---
_id: '11850'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In this paper, we present a novel blocking matrix and fixed beamformer design
for a generalized sidelobe canceler for speech enhancement in a reverberant enclosure.
They are based on a new method for estimating the acoustical transfer function
ratios in the presence of stationary noise. The estimation method relies on solving
a generalized eigenvalue problem in each frequency bin. An adaptive eigenvector
tracking utilizing the power iteration method is employed and shown to achieve
a high convergence speed. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed beamformer
leads to better noise and interference reduction and reduced speech distortions
compared to other blocking matrix designs from the literature.
author:
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Krueger, Alexander
last_name: Krueger
- first_name: Ernst
full_name: Warsitz, Ernst
last_name: Warsitz
- first_name: Reinhold
full_name: Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold
id: '242'
last_name: Haeb-Umbach
citation:
ama: Krueger A, Warsitz E, Haeb-Umbach R. Speech Enhancement With a GSC-Like Structure
Employing Eigenvector-Based Transfer Function Ratios Estimation. IEEE Transactions
on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing. 2011;19(1):206-219. doi:10.1109/TASL.2010.2047324
apa: Krueger, A., Warsitz, E., & Haeb-Umbach, R. (2011). Speech Enhancement
With a GSC-Like Structure Employing Eigenvector-Based Transfer Function Ratios
Estimation. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing,
19(1), 206–219. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASL.2010.2047324
bibtex: '@article{Krueger_Warsitz_Haeb-Umbach_2011, title={Speech Enhancement With
a GSC-Like Structure Employing Eigenvector-Based Transfer Function Ratios Estimation},
volume={19}, DOI={10.1109/TASL.2010.2047324},
number={1}, journal={IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing},
author={Krueger, Alexander and Warsitz, Ernst and Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold}, year={2011},
pages={206–219} }'
chicago: 'Krueger, Alexander, Ernst Warsitz, and Reinhold Haeb-Umbach. “Speech Enhancement
With a GSC-Like Structure Employing Eigenvector-Based Transfer Function Ratios
Estimation.” IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
19, no. 1 (2011): 206–19. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASL.2010.2047324.'
ieee: A. Krueger, E. Warsitz, and R. Haeb-Umbach, “Speech Enhancement With a GSC-Like
Structure Employing Eigenvector-Based Transfer Function Ratios Estimation,” IEEE
Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, vol. 19, no. 1, pp.
206–219, 2011.
mla: Krueger, Alexander, et al. “Speech Enhancement With a GSC-Like Structure Employing
Eigenvector-Based Transfer Function Ratios Estimation.” IEEE Transactions on
Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 206–19,
doi:10.1109/TASL.2010.2047324.
short: A. Krueger, E. Warsitz, R. Haeb-Umbach, IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech,
and Language Processing 19 (2011) 206–219.
date_created: 2019-07-12T05:29:28Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:51:11Z
department:
- _id: '54'
doi: 10.1109/TASL.2010.2047324
intvolume: ' 19'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- acoustical transfer function ratio
- adaptive eigenvector tracking
- array signal processing
- beamformer design
- blocking matrix
- eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
- eigenvector-based transfer function ratios estimation
- generalized sidelobe canceler
- interference reduction
- iterative methods
- power iteration method
- reduced speech distortions
- reverberant enclosure
- reverberation
- speech enhancement
- stationary noise
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://groups.uni-paderborn.de/nt/pubs/2011/KrWaHa11.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 206-219
publication: IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
status: public
title: Speech Enhancement With a GSC-Like Structure Employing Eigenvector-Based Transfer
Function Ratios Estimation
type: journal_article
user_id: '44006'
volume: 19
year: '2011'
...
---
_id: '9576'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'In neurosurgery, delineation of tumor boundaries during resection of brain
tumors is of substantial relevance. During operation distinction between tumor
and healthy tissue rely on the abilities of the surgeon based on visual and tactile
differentiation. In this paper a high sensitivity actuator-sensor system using
a piezoelectric bimorph is presented. Frequency shift and transfer function of
the bimorphpsilas voltages are detected and evaluated. Sensorpsilas sensitivity
is evaluated using two frequency controls strategies: A phase-locked loop (PLL)
and a self-oscillating circuit. Results of measurements conducted on gel-phantoms
are presented and discussed.'
author:
- first_name: David Oliva
full_name: Uribe, David Oliva
last_name: Uribe
- first_name: Ralf
full_name: Stroop, Ralf
last_name: Stroop
- first_name: Tobias
full_name: Hemsel, Tobias
id: '210'
last_name: Hemsel
- first_name: Jörg
full_name: Wallaschek, Jörg
last_name: Wallaschek
citation:
ama: 'Uribe DO, Stroop R, Hemsel T, Wallaschek J. Development of a biomedical tissue
differentiation system using piezoelectric actuators. In: Frequency Control
Symposium, 2008 IEEE International. ; 2008:91-94. doi:10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622963'
apa: Uribe, D. O., Stroop, R., Hemsel, T., & Wallaschek, J. (2008). Development
of a biomedical tissue differentiation system using piezoelectric actuators. In
Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International (pp. 91–94). https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622963
bibtex: '@inproceedings{Uribe_Stroop_Hemsel_Wallaschek_2008, title={Development
of a biomedical tissue differentiation system using piezoelectric actuators},
DOI={10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622963},
booktitle={Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International}, author={Uribe,
David Oliva and Stroop, Ralf and Hemsel, Tobias and Wallaschek, Jörg}, year={2008},
pages={91–94} }'
chicago: Uribe, David Oliva, Ralf Stroop, Tobias Hemsel, and Jörg Wallaschek. “Development
of a Biomedical Tissue Differentiation System Using Piezoelectric Actuators.”
In Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International, 91–94, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622963.
ieee: D. O. Uribe, R. Stroop, T. Hemsel, and J. Wallaschek, “Development of a biomedical
tissue differentiation system using piezoelectric actuators,” in Frequency
Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International, 2008, pp. 91–94.
mla: Uribe, David Oliva, et al. “Development of a Biomedical Tissue Differentiation
System Using Piezoelectric Actuators.” Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE
International, 2008, pp. 91–94, doi:10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622963.
short: 'D.O. Uribe, R. Stroop, T. Hemsel, J. Wallaschek, in: Frequency Control Symposium,
2008 IEEE International, 2008, pp. 91–94.'
date_created: 2019-04-29T13:07:39Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T07:04:16Z
department:
- _id: '151'
doi: 10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622963
keyword:
- biomedical measurement
- brain
- cancer
- neurophysiology
- phantoms
- phase locked loops
- piezoelectric actuators
- surgery
- tactile sensors
- transfer functions
- tumours
- PLL
- biomedical tissue differentiation system
- brain tumor resection
- frequency control
- frequency shift
- gel-phantom
- high sensitivity actuator-sensor system
- neurosurgery
- phase-locked loop
- piezoelectric actuators
- piezoelectric bimorph
- self-oscillating circuit
- sensor sensitivity
- tactile differentiation
- tactile sensor system
- transfer function
- tumor boundary
- visual differentiation
- Biomedical measurements
- Circuits
- Frequency control
- Neoplasms
- Neurosurgery
- Phase locked loops
- Piezoelectric actuators
- Surges
- Transfer functions
- Voltage
language:
- iso: eng
page: 91-94
publication: Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 1075-6787
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Development of a biomedical tissue differentiation system using piezoelectric
actuators
type: conference
user_id: '55222'
year: '2008'
...
---
_id: '11935'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The generalized sidelobe canceller by Griffith and Jim is a robust beamforming
method to enhance a desired (speech) signal in the presence of stationary noise.
Its performance depends to a high degree on the construction of the blocking matrix
which produces noise reference signals for the subsequent adaptive interference
canceller. Especially in reverberated environments the beamformer may suffer from
signal leakage and reduced noise suppression. In this paper a new blocking matrix
is proposed. It is based on a generalized eigenvalue problem whose solution provides
an indirect estimation of the transfer functions from the source to the sensors.
The quality of the new generalized eigenvector blocking matrix is studied in simulated
rooms with different reverberation times and is compared to alternatives proposed
in the literature.
author:
- first_name: Ernst
full_name: Warsitz, Ernst
last_name: Warsitz
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Krueger, Alexander
last_name: Krueger
- first_name: Reinhold
full_name: Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold
id: '242'
last_name: Haeb-Umbach
citation:
ama: 'Warsitz E, Krueger A, Haeb-Umbach R. Speech enhancement with a new generalized
eigenvector blocking matrix for application in a generalized sidelobe canceller.
In: IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
(ICASSP 2008). ; 2008:73-76. doi:10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4517549'
apa: Warsitz, E., Krueger, A., & Haeb-Umbach, R. (2008). Speech enhancement
with a new generalized eigenvector blocking matrix for application in a generalized
sidelobe canceller. In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and
Signal Processing (ICASSP 2008) (pp. 73–76). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4517549
bibtex: '@inproceedings{Warsitz_Krueger_Haeb-Umbach_2008, title={Speech enhancement
with a new generalized eigenvector blocking matrix for application in a generalized
sidelobe canceller}, DOI={10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4517549},
booktitle={IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
(ICASSP 2008)}, author={Warsitz, Ernst and Krueger, Alexander and Haeb-Umbach,
Reinhold}, year={2008}, pages={73–76} }'
chicago: Warsitz, Ernst, Alexander Krueger, and Reinhold Haeb-Umbach. “Speech Enhancement
with a New Generalized Eigenvector Blocking Matrix for Application in a Generalized
Sidelobe Canceller.” In IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech
and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2008), 73–76, 2008. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4517549.
ieee: E. Warsitz, A. Krueger, and R. Haeb-Umbach, “Speech enhancement with a new
generalized eigenvector blocking matrix for application in a generalized sidelobe
canceller,” in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal
Processing (ICASSP 2008), 2008, pp. 73–76.
