多项式结构宽带波束形成器的性能分析及其改进

首先从理论上分析了多项式结构宽带波束形成器的鲁棒性能。分别从传声器失配误差影响下阵列波束图扰动的统计分析以及白噪声增益分析两个方面揭示了影响多项式结构宽带波束形成器鲁棒性能的内在规律。发现当波束主瓣指向处于可调范围边缘时,与指向中心相比,多项式结构波束形成器的鲁棒性能变差。然后分析了影响多项式结构宽带波束形成器阵列指向性指数的主要因素,指出了多项式结构的截断误差会导致宽带波束形成器的主瓣指向出现偏差,进而造成阵列指向性指数性能下降。为了克服现有设计结构存在的缺陷,提出了一种具有波束主瓣指向自校正能力的改进设计结构。与现有设计结构不同,所提出的设计结构中的调向功能模块能够充分反映出波束期望指向和实际指向之间存在的非线性关系,避免了现有设计方法因采用线性调向功能模块而造成较大波束指向偏差的问题,有效改善了多项式结构宽带波束形成器的性能。      

宽带波束形成器的设计与实现

综述了宽带波束形成器的设计与实现问题,归纳出一种统一的窄带(子带)波束优化设计方法──多约束优化设计法,并推广为FIR宽带波束形成器统一优化设计法.阐述了频域DFT宽带波束形成器结构及其子带波束加权向量设计方法,以及时域FIR宽带波束形成器结构及其各通道FIR滤波器的设计方法,对几种具有代表性的方法的原理与性能进行了分析与比较.所归纳出的统一设计法将很多现有的波束设计法纳入统一框架体系,使之成为它的一个特例,可以满足多样化频域子带与时域宽带波束形成器设计的需求,提供灵活的波束设计准则,且设计精度高.子带与FIR宽带多约束统一设计法的优越性能在稳健旁瓣控制恒定主瓣响应自适应波束形成器设计问题中得到了充分的体现.     

时域实现结构球面阵的最差性能优化稳健宽带波束形成器设计

针对球面阵模态域波束形成器对传声器失配误差敏感的问题,研究了时域实现结构球面阵的最差性能优化稳健宽带波束形成器设计。揭示了波束响应误差上界的保守性是影响现有最差性能优化方法性能的主要原因,进而提出了一种波束响应误差上界更为紧凑的优化设计方法。理论分析表明,与现有最差性能优化方法相比,所提出方法的代价函数更小、且可行解的范围也更大。针对最差性能优化设计方法存在的波束指向上阵列响应随频率变化波动偏大而引起信号失真的问题,还给出了一种减小波束图在指向方向上受信号频率影响的约束方法。仿真分析结果表明:在相同传声器失配误差条件下,所提出的设计方法要优于现有方法,得到的波束图具有更低的旁瓣级。      

球谐域类正则化宽带超指向性波束形成算法

提出一种球谐域类正则化宽带超指向性波束形成算法,通过结合超指向性波束形成器与延迟求和波束形成器控制阵列白噪声增益和指向性因数,推导类正则化宽带超指向性波束形器的球谐域表达式。在此基础上设计新的可控指向性因数波束形成器,可在不显著放大低频白噪声的前提下实现设定的波束宽度。采用32元球阵的仿真结果表明,对于语音测试场景,类正则化波束形成器的最高PESQ得分相比于传统的超指向性波束形成器与延迟求和波束形成器分别提高了约0.5和0.4,平均词错率分别减少了约9.5%和8.1%。主观测试实验也表明类正则化波束形成器在方向性噪声和扩散场噪声环境下都可以获得更好的主观听觉感受。利用实验数据对算法性能进行测试,实验结果同样验证了该方法在实际声学环境中的有效性。      

