A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory storing program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to send an acoustic ranging transmitter signal between a plurality of calibration reference positions and at least one anchor point, receive an acoustic ranging receiver signal associated with the acoustic ranging transmitter signal and with distances between the plurality of calibration reference positions and the at least one anchor point, and estimate a speed of sound based on the acoustic ranging receiver signal.

This application provides an in-vehicle user positioning method, an in-vehicle interaction method, a vehicle-mounted apparatus, and a vehicle. In an example, the in-vehicle user positioning method includes: obtaining a sound signal collected by an in-vehicle microphone; in response to that a first voice command is recognized from the sound signal, determining a first user who sends the first voice command; and determining an in-vehicle location of the first user based on a mapping relationship between an in-vehicle user and an in-vehicle location.

The present invention provides methods and systems for tracking motion in multiple dimensions, including multiple dimensions, including a transmitter probe fixture, a receiver array, and an electronic control unit.

The present invention provides methods and systems for tracking motion in multiple dimensions, including multiple dimensions, including a transmitter probe fixture, a receiver array, and an electronic control unit.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for locating a vibration signal source. The method may include obtaining sensing signals of at least two vibration sensing devices located at different locations, each of the sensing signals being generated by one of the at least two vibration sensing devices by sensing a vibration signal generated by a vibration, which is from the same vibration signal source; determining, based on the sensing signals, a time difference between time points when the at least two vibration sensing devices located at different locations receive the vibration signal; and determining, based on the time difference, a location of the vibration signal source.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for locating a vibration signal source. The method may include obtaining sensing signals of at least two vibration sensing devices located at different locations, each of the sensing signals being generated by one of the at least two vibration sensing devices by sensing a vibration signal generated by a vibration, which is from the same vibration signal source; determining, based on the sensing signals, a time difference between time points when the at least two vibration sensing devices located at different locations receive the vibration signal; and determining, based on the time difference, a location of the vibration signal source.

A system includes a plurality of acoustic sensor elements co-located with one another, each acoustic sensor element of the plurality of acoustic sensor elements being configured to generate a signal representative of sound incident upon the plurality of acoustic sensor elements, and a processor configured to determine data indicative of a location of a source of the sound based on the signals representative of the incident sound. The plurality of acoustic sensor elements include a directional acoustic sensor element configured to generate a signal representative of a directional component of the sound.

An optical fiber sensing system according to the present disclosure includes: an optical fiber (10) disposed to lie in a plurality of directions and configured to sense sound generated in a monitored area; a reception unit (20) configured to receive, from the optical fiber (10), an optical signal on which the sound is superimposed; and an identification unit (30) configured to analyze distribution of the sound sensed by the optical fiber (10) based on the optical signal and identify a generation position of the sound based on the analyzed distribution of the sound.

There are provided a sound source visualization device and method. A sound source visualization device according to an embodiment includes: a sound source detection module configured to detect a sound source signal by using a plurality of sound source detection sensors; a preprocessing module configured to filter out the noise and amplify the sound source signal; a calculation module configured to calculate an approximate sound source location by analyzing the preprocessed sound source signal; a search module configured to generate a plurality of pseudo-planes by using the altitude information, to select planes, and to generate three-dimensional sound source location and altitude information by including information, obtained using the selected planes, in the approximate sound source location; and a visualization module configured to output sound source information to a preset system host or to convert this sound source information into a visualization signal and display the visualized signal.

There are provided a sound source visualization device and method. A sound source visualization device according to an embodiment includes: a sound source detection module configured to detect a sound source signal by using a plurality of sound source detection sensors; a preprocessing module configured to filter out the noise and amplify the sound source signal; a calculation module configured to calculate an approximate sound source location by analyzing the preprocessed sound source signal; a search module configured to generate a plurality of pseudo-planes by using the altitude information, to select planes, and to generate three-dimensional sound source location and altitude information by including information, obtained using the selected planes, in the approximate sound source location; and a visualization module configured to output sound source information to a preset system host or to convert this sound source information into a visualization signal and display the visualized signal.