Reference-less acoustic holography techniques based on sound intensity

This paper describes a detailed implementation and application of the intensity-based holography method called BAHIM, and it investigates its possibilities and its limitations. Although this method is attractive in the sense that it bypasses the reference signal requirement, i.e., one of the main difficulties of the classical near-field acoustic holography, its degree of accuracy does not appear to be adequate. This constraint has consequently led to the development of another method called CIBNAH, based on complex intensity, as an alternative. This novel approach provides additional accuracy in detecting and localizing sources and good compatibility, in form and amplitude, with NAH results.