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doi: 10.17586/2226-1494-2015-15-4-661-675
APPLICATION OF MICROPHONE ARRAYS FOR DISTANT SPEECH CAPTURE
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For citation: Stolbov M.B. Application of microphone arrays for distant speech capture. Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, 2015, vol.15, no. 4, pp. 661–675.
Abstract
For citation: Stolbov M.B. Application of microphone arrays for distant speech capture. Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, 2015, vol.15, no. 4, pp. 661–675.
Abstract
Application of microphone arrays and beamforming techniques for speech information collection has significant advantages compared to systems operating with a single microphone. This paper presents a brief overview of microphone array systems for collecting distant speech information. The paper is based on an analysis of publications on the use of microphone arrays for speech information collection tasks, as well as on the author’s experience in the development and practical application of planar microphone arrays. The paper describes the main stages of the development of systems for remote capture of audio information. It provides a review of the main applications of microphone arrays, the basic types of microphone arrays and their features. The bulk of the paper deals with planar microphone arrays. We analyze the work of microphone arrays in different acoustic environments. The paper contains the basic equations for calculating the parameters of equidistant planar microphone arrays. Some methods of designing non-equidistant arrays are also mentioned (a list of references is included). We also provide a list of basic digital signal processing algorithms for planar microphone arrays, as well as a list of references on processing algorithms in the frequency domain. The paper includes a list of foreign companies offering systems based on microphone arrays for a wide range of tasks associated with the processing of speech and audio signals. We describe some state-of-the-art speech information collection systems based on microphone arrays. Some promising directions for the development of speech information collection systems using microphone arrays are described in conclusion. The material of the review is usable in designing of microphone arrays for specific practical applications.
Keywords: microphone arrays, beamforming, array geometry, directivity pattern, digital signal processing algorithms for microphone
arrays, distant speech capture.
Acknowledgements. This work has been partially financially supported by the Government of the Russian Federation (grant 074-U01).
References
Acknowledgements. This work has been partially financially supported by the Government of the Russian Federation (grant 074-U01).
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