On the Design of Low-Rank Differential Beamformers with Nonuniform Linear Microphone Arrays

Hanchen Pei, Kang Chen, Gongping Huang, Jilu Jin, Jacob Benesty, Jingdong Chen

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Abstract

Kronecker product beamforming is an effective technique for designing beamformers with nonuniform linear arrays (NULAs). However, current techniques are restricted to NULAs with specific configurations, where the steering vector of the array is represented as a Kronecker product of steering vectors from smaller virtual arrays. This paper overcomes these constraints by proposing a novel approach to designing Kronecker product beamformers for NULAs from a low-rank perspective. Our approach involves decomposing the NULA into overlapping subarrays and organizing the sensor signals from these subarrays into a matrix. We then apply filters to both sides of this matrix to produce an output, which is then converted into a low-rank beamforming process. This method is highly adaptable and can be utilized for NULAs with any number of microphones.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2025 - Proceedings
EditorsBhaskar D Rao, Isabel Trancoso, Gaurav Sharma, Neelesh B. Mehta
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350368741
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025
Event2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2025 - Hyderabad, India
Duration: 6 Apr 202511 Apr 2025

Publication series

NameICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1520-6149

Conference

Conference2025 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2025
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityHyderabad
Period6/04/2511/04/25

Keywords

  • differential beamforming
  • Kronecker product
  • low-rank
  • Microphone arrays
  • nonuniform linear arrays

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