HEAD acoustics 3PASS flex simulation system is perfectly suited for evaluating how well a product performs under true-to-reality background noise conditions. As more and more applications from car hands-free systems and In-Car Communication (ICC) systems to televisions, conference systems, portable speakers and even Internet of Things (IoT) devices and home automation systems offer multi-microphone solutions, 3PASS flex is the ideal solution for testing various systems.
Depending on the measurement object, the new system enables for a customizable number and location of microphones and loudspeakers. Users can place measurement microphones near the product microphones or - in the case of development - near positions planned for the future. In motor vehicles, for example, the interior is usually very small and the possible loudspeaker positions are limited. This makes the multi-point noise simulation method provided by 3PASS flex the most appropriate solution because it can simulate spectral content and phase of a car noise correctly at multiple points in space.
Automated digital equalization of the whole system can easily be realized via the intuitive user interface of the flex version of 3PASS (3-dimensional Playback of Acoustic Sound Scenarios). Each loudspeaker as well as each microphone is selectable for precise calibration, equalization and level adjustment, allowing 3PASS flex to ensure a highly accurate spatial sound-field reproduction, including exact level and spectral reproduction of the pre-recorded noise field.
Besides the 3PASS flex software, the system requires the mobile front end SQuadriga II and a flexible microphone arrangement for sound recordings and system equalization. The measurement front end labBGN is also required for equalization and background noise playback. The communication quality analysis software ACQUA may control 3PASS remotely via TCP/IP connection or a specific remote control cable.
HEAD acoustics 3PASS flex complies with the new Annex F of the ITU-T standards P.1100 and P.1110, P.1120, P.1140 (Annex B). The first two standards of the international standardization body ITU-T specify speech quality requirements for narrowband respectively wideband hands-free terminals in motor vehicles. P.1120 specifies super-wideband and fullband hands-free communication in vehicles whereas P.1140 specifies narrowband and wideband emergency call systems in vehicles.
HEAD acoustics has been involved in noise and vibration, electroacoustic and voice quality testing since its inception, in 1986. HEAD acoustics is based in Herzogenrath, Germany, with affiliates in France, Great Britain, Japan, South Korea and USA as well as a world-wide network of representatives. The Telecom Division of HEAD acoustics manufactures telecom test equipment and provides consulting services in the field of speech and audio quality. HEAD acoustics closely co-operates with DECT Forum, ETSI, ITU-T, 3GPP, TIA, CTIA, GSMA and other standardization bodies with regard to the development of quality standards for voice transmission and speech communication.
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