2022 BRN Discussion, page-6366

Beneficial AI

Artificial Cochlea

https://patents.justia.com/patent/11042346

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/71/d9/c8/eccf0f38ea0179/US11042346.pdf


https://patents.google.com/patent/US11042346B2/en?inventor=Peter AJ van der Made

Sorry if already covered, I personally had not been aware of the link previously.
Many more links to be uncovered down this rabbit hole.

"The invention relates generally to an artificial cochlea, and more specifically, to an artificial cochlea device for processing audio signals by electro-mechanical amplitude changes. The invention relates further to a related method for operating an artificial cochlea for processing audio signals by electro-mechanical amplitude changes.
The more computing systems, sensor networks and robots become environmental-aware, the more it is required to equip these systems with proper sensors. One category of these are acoustic sensors integrated into or connected to processing systems. These are used in, e.g., speech recognition, preventive failure monitoring, human-interface systems, process control systems, ultrasonic detection and analysis, automotive/near field navigation systems, and the like. As reference—in particular in order to mimic human experiences—characteristics of ears mammals (e.g., humans) may be useful. In particular, the inner ear is enabled to provide mechanically frequency and amplitude dependent gain, e.g., an amplification of low-frequency signals or an amplification/attenuation of signal level below or above a certain level."