Frequency-domain criterion for the speech distortion weighted multichannel Wiener filter for robust noise reduction

Speech Communication

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 636-656

  Doclo, Simon ^a   Spriet, Ann ^a   Wouters, Jan ^a   Moonen, Marc ^a  

^a Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adaptive frequency domain algorithms; Generalized sidelobe canceler; Hearing aids; Multi microphone noise reduction; Multichannel Wiener filter

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY-DOMAIN ALGORITHMS; GENERALIZED SIDELOBE CANCELER; MULTI-MICROPHONE NOISE REDUCTION; MULTICHANNEL WIENER FILTERS;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; DIGITAL FILTERS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; NOISE ABATEMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SIGNAL DISTORTION;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 34447286933     PISSN: 01676393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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