carrying the mixed signals will not of course exceed the number of loudspeakers provided.
  • the illustrated system includes, as entertainment components, at least one of a radio tuner 2, shown connected to an aerial 4, and one or more decks 6 for playing compact discs, digitally recorded tapes, or tape cassettes.
  • the system can include a microphone 7 usable by the driver or other occupant of the vehicle for addressing its other occupants.
  • the outputs from the signal source or sources of the system are fed to a pre ⁇ amplifier 8 fitted with appropriate control arrangements 10 for signal source selection and for output adjustment, such as volume and bass and treble controls, or graphic equalization.
  • the pre-amplifier 8 can operate on a single channel but typically provides its output signals on. a plurality N of output channels, and balance and fader controls will then be provided.
  • the pre-amplifier output signals are supplied to a multi-channel power amplifier unit 12.
  • the system includes a noise cancellation controller which is preferably adaptive and which may then advantageously be of the kind described in WO 88/02912, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • the function of the controller 14 is to provide, on a plurality L of output channels, outputs derived from a reference signal by adaptive filtering carried out by a programmed microprocessor and memory unit in dependence on error signals from a plurality of microphones 16.
  • the microphones 16 are located, preferably inconspicuously, at suitable spaced positions within the vehicle cabin.
  • the reference signal may be derived directly from the vehicle engine.
  • the outputs from the amplifier 12 and the controller 14 are fed to a mixer 18, which is preferably a balanced mixer, in which the entertainment and/or communication signals are mixed with the noise cancellation outputs.
  • the mixer 18 provides outputs for a second multi-channel power amplifier unit 20, the outputs of which are used to drive respective ones of a plurality of loudspeakers 20 located within the vehicle cabin at appropriate positions, which may be at the conventional loudspeaker positions.
  • Some or all the loudspeakers 22 may be active loudspeakers if desired, for example, as indicated by loudspeaker 22A.
  • the integrated system of the invention thus provides that the noise reduction signals from the controller 14 are determined solely by the reference signal from which they are derived, under the adaptive control of the outputs of the microphones 16.
  • the pre ⁇ amplifier control means 10 have no effect on them.
  • the system is provided with appropriate on/off and selection switches to provide in the cabin of a passenger motor car one or more of audio communication and entertainment and noise reduction, as the operator of the system may desire.
  • the loudspeakers 22 will normally correspond in number to the number of output channels of the pre ⁇ amplifier 8, but there may be a plurality of M channels between the balanced mixer 18 and the amplifier unit 20, where M is equal to or greater than the larger of the N entertainment channels or the L noise reduction channels.
  • the system described with reference to the drawing can be constituted either as an integrated system suitable as original equipment for a vehicle, or as a system obtained by adaptation of a road vehicle already provided with an "in-car entertainment” system (ICE).
  • ICE in-car entertainment
  • Such an ICE system will comprise one or both of the signal sources 2 and 6 and/or the signal source 7, the pre-amplifier 8, and the loudspeakers 22 together usually with one or other of the power amplifier units 12,20.
  • the integrated or combined system of the invention can readily be obtained by addition of the adaptive noise cancellation controller 14, the microphones 16 at suitable positions within the vehicle cabin, and by insertion of the balanced mixer 12 between the pre-amplifier outputs and the loudspeakers, with the provision of further amplifier means if needed.
  • the power amplifier unit 12 may be omitted or combined as a single unit with the pre-amplifier 8.
  • the amplifier unit 20 also may be omitted of adequate amplification is provided elsewhere in the system.

Abstract

An integrated noise reduction and communication and/or entertainment system for vehicle use includes one or more signal sources, selected for example from radio tuners (2), microphones (7), cassette decks (6) or the like, providing electrical outputs to be mixed with an electrical output from an adaptive noise reduction unit (14), in a balanced mixer (18), the mixer output being supplied to one or more loudspeakers (22, 22A) located at suitable positions in the vehicle cabin.

Description

NOISE SUPPRESSION IN VEHICLES
The invention relates to the suppression of unwanted noise in the cabins of vehicles, in particular road vehicles. The driver and passengers of conventional passenger cars are exposed to a great deal of externally generated noise, due primarily to the vehicle engine. Various proposals have been made for cancellation or reduction of such noise by active means, that is, by generating within the vehicle cabin sound vibrations of phase and amplitude such as to cancel, at least partially, the unwanted noise. An effective system of this kind is known from WO 88/02912 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
To achieve satisfactory results, such systems have to be of some complication, and they are consequently expensive. It is suggested in WO 88/02912 that the noise reduction system might make use, in respect of motor vehicle interiors, of loudspeakers used as the low frequency drives of a car audio system, but this suggestion does not address the problem of effectively combining an entertainment system, which might employ only loudspeakers driven over the full audio frequency spectrum, with a noise reduction system.
The invention accordingly provides an integrated entertainment and noise reduction system for use in a vehicle cabin, the system comprising a communication and/or entertainment signal source, a noise cancellation signal source, at least one loudspeaker for mounting within the vehicle cabin, and a signal mixing device for mixing signals from the communication and/or signal source and the noise cancellation signal source, the loudspeaker receiving the mixed signal output of the mixing device.
The invention can be carried into effect by provision of an integrated noise reduction and communication and/or entertainment system including one or more signal sources, selected for example from radio tuners, microphones, cassette decks or the like, which sources provide electrical outputs to be mixed with an electrical output from a noise reduction unit, preferably an adaptive noise reduction unit, in a mixer, the mixer output being supplied to one or more loudspeakers suitably located in the vehicle cabin.
In an otherwise conventional road vehicle, the active noise reduction system is preferably one which derives a reference signal from the internal combustion engine by which the vehicle is driven. The mixer employed is preferably a balanced mixer, to reduce interference from the vehicle electrical system. The mixer is advantageously positioned in the system to receive the communication and/or entertainment signals downstream of selective control means for adjustment of gain, treble and bass, etc. Typically, the system will operate over a plurality of channels and balancer and fader controls can then be provided for the communication and/or entertainment signals, again upstream of the mixer. The number of channels carrying the mixed signals will not of course exceed the number of loudspeakers provided.
The invention is further described below, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, of which the single figure is a block circuit diagram of an integrated audio communication and/or entertainment and noise reduction system embodying the invention.
The illustrated system includes, as entertainment components, at least one of a radio tuner 2, shown connected to an aerial 4, and one or more decks 6 for playing compact discs, digitally recorded tapes, or tape cassettes. Instead of or as well as the signal sources represented by the tuner 2 and deck or decks 6, the system can include a microphone 7 usable by the driver or other occupant of the vehicle for addressing its other occupants. The outputs from the signal source or sources of the system are fed to a pre¬ amplifier 8 fitted with appropriate control arrangements 10 for signal source selection and for output adjustment, such as volume and bass and treble controls, or graphic equalization. The pre-amplifier 8 can operate on a single channel but typically provides its output signals on. a plurality N of output channels, and balance and fader controls will then be provided. The pre-amplifier output signals are supplied to a multi-channel power amplifier unit 12.
For noise reduction, the system includes a noise cancellation controller which is preferably adaptive and which may then advantageously be of the kind described in WO 88/02912, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Briefly, the function of the controller 14 is to provide, on a plurality L of output channels, outputs derived from a reference signal by adaptive filtering carried out by a programmed microprocessor and memory unit in dependence on error signals from a plurality of microphones 16. The microphones 16 are located, preferably inconspicuously, at suitable spaced positions within the vehicle cabin. The reference signal may be derived directly from the vehicle engine. The outputs from the amplifier 12 and the controller 14 are fed to a mixer 18, which is preferably a balanced mixer, in which the entertainment and/or communication signals are mixed with the noise cancellation outputs. The mixer 18 provides outputs for a second multi-channel power amplifier unit 20, the outputs of which are used to drive respective ones of a plurality of loudspeakers 20 located within the vehicle cabin at appropriate positions, which may be at the conventional loudspeaker positions. Some or all the loudspeakers 22 may be active loudspeakers if desired, for example, as indicated by loudspeaker 22A.
The integrated system of the invention thus provides that the noise reduction signals from the controller 14 are determined solely by the reference signal from which they are derived, under the adaptive control of the outputs of the microphones 16. The pre¬ amplifier control means 10 have no effect on them.
The system is provided with appropriate on/off and selection switches to provide in the cabin of a passenger motor car one or more of audio communication and entertainment and noise reduction, as the operator of the system may desire.
The loudspeakers 22 will normally correspond in number to the number of output channels of the pre¬ amplifier 8, but there may be a plurality of M channels between the balanced mixer 18 and the amplifier unit 20, where M is equal to or greater than the larger of the N entertainment channels or the L noise reduction channels.
The system described with reference to the drawing can be constituted either as an integrated system suitable as original equipment for a vehicle, or as a system obtained by adaptation of a road vehicle already provided with an "in-car entertainment" system (ICE). Such an ICE system will comprise one or both of the signal sources 2 and 6 and/or the signal source 7, the pre-amplifier 8, and the loudspeakers 22 together usually with one or other of the power amplifier units 12,20. The integrated or combined system of the invention can readily be obtained by addition of the adaptive noise cancellation controller 14, the microphones 16 at suitable positions within the vehicle cabin, and by insertion of the balanced mixer 12 between the pre-amplifier outputs and the loudspeakers, with the provision of further amplifier means if needed. It will be understood that the power amplifier unit 12 may be omitted or combined as a single unit with the pre-amplifier 8. The amplifier unit 20 also may be omitted of adequate amplification is provided elsewhere in the system.
It will be evident that the invention can be embodied in a variety of ways other than as herein described.

Claims

1. An integrated entertainment and noise reduction system for use in a vehicle cabin, the system comprising a communication (7) and/or entertainment (2,6) signal source, a noise cancellation signal source (14), at least one loudspeaker (22) for mounting within the vehicle cabin, and a signal mixing device (18) for mixing signals from the communication and/or entertainment signal source and the noise cancellation signal source, the loudspeaker receiving the mixed signal output of the mixing device.
2. An integrated system as claimed in claim 1 including selectively operable control means (10) for the signals from the communication and/or entertainment signal source (2,67), the control means being located between the communication and/or entertainment signal source and the mixer.
3. An integrated system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the selectively operable control means (10) is fitted to a pre-amplifier (8).
4. An integrated system as claimed in claim 1 , 2 or 3 wherein the communication and/or entertainment signal source (2,6,7) provide a plurality of different output signals on respective ones of a plurality N of separate signal channels, the noise reduction signal source (14) provides a plurality of different output signals on respective ones of a plurality L of separate signal channels and the mixer (18) provides a plurality of different output signals on respective ones of a plurality M of separate output channels, where M is greater than or equal to the greater of L & N.
5. An integrated system as claimed in any preceding claim having power amplifier means located upstream (12) of the mixer (18) and/or between (20) the mixer and the loudspeaker or loudspeakers (22).
6. An integrated system as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the noise cancellation signal source (14) is adaptively responsive to the degree of cancellation achieved.
7. An integrated system as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the mixer (18) is a balanced mixer.
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