Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan
Online ISSN : 1884-7145
Print ISSN : 0289-1824
ISSN-L : 0289-1824
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Point Sound Source Detection using the Main-Lobe Model of a Microphone Array
Yoko SasakiSatoshi KagamiHiroshi Mizoguchi
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2009 Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 325-333

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This paper proposes a sound source localization method which is robust for multiple sound sources and sound pressure difference. We propose the Main-Lobe Fitting algorithm using the directional pattern of a microphone array to reduce localization error in reverberant environments and noisy conditions such as a robot moving. The localization method is a post process of beam forming and it filters out reflected or interfered signals by selecting spectra which are fitted with the main-lobe model. We implemented the method on our 32ch microphone array mounted on a mobile robot, and evaluated the performance in different conditions. The experimental results show that the system provides accurate and robust sound localization for multiple different sound sources during robot motion.
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