HMS V - Digital artificial head | HEAD acoustics

The HMS V digital artificial head combines cutting-edge technology, high flexibility,... 

The HMS V digital artificial head combines cutting-edge technology, high flexibility, and ease of use. With its Dual ADC technology (two parallel analog-to-digital converters), HMS V covers the entire audible dynamic range, rendering measuring range changes obsolete.

With HMS V, you perform binaural equalization immediately during the measurement. The headphone jack enables playback or monitoring during measurement using HEAD acoustics headphones. You hear the recordings precisely as if you had been in the original sound field. The HMS V integrates seamlessly into HEADlab systems as a binaural sensor. It constitutes a comprehensive measurement system combined with other artificial heads or linked to other devices, such as the acoustic camera HEAD VISOR or the frontend SQuadriga III. A PC with the ArtemiS SUITE recorder software connected via USB or LAN takes over control in front-end mode. Integrating an additional HEADlab module allows you to adapt the system flexibly to specific measurement tasks.

HMS V even offers convenient standalone recordings (SAR) with internal memory for the signal data and a powerful, high-capacity battery. You can increase the autonomous runtime with a labPWR battery module and USB memory. During SAR, you configure and control HMS V using an intuitive web interface that runs on a smartphone, tablet, or PC connected wirelessly or via cable.

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The HMS V digital artificial head combines cutting-edge technology, high flexibility, and ease of use. With its Dual ADC technology (two parallel analog-to-digital converters), HMS V covers the entire audible dynamic range, rendering measuring range changes obsolete.

With HMS V, you... 

The HMS V digital artificial head combines cutting-edge technology, high flexibility, and ease of use. With its Dual ADC technology (two parallel analog-to-digital converters), HMS V covers the entire audible dynamic range, rendering measuring range changes obsolete.

With HMS V, you perform binaural equalization immediately during the measurement. The headphone jack enables playback or monitoring during measurement using HEAD acoustics headphones. You hear the recordings precisely as if you had been in the original sound field. The HMS V integrates seamlessly into HEADlab systems as a binaural sensor. It constitutes a comprehensive measurement system combined with other artificial heads or linked to other devices, such as the acoustic camera HEAD VISOR or the frontend SQuadriga III. A PC with the ArtemiS SUITE recorder software connected via USB or LAN takes over control in front-end mode. Integrating an additional HEADlab module allows you to adapt the system flexibly to specific measurement tasks.

HMS V even offers convenient standalone recordings (SAR) with internal memory for the signal data and a powerful, high-capacity battery. You can increase the autonomous runtime with a labPWR battery module and USB memory. During SAR, you configure and control HMS V using an intuitive web interface that runs on a smartphone, tablet, or PC connected wirelessly or via cable.

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Highlights

  • Digital measurement system for aurally accurate recording and equalized playback
  • High-end audio quality with high dynamic range
  • With Dual ADC technology no switching of measuring ranges necessary
  • Versatile applications due to many interfaces, extensions, and operating modes
  • Standalone recordings with internal memory and battery power supply

Applications

  • Mobile binaural measurement, also with several synchronized artificial heads, e.g. for in-vehicle applications while driving or in the wind tunnel
  • Evaluation and optimization of technical products’ noise quality: Automobiles and their components, household appliances, office machines, tools and much more
  • Binaural measurements in product development and quality control
  • Sounddesign
  • Sound and vibration analyses, e.g. binaural transfer path analysis
  • Soundscape and environmental acoustics

Features

  • Calibratable digital measurement system for aurally correct recording and accurately equalized playback
  • Versatile applications:
    standalone together with smartphone, tablet, or PC; several synchronized HMS V as data acquisition system in combination with a PC; as module integrated in a HEADlab-, a HEAD VISOR-system or directly connected to a SQuadriga III
  • Extremely high dynamic range due to 32-bit technology
  • Sampling frequencies:
    8 | 16 | 32 | 44,1 | 48 | 51,2 | 88,2 | 96 | 102,4 | 192 | 204,8 kHz
  • Internal memory (approx. 60 GB), extendable by removable USB media
  • Internal battery for stand-alone operation, easy to change, e.g. for maintenance or shipment by air freight
  • Increased battery operating time (5h) with optional labPWR battery pack
  • Equalization options:
    • Directional independent (ID),
    • free field (FF),
    • diffuse field (DF),
    • user specific (USER) via download,
    • linear (LIN - no equalization)
  • Interfaces:
    • USB-A and -C,
    • network,
    • HEADlink+ and HEADlink,
    • pulse in (BNC),
    • headphones (3.5 mm jack),
    • line out (6.35 mm jack) and
    • mechanical connections for cameras, tripods, etc.
  • More features:
    Remote calibration, overload detection, real-time clock (buffered), switchable high-pass filter 22 Hz
  • Recordings are compatible to those of the analog artificial heads of the HSU family (identical head shape)
  • Connecting several synchronized HMS V or four-channel recordings with a second artificial head HMS IV.0

Relevant Products

Sound & Vibration
ArtemiS SUITE
(50000,50000N,50000N+,9346,9347)
Modular & Scalable
HEADlab II
(3700,1520,1574,3760,3769,3562)
Playback
labP2
(3732,3732-V1)
Binaural Recordings
BPU Bundle
(2440,2441.1,2442.1,2511.1,2512.1,9869)
Artificial Heads
HSU III.2, HSU III.3
(1391,1326,1520,1574,1967)
Modular & Scalable
labHSU
(3710)
Handheld
SQuadriga III
(3324,9850,3322)
Playback
HD Headphones
(2511.1,2512.1,2513.1,2521.1,2522.1,2523.1,2511ff)