• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.671-676
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• 2006

A convolution with HRTF DB and the original sound is generally used to make the method of sound image localization for virtual speaker realization. But it can decline localization by the confusion between up and down or front and back directions due to the non-individual HRTF depending on each listener. In this paper, we study a virtual speaker using a new HRTF, which is grouping the HRTF around the virtual speaker to improve localization between up and down or front and back directions. To effective HRTF grouping, we decide the location and number of HRTF using informal listening test. A performance test result of virtual speaker using the grouped HRTF shows that the proposed method improves the front-back and up-down sound localization characteristics much better than the conventional methods.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.581-587
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• 2010

In this study, we investigated the effect of the simplification for low frequency region in Head-Related Transfer Function(HRTF) on the sound localization. For this purpose, HRTF was measured and analyzed. The result in the standard deviation of HRTF showed that the directional dependence of low frequency was smaller than that of high frequency region, which means the possibility of simplification in the low frequency region. Simplification was performed by flattening of the low frequency amplitude characteristics with the insertion of the high-pass filter, whose cutoff frequency is given by boundary frequency. Auditory experiments were performed to evaluate the simplified HRTF. The result showed that direction perception was not influenced by the simplification of the frequency characteristics of HRTF for the error of sound localization. The rate of confusion for the front and back was not affected by the simplification of the frequency characteristics within 1kHz of HRTF. Finally, we made it clear that the sound localization was not affected by the simplification of frequency characteristics of HRTF within 1kHz. The result is expected to be utilized to reduce the size of speech information with no deterioration of the directional characteristics of the speech signal.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

In this study, we investigated the effect of the simplification for high frequency region in Head-Related Transfer Function(HRTF) on the sound localization. For this purpose, HRTF was measured and analyzed. The result in the HRTF frequency characteristic of the back sound source showed that the decrease revel of high frequency was smaller than that of low frequency region, which means the possibility of simplification in the high frequency region. Simplification was performed by flattening of the high frequency amplitude characteristics with the insertion of the low-pass filter, whose cutoff frequency is given by boundary frequency. Auditory experiments were performed to evaluate the simplified HRTF. The result showed that direction perception was not influenced by the simplification of the frequency characteristics of HRTF for the error of sound localization. The rate of confusion for the front and back was not affected by the simplification of the frequency characteristics over 8kHz of HRTF. Finally, we made it clear that the sound localization was not affected by the simplification of frequency characteristics of HRTF over 8kHz.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.1009-1013
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• 2007

To do a HRTF customization, researchers used a spherical head model for modeling the head block of structural modeling of HRTF, which is the one of the technique for HRTF customization, because of its simplicity. In this paper, an analytic spheroidal HRTF caused by an incident point source will be introduced. Using proposed spheroidal HRTF, near-field HRTF customization can be applicable through a structural modeling of HRTF. To see the necessity of sheroidal head model, comparison of two analytic solutions, which are classical spherical HRTF and proposed spheroidal HRTF, will be shown. On the view point of ITD, optimal head model which matches with the measured ITD of KEMAR HRTF can be obtained. ITD results show that there are only slight differences between spherical and spheroidal head model. Magnitude comparison is made by constructing head model using measured head size. Although magnitude comparison is not studied between optimal models, the results of 24 of 36 subjects are shown that spheroidal head model matches notch frequency pattern of measured HRTF better than those of spherical one, where the sound source is at contralateral position.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.1078-1080
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 5.1 채널 입체 음향 오디오 신호를 2채널의 헤드폰으로 재생하기 위해 사용하는 HRTF(Head-related transfer funcion) DB를 다룬다. 다양한 HRTF DB의 사례를 분석하고, 이를 통해서 더 나은 HRTF DB를 설계 한다. 기존의 HRTF DB에 Audio Meta data를 이용하여 파일의 정보를 저장하고, 이를 DB에 저장함으로써 Meta data를 비교 검색하고 저장함으로써 편의성을 높인다. 또한 기존의 HRTF DB들이 오래 되고 현재의 시스템에 맞지 않기 때문에 이를 현재의 시스템에 맞게 Converting하고 UI를 3D로 구현함으로써 UX를 높이고 직관성을 개선함으로써 사용자 접근성을 높인다. 이를 통해서 HRTF DB의 범용성을 개선하고 관련 연구에 효율적으로 사용할 수 있게 될 것이다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.71-77
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• 2005