球谐域混叠消除最优波束形成方法EI北大核心CSCD

为解决现有的球谐域混叠消除波束形成方法设计目标单一、难以很好地兼容多变的应用场景的问题,提出了球谐域混叠消除最优波束形成方法,并建立了其二阶锥规划形式的多重约束凸优化数学模型。得益于该数学模型,提出了旁瓣约束的混叠消除最大指向性波束形成器、鲁棒的混叠消除最大指向性波束形成器、混叠消除最小方差无失真响应波束形成器、零点约束的混叠消除最大指向性波束形成器。提出方法继承了现有球谐域混叠消除波束形成方法的混叠消除功能,且能够在指向性指数、白噪声增益、旁瓣水平等多个冲突的性能指标之间寻求适宜折中,便于用户根据实际应用需求灵活地调整约束参数得到特定场景下综合性能最优的波束形成器。     

同心圆环阵列模态波束形成器设计

针对贝塞尔函数零点造成的模态波束形成器性能损失的问题,提出了基于均匀同心圆环阵列的模态波束形成器设计方法。从阵元域出发,建立了阵元域和圆谐波域之间的转换关系,推导了圆谐波域阵列信号处理表达式,其中重点推导了延时求和、最小方差无失真响应和多约束波束形成器的设计方法。理论证明了在平面各向同性噪声场中的基于同心环阵的圆谐波域最小方差无失真响应波束形成器等价于相位模式波束形成器。在该结论的基础上,综合考虑相位模式波束形成器在一定频率范围内的稳健性和指向性,提出了一种同心圆环阵列的内环半径优化方法。使用16元双环阵列对本文提出的波束形成算法进行仿真和实验,结果表明:同心圆环阵列能够较好地解决贝塞尔函数零点问题;其中多约束波束形成器能够在多个关联的性能指标之间取得合理的折衷,实现优于相位模式和延时求和波束形成器的声源定位性能。对内环半径优化方法进行仿真和分析结果表明,该方法得到了相较于传统方法更优的阵列结构。      

宽带波束域相干信号子空间高分辨方位估计

提出了宽带波束域相干信号子空间目标高分辨方位估计的频域处理与时域处理方法。分别设计出一组覆盖观察扇面的频域和时域低旁瓣恒定主瓣响应宽带波束形成器,然后对频域或时域波束形成器输出数据运用MUSIC方法估计目标方位。时域处理方法不需要进行频带分解,相对于频域处理需要较少的缓存和运算量。所提出的方法还可以在保证波束主瓣响应恒定的同时,通过在旁瓣区域形成期望宽度和深度的凹槽,用于抑制观察扇面外强干扰源。计算机仿真结果表明,本文的时域处理方法能够获得与本文频域处理方法相近的方位分辨与估计性能,它们都能够分辨相干信号源,且方位分辨与估计性能都高于已有方法。通过在干扰方位设计凹槽,较好地抑制了观察扇面外强干扰源,改善了对相干的弱信号源的方位分辨与估计性能。     

基于二阶锥规划的任意传感器阵列时域恒定束宽波束形成

提出了基于FIR滤波器的适用于任意几何形状和阵元方向性的传感器阵列的时域恒定束宽波束形成方法。首先将设计频带分成若干窄带,采用优化方法,通过对各窄带波束施加约束,设计出具有设定主瓣形状要求的各窄带波束。然后针对每个传感器,根据其各频率波束形成加权向量,采用约束优化方法,设计出具有要求幅度和相位响应的FIR滤波器。各滤波器输出相加即得到时域恒定束宽波束输出时间序列。波束图主瓣形状设计与期望频率响应FIR滤波器的设计问题都可以转化为二阶锥规划(Second-Order Cone programming)的形式,然后利用已有的内点方法(Interior-Point,Methods)求出其数值解。计算机仿真结果显示,设计出的各子带波束主瓣宽度比较接近,FIR滤波器设计精度高。湖上实验数据处理结果表明,该方法可以适用于实际水声系统,时域宽带波束能够满足恒定束宽要求。     

