Non-uniform optimal subband beamforming: An evaluation on real acoustic measurements

S. Nordholm, S. Y. Low, I. Claesson, Ka Fai Cedric Yiu

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Abstract

This paper presents an evaluation of a subband beamforming scheme for speech enhancement and acoustic echo suppression applications, such as hands-free telephony, internet telephony and video conferencing. The aim of the paper is to study the impact of the different types of subband filter banks on the speech enhancement performance. Results show that the octave band filter banks provide an effective means to give an overall efficient processing by using a fewer free filter parameters while providing a similar performance in terms of Signal to Noise Interference Ratio (SNIR) as compared to the uniform case. Whilst the critical band filter bank uses the most subbands, it provides the best performance both objectively and subjectively. This study provides insight to the design of filter bank for future hardware implementations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 1st International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, CISP 2008
Pages747-751
Number of pages5
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Sept 2008
Event1st International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, CISP 2008 - Sanya, Hainan, China
Duration: 27 May 200830 May 2008
Conference number: 1

Conference

Conference1st International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, CISP 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CitySanya, Hainan
Period27/05/0830/05/08

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing

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