• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제36권5C호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 입체음향시스템을 위한 대표적인 상호간섭제거 기법인 머리전달함수만 (head related transfer function, HRTF) 이용한 기법과 두 귀에 도달하는 소리의 시간차와 세기차를 (interaural time/intensity difference, ITD와 IID) HRTF와 함께 이용한 기법의 상태지수와 ITD/IID 수준을 보이고, 이로부터 두 기법의 유효청취범위를 보인다. 입체음향시스템의 유효청취범위는 청취자가 의도된 음향의 입체감을 왜곡 없이 느낄 수 있는 공간으로 등역 (equalization zone) 또는 sweet spot으로도 부른다.

• 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보과학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표논문집 Vol.26 No.2 (2)
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• pp.307-309
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• 1999

입체음향이란 음원의 위치에 따라 두 귀에 입력되는 신호를 제어함으로써 시각정보 없이 음상의 위치를 파악할 수 있는 음이다. 헤드폰을 이용하면 음장이 머리 내에 위치하게 됨으로써 거리를 파악하는 것이 매우 힘들다. 본 논문에서는 모노음을 이용하여, 2채널 헤드폰에서 재생할 수 있는 3차원 음을 만들기 위하여 Interaural Time Difference(ITD)와 Interaural Intensity Difference(IID)를 이용한 머리 전달함수(Head Related Transfer Function:HRTF)를 만든 결과와 측정 HRTF 자료인 KEMAR Data를 이용한 결과를 비교하였으며, 거리 효과를 효과적으로 구현하기 위하여 잔향효과를 추가하여 음장을 머리밖으로 꺼냄으로써, 보다 향상된 3차원 음상 제어 시스템을 제안하고 실험하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.637-640
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• 2005

We propose a sound source localization method using the Head-Related-Transfer-Function (HRTF) to be implemented in a given platform. HRTFs contain not only the information regarding proper time delays but also phase and magnitude distortions due to diffraction and scattering by the shading object. Therefore, a set of HRTFs for any given platform provides a substantial amount of information as to the whereabouts of the source. In this study, we introduce new phase criterion in order to find the sound source location in accordance with the HRTF database empirically obtained in an anechoic chamber with the given platform. Using this criterion, we analyze the estimation performance of the proposed method in a household environment.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.751-755
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• 2005

We propose a sound source localization method using the Head-Related-Transfer-Function (HRTF) to be implemented in a robot platform. In conventional localization methods, the location of a sound source is estimated from the time delays of wave fronts arriving in each microphone standing in an array formation in free-field. In case of a human head this corresponds to Interaural-Time-Delay (ITD) which is simply the time delay of incoming sound waves between the two ears. Although ITD is an excellent sound cue in stimulating a lateral perception on the horizontal plane, confusion is often raised when tracking the sound location from ITD alone because each sound source and its mirror image about the interaural axis share the same ITD. On the other hand, HRTFs associated with a dummy head microphone system or a robot platform with several microphones contain not only the information regarding proper time delays but also phase and magnitude distortions due to diffraction and scattering by the shading object such as the head and body of the platform. As a result, a set of HRTFs for any given platform provides a substantial amount of information as to the whereabouts of the source once proper analysis can be performed. In this study, we introduce new phase and magnitude criteria to be satisfied by a set of output signals from the microphones in order to find the sound source location in accordance with the HRTF database empirically obtained in an anechoic chamber with the given platform. The suggested method is verified through an experiment in a household environment and compared against the conventional method in performance.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.934-938
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• 2008

To customize individual characteristics of HRTF, a spherical model has been used for structural modeling technique. A pseudo-code of prolate spheroidal HRTF caused by incident acoustic point source is already developed, and it can be used a head shadow filter for structural modeling of HRTF. In this research, to see the necessity and efficiency of spheroidal head modeling, ITD optimization is performed on CIPIC HRTF database. From given cost function, ITD-optimized spheroidal head model, whose ITD information is the most matched version of measured ITD information, is found by varying head parameters subject by subject. By comparing results of ITD-optimized spheroids and ITD-optimized spheres, we concluded that a spherical head model is more efficient way of generating head shadow effect than a spheroidal head model does.