Maximum directivity beamformer for spherical-aperture microphones

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Abstract

Spherical microphone arrays have been recently studied for sound analysis and beamforming. These arrays have the advantage of spherical symmetry facilitating three-dimensional analysis. Performance of microphone arrays at the high-frequency range is typically limited by aliasing, which is a result of the spatial sampling process. A potential approach to avoid spatial aliasing is by using continuous sensors, in which spatial sampling is not required. This paper presents an optimal beamforming technique for the spherical-aperture microphone, which is based on a continuous sensor. The proposed beamforming technique is used to compute the optimal real-valued aperture weighting function. Real-valued aperture weighting functions are required to ensure the realizability of the sensor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2009
Pages153-156
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2009
Event2009 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2009 - New Paltz, NY, United States
Duration: 18 Oct 200921 Oct 2009

Publication series

NameIEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Paltz, NY
Period18/10/0921/10/09

Keywords

  • Aperture weighting
  • Beamforming
  • Spatial aliasing
  • Spherical-aperture microphone

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications

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