SOUND SOURCE POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, SOUND SOURCE POSITION DETECTION METHOD, SOUND SOURCE POSITION DETECTION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20180164403A1
• Filed: 06/17/2016
• Published: 06/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: INOUE, Hirofumi, SUZUKI, Naofumi, MATAGA, Junichiro
• Granted Patent: US 10,845,460 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/808 using transducers spaced apart and measuring phase or time difference between signals therefrom, i.e. path-difference systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/18 using ultrasonic, sonic, or infrasonic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/20 Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/22 Position of source determined by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements G01S5/28 takes precedence

Abstract

Signal measurement units each measure a signal output from a sound source, as a measured signal. Reference signal acquisition units each acquire a reference signal. A weighting processing unit creates weighted reference signals by weighting the reference signals. A time synchronization correction calculation unit calculates a time synchronization correction value based on the weighted reference signals. The time synchronization correction value is a correction value for synchronizing the two measured signals. An arrival time difference calculation unit calculates an arrival time difference based on the time synchronization correction value. The arrival time difference is a difference between elapsed times for the two measured signals acquired by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units to arrive at the respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units. A sound source position calculation unit calculates a position of the sound source based on the arrival time difference.

Claims

1. A sound source position detection device including:

a pair of signal measurement units disposed separately from each other and each configured to measure a signal output from a sound source as a measured signal;

reference signal acquisition units each configured to acquire a reference signal;

a weighting processing unit configured to create weighted reference signals by weighting the reference signals measured by the respective reference signal acquisition units;

a time synchronization correction calculation unit configured to calculate a time synchronization correction value on the basis of the weighted reference signals, the time synchronization correction value being a correction value for synchronizing the two measured signals measured by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units with each other;

an arrival time difference calculation unit configured to calculate an arrival time difference on the basis of the time synchronization correction value, the arrival time difference being a difference between elapsed times for the two measured signals measured by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units to arrive at the respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units; and

a sound source position calculation unit configured to calculate a position of the sound source on the basis of the arrival time difference.

2. The sound source position detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the weighting processing unit creates weighted reference signals by weighting each of the reference signals acquired by the reference signal acquisition units on the basis of a signal to noise ratio of the reference signal.

3. The sound source position detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the weighting processing unit creates weighted reference signals by weighting each of the reference signals acquired by the reference signal acquisition units on the basis of an auto-correlation function value of the reference signal.

4. The sound source position detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the time synchronization correction value is a correction value for a measurement start time difference which is a difference between times at which respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units start measuring the measured signals.

5. The sound source position detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the time synchronization correction value includes a correction value for the measurement start time difference and a correction value for a certain sampling frequency difference included in the measured signals.

6. The sound source position detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the reference signal acquisition units each acquire a plurality of kinds of reference signals different from each other, and

the weighting processing unit creates weighted reference signals by weighting each of the plurality of kinds of reference signals acquired by the reference signal acquisition units.

7. The sound source position detection device according to claim 1,

wherein the reference signals are radio broadcast signals.

8. A sound source position detection method comprising:

measuring a signal output from a sound source by a pair of signal measurement units disposed separately from each other, as measured signals;

acquiring reference signals;

creating weighted reference signals by weighting the reference signals;

calculating a time synchronization correction value on the basis of the weighted reference signals, the time synchronization correction value being a correction value for synchronizing the two measured signals measured by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units with each other;

calculating an arrival time difference on the basis of the time synchronization correction value, the arrival time difference being a difference between elapsed times for the two measured signals measured by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units to arrive at the respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units; and

calculating a position of the sound source on the basis of the arrival time difference.

9. A recording medium storing a sound source position detection program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

measuring a signal output from a sound source by a pair of signal measurement units disposed separately from each other, as measured signals;

acquiring reference signals;

creating weighted reference signals by weighting the reference signals;

calculating a time synchronization correction value on the basis of the weighted reference signals, the time synchronization correction value being a correction value for synchronizing the two measured signals measured by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units with each other;

calculating an arrival time difference on the basis of the time synchronization correction value, the arrival time difference being a difference between elapsed times for the two measured signals measured by respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units to arrive at the respective ones of the pair of signal measurement units; and

calculating a position of the sound source on the basis of the arrival time difference.