INSPIREI

We develop systems for measuring and visualizing invisible phenomena, provide measurement services, and conduct academic research.

Patent

3D exploration system for sound sources in space and from object surfaces

JP2024-032687A

Masahito Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwane, Takahiro Sato, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Atsuto Inoue, Wataru Teraoka, Tsubasa Kusano, Masahiko Goto, Mingyu Pan

Patent application for a system that uses microphone arrays and MVDR beamforming to three-dimensionally measure and visualize sound source positions and sound propagation in 3D space. Applicants: Waseda University, Tobishima Corporation.

Patent

Data visualization system in space

Japanese Patent No. 7506381 (JP2022-174479A)

Masahito Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwane, Takahiro Sato, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Atsuto Inoue, Wataru Teraoka

Patent for a system that combines MR devices and microphone arrays to measure and visualize sound pressure level distribution data in real-time in 3D space using beamforming. Applicants: Waseda University, Tobishima Corporation.

Conference

Sound Field Projection System using Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Display

inter-noise2021

Atsuto Inoue, Wataru Teraoka, Yasuhiro Oikawa (Waseda University / INSPIREI, Inc.), Takahiro Sato, Yasuyuki Iwane, Masahito Kobayashi (TOBISHIMA CORPORATION)

Presented the sound visualization system 'OTOMIRU' jointly developed with Tobishima Corporation at inter-noise2021.

Product

OTOMIRU Ver.1

World's first real-time sound field visualization system using MixedReality (HoloLens2)

Jointly developed with Tobishima Corporation, the sound visualization system 'OTOMIRU' projects sound measurement results in real-time onto real space.

Conference

Visualization of Impulse Responses Using XR Technology

189th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (joint with ASJ), Program No. 1aAA1

Shizuki Mizuno, Wataru Teraoka, Atsuto Inoue, Yasuhiro Oikawa

Presented visualization of impulse responses using XR technology.

Paper

Musical field visualization using XR technology

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Wataru Teraoka, Atsuto Inoue, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takahiro Sato, Masahito Kobayashi

XR技術を用いた音楽音場の可視化に関する研究をJASAに発表しました。

Conference

Report on methods for visualizing sound pressure level distribution using mixed and augmented reality technologies - System overview and application examples

ASJ Acoustic Imaging Research Group, AI2023-10-01

Takahiro Sato, Yasuyuki Iwane, Masahito Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Atsuto Inoue, Wataru Teraoka, Masahiko Goto, Mingyu Pan

Reported on the overview and application examples of the sound pressure level distribution visualization system using mixed and augmented reality technologies.

Conference

Study of methods for visualizing sound pressure level distribution using mixed reality and augmented reality technologies: Visualization experiments for construction sites and building spaces

Acoustical Science and Technology, Vol.44, No.5, pp.411–414

Takahiro Sato, Yasuyuki Iwane, Masahito Kobayashi, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Atsuto Inoue, Wataru Teraoka

Study of methods for visualizing sound pressure level distribution using mixed reality and augmented reality technologies. Visualization experiments for construction sites and building spaces.

Paper

Visualization system for sound field using see-through head-mounted display

Acoust. Sci. & Tech., Vol.40, No.1, pp.1-11

Atsuto Inoue, Yusuke Ikeda, Kohei Yatabe, Yasuhiro Oikawa

Developed 3D sound intensity measurement and visualization system using xR devices (HoloLens, OculusRift) and handheld 4-point microphone, and visualized car engine sounds and sound leakage. Published in Acoustical Science and Technology (international journal).