Direction-Finding Experimentation through Acoustic Sensor Fabrication

The purpose of this work is to simulate the entire direction-finding system and create sensors that are optimal for direction-finding (DF). This project will also provide the flexibility to alter parameters in order to test the microphone performance. Furthermore, an optimal design of the microphone will lead to a more accurate direction-finding system. Most sensors that are used as direction-finding arrays are not small enough and consume way too much power; which makes them not useful for some applications. If direction-finding can be achieved on a micro-scale level, its applications can be expanded tremendously. We plan to fabricate an acoustic sensor on a micro-scale level which is much more suitable for a variety of applications. It will also increase functionality and improve portability of direction-finding. The experiments we conducted are geared toward optimizing direction-finding by designing sensors with efficient parameters that can improve DF accuracy