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A probabilistic model for binaural sound localization.

Volker Willert1, Julian Eggert, Jürgen Adamy

  • 1Control Theory and Robotics Lab, Institute of Automatic Control, Darmstadt University of Technology, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany. volker.willert@rtr.tu-darmstadt.de

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part B, Cybernetics : a Publication of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
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This study introduces a novel sound localization system using biologically inspired binaural cues. The system accurately estimates sound source positions, even in challenging reverberant environments.

Area of Science:

  • Auditory neuroscience
  • Signal processing
  • Acoustics

Background:

  • Accurate sound source localization is crucial for human auditory perception.
  • Existing systems struggle with complex acoustic environments like reverberation.
  • Biologically inspired approaches offer potential for robust sound localization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a biologically inspired sound localization system.
  • To robustly estimate sound source position in the frontal azimuthal half-plane.
  • To process binaural cues effectively for improved localization accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing cochlear model-generated cochleagrams for binaural cue extraction.
  • Measuring interaural time differences (ITDs) and interaural level differences (ILDs) across frequencies.

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  • Creating two-dimensional activity maps representing binaural cue information.
  • Employing probabilistic evaluation with learned reference maps for position estimation.
  • Integrating temporal propagation of probabilities for enhanced accuracy.

    • Main Results:

    • The system successfully estimates sound source positions using activity maps.
    • Learned reference maps and probabilistic computations improve localization.
    • Temporal propagation of probabilities further refines position estimates.
    • The system demonstrates robust localization of audible signals, including speech.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed biologically inspired system offers robust sound localization.
    • The integration of binaural cues and probabilistic methods is effective.
    • The system performs well even in reverberant conditions, outperforming conventional methods.