Patent ID: 9260863
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: E04B

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: an acoustic shell comprising a plurality of panels arranged in a tessellated pattern relative to one another, the plurality of panels including at least one sound reflecting panel and at least one sound absorbing panel, the at least one sound reflecting panel having an exposed surface a majority of which comprises a sound reflecting surface, the at least one sound absorbing panel having an exposed surface a majority of which comprises a sound absorbing surface; a plurality of hinges connecting edges of at least three of the panels to edges of immediately adjacent panels such that each panel is movably connected to at least one other immediately adjacent panel; a plurality of surficial actuators, each surficial actuator connected between at least two of the plurality of panels for moving the two panels relative to each other such that the plurality of surficial actuators can manipulate the plurality of panels to change the overall sound reflecting and sound absorbing properties of the acoustic shell; and a controller for at least controlling the surficial actuators.