@inproceedings{6009e170e7fc4b9892bbc728903cbfe1,
title = "Adaptive Binaural Filtering for a Multiple-Talker Listening System Using Remote and On-Ear Microphones",
abstract = "Listening devices such as hearing aids can use remote microphones placed near a distant talker to improve intelligibility in noisy environments. Most commercial remote microphone systems are designed for a single talker and they remove spatial cues that help listeners to localize sounds. Here we propose an assistive listening system that enhances speech from multiple talkers while preserving the acoustic effects of the environment and the spatial cues of each sound source. The system adaptively filters the remote microphone signals to match the signals from the earpiece microphones. Because it uses the on-ear microphones as references, the adaptive system does not need to localize or separate the sound sources and can track changes as the listener and talkers move. We compare two adaptive implementations, one that processes the microphones jointly and one that adapts each separately. The system is demonstrated experimentally with up to three remote microphones and moving talkers and listeners.",
keywords = "Binaural processing, adaptive filters, hearing aids, remote microphones",
author = "Corey, {Ryan M.} and Singer, {Andrew C.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1919257 and by an appointment to the Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education through an interagency agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.; 2021 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2021 ; Conference date: 17-10-2021 Through 20-10-2021",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1109/WASPAA52581.2021.9632703",
language = "English (US)",
series = "IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "1--5",
booktitle = "2021 IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, WASPAA 2021",
address = "United States",
}