Date of Award
1-1-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S. in Engineering Science
First Advisor
Kasem Khalil
Second Advisor
Wayne Prather
Third Advisor
William Frazier
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
In recent years, research conducted by the Applied Acoustics group at the NationalCenter for Physical Acoustics has involved the use of microphone arrays to study the propagation of sound through outdoor environments. In such research, there is need for data acquisition systems which can be reconfigured in both hardware and software. This work is an effort to develop a modular acoustic data acquisition framework which can be configured to accommodate a wide variety of acoustic array applications. In hardware, the framework provides modularity with a generic mainboard which uses a common interface to collect data from application-specific microphone boards. In software, a generic host-side USB driver allows various acoustic array systems to be integrated with signal processing algorithms through a simple API. Using this framework, a completely new array can be developed rapidly: the user simply designs the application-specific sensor boards and adjusts firmware parameters.
Recommended Citation
Gilliland, Charles Fulton, "Designing a Flexible Framework for Developing Acoustic Array Systems" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2506.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2506