Sound source localization using multiple ad hoc distributed microphone arrays

JASA Express Lett. 2022 Jul;2(7):074801. doi: 10.1121/10.0011811.

Abstract

Sound source localization is crucial for communication and sound scene analysis. This study uses direction-of-arrival estimates of multiple ad hoc distributed microphone arrays to localize sound sources in a room. An affine mapping between the independent array estimates and the source coordinates is derived from a set of calibration points. Experiments show that the affine model is sufficient to locate a source and can be calibrated to physical dimensions. A projection of the local array estimates increases localization accuracy, particularly further away from the calibrated region. Localization tests in three dimensions compare the affine approach to a nonlinear neural network.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acoustics*
  • Sound
  • Sound Localization*