Mechatronic Generation of Datasets for Acoustics Research

Austin Lu, Ethaniel Moore, Arya Nallanthighall, Kanad Sarkar, Manan Mittal, Ryan M. Corey, Paris Smaragdis, Andrew Singer

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Abstract

We address the challenge of making spatial audio datasets by proposing a shared mechanized recording space that can run custom acoustic experiments: a Mechatronic Acoustic Research System (MARS). To accommodate a wide variety of experiments, we implement an extensible architecture for wireless multi-robot coordination which enables synchronized robot motion for dynamic scenes with moving speakers and microphones. Using a virtual control interface, we can remotely design automated experiments to collect large-scale audio data. This data is shown to be similar across repeated runs, demonstrating the reliability of MARS. We discuss the potential for MARS to make audio data collection accessible for researchers without dedicated acoustic research spaces.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationInternational Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement, IWAENC 2022 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665468671
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event17th International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement, IWAENC 2022 - Bamberg, Germany
Duration: Sep 5 2022Sep 8 2022

Publication series

NameInternational Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement, IWAENC 2022 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference17th International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement, IWAENC 2022
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBamberg
Period9/5/229/8/22

Keywords

  • Audio recording
  • remote control
  • robotics
  • signal processing
  • source separation
  • speech processing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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