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Determining Sound Source Orientation from Source Directivity and Multi-microphone Recordings

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Bioinspired Applications in Artificial and Natural Computation (IWINAC 2009)

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This paper presents an analytic method for determining the orientation of a directional sound source in three-dimensional space using the source position, directivity and multi-microphone recordings. The acoustic signal emitted by the source is assumed to be broadband, such as a down-swept frequency modulated chirp of the kind many bats use while echolocating. The method has been tested in simulations on PC using the directivity of a piston transducer and the more complex and more realistic head-related transfer function of the Phyllostomus discolor bat. The ultimate purpose of the work is to determine the orientation and actual emitted call of a flying bat from a remote array recording.

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  1. Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    Francesco Guarato & John C. T. Hallam

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  1. Dapartamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, E.T.S. de Ingeniería Informática, Juan del Rosal, 16, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    José Mira  & Félix de la Paz  & 

  2. Departamento de Electrónica, Tecnología de Computadores y Proyectos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena,, Pl. Hospital, 1, 30201, Cartagena, Spain

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  3. Departamento de Inteligencia Artificial, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, E.T.S. de Ingeniería Informática, Juan del Rosal, 16, 28040, Madrid, Spain

    José R. Álvarez

  4. Departamento de Electrónica, Tecnología de Computadoras y Proyectos, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Pl. Hospital, 1, 30201, Cartagena

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Guarato, F., Hallam, J.C.T. (2009). Determining Sound Source Orientation from Source Directivity and Multi-microphone Recordings. In: Mira, J., Ferrández, J.M., Álvarez, J.R., de la Paz, F., Toledo, F.J. (eds) Bioinspired Applications in Artificial and Natural Computation. IWINAC 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5602. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02267-8_46

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