任意几何形状和阵元指向性的传感器阵列优化波束形成方法

针对常规波束运用到实际传感器阵列时旁瓣较高这一缺点,提出了适用于任意几何形状和阵元指向性的传感器阵列的两种旁瓣约束优化波束形成方法。一种是主瓣宽度约束条件下的最低旁瓣波束形成,另一种是在所能允许的最高旁瓣约束条件下的高增益波束形成。通过对加权向量范数进行约束,提高波束形成的稳健性。这两种优化波束形成问题都可以写成二阶锥(Second-OrderCone)约束优化的形式,然后利用已有的内点方法(Interior-PointMethods)求出其数值解。计算机仿真和湖上实验数据处理结果表明,该低旁瓣波束形成方法相比于常规波束和其它基于自适应波束形成的旁瓣控制方法,在同等主瓣宽度的情况下可以获得更低的旁瓣级;该高增益波束形成方法在同等旁瓣级约束条件下可以获得更高的阵增益,而且旁瓣级能够满足设定要求。     

圆环形传感器阵列超指向性频率不变响应波束优化方法

提出了一种适用于圆环形传感器阵列的超指向性频率不变响应波束优化方法。首先,基于前期在最小均方误差准则下得到的不同频率处权值向量与期望波束权值向量的解析函数关系,将指向性因子、误差敏感度函数和最小均方误差进一步表达成了期望波束权值向量的函数;然后,构建了一个多约束优化问题,获得了满足指向性、稳健性、频率不变性等约束条件的最优期望波束,由此合成得到了最优宽带频率不变响应超指向性波束,并给出了相应的仿真和实验结果。      

Optimal array pattern synthesis for broadband arrays

Broadband beamformers with constant mainlobe response over the frequency of interest are desirable in many applications including underwater acoustics, ultrasonics, acoustic imaging and communications, and so on. Solutions to this problem have been presented for specific array geometry often requiring a larger number of sensors. And the array pattern synthesis error minimization is employed for the whole field of view, which leads to suboptimal designs. In this paper, a broadband array pattern synthesis approach to designing time-domain constant mainlobe response beamformer is proposed. By imposing constraints both on the mainlobe spatial response variation over frequency and on the sidelobes of the beamformer, several optimization criteria are presented and the corresponding convex second-order cone programming implementations are given. In this approach, no preliminary desired beampattern is required and the beam responses variation minimization is employed only in the mainlobe region and not in the sidelobe regions, which improves the beamformer mainlobe synthesis accuracy. Equally, one can obtain lower sidelobes at the same mainlobe synthesis accuracy. This approach is applicable to arrays with arbitrary geometry. Simulation and experimental results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of this approach. Performance comparisons of the proposed beamformers and the existing beamformer are also provided.     

Design of broadband beamformers based on an expected response interpolation technique

A method for designing broadband beamformers based on an expected response interpolation technique was proposed, with the aim of reducing the heavy optimization burden in the broadband beamformer design problem. In the method, some typical frequencies in the designing frequency band are selected and the optimal array weights are designed on these typical frequencies, based on which a broadband expected response function is constructed. Then, FIR filters are designed to realize the broadband beamforming over the whole designing frequency band, via the interpolation technique which is utilized to the expected responses of the FIR filters. Broadband beamforming can be fulfilled by applying these filters to each of the sensors in the array. By using the proposed method, designers need not to divide the whole designing frequency band into narrow subbands so as to make the narrow band assumption valid, which not only reduces the heavy designing burden, but also releases the requirement for measurements at fine frequency grids in the robust beamformer design. Results of both computer simulations and watertank experiments verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

Maximization of the directivity ratio with the desired audible gain level for broadband design of near field loudspeaker arrays

This paper mainly addresses design methods for near field loudspeaker arrays. These methods have been studied recently since they can be used to realize a personal audio space without the use of headphones. From a practical view point, they can also be used to form a directional sound beam within a short distance from the sources especially using a linear loudspeaker array. In this regard, we re-analyzed the previous near field beamforming methods in order to obtain a comprehensive near field beamforming formulation. Broadband directivity control is proposed for multi-objective optimization, which maximizes the directivity with the desired gain, where both the directivity and the gain are commonly used array performance measures. This method of control aims to form a directive sound beam within a short distance while widening the frequency range of the beamforming. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate that broadband directivity control achieves higher directivity and gain over our whole frequency range of interest compared with previous beamforming methods.     

