Employing Frequency-Modulated Signals for Tonal Excitation in Airborne Sound Insulation Measurements

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Authors

  • Dominik MLECZKO AGH University of Krakow, Poland ORCID ID 0000-0003-4066-9713
  • Marcjanna Maria CZAPLA AGH University of Krakow, Poland ORCID ID 0000-0003-2914-7666
  • Tadeusz WSZOŁEK AGH University of Krakow, Poland ORCID ID 0000-0001-5057-3227
  • Wojciech KOTALA AGH University of Krakow, Poland
  • Jadwiga HYLA AGH University of Krakow, Poland
  • Dominika MUZYK AGH University of Krakow, Poland
  • Wiktoria POTONIEC AGH University of Krakow, Poland
  • Jan BIŃKOWSKI AGH University of Krakow, Poland
  • Aleksandra SAWCZUK AGH University of Krakow, Poland
  • Maciej POSŁUSZNY AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Abstract

To enhance the similarity of acoustic insulation testing conditions in the laboratory, a tonal signal was employed as the excitation signal, reflecting real-world scenarios, such as transformer noise. To mitigate the non-uniformity of the acoustic field associated with tonal excitation, a tonal excitation with frequency modulation (FM) was applied in the experiment.

An experimental verification was first conducted to assess the influence of modulated signal parameters – modulation depth and frequency – on improving the uniformity of sound pressure distribution and reverberation time. Subsequently, acoustic insulation measurements were taken in a set of reverberation chambers using tonal excitation with the experimentally optimized FM modulation parameters. The results were compared with data obtained from measurements using noise excitation and harmonic excitation without modulation.

Preliminary findings indicate that FM signals significantly reduce the non-uniformity of the acoustic field in both chambers compared to tonal signal, as well as the reverberation time in the receiving chamber. Consequently, the quality of acoustic insulation measurements improved with reduced result variability and increased “fidelity” to real-world conditions.

Keywords:

sound insulation, reverberation time, frequency-modulated signal, tonal signal, measurement uncertainty, reverberation chamber

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