Binaural sound source localization based on upward zero-crossing points detection in reverberant fields

Xiangyang Zeng, Huaizhen Cai

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Abstract

This paper mainly deals with the problem of sound source localization based on upward zero-crossing points detection with two microphones. Gammatone filter bank are used to divide the signal into different frequencies, SNR can be obtained by the statistical properties of the time difference samples, and then reliable time difference samples can be selected according to the SNR limitation. Finally, the practical time difference is achieved by the analysis of the time difference samples. Consequently, the time differences are transformed into azimuths by use of geometrical relationship. Experiments are conducted with different sounds, and sounds with wider spectrum seem to perform more precisely; Evidence also shows that the method is robust to sound signals with different SNR, and experiments in different rooms reveal that reverberation apparently degrades the localization accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Computing, ICSPCC 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages720-723
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479952748
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Computing, ICSPCC 2014 - Guilin, Guangxi, China
Duration: 5 Aug 20148 Aug 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Computing, ICSPCC 2014

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Communications and Computing, ICSPCC 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin, Guangxi
Period5/08/148/08/14

Keywords

  • reverberation
  • Time difference
  • zero-crossing points

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