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Sound source localization (SSL) is a critical technology for determining the position of sound sources in complex environments. However, existing methods face challenges such as high computational costs and precise calibration requirements,…

Sound · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Yiyuan Yang , Shitong Xu , Niki Trigoni , Andrew Markham

Localizing a moving sound source in the real world involves determining its direction-of-arrival (DOA) and distance relative to a microphone. Advancements in DOA estimation have been facilitated by data-driven methods optimized with large…

Sound · Computer Science 2023-09-19 Saksham Singh Kushwaha , Iran R. Roman , Magdalena Fuentes , Juan Pablo Bello

In this paper, the problem of extending narrowband multichannel sound source localization algorithms to the wideband case is addressed. The DOA estimation of narrowband algorithms is based on the estimate of inter-channel phase differences…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-24 Kainan Chen , Wenyu Jin , Bharadwaj Desikan

Acoustic reflector localization is an important issue in audio signal processing, with direct applications in spatial audio, scene reconstruction, and source separation. Several methods have recently been proposed to estimate the 3D…

Sound · Computer Science 2017-01-06 Luca Remaggi , Philip J. B. Jackson , Philip Coleman , Wenwu Wang

This paper presents a method for real-time estimation of 2-dimensional direction of arrival (2D-DOA) of one or more sound sources using a nonlinear array of three microphones. 2D-DOA is estimated employing frame-level time difference of…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-10 Anton Kovalyov , Kashyap Patel , Issa Panahi

Developing algorithms for sound classification, detection, and localization requires large amounts of flexible and realistic audio data, especially when leveraging modern machine learning and beamforming techniques. However, most existing…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-23 Luca Barbisan , Marco Levorato , Fabrizio Riente

Knowing the geometry of a space is desirable for many applications, e.g. sound source localization, sound field reproduction or auralization. In circumstances where only acoustic signals can be obtained, estimating the geometry of a room is…

Sound · Computer Science 2019-07-03 Linh Nguyen , Jaime Valls Miro , Xiaojun Qiu

Mobile robots in real-life settings would benefit from being able to localize and track sound sources. Such a capability can help localizing a person or an interesting event in the environment, and also provides enhanced processing for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-02-29 Jean-Marc Valin , François Michaud , Jean Rouat

We present a novel, robust sound source localization algorithm considering back-propagation signals. Sound propagation paths are estimated by generating direct and reflection acoustic rays based on ray tracing in a backward manner. We then…

Sound · Computer Science 2019-02-26 Inkyu An , Doheon Lee , Byeongho Jo , Jung-Woo Choi , Sung-Eui Yoon

We present a novel approach to the 3D sound source localization task for distributed ad-hoc microphone arrays by formulating it as a set-to-set regression problem. By training a multi-modal masked autoencoder model that operates on audio…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-17 Axel Berg , Jens Gulin , Mark O'Connor , Chuteng Zhou , Karl Åström , Magnus Oskarsson

In this paper we present a new robust sound source localization and tracking method using an array of eight microphones (US patent pending) . The method uses a steered beamformer based on the reliability-weighted phase transform (RWPHAT)…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-04-07 Jean-Marc Valin , François Michaud , Jean Rouat

Airborne 3D imaging using ultrasound is a promising sensing modality for robotic applications in harsh environments. Over the last decade, several high-performance systems have been proposed in the literature. Most of these sensors use a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-21 Dennis Laurijssen , Walter Daems , Jan Steckel

Conventional sound source localization methods are mostly based on a single microphone array that consists of multiple microphones. They are usually formulated as the estimation of the direction of arrival problem. In this paper, we propose…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-18 Yijun Gong , Shupei Liu , Xiao-Lei Zhang

The intelligent acoustic emission locator is described in Part I, while Part II discusses blind source separation, time delay estimation and location of two simultaneously active continuous acoustic emission sources. The location of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2009-09-29 T. Kosel , I. Grabec

Estimation of the location of sound sources is usually done using microphone arrays. Such settings provide an environment where we know the difference between the received signals among different microphones in the terms of phase or…

Sound · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Helena Peic Tukuljac , Herve Lissek , Pierre Vandergheynst

Extracting direct-path spatial feature is crucial for sound source localization in adverse acoustic environments. This paper proposes the IPDnet, a neural network that estimates direct-path inter-channel phase difference (DP-IPD) of sound…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-14 Yabo Wang , Bing Yang , Xiaofei Li

In this paper, we propose novel deep learning based algorithms for multiple sound source localization. Specifically, we aim to find the 2D Cartesian coordinates of multiple sound sources in an enclosed environment by using multiple…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-11 Guillaume Le Moing , Phongtharin Vinayavekhin , Tadanobu Inoue , Jayakorn Vongkulbhisal , Asim Munawar , Ryuki Tachibana , Don Joven Agravante

This paper introduces Binaural Sound Event Localization and Detection (BiSELD), a task that aims to jointly detect and localize multiple sound events using binaural audio, inspired by the spatial hearing mechanism of humans. To support this…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-29 Gyeong-Tae Lee , Hyeonuk Nam , Yong-Hwa Park

This paper introduces a new approach to sound source localization using head-related transfer function (HRTF) characteristics, which enable precise full-sphere localization from raw data. While previous research focused primarily on using…

Sound · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Gil Geva , Olivier Warusfel , Shlomo Dubnov , Tammuz Dubnov , Amir Amedi , Yacov Hel-Or

In this paper, robust detection, tracking and geometry estimation methods are developed and combined into a system for estimating time-difference estimates, microphone localization and sound source movement. No assumptions on the 3D…