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1.1 The First Generation

The first generation was very primitive. Each Ns microphones were put in parallel. So the output signal was the sum of each microphone. the figure [*] illustrates this.

Figure: Microphone Array Mark I schematic.
Microphone Array Mark I schematic

In this case the beamforming was done analogically and at $90\deg$ of the center. The result is a single output analogic signal as seen on the overview of the microphone array first generation in figure [*].

Figure: Microphone Array Mark I.
image of the Microphone Array Mark I

Cedrick Rochet 2005-09-21

Created on 2008-06-18 by Antoine Fillinger - Last updated on 2008-11-23 by Antoine Fillinger