mla: Warsitz, Ernst, et al. “Speech Enhancement with a New Generalized Eigenvector
Blocking Matrix for Application in a Generalized Sidelobe Canceller.” IEEE
International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2008),
2008, pp. 73–76, doi:10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4517549.
short: 'E. Warsitz, A. Krueger, R. Haeb-Umbach, in: IEEE International Conference
on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2008), 2008, pp. 73–76.'
date_created: 2019-07-12T05:31:06Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:51:12Z
department:
- _id: '54'
doi: 10.1109/ICASSP.2008.4517549
keyword:
- adaptive interference canceller
- adaptive signal processing
- array signal processing
- beamforming method
- eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
- generalized eigenvector blocking matrix
- generalized sidelobe canceller
- interference suppression
- matrix algebra
- noise suppression
- speech enhancement
- transfer function estimation
- transfer functions
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://groups.uni-paderborn.de/nt/pubs/2008/WaKrHa08.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 73-76
publication: IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing
(ICASSP 2008)
status: public
title: Speech enhancement with a new generalized eigenvector blocking matrix for application
in a generalized sidelobe canceller
type: conference
user_id: '44006'
year: '2008'
...
---
_id: '11927'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Maximizing the output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a sensor array in the
presence of spatially colored noise leads to a generalized eigenvalue problem.
While this approach has extensively been employed in narrowband (antenna) array
beamforming, it is typically not used for broadband (microphone) array beamforming
due to the uncontrolled amount of speech distortion introduced by a narrowband
SNR criterion. In this paper, we show how the distortion of the desired signal
can be controlled by a single-channel post-filter, resulting in a performance
comparable to the generalized minimum variance distortionless response beamformer,
where arbitrary transfer functions relate the source and the microphones. Results
are given both for directional and diffuse noise. A novel gradient ascent adaptation
algorithm is presented, and its good convergence properties are experimentally
revealed by comparison with alternatives from the literature. A key feature of
the proposed beamformer is that it operates blindly, i.e., it neither requires
knowledge about the array geometry nor an explicit estimation of the transfer
functions from source to sensors or the direction-of-arrival.
author:
- first_name: Ernst
full_name: Warsitz, Ernst
last_name: Warsitz
- first_name: Reinhold
full_name: Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold
id: '242'
last_name: Haeb-Umbach
citation:
ama: Warsitz E, Haeb-Umbach R. Blind Acoustic Beamforming Based on Generalized Eigenvalue
Decomposition. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing.
2007;15(5):1529-1539. doi:10.1109/TASL.2007.898454
apa: Warsitz, E., & Haeb-Umbach, R. (2007). Blind Acoustic Beamforming Based
on Generalized Eigenvalue Decomposition. IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech,
and Language Processing, 15(5), 1529–1539. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASL.2007.898454
bibtex: '@article{Warsitz_Haeb-Umbach_2007, title={Blind Acoustic Beamforming Based
on Generalized Eigenvalue Decomposition}, volume={15}, DOI={10.1109/TASL.2007.898454},
number={5}, journal={IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing},
author={Warsitz, Ernst and Haeb-Umbach, Reinhold}, year={2007}, pages={1529–1539}
}'
chicago: 'Warsitz, Ernst, and Reinhold Haeb-Umbach. “Blind Acoustic Beamforming
Based on Generalized Eigenvalue Decomposition.” IEEE Transactions on Audio,
Speech, and Language Processing 15, no. 5 (2007): 1529–39. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASL.2007.898454.'
ieee: E. Warsitz and R. Haeb-Umbach, “Blind Acoustic Beamforming Based on Generalized
Eigenvalue Decomposition,” IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language
Processing, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 1529–1539, 2007.
mla: Warsitz, Ernst, and Reinhold Haeb-Umbach. “Blind Acoustic Beamforming Based
on Generalized Eigenvalue Decomposition.” IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech,
and Language Processing, vol. 15, no. 5, 2007, pp. 1529–39, doi:10.1109/TASL.2007.898454.
short: E. Warsitz, R. Haeb-Umbach, IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language
Processing 15 (2007) 1529–1539.
date_created: 2019-07-12T05:30:57Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T06:51:12Z
department:
- _id: '54'
doi: 10.1109/TASL.2007.898454
intvolume: ' 15'
issue: '5'
keyword:
- acoustic signal processing
- arbitrary transfer function
- array signal processing
- blind acoustic beamforming
- direction-of-arrival
- direction-of-arrival estimation
- eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
- generalized eigenvalue decomposition
- gradient ascent adaptation algorithm
- microphone arrays
- microphones
- narrowband array beamforming
- sensor array
- single-channel post-filter
- spatially colored noise
- transfer functions
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://groups.uni-paderborn.de/nt/pubs/2007/WaHa07.pdf
oa: '1'
page: 1529-1539
publication: IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing
status: public
title: Blind Acoustic Beamforming Based on Generalized Eigenvalue Decomposition
type: journal_article
user_id: '44006'
volume: 15
year: '2007'
...