传声器失配误差对差分传声器圆阵主瓣指向的影响特性

从理论上导出了传声器失配误差对适用于任意阵元数的一阶和二阶差分传声器圆阵的主瓣指向影响规律。揭示了传声器相位误差可造成一阶差分传声器圆阵主瓣指向产生反转现象,是影响其主瓣指向的主要因素。而对于二阶差分传声器圆阵,传声器相位误差和增益误差均可导致其主瓣指向产生反转现象和严重指向误差,进而造成阵列指向性因子严重下降,尤其在低频处失配误差的影响更为显著。然后给出了确保差分传声器圆阵主瓣指向正确时阵列设计参数所需满足的条件,并在此基础上进行了传声器失配误差的容差分析。分析结果表明,随着阵元数增多,失配误差的容差范围增大,差分传声器圆阵对传声器失配误差的敏感性相应降低。      

Design of robust broadband beamformers using worst-case performance optimization for time-domain spherical microphone arrays

Spherical array modal beamformers are known to be sensitive to microphone mismatches. To combat the problem, robust design of spherical broadband beamformers with the time-domain implementation structure using the Worst-Case Performance Optimization(WCPO) is studied. It is shown that the conservativeness of the upper error bound on beamforming response is the primary factor to degrade the performance of the existing WCPO-based approach. Then an improved design approach for spherical broadband beamformers is presented using a stricter upper error bound on beamforming response. Theoretical analysis shows that the cost function of the proposed design is smaller and the range of feasible set of the proposed design is also larger when compared with the existing design. Moreover, a scheme on constraint specification has been proposed to reduce fluctuation of beamforming response over frequency at steering direction to alleviate signal distortion. Simulation results show that the proposed design outperforms its existing counterparts and exhibits a lower sidelobe level under the same condition of microphone mismatches.     

稳健宽带波束形成器设计的低阶统计量法*

由于传声器阵列通常对阵元失配误差较为敏感,因此稳健波束形成器的设计已成为传声器阵列处理领域的研究热点之一。概率密度法是目前传声器阵列稳健波束形成器设计中的一类重要方法,但该方法所需的阵元失配误差的概率密度信息在实际中较难获取。针对这一问题,本文研究了基于阵元失配误差低阶统计量的稳健波束形成器设计方法,该方法仅利用在实际中较易获取的阵元失配误差的一阶和二阶统计量信息。本文分别研究了基于阵元失配误差低阶统计量的固定权和变加权最小二乘波束形成器设计,给出了两种波束形成器的相关设计理论。理论和仿真分析表明,在小误差条件下,低阶统计量法所设计的波束形成器仍保持与概率密度法相当的性能。     

A method for estimating the orientation of a directional sound source from source directivity and multi-microphone recordings: principles and application

Taking into account directivity of real sound sources makes it possible to try solving an interesting and biologically relevant problem: estimating the orientation in three-dimensional space of a directional sound source. The source, of known directivity, produces a broadband signal (in the ultrasonic range, in this application) that is recorded by microphones whose position with respect to source is known. An analytical method to process the recorded signals and estimate source orientation is developed in this paper. Experiments testing method performance in estimating source orientation were performed both in a laboratory environment with a Polaroid transducer as source and in a flight room with a Myotis daubentonii bat. In the first case, results showed the estimation method to be accurate and pointed out its limitations. The latter case is significant as an example biological application of the method for extracting behavioral features from bats; results are compared with alternative calculations based on microphone root-mean-square (rms)-pressure values.