Blind-Matched Filtering for Speech Enhancement with Distributed Microphones
Joint Authors
Stenzel, Sebastian
Freudenberger, Jürgen
Source
Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
A multichannel noise reduction and equalization approach for distributed microphones is presented.
The speech enhancement is based on a blind-matched filtering algorithm that combines the microphone signals such that the output SNR is maximized.
The algorithm is developed for spatially uncorrelated but nonuniform noise fields, that is, the noise signals at the different microphones are uncorrelated, but the noise power spectral densities can vary.
However, no assumptions on the array geometry are made.
The proposed method will be compared to the speech distortion-weighted multichannel Wiener filter (SDW-MWF).
Similar to the SDW-MWF, the new algorithm requires only estimates of the input signal to noise ratios and the input cross-correlations.
Hence, no explicit channel knowledge is necessary.
A new version of the SDW-MWF for spatially uncorrelated noise is developed which has a reduced computational complexity, because matrix inversions can be omitted.
The presented blind-matched filtering approach is similar to this SDW-MWF for spatially uncorrelated noise but additionally achieves some improvements in the speech quality due to a partial equalization of the acoustic system.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Stenzel, Sebastian& Freudenberger, Jürgen. 2012. Blind-Matched Filtering for Speech Enhancement with Distributed Microphones. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451452
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Stenzel, Sebastian& Freudenberger, Jürgen. Blind-Matched Filtering for Speech Enhancement with Distributed Microphones. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451452
American Medical Association (AMA)
Stenzel, Sebastian& Freudenberger, Jürgen. Blind-Matched Filtering for Speech Enhancement with Distributed Microphones. Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451452
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451452