Headphone on an Artificial Ear
Application ID: 74271
Headphones are closely coupled to the ear, and so it is not possible to measure their sensitivity in a classical acoustic free-field setup used for loudspeakers. The measurement requires the use of artificial heads and ears to accurately represent the usage conditions. This model shows the coupling of a circumaural headphone to a generic artificial ear. The model uses the Poroelastic Waves physics interface to model the foam. The built-in Interior Perforated Plate model is used to represent perforates and meshes in the headphone casing. The artificial ear is coupled to a simplified ear canal and the impedance of the ear drum is specifically considered. An equivalent electrical circuit is used to model the driver in the headphone.
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however, additional products may be required to completely define and model it. Furthermore, this example may also be defined and modeled using components from the following product combinations:
- COMSOL Multiphysics® and
- Acoustics Module and
- either the AC/DC Module, Battery Design Module, MEMS Module, Plasma Module, RF Module, or Semiconductor Module
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