In this paper we implement a headphone-based 5.1 channel 3-dimensional (3D) sound generation system using HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function). Each mono sound source in the 5.1 channel signal is localized on its virtual location by binaural filtering with corresponding HRTFs, and reverberation effect is added for spatialization. To reduce the computational burden, we reduce the number of taps in the HRTF impulse response and model the early reverberation effect with several tens of impulses extracted from the whole impulse sequences. We modified the spectrum of HRTF by weighing the difference of front-back spec01m to reduce the front-back confusion caused by non-individualized HRTF DB. In informal listening test we can confirm that the implemented 3D sound system generates live and rich 3D sound compared with simple stereo or 2 channel down mixing.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.202-205
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• 2010

When we render 3D sound images using headphones or speakers, the main key of this technology is the Head-related transfer function (HRTF) database. Even though there are various HRTF databases, they have some drawbacks such as detrimental effects caused by imperfect measuring environment and insufficient measurement points. Moreover there is no database with Korean subjects. We are planning to develop the HRTF database for Korean. As a first step to establish the HRTF database aimed at Korean, the new HRTF measurement system with minimized aforementioned drawbacks is designed. In this paper, the newly designed HRTF measurement system is introduced and the overall effects caused by the diffraction of the apparatus, especially the headrest and backrest of the chair, are analyzed. The backrest of the chair does not distort the HRTFs significantly while the headrest makes significant distortion on the HRTFs and it could have significant effects on directional perception. We determined acceptable head rotation angle and head position of the subject for accurate HRTF measurement based on the experiments with B&K HATS. We conclude that the 3 degrees of the head rotation and the 1.5cm front/back/left/right shift of the head do not distort the HRTFs significantly.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06c
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• pp.273.1-276
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• 1998

3D 음장 재생을 위한 기존의 방법 중 HCI(Human Computer Interface)에서 가장 효과적인 방법으로는 HRTF를 이용한 재생방법을 들 수 있다. 하지만 이 방법의 문제점은 표준 HRTF가 없다는 것이며 따라서 평균값을 가진 HRTF를 사용할 수밖에 없다. 이는 많은 부분에서 음상정위의 문제점으로 나타내어진다. 본 논문은 기하학적 인체 모델링을 통한 구조적인 HRTF 모델로 기존의 Pole/Zero, Series expansion(PCA) 모델링의 문제점인 유용성, 시스템의 복잡성을 극복할 수 있는 최근 이론을 소개하고 구현 방법에 대해 알아보고자 한다. 또한 본 연구팀에서 개발한 측정 HRTF를 이용한 3D 음장 재현 시스템으로 기존 스테레오 시스템에서는 불가능했던 머리 밖 음상정위 실험 결과를 보여주고 개선점에 대해 조사해 보았다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.06e
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• pp.15-18
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• 1998

지금까지의 입체음향 재생 연구에서는 Dummy head 나 Head and Torso Simulator(HATS)를 사용한 측정 HRTF(Head-Related Transfer Function)를 사용하여 입체음향 재생 시스템을 설계해왔다. 하지만 이러한 시스템은 구현의 단순함에도 불구하고 계산량 증가로 인한 실시간 구현의 어려움과, 신호처리로 인한 음색의 변화 및 음질의 저하, 정면 정위의 어려움 등 많은 문제점을 내포하고 있었다. 본 연구팀이 제안하는 Relative HRTF는 인체의 가하학적 모델링을 통한 구조적 접근 방법으로 이러한 단점을 극복할 수 있는 새로운 HRTF 모델링 기법이다. 이는 신호처리 과정의 단순화를 통하여 실시간 구현과 음색의 변화를 극소화시키고 스피커 구동 방식에서도 적절히 사용될 수 있다. 또한 본 연구를 위하여 기존의 HRTF 측정 방법의 문제점을 개선한 HATS를 이용한 Blocked Ear Canal HRTF 측정 방법에 대해서도 소개한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.572-574
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• 2014

Researches on three-dimensional multimedia has been performed actively in recent years. Virtual sound technology corresponding to virtual image should be provided to implement 3D multimedia with high quality. Head-related transfer function (HRTF) plays a key role in this research area. HRTFs measured in changing azimuth, elevation, and distance for each and every subject is necessary for ideal solution. However, it is practically impossible to measure all subjects' HRTFs, so various HRTF databases have been built by many researchers. Because HRTF displays quite different aspects from subject to subject, HRTF of dummy head has been used for generic usage. However, mannequin's HRTF showed much worse performance comparing with individual case so this solution should be improved. From previous work, standardization of HRTF based on tensor-singular value decomposition method has been proposed. For effective extraction of standard HRTF, three different decomposition methods are compared in this paper.