Time delay estimation via multichannel cross-correlation

Jingdong Chen, Yiteng Huang, Jacob Benesty

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Abstract

Time delay estimation (TDE) in a reverberant acoustical environment is a very challenging and difficult problem. This paper tackles the problem by exploiting the redundant information provided by multiple microphone sensors. To do so, the multichannel cross-correlation coefficient (MCCC) is re-derived, in a new way, to connect it to the well-known linear interpolation technique. Some interesting properties and bounds of MCCC are discussed, and a recursive algorithm is then introduced so that MCCC can be estimated and updated efficiently when new data snapshots are available. We then apply the MCCC to the TDE problem, resulting a multichannel cross-correlation algorithm that can be treated as a natural generalization of the generalized cross-correlation (GCC) TDE method to the multichannel case. It is shown that this method can take advantage of the redundancy provided by multiple microphone sensors to improve TDE against both reverberation and noise.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2005 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing,ICASSP '05 - Proceedings - Audio and ElectroacousticsSignal Processing for Communication
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages49-52
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)0780388747, 9780780388741
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP '05 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: 18 Mar 200523 Mar 2005

Publication series

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

Conference

Conference2005 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP '05
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Period18/03/0523/03/05

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