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acoustic camera.
Listening with your eyes.
We are the pioneers in acoustic imaging systems –
and world market leader!
The acoustic camera – The Society for the Promotion of Applied Computer
making sound visible 04 Science (GFaI), where the acoustic camera was
designed, was founded in 1990 with its head
quarter in Berlin. The institution offers custom
Fast sound sources identification 06
R&D services. The list of references of successful
projects ranges from small and medium sized
Field of application:
enterprises to research establishments and major
Noise localization and reduction 08 corporations.
System component:
Microphone Arrays 14
System component:
Data Recorder 17
System component:
Software NoiseImage 18
acoustic camera – The original.
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The acoustic camera. Intelligent problem solver –
universally applicable.
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Fast results. Visualization in real-time
or as acoustic fingerprint.
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High precision noise investigation.
Exact localization and identification
of noise sources.
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Optimized spectrum of analysis.
Enhanced and extended analysis methods
in product design.
Above: Underhood
measurement using
Ring Array.
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Profitable quality assurance. Save time
and money by professional quality control.
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Individually configurable system.
Microphone Arrays.
Size Ø 0.35 m Ø 0.75 m The Ring 48 Array is the preferred choice for a
Recommended measure- 0.4 m to 2 m 0.7 m to 5 m broad range of applications.
ment distance When measuring higher frequencies and smaller
Number of 1/4‘ electret 36 48 components an array of smaller diameter with 36
pressure microphones microphones may be favored.
Maximum sound level 130 dB (standard) 130 dB (standard)
The array can be set up at the optimum angle on Maximum sound level 130 dB (standard) 130 dB (standard)
the included tripod. Backward attenuation is high Recommended mapping 1 kHz to 10 kHz 600 Hz to 10 kHz
frequency
enough to allow an all-around mapping. This
makes the system ideally suited for measurements
in vehicle interiors and all applications in the room
and building acoustics.
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Individually configurable system.
Microphone Arrays.
Star 48 Array
for long distances and low
frequency application.
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Individually configurable system.
Software NoiseImage.
Analysis methods
and special features.
Software NoiseImage: acquisition,
• Extended preview in record module
evaluation and storage of data, • Oscilloscope for time and spectral functions
acoustic images and movies. • A-, B-, C-standard weightings
• Freely configurable Butterworth filter bank
When developing the software great attention has • Acoustic photos 2D and 3D
been paid to ease of use, to covering the important • Acoustic movies 2D and 3D
questions the user has to answer and to the overall (including automatic overlay of optical video)
quality and stability of the software. The basic, • Frequency-selective acoustic photo
intuitive and graphically oriented user interface (SpectralPhoto2D and 3D)
has been continuously upgraded. User experience • Space-selective spectrum and spectrogram
and recommendations resulting from more than • Space-selective order spectrum and ordergram
eight years of practical application have influenced • Channel data export into ArtemiS
the development of NoiseImage and led to many from HEAD-Acoustics and MATLAB®
new features within the software architecture. from The MathWorks, TXT, WAVE etc.
• Maximum buffer time at 48kHz
The complete software is now based on a plug-in sampling rate is 173s
concept. Extending the basic module every func • Broadband, short time analysis using time/
tional plug-in brings along its own graphical frequency domain beamforming
interface and its own tools. The users can decide • Additional methods like zero-padding,
which functions they really need and can thus MAX-method, “delete Autocorrelation”,
arrange a tailor-made software system. coherence filtering
Measuring acoustic emissions from truck
with Ring Array – set-up and 3D result.
All modules of NoiseImage enable you to map onto 2D Acoustic Movie 2D of a wind turbine
and Acoustic Photo 3D of car interior
optical photo or 3D-CAD-model of the measured object including spectral analysis.
• High resolution acoustic map • High time resolution, acoustic ultra • Manual selection of a frequency
(more than 20MPixel) slow motion up to several thousand band and immediate update of
• Location-selective listening into the acoustic frames per second Photo2D and 3D
acoustic map • Mapping of acoustic frames onto • Easy manipulation of the width of
• Frequency-selective Acoustic Photo the recorded optical video the selected frequency band using
using band filter (movie on movie-function) the mouse
• Frequency- and time-selective • Location-selective listening into • Continuous shifting of individually
Acoustic Photo directly from the Acoustic Movies marked frequency band
selected region in the spectrogram • Adjustable contrast of Acoustic • View of frequency and amplitude
• Adjustable contrast of Acoustic Movies (colour palette and axis in linear as well as in
Photos (colour palette and pressure- or dB-range) logarithmic scalings
pressure- or dB-range) • Export of individual frames from • Simple and fast visual evaluation of
• Export of Acoustic Photos to Text, the Acoustic Movie to Text, JPG, third octave bands
JPG, PNG or BMP-format PNG or BMP-format • Sound pressure level display for
• To AVI-Format in slow motion • To AVI-Format in slow motion individual third octave bands
(without sound) and in realtime (without sound) and in realtime • Export of the Acoustic Photo to
(including sound) in 2D and 3D (including sound) in 2D and 3D Text, JPG, PNG or BMP-format
• To AVI-Format in slow motion
(without sound) and in realtime
(including sound) in 2D and 3D
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