Active suppression of narrowband noises in 3D sound fields

This paper presents a simple multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) controller for active suppression of narrowband noise in 3D sound fields. The controller only depends on a complex matrix H(jω₀) instead of an n × n transfer matrix to model the secondary paths. Unlike other available ANCs that obtain the controller transfer functions by adaptation, the proposed one solves its controller transfer matrix directly from H(jω₀); and tolerates some degrees of errors in H(jω₀). If necessary, the proposed system may be made adaptive to trace the drifting secondary path. Online identification of a matrix H(jω₀) is easier than that of a transfer matrix with many coefficient matrices. The estimate would be more accurate for H(jω₀) if other conditions remain the same. The proposed scheme can be modified to suppress narrowband noises with multiple bands by a moderate increase in complexity.