Abstract

Dual microphones and a time-of-arrival processing circuit comprise a direction-sensing system which improves the false alarm immunity of an acoustic glass break detector by restricting its coverage to a well-defined zone. By comparing the arrival times of an abrupt sound at two spaced microphones, the processing circuit determines the direction of the sound. If the sound originated in the intended coverage zone, the processing circuit generates a signal which enables the glass break detector; otherwise, the detector is inhibited. When the improved glass break detector is oriented so that potential false alarm sources are outside the coverage zone, false alarm immunity is enhanced.

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