Enhanced sound field reproduction within prioritized control region

Hanchi Chen, Thushara D. Abhayapala, Wen Zhang

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    Abstract

    Higher-order ambisonics has been identified as a robust technique for synthesizing a desired sound field. However, the synthesis algorithm requires a large number of secondary sources to derive the optimal results for large reproduction regions and over high operating frequencies. This paper proposes an enhanced method for synthesizing the sound field using a relatively small number of secondary sources which allows improved synthesizing accuracy for certain subregions of the interested zone. This method introduces the spherical harmonic translation into the mode matching algorithm to acquire a uniform modal-domain representation of the sound fields within different sub-regions. Then by changing the weighing of each region, the least mean squares solution can be easily controlled to cater for certain prioritized reproduction requirements. Simulations show that this technique can effectively improve the matching accuracy of a given sub-region, while only slightly increasing the global reproduction error. This method is shown to be especially effective in the situations where the number of secondary sources is limited.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationINTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering
    Subtitle of host publicationImproving the World Through Noise Control
    EditorsJohn Davy, Marion Burgess, Charles Don, Liz Dowsett, Terry McMinn, Norm Broner
    PublisherAustralian Acoustical Society
    ISBN (Electronic)9780909882037
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control, INTERNOISE 2014 - Melbourne, Australia
    Duration: 16 Nov 201419 Nov 2014

    Publication series

    NameINTERNOISE 2014 - 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control

    Conference

    Conference43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering: Improving the World Through Noise Control, INTERNOISE 2014
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityMelbourne
    Period16/11/1419/11/14

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