The evolution and design of flat-panel loudspeakers for audio reproduction

MC Heilemann, DA Anderson, S Roessner… - Journal of the Audio …, 2021 - aes.org
The underlying physics and the design of loudspeakers that radiate sound through the
bending vibrations of elastic panels, here referred to generically as flat-panel loudspeakers …

A system for controlling the directivity of sound radiated from a structure

N Kournoutos, J Cheer - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Directional sound fields can be generated by arrays of multiple sound sources such as
loudspeaker drivers. These systems, though potentially capable of high levels of directivity …

Efficient sound radiation using a bandgap structure

J Jung, CH Jeong, JS Jensen - Applied Physics Letters, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This work reports on the use of bandgaps to increase the efficiency of sound radiation
employing defect modes on a phononic crystal (PnC). A PnC consisting of a 2D array of …

Spectrally smooth and spatially uniform sound radiation from a thin plate structure using band gaps

J Jung, CH Jeong, JS Jensen - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020 - Elsevier
As an alternative to conventional loudspeakers, panel loudspeakers have been
investigated. However, it is challenging to avoid structural modes in a panel loudspeaker …

Traveling Wave Controllers on beams and plates using piezoelectric actuators

DA Anderson - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2024 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled beams and plates often perform poorly as sound radiating structures because
of their resonant modes, creating a frequency response with sharp peaks and nulls as well …

Near-field object-based audio rendering on flat-panel displays

MC Heilemann, DA Anderson, MF Bocko - Journal of the Audio Engineering …, 2019 - aes.org
Devices such as smartphones and televisions are beginning to employ the screen as both a
video display and a sound-transmitter. This dual-purpose device is well suited for an …

Introduction to modeling and analysis of small, piezoelectrically excited bending-wave loudspeakers

D Anderson - Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Bending-Wave loudspeakers, also referred to as flat-panel loudspeakers or distributed-
mode loudspeakers, create sound via the bending motion of an excited thin, flat panel rather …

基于模态控制法的平板扬声器指向性控制算法研究

卫文港, 程嘉正, 冯雪磊, 沈勇 - 南京大学学报(自然科学版), 2023 - jns.nju.edu.cn
平板扬声器使用激励器驱动薄板产生弯曲振动从而辐射声波, 已在手机, 电视机等设备中得到
应用. 模态控制法在平板扬声器的振动控制领域已有较为深入的研究, 但尚未发现将其应用于 …

Optimized Exciter Positioning Based on Acoustic Power of a Flat Panel Loudspeaker

B Zenker, SSA Rawoof, S Merchel, E Altinsoy - Audio Engineering Society …, 2019 - aes.org
Loudspeaker panels, such as distributed mode loudspeakers (DML), are a promising
alternative approach in loudspeaker design. DML have many advantages compared to …

A method for comparing candidate materials in subjective tests of flat-panel loudspeakers

D Anderson, L Aanonsen - Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Flat-panel loudspeakers are typically made from one or more exciting elements (usually
electromagnetic voice-coil based motors or piezoelectric bending strips) attached to a thin …