Abstract
In this paper, we address the issue of near-field source localization using spherical microphone array. The spherical array has been widely used for far-field source localization due to ease of array processing in spherical harmonics domain. Various methods for far-field source localization has been reformulated in spherical harmonics domain. However, near-field source localization that involves joint estimation of range and bearing of the sources has hitherto not been investigated. In this paper, the near-field data model is developed in spherical harmonics domain. In particular, three methods that jointly estimate the range and bearing of multiple sources in the spherical array framework are proposed. Two subspace-based methods called the Spherical Harmonic MUltiple SIgnal Classification (SH-MUSIC) and the Spherical Harmonics MUSIC-Group Delay (SH-MGD) for near-field source localization are first presented. In addition, a method for near-field source localization and beamforming using Spherical Harmonic MVDR (SH-MVDR) is also formulated. Formulation and analysis of Cramer–Rao bound for near-field sources is presented in spherical harmonics domain. Various source localization experiments were conducted on simulated and signal acquired over spherical microphone array in an anechoic chamber. Root-mean-square error and probability of resolution are utilized as measures to evaluate the proposed methods. The significance and practical application of the proposed methods is discussed using experiment on interference suppression. The near-field SH-MVDR beamforming is utilized in this context.
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