A High Performance Feedback Active Noise Control System

Subject Areas : B. Computer Systems Organization

Pooya Davari ¹

1 - Department of Computer and Information Technology, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran

Received: 2013-05-07 Accepted : 2013-05-07 Published : 2010-08-01

Keywords: Active noise control, Secondary path, Feedback ANC, White noise,

Abstract :

In many active noise control (ANC) applications, an online secondary path modelling method that uses a white noise as a training signal is required. This paper proposes a new feedback ANC system. Here we modified both the FxLMS and the VSS-LMS algorithms to raised noise attenuation and modelling accuracy for the overall system. The proposed algorithm stops injection of the white noise at the optimum point and reactivate the injection during the operation, if needed, to maintain performance of the system. Preventing continuous injection of the white noise increases the performance of the proposed method significantly and makes it more desirable for practical ANC systems. Computer simulation results shown in this paper indicate effectiveness of the proposed method.