//
// Spherical Harmonics Ear Project (*SpHEAR)
//
// Octathingy, Second Order Ambisonics Microphone
//
// based on:
// "A second-order soundfield microphone with improved polar pattern shape"
// by Eric Benjamin, Audio Engineering Society Convention Paper 8728,
// October 2012, San Francisco
// Copyright 2015-2016, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano, All Rights Reserved
// nando@ccrma.stanford.edu
//
//
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//
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//
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//
// 3d Models released under the Creative Commons license as follows:
// Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
// http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
include
////
//// model parameters
// dimensions of the electret microphone capsule
capsule_radius = 5;
capsule_height = 4.5;
// distance between face of capsule and center of array
mic_radius = 14;
// dimensions of capsule holder connection legs
leg_width = 5;
leg_thick = 1.75;
// width of the ridge that connects to the mount
ridge_width = 2;
ridge_length = 2;
// depth of the connector mount ridge
ridge_depth = 3.0;
// add to the thickness of ridges
ridge_wfit = 0.1;
ridge_hfit = 3;
// wall thickness of capsule holder
wall = 1;
// dimensions of microphone holder
mount_radius = 4.5;
mount_wall = 0.75;
// height of mount
mount_height = 4;
// type of octathingy
// 0 -> regular octathingy (equilateral triangles in the square antiprism)
// 1 -> tetrahedral compatible octathingy (same elevation angle as the tetrahedral mic)
tetra_compat = 1;
//// end of model parameters
////
//// rendering control
// what type of connection to use between capsule holders:
// 0 -> original cylindrical angled legs
// 1 -> interlocking horizontal legs
// 2 -> interlocking vertical legs
connect = 1;
// adjustment for the radius of the capsule
// measured inside diameter of a trial print was around 7.5 to 8.2
// instead of 10, capsule diameter was 9.99)
fudge = 0.15;
// adjustment for fit of slots in connection legs and mount
fit = 0.1;
// number of facets for rendering cylinders
facets = 64;
//// end of rendering control
////
// define the elevation angle of the upper and lower rings
//
// http://eusebeia.dyndns.org/4d/antiprism4
//
// The Cartesian coordinates of the square antiprism,
// centered on the origin and having edge length 2, are:
//
// (0, ±√2, 1/∜2)
// (±√2, 0, 1/∜2)
// (±1, ±1, −1/∜2)
//
// the elevation angle for the two rings of 4 is:
//
// 1/2*∜2 = 0.420448207627 (z for edge length = 1)
// atan(1/(2*∜2) / 0.707) = 30.7358671024
elev_angle = 90 - (tetra_compat == 0 ? atan(1 / (2 * sqrt(sqrt(2))) * sqrt(2)) : atan(sqrt(1/2)));
// calculate half angle between vertices in the square antiprism
// these angles define the length of the connecting legs
//
// z coordinate of antiprism vertices
vert_z = (sqrt(2) / 2) / tan(elev_angle);
// vector length (same for all antiprism vertices)
vert_n = norm([-0.5, -0.5, vert_z]);
// half angle between adjacent vertices in either the upper or lower rings
vert_angle_h = acos(([-0.5, -0.5, vert_z] / vert_n) * ([0.5, -0.5, vert_z] / vert_n)) / 2;
// half angle between adjacent vertices in the upper and lower rings
vert_angle_v = acos(([0.0, -1 / sqrt(2), -vert_z] / vert_n) * ([0.5, -0.5, vert_z] / vert_n)) / 2;
// angles of the connection legs and adjacent capsule holders
leg_angles = tetra_compat == 0 ?
