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Mengran Liu¹, Junhao Hu¹, Qiang Zeng¹

¹Hubei Key Laboratory of Modern Manufacturing Quantity Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China.

|July 27, 2022

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A new method, steered-response power multi-channel cross-correlation coefficient (SRP-MCCC), enhances sound source localization accuracy. This beamforming technique improves direction of arrival estimation, offering better performance than existing methods, especially in noisy conditions.

Keywords:

beamforming microphone array multi-channel cross-correlation coefficient sound source localization

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Area of Science:

Acoustics
Signal Processing
Array Signal Processing

Background:

Steered-response power (SRP) methods like SRP-DAS and SRP-PHAT are standard for sound source localization.
Current SRP techniques face limitations in resolution and accuracy.
Improving direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is crucial for enhanced localization.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel beamforming method, SRP-MCCC, for improved DOA accuracy.
To enhance beamforming capabilities by suppressing irrelevant wave directions.
To validate the effectiveness of SRP-MCCC through simulations and experiments.

Main Methods:

Combining SRP with multi-channel cross-correlation coefficient (MCCC) to derive directional weight (DW).
Utilizing DW to enhance incoming wave signals and suppress noise.
Simulating sound source localization using a dual linear array under various signal-noise ratios (SNRs).

Main Results:

SRP-MCCC demonstrated superior positioning accuracy, spatial directivity, and robustness compared to SRP-PHAT.
Simulations showed error reductions of 5.69% for single-frequency and 5.77% for mixed-frequency sources at -10 dB SNR.
Experimental results confirmed significant improvements, with an average error reduction of 8.14%.

Conclusions:

SRP-MCCC offers a significant advancement in sound source localization accuracy and robustness.
The method effectively improves DOA estimation, particularly in low SNR environments.
This research presents a promising approach for future engineering applications in acoustic localization.