paper

Visualizing Sound Directivity via Smartphone Sensors

arXiv:1702.06072 · doi:10.1119/1.5021430

Abstract

We present a fast, simple method for automated data acquisition and visualization of sound directivity, made convenient and accessible via a smartphone app, "Polar Pattern Plotter." The app synchronizes measurements of sound volume with the phone's angular orientation obtained from either compass, gyroscope or accelerometer sensors and produces a graph and exportable data file. It is generalizable to various sound sources and receivers via the use of an input-jack-adaptor to supplant the smartphone's (omnidirectional) microphone. Results provide both a visual and quantitative representation of sound fields and device responses, adequate for introductory physics experiments.

8 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in The Physics Teacher (revision 1: fixed typo)

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