• 한국항해학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.17-25
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• 1998

This paper describes elemental technologies for the creation of three-dimensional(3-D) sound-field to implement the next-generation Ship Handling Simulator with human -computer interaction, known as Virtual Reality. In the virtual reality system, Head-Related Transfer Functions(HRTF's) are used to generate 3-D sound environmental context. Where, the HRTF's are impulse response characterizing the acoustical transformation in a space. This work is divided into two parts, the part Ⅰis mainly for the model constructions of the HRTF's, the part Ⅱis for the control of 3-D sound-field by using the HRTF's . In this paper, as first part, we search for the theory to formulate models of the HRTF's which reduce the dimensionalityof the formulation without loss of any directional information . Using model HRTF's we report results from psychophysical tests used to asses the validity of the proposed modleing method.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.997-1004
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• 2007

A hybrid technique that combines the advantages of binaural reproduction and sound field reproduction technique is proposed. The concept of HRTF-field, which is defined as the set of HRTFs corresponding to the various head dislocations, enables us to realize virtual source imaging over a wide area. Conventional $2{\times}2$ definition is redefined as a MIMO system composed of multiple control sources and multiple head locations, and HRTF variations corresponding to various head movement are quantified. Through the direct control of HRTF-field, reproduction error induced by head dislocation can be minimized in least-square-error sense, and consequential disturbances on the virtual source image can be reduced within a selected area. Simple lateralization examples are investigated, and the reproduction error of the proposed technique is compared to that of Higher-order Ambisonics.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.199-207
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• 2008

A hybrid technique that combines the advantages of binaural reproduction and sound field reproduction technique is proposed. The concept of HRTF-field, which is defined as the set of HRTFs corresponding to the various head dislocations, enables us to realize virtual source imaging over a wide area. Conventional binaural($2{\times}2$) reproduction system is redefined as a MIMO system composed of multiple control sources and multiple head locations, and HRTF variations corresponding to various head movement are quantified. Through the direct control of HRTF-field, reproduction error induced by head dislocation can be minimized in least-square-error sense, and consequential disturbances on the virtual source image can be reduced within a selected area. Simple lateralization examples are investigated, and the reproduction error of the proposed technique is compared to that of higher-order Ambisonics.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회논문집
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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.

• 한국항해학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.55-63
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• 1992

This computer simulation is the basic research for realize a real-time hardware of the reproduction system in original sound field with two loudspeakers based on the OSS(Ortho Stereophonic System) method which was proposed by Hamada of Japan in 1983. Through the computer simulation, presumed the system function of OSS equalizer using HRTF(Head Related Transfer Function), constructed the model of OSS equalizer and , evaluated the modelling OSS equalizer by evaluation formula. The obtained results are summarized as follows : 1) By the modelling OSS equalize operate as inverse filter of HRTF, an input signal reproduced effectively. 2) Known that the real-time hardware of OSS equalizer can be made by the fast convolution between the impulse response of OSS equalizer and input speech signal. 3) Since the system function of OSS equalizer presumed from HRTF, the study on the measuring of HRTF have to proceed.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.16-25
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• 1997

이 연구에서는, 반사 음파 전달 특성에 의한 공간감 효과를 이용하여 음상 정위를 개선할 수 있는 HRTF 모델링 방법을 제안하였다. 실험 결과, 최적으로 평가된 반사 음파 전달 특성을 갖는 HRTF 모델은, 직접 음파 전달 특성만으로 구성된 HRTF 모델과 비교하여 음상 전위가 약 23% 이상 개선되었다. 그리고, 적절한 공간감이 음상 정위의 정확도를 증가시킬 수 있는 요소임을 알았다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제15권3E호
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• pp.37-44
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• 1996

A new method for efficient modeling of the Head-Related Transfer Functions(HRTF's) without loss of any directional information is proposed. In this paper, the HRTF's were empirically measured in a real room and modeled as the ARMA models with common AR coefficients and different MA coefficients. To assess the validity of the proposed ARMA model, psychophysical tests show