An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS

Wei Cheng Liao; Zhi Quan Luo; Ivo Merks; Tao Zhang

doi:10.1109/WASPAA.2015.7336916

An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS

Wei Cheng Liao, Zhi Quan Luo, Ivo Merks, Tao Zhang

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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In this paper, we propose a low complexity beamforming algorithm for binaural hearing AIDS that achieves a high degree of noise suppression without causing significant speech distortion. Specifically, we incorporate a priori approximate spatial information in the formulation and develop several effective techniques to reduce the communication overhead. For the resulting quadratically constrained beamforming problem, we propose a low complexity algorithm based on the Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM) method. This new approach is shown to be computationally much more efficient than the previously proposed binaural beamforming algorithms. Through experiments on the real-world recording, the effectiveness of the binaural hearing aid design and the corresponding low complexity implementation are validated.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479974504
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WASPAA.2015.7336916
State	Published - Nov 24 2015
Event	IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015 - New Paltz, United States Duration: Oct 18 2015 → Oct 21 2015

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Name	2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015

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Other	IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	New Paltz
Period	10/18/15 → 10/21/15

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Alternating direction method of multipliers
Binaural signal processing
spatial information

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Liao, W. C., Luo, Z. Q., Merks, I., & Zhang, T. (2015). An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS. In 2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015 Article 7336916 (2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/WASPAA.2015.7336916

An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS. / Liao, Wei Cheng; Luo, Zhi Quan; Merks, Ivo et al.
2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7336916 (2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015).

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Liao, WC, Luo, ZQ, Merks, I & Zhang, T 2015, An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS. in 2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015., 7336916, 2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015, New Paltz, United States, 10/18/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/WASPAA.2015.7336916

Liao WC, Luo ZQ, Merks I, Zhang T. An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS. In 2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7336916. (2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015). doi: 10.1109/WASPAA.2015.7336916

Liao, Wei Cheng ; Luo, Zhi Quan ; Merks, Ivo et al. / An effective low complexity binaural beamforming algorithm for hearing AIDS. 2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. (2015 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2015).

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