Design of a biomimetic directional microphone diaphragm

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)

Volumn 2000-AC, Issue , 2000, Pages 173-179

  Gibbons, C ^a   Miles, R N ^a  

^a State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; BIOMIMETICS; CAPACITIVE SENSORS; DIAPHRAGMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARTICULATION INDEXES; DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES; DIRECTIVITY INDEX; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL COUPLING; MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; MODE FREQUENCIES; MODE SHAPES; SENSITIVITY INDICES; SOUND SOURCE;

MICROPHONES;

EID: 85119874399     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2000-1603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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