It is provided a method for classifying vibrations detected in a structure of a building. The method is performed in a vibration classifier and comprising the steps of: determining a measurement period of a vibration signal; splitting the measurement period in a plurality of sequential sub-periods; calculating, for each one of the sub-periods, a variation indicator of at least one component of the vibration signal; and classifying a source of the vibration signal based on the variation indicators.

A method for detecting blowout precursors in at least one gas turbine combustor comprising: receiving combustion dynamics acoustic data measured by an acoustic measuring device associated with the combustor in real time; performing wavelet analysis on the acoustic data using simplified Mexican Hat wavelet transform analysis; and determining the existence of a blowout precursor based at least in part on the wavelet analysis. Provided also is a system and a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to perform the method.

An information processing apparatus that estimates a hit feeling of a golf ball, includes a characteristic amount obtainment unit configured to obtain a characteristic amount of a striking sound which an estimation target ball generates as a sound source upon the estimation target ball being struck and an estimation unit configured to estimate a hit feeling of the estimation target ball based on correlation information and the characteristic amount obtained by the characteristic amount obtainment unit. The correlation information indicates correlation, for a plurality of kinds of test balls, between a hit feeling which a testing golfer feels at the time of striking a test ball and a characteristic amount of a striking sound which the test ball generates as a sound source upon the test ball being struck.

A sound inspection system that can reduce power consumption is provided. A sound inspection system 1 that determines a state based on a sound of an inspection target object 2 includes a sound sensor device 10 that collects the sound of the inspection target object 2, analyzes the collected sound, and transmits an analysis result, and a sound data determination device 30 that determines a state of the inspection target object based on the analysis result from the sound sensor device. The sound sensor device transmits, as the analysis result, intensities of the collected sound for each predetermined frequency set in advance.

A sound inspection system that can reduce power consumption is provided. A sound inspection system 1 that determines a state based on a sound of an inspection target object 2 includes a sound sensor device 10 that collects the sound of the inspection target object 2, analyzes the collected sound, and transmits an analysis result, and a sound data determination device 30 that determines a state of the inspection target object based on the analysis result from the sound sensor device. The sound sensor device transmits, as the analysis result, intensities of the collected sound for each predetermined frequency set in advance.

A system for monitoring sound comprising a primary circuit portion and a secondary circuit portion. The primary circuit portion is adapted to alternate between a first state of operation and a second state of operation. In the first state, the primary circuit portion is adapted to monitor sound. The primary circuit portion is adapted to periodically enter the first state with a predetermined frequency. The secondary circuit portion is adapted to monitor sound while the primary circuit portion is in the second state and provide an indication of the sound monitored to the primary circuit portion. The system is adapted to dynamically adjust the frequency with which the primary circuit portion enters the first state based on the indication.

A data generation unit generates second abnormal sound data indicating a change in loudness of a sound each time a rotation state changes by a certain amount, based on first abnormal sound data that is data of an abnormal sound generated due to a rotary motion of a rotation device mounted on an object, and rotation data that is data relating to the rotary motion of the rotation device. The second abnormal sound data is input to a sound source estimation unit, and a certainty factor of being a sound source of the abnormal sound indicated by the second abnormal sound data is output to each of a plurality of parts mounted on a vehicle.

Systems and methods directed toward acoustic analysis can include an acoustic sensor array comprising a plurality of acoustic sensor elements, an electromagnetic imaging tool, and a processor in communication with the acoustic sensor array and the electromagnetic imaging tool. The processor can be configured to analyze acoustic data to extract one or more acoustic parameters representative of acoustic signals at one or more locations in an acoustic scene and generate a display image that includes electromagnetic image data and acoustic image data. The display image can further include information indicative of the one or more acoustic parameters at one or more locations in the acoustic scene, such as including acoustic image data in the display image at locations in the scene at which the one or more acoustic parameters satisfies a predetermined condition.

A machine maintenance action can be detected at a location using acoustic analysis of the machine to detect a probable maintenance action. Acoustic data is received at a computer from a plurality of microphones at a location. The acoustic data is analyzed with respect to a database of specifications for the machine, and the analysis of the acoustic data includes correlating the acoustic data to the specifications of the machine stored in the database. A first measured parameter for the machine is determined as outside a first specification of the machine, and indicates a first measurement variation from the first specification of the machine. The first measurement variation is assessed to determine a reason for the first measurement variation in relation to an identified part. An alert is sent to a device with a recommendation or action regarding the identified part, based on the reason for the first measurement variation.

A plurality of microphone signals of a microphone array may be obtained. An environment change may be detected based on the microphone signals. In response, a reverberation time environment may be determined. The reverberation may be used to modify a playback audio signal.