Speaker distance detection using a single microphone

• Main Authors: Georganti, Eleftheria, May, Tobias, van de Par, Steven, Harma, Aki, Mourjopoulos, John
• Other Authors: Γεωργαντή, Ελευθερία
• Format: Journal (paper)
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Acoustic signal processing; Room acoustics; Acodistance measurement

A method to detect the distance of a speaker from a single microphone in a room environment is proposed. Several features, related to statistical parameters of speech source excitation signals, are introduced and are shown to depend on the distance between source and receiver. Those features are use...