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A theoretical study is performed to analyze the directional response of different types of microphone array designs. 1-D (linear) and 2-D (planar) microphone array types are considered, and the delay and sum beamforming and conventional…
This work presents a unified framework for estimating both sound-field direction and diffuseness using practical microphone arrays with different spatial configurations. Building on covariance-based diffuseness models, we formulate a…
Broadband beamforming is a technique to obtain the signal with a wide range of frequencies. It maintains the signal integrity and spatial selectivity over frequencies. This is important in several applications such as microphone array,…
Acoustic beamforming with a microphone array represents an adequate technology for remote acoustic surveillance, as the system has no mechanical parts and it has moderate size. However, in order to accomplish real implementation, several…
Far-field speech processing is an important and challenging problem. In this paper, we propose \textit{deep ad-hoc beamforming}, a deep-learning-based multichannel speech enhancement framework based on ad-hoc microphone arrays, to address…
We propose a practical framework to synthesize the broadband sound-field on a small rigid surface based on the physics of sound propagation. The sound-field is generated as a composite map of two components: the room component and the…
In this paper we present a passive and cost-effective method for increasing the frequency range of ultrasound MEMS microphone arrays when using beamforming techniques. By applying a 3D-printed construction that reduces the acoustic aperture…
Acoustic wave propagation through a homogeneous material embedded in an unbounded medium can be formulated as a boundary integral equation and accurately solved with the boundary element method. The computational efficiency deteriorates at…
Small-size acoustic arrays exploit spatial diversity to achieve capabilities beyond those of single-element devices, with applications ranging from teleconferencing to immersive multimedia. A key requirement for broadband array processing…
Spherical loudspeaker arrays have been recently studied for directional sound radiation, where the compact arrangement of the loudspeaker units around a sphere facilitated the control of sound radiation in three-dimensional space.…
Speech enhancement is a fundamental challenge in signal processing, particularly when robustness is required across diverse acoustic conditions and microphone setups. Deep learning methods have been successful for speech enhancement, but…
The purpose of this work is twofold: (a) To present the theoretical formulation of a 3D acoustic propagation model based on a Boundary Element Method (BEM), which uses a half-space Green function in place of the more conventional free-space…
A method of binaural rendering from microphone array signals of arbitrary geometry is proposed. To reproduce binaural signals from microphone array recordings at a remote location, a spherical microphone array is generally used for…
The article proposes a novel near-field predictive beamforming framework for high-mobility wireless networks. Specifically, due to the spherical waves and non-uniform Doppler frequencies brought by the near-field region, the new ability of…
The resolution is an important performance metric of near-field communication networks. In particular, the resolution of near field beamforming measures how effectively users can be distinguished in the distance-angle domain, which is one…
Numerical modeling of wave propagation in heterogeneous media is important in many applications. Due to the complex nature, direct numerical simulations on the fine grid are prohibitively expensive. It is therefore important to develop…
Spherical microphone arrays have been recently studied for spatial sound recording, speech communication, and sound field analysis for room acoustics and noise control. Complementary theoretical studies presented progress in spatial…
This paper presents a boundary element method (BEM) for computing the energy transmittance of a singly-periodic grating in 2D for a wide frequency band, which is of engineering interest in various fields with possible applications to…
The boundary element method (BEM) is an efficient numerical method for simulating harmonic wave propagation. It uses boundary integral formulations of the Helmholtz equation at the interfaces of piecewise homogeneous domains. The…
We present empirical formulae that can provide dispersion and average effective area of the fundamental mode in hollow-core antiresonant fibers. The formulae draw on the structural parameters of the fiber, and allow one to obtain the…