[
[-63, 90 - vert_angle_h, 0, 1],
[63, 90 - vert_angle_h, 0, 1],
[-141, 90 - vert_angle_v, 0, 1],
[141, 90 - vert_angle_v, 0, 1]
] :
[
[-60.5, vert_angle_h, 19.5, 1],
[60.5, vert_angle_h, 19.5, 1],
[-144.3, vert_angle_v, 8, 2],
[144.3, vert_angle_v, 8, 2]
];
// microphone holder geometry
capsule_sep_min = (mic_radius - capsule_height) * sin(elev_angle) - (capsule_radius + wall) * cos(elev_angle);
capsule_sep_max = mic_radius * sin(elev_angle) - (capsule_radius + wall) * cos(elev_angle);
capsule_bottom = mic_radius * cos(elev_angle) + (capsule_radius + wall) * sin(elev_angle);
mount_radius_capsule = capsule_sep_max;
// render the capsule array
//
module render_octa_capsule_array(z_offset) {
translate([0, 0, z_offset]) {
for (az = [45, 135, -45, -135]) {
rotate([0, elev_angle, az]) {
translate([0, 0, mic_radius - capsule_height]) {
capsule(leg_angles, 180, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0);
}
}
rotate([0, 180 - elev_angle, az + 45]) {
translate([0, 0, mic_radius - capsule_height]) {
capsule(leg_angles, 0, 1, 0.0, 0.0, 0);
}
}
}
}
}
// capsule holder with cylindrical mount
//
// ratio of capsule radius to transition length
transition_ratio = 1.0;
// ratio of capsule radius to bottom radius of holder
holder_ratio = 0.4;
// diameter of microphone capsule cable (Mogami 2490)
capsule_cable_diam = 1.7;
module capsule_holder(ratio, transition, hollow = true) {
capsule_h = capsule_height + capsule_ring_h;
difference() {
// main capsule holder
cylinder(r = capsule_radius + fudge + wall, h = capsule_h, $fn = cfacets);
if (hollow) cylinder(r = capsule_radius + fudge, h = capsule_h + thin_mint, $fn = cfacets);
}
// transition into core holder
transition_h = transition * capsule_radius;
translate([0, 0, - transition_h]) {
difference() {
cylinder(r2 = capsule_radius + fudge + wall, r1 = (capsule_radius) * ratio + wall, h = transition_h, $fn = facets);
if (hollow) cylinder(r2 = capsule_radius + fudge, r1 = (capsule_radius) * ratio, h = transition_h, $fn = facets);
// add holes in the walls of the transition
*if (hollow) {
for (r = [0:30:360]) {
rotate([0, 90, r]) {
translate([-transition_h + 1.75, 0, -capsule_radius/2])
scale([1.5, 1, 1]) cylinder(r = 1.0, h = capsule_radius * 2, $fn = facets);
}
rotate([0, 90, r + 15]) {
translate([-transition_h + 5.0, 0, -capsule_radius/2])
scale([1.5, 1, 1]) cylinder(r = 0.9, h = capsule_radius * 2, $fn = facets);
}
}
}
// add holes in the walls of the transition
if (hollow) {
for (r = [0:30:360]) {
rotate([0, 90, r]) {
translate([-transition_h + 3, 0, -capsule_radius/2])
scale([2.5, 1, 1]) cylinder(r = 1.0, h = capsule_radius * 2, $fn = facets);
}
}
}
}
// lip to insert holder into core
lip_d = 1.25 * wall;
translate([0, 0, hollow == false ? -3 : -lip_d]) {
difference() {
// if not hollow make the ring longer to cut into core
cylinder(r = (capsule_radius) * ratio + wall + (hollow == true ? 0 : fit/2),
h = hollow == true ? lip_d : 4.0, $fn = facets);
if (hollow) { cylinder(r = capsule_cable_diam/2 * 1.5, h = lip_d + thin_mint, $fn = facets); }
}
}
}
}
module capsule_holder_array(hollow = true) {
for (az = [45, 135, -45, -135]) {
// for (az = [45]) {
rotate([0, elev_angle, az]) {
translate([0, 0, mic_radius - capsule_height]) {
capsule_holder(holder_ratio, transition_ratio, hollow);
}
}
rotate([0, 180 - elev_angle, az + 45]) {
translate([0, 0, mic_radius - capsule_height]) {
capsule_holder(holder_ratio, transition_ratio, hollow);
