Method for suppressing vibration coupled signals in a microphone for flight recorders
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Dec 31, 2024
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An aircraft recorder system is provided in which a vibration sensor including at least one of a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone and a MEMS accelerometer. The system further includes a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and an active microphone. The active microphone and the vibration sensor each output signals to a signal processor including a subtractor configured to output, to the CVR, a signal that is a result of a subtraction of the signal from the vibration sensor from the signal from the active microphone.
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L3HARRIS AVIATION PRODUCTS INC | 5353 52ND STREET S E GRAND RAPIDS MI 49512-9704 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Waggener, William N | Sarasota, US | 7 | 109 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 109 | |||
Weed, Michael E | Nokomis, US | 6 | 86 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 86 |
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