Analysis and Simulation of an Audio Adaptive Equalizer

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis was to explore the feasibility of replacing a manual audio equalizer with an adaptive filter that adaptively equalizes the spectral distortion of an audio system. The impulse response of an audio system which includes the response of the speaker crossover network, the power amplifiers, speakers, and the acoustic transfer function between the system's input signal spectrum. The Adaptive Inverse Pre-filter, the Filtered-x algorithm, and the Adaptive Inverse Modeling Control System are investigated which remove the distortion by pre-filtering the audio system's input signal with the audio system's inverse. The audio system examined is the Armstrong Aerospace Medical research Laboratory's Performance and Communication Research and Technology reverberation chamber located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Keywords: Digital filters; Adaptive filters; Audio frequency; Equalization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202569

Entities

People

  • John R. Strasburger

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Adaptive Filters
  • Adaptive Systems
  • Algorithms
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Filtration
  • Frequency Domain
  • Frequency Response
  • Noise Generators
  • Signal Processing
  • Signal Processing Software

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Space