Azimuthal source localization using interaural coherence in a robotic dog: Modeling and application

Robotica

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1013-1020

  Liu, Rong ^a,b   Wang, Yongxuan ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Head model; Interaural coherence; Sound localization

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC GENERATORS; AUDITION; MAMMALS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CROSS CORRELATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; HEAD MODEL; INTERAURAL TIME DIFFERENCES; LOCALIZATION OF SOURCES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION (PDF); SOUND LOCALIZATION; TWO-MICROPHONE TECHNIQUE;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

EID: 73949127259     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: 14698668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574709990865     Document Type: Article

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