MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) MICROPHONE ARRAY FOR SOUND SOURCE LOCALIZATION

Chao Min Wu, Cheng Fu Yao

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Abstract

Sound source localization is a difficult problem in engineering. Traditional methods generally cannot locate sound sources effectively. Due to the development of technology in hardware and signal processing, the microphone array can be used for source localization. The main purpose of this study is to compare the performance of four algorithms, Delay-And-Sum Beamforming (DAS), Minimum Power Distortionless Response Beamforming (MPDR), Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC), and Clean-SC, in far-field sound source localization. By simulating the beam patterns of different array configurations between 200Hz and 6kHz, a well-performing spiral array configuration with 25 MEMS microphones was chosen. The simulation of single source showed that DAS and MPDR took less computational time but reduced the accuracy; MUSIC and Clean-SC were more accurate at the expense of computing time. The 55cm was chosen for the distance between the two sources in the experiment. The experiment was carried out in a reverberant room. At 2000Hz, the results revealed that four algorithms were able to find the position of a sound source locating at the tweeters of the speaker. Due to the overlapping of the main lobes, MPDR could not distinguish two sound sources. MUSIC was able to locate two sources but slightly deviated 8cm. Influenced by DAS, Clean-SC located the sound source incorrectly. At 3000Hz, only MUSIC was able to locate two sources but with lower accuracy. However, for 4000Hz, four algorithms could not locate two sources. The results of simulation and experiment for a small array showed that Clean-SC can achieve higher accuracy, but more computational time, compared to DAS, MPDR, and MUSIC in single source localization. MUSIC has better performance for multiple sound sources in reverberant environments. The narrow-band algorithm is used in this research. In the future, it is hoped to apply Coherent Subspace Method to detect sound sources with different frequencies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 30th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2024
EditorsWim van Keulen, Jim Kok
PublisherSociety of Acoustics
ISBN (Electronic)9789090390581
StatePublished - 2024
Event30th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2024 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 8 Jul 202411 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration
ISSN (Electronic)2329-3675

Conference

Conference30th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV 2024
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period8/07/2411/07/24

Keywords

  • Clean-SC
  • Microphone Array
  • Sound Field Visualization
  • Source Localization

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