A Practical Approach for Microphone Array Calibration in Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications

Noman Akbar, Glenn Dickins, Mark R.P. Thomas

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Abstract

Spatial sound is rapidly becoming an important part of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications. Microphone calibration is essential for providing spatial sound capture and reproduction capabilities in AR/VR. This paper presents RAndom PerturbatIons for Diffuse-field (RAPID), a precise method for the diffuse field calibration of the magnitude responses of microphones. The performance of RAPID is compared against the ground truth obtained using a well-established method utilising a two-axis turntable. Notably, it is possible to perform calibration using RAPID in 30 seconds, whereas calibration using the turntable method can take up to 4 hours. RAPID achieves similar results to the ground truth with significantly less effort and setup requirements. A tool is also available as an open source MATLAB application for performing RAPID calibration with ±0.5 dB accuracy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 International Conference on 3D Immersion, IC3D 2020 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780738112206
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Dec 2020
Event2020 International Conference on 3D Immersion, IC3D 2020 - Virtual, Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 15 Dec 2020 → …

Publication series

Name2020 International Conference on 3D Immersion, IC3D 2020 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2020 International Conference on 3D Immersion, IC3D 2020
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityVirtual, Brussels
Period15/12/20 → …

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