Patents by Inventor Sen-Maw KUO

Sen-Maw KUO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220272450
    Abstract: A design method for feedforward active noise control (ANC) system using analog filter. In which, at least one noise collecting system is adopted for collecting a real environmental noise for obtaining a reference signal and a target signal. According to the reference signal and the target signal, a first adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a system identification process for producing a first adaptive filter. After that, a second adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a system identification process based on the reference signal, the target signal and the first adaptive filter for producing a second adaptive filter. After the second adaptive filter is converted to a low-order digital filter, the digital filter is further converted to a physical analog filter circuit. Consequently, a feedforward ANC system comprising the physical analog filter circuit, a pre-amplifier unit, a reference microphone, and a mixer is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo, Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 11405724
    Abstract: A design method for feedforward active noise control (ANC) system using analog filter. In which, at least one noise collecting system is adopted for collecting a real environmental noise for obtaining a reference signal and a target signal. According to the reference signal and the target signal, a first adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a system identification process for producing a first adaptive filter. After that, a second adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a system identification process based on the reference signal, the target signal and the first adaptive filter for producing a second adaptive filter. After the second adaptive filter is converted to a low-order digital filter, the digital filter is further converted to a physical analog filter circuit. Consequently, a feedforward ANC system comprising the physical analog filter circuit, a pre-amplifier unit, a reference microphone, and a mixer is established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CHUNG-YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo, Wei Hsu
  • Patent number: 11367427
    Abstract: A design method for feedforward active noise control system is disclosed. Based on a target signal and a reference signal, a first adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a first system identification process for producing a first adaptive filter, and then a second adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a second system identification process for producing a second adaptive filter. After the second adaptive filter is converted to a digitally-controlled filter by using a system identification tool, the digitally-controlled filter is implemented into a DSP chip of a feedforward active noise control system. As a result, it is able to find that not only the computing loading of the DSP chip is significantly lowered while an adaptive algorithm executes an active noise control computing, but also the feedforward active noise control system exhibits a broad frequency bandwidth noise cancelling ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo, Chong-Rui Huang
  • Patent number: 10515619
    Abstract: Disclosures of the present invention describe a portable smart electronic device, which consists of several first reference microphones, a first loudspeaker, a first error microphone, several of second reference microphones, a second loudspeaker, a second error microphone, and a noise controlling module. Both the first error microphone and the second error microphone are set to have a noise detection direction and face to a first region near to a right ear and a second region near to a left ear, respectively. Therefore, the noise detection direction and an audio broadcasting direction of both the first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker have a same progress direction. By such arrangement, this portable smart electronic device can be operated to adaptively provide an anti-noise audio to the first region and the second region for establishing a quiet zone in both the two regions by attenuating various environment noises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo
  • Patent number: 10171907
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a fan noise controlling system, comprising: at least one cylinder-shaped limiter, a plurality of error sensors, a noise controlling module, and at least one loudspeaker. According to the particular design of the present invention, the cylinder-shaped limiter is connected to a fan device for confining the transmission path of at least one fan noise signal. On the other hand, the error sensors are disposed in the internal of the cylinder-shaped limiter, and the loudspeaker is disposed at an axis position of the fan device. When this fan controlling system normally works, the noise controlling module is able to generate at least one anti-noise signal according to a plurality of error signals collected by the error sensors at consecutive previous time points, and then the loudspeaker is driven to broadcast the anti-noise signal for carrying out an outstanding efficacy on the cancellation of the fan noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo
  • Patent number: 10119441
    Abstract: Differing from conventionally-used exhaust pipe utilizing discontinuous section area(s) and sound-absorbing material(s) to abate the noise produced by an engine, the present invention provides a waste air exhausting device consisting of: a housing, a supporting plate disposed in the housing, a miniature microphone disposed at the end of the housing, and a loudspeaker disposed on the supporting plate. Therefore, according to the noise produced by the engine, a noise controller system coupling to the miniature microphone and the loudspeaker is able to produce an anti-noise signal through the loudspeaker for abating the engine noise. On the other hand, the noise controller system can also produce an anti-noise signal having specific frequencies components according to the frequency of the engine noise and a reference signal, so as to modulate the frequency of the engine noise by broadcasting the anti-noise signal having the specific frequencies components in the housing through the loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo
  • Patent number: 9866932
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic helmet for cancelling noises, which comprises a helmet including a plurality of microphones, a plurality of speakers and a first communication unit; and a mobile device including a second communication unit and a control unit. When the first communication unit in the helmet connects to the second communication unit in the mobile device, the control unit generates a plurality of control signals according to at least one sound or noise detected by the plurality of microphones. The mobile device uses the plurality of control signals to control the plurality of speakers outputting the at least one sound or anti-noise cancelling the noise. By the above electronic helmet, the present invention also provides a method integrating active noise control, hands-free communication, music listening, and voice navigation so as to achieve the proposes of cancelling the noises and improving the riding quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Chung Yuan Christian University
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170268395
    Abstract: Differing from conventionally-used exhaust pipe utilizing discontinuous section area(s) and sound-absorbing material(s) to abate the noise produced by an engine, the present invention provides a waste air exhausting device consisting of: a housing, a supporting plate disposed in the housing, a miniature microphone disposed at the end of the housing, and a loudspeaker disposed on the supporting plate. Therefore, according to the noise produced by the engine, a noise controller system coupling to the miniature microphone and the loudspeaker is able to produce an anti-noise signal through the loudspeaker for abating the engine noise. On the other hand, the noise controller system can also produce an anti-noise signal having specific frequencies components according to the frequency of the engine noise and a reference signal, so as to modulate the frequency of the engine noise by broadcasting the anti-noise signal having the specific frequencies components in the housing through the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Chang, Sen-Maw Kuo
  • Publication number: 20170142507
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic helmet for cancelling noises, which comprises a helmet including a plurality of microphones, a plurality of speakers and a first communication unit; and a mobile device including a second communication unit and a control unit. When the first communication unit in the helmet connects to the second communication unit in the mobile device, the control unit generates a plurality of control signals according to at least one sound or noise detected by the plurality of microphones. The mobile device uses the plurality of control signals to control the plurality of speakers outputting the at least one sound or anti-noise cancelling the noise. By the above electronic helmet, the present invention also provides a method integrating active noise control, hands-free communication, music listening, and voice navigation so as to achieve the proposes of cancelling the noises and improving the riding quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: CHENG-YUAN CHANG, SEN-MAW KUO
  • Publication number: 20170071369
    Abstract: An electronic pillow pad of snore and noise cancellation includes: a pillow pad having a plurality of microphones, a plurality of speakers, and a first communication unit, and a mobile device having a second communication unit and a control unit. When the first communication unit of the pillow pad is connected with the second communication unit of the mobile device, the control unit of the mobile device generates a plurality of control signals in the light of the audio signal or the noise signal detected by the microphones of the pillow pad, and the speakers of the pillow pad are controlled by the mobile device with the control signals to output the audio signal or the anti-noise signal that cancels out the noise signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan CHANG, Sen-Maw KUO