}
}
}
}
// the core
// render = 0: the sphere
// render = 1: upper half
// render = -1: lower half
module capsule_holder_ring(offset = 3.5) {
s_radius = mic_radius - capsule_radius * (1 + transition_ratio) + offset;
ring_h = 3.0;
difference() {
cylinder(r = s_radius - 2.5 * wall - fit, h = ring_h, $fn = facets);
cylinder(r = s_radius - 4 * wall - fit, h = ring_h, $fn = facets);
}
}
module capsule_holder_core(render = 0, offset = 3.5) {
// XXX need to turn this into a parameter
top_radius = mount_radius + wall;
s_radius = mic_radius - capsule_radius * (1 + transition_ratio) + offset;
difference() {
union() {
difference() {
// core
sphere(r = s_radius, $fn = facets);
sphere(r = s_radius - 2.5 * wall, $fn = facets);
// remove slice at the top
translate([-s_radius, -s_radius, s_radius - wall]) {
cube([2 * s_radius, 2 * s_radius, s_radius]);
}
// shave sides as well (cosmetic, really)
for (az = [45, 135, -45, -135]) rotate([0, -11.5, az + 45]) {
translate([s_radius - 0.5 * wall, -s_radius/2, -s_radius/2]) {
cube([s_radius, s_radius, s_radius]);
}
}
for (az = [45, 135, -45, -135]) rotate([0, 11.5, az]) {
translate([s_radius - 0.5 * wall, -s_radius/2, -s_radius/2]) {
cube([s_radius, s_radius, s_radius]);
}
}
// remove one half of the sphere
if (render == 1) {
translate([-mic_radius, -mic_radius, -mic_radius * 2]) cube([mic_radius * 2, mic_radius * 2, mic_radius * 2]);
}
if (render == -1) {
translate([-mic_radius, -mic_radius, 0]) cube([mic_radius * 2, mic_radius * 2, mic_radius * 2]);
}
// make space for connection ring
ring_h = 3.0;
translate([0, 0, -ring_h/2]) {
cylinder(r = s_radius - 2.5 * wall, h = ring_h, $fn = facets);
}
// make holes for connection "pins" (to glue both halves together)
pin_h = 2.0;
pin_r = 0.6;
*for (az = [45, 135, -45, -135]) rotate([0, 0, az + 22.5]) {
translate([s_radius - 1.4 * wall, 0, -pin_h/2]) {
cylinder(r = pin_r, h = pin_h, $fn = facets);
}
}
// hole for stalk
if (render == -1) {
translate([0, 0, -mic_radius]) cylinder(r = mount_radius, h = mic_radius, $fn = facets);
}
}
// stalk that transitions into flare
if (render == -1) {
//stalk_len = 15.0;
// normal length plus 10 to insert into flare
stalk_len = stalk_height + 10.0;
inset = wall;
translate([0, 0, - (stalk_len - inset + s_radius)]) {
difference() {
//cylinder(r = mount_radius, h = stalk_len + inset, $fn = facets);
//cylinder(r = mount_radius - wall, h = stalk_len + inset + thin_mint, $fn = facets);
cylinder(r = top_radius, h = stalk_len + inset, $fn = facets);
cylinder(r = top_radius - wall, h = stalk_len + inset + thin_mint, $fn = facets);
}
}
}
}
// make holes for capsule holders
capsule_holder_array(false);
}
// index for aligning the two halves of core sphere
rotate([0, 0, 22.5]) translate([s_radius, 0, 0]) {
difference() {
scale([1, 1, 2]) sphere(r = 0.5, $fn = facets);
translate([-2.2, -1, -4]) cube([2, 2, 8]);
if (render == 1) {
translate([-2, -1, -8]) cube([4, 2, 8]);
}
if (render == -1) {
translate([-2, -1, 0]) cube([4, 2, 8]);
}
}
}
}
// render individual capsules
//
module render_octa_capsule_top() {
capsule(leg_angles, 180, 0, 0.0, 0.0, 0);
}
module render_octa_capsule_bot() {
capsule(leg_angles, 0, 1, 0.0, 0.0, 0);
}
// render simple microphone stand mount
//
module render_simple_stand_mount(z_offset) {
translate([0, 0, z_offset]) {
mount([-45, 135], mount_wall, mic_mount_wall, mic_mount_height + mount_top_height + mount_height + capsule_bottom);
}
}