Acoustic camera and a method for revealing acoustic emissions from various locations and devices

Abstract

The present invention discloses an acoustic camera which comprises an array of arranged microphones. The microphone arrangement can be organized in planar or non-planar form. The device can be handheld, and it comprises a touch screen for interacting with the user. The acoustic camera measures acoustic signal intensities in the pointed direction and simultaneously takes an optical image of the measured area, and shows the acoustic signal strengths with the taken image on the screen. The device analyzes the acoustic signals and makes a classification for the sound based on the analysis. If necessary, an alarm is given by the acoustic camera. Besides the handheld manual use, the device can be fixed on a immobile structure or fixed to a movable or rotatable device or a vehicle, such as to a drone.