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标题：Air Ultrasonic Signal Localization with a Beamforming Microphone Array
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作者：Ali Movahed ; Ali Movahed ; Thomas Waschkies 等
期刊名称：Advances in Acoustics and Vibration
印刷版ISSN：1687-6261
电子版ISSN：1687-627X
出版年度：2019
卷号：2019
DOI：10.1155/2019/7691645
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：Nondestructive testing methods are used to inspect and test materials and components for discontinuities or differences in mechanical characteristics. Phased array signal processing techniques have been widely used in different applications, but less research has been conducted on contactless nondestructive testing with passive arrays. This paper presents an application of beamforming techniques analysis using a passive synthetic microphone array to calculate the origin and intensity of sound waves in the ultrasonic frequency range. Acoustic cameras operating in the audible frequency range are well known. In order to conduct measurements in higher frequencies, the arrangement of microphones in an array has to be taken into consideration. This arrangement has a strong influence on the array properties, such as its beam pattern, its dynamics, and its susceptibility to spatial aliasing. Based on simulations, optimized configurations with 16, 32, and 48 microphones and 20 cm diameter were implemented in real experiments to investigate the array resolution and localize ultrasonic sources at 75 kHz signal frequency. The results show that development of an ultrasonic camera to localize ultrasonic sound sources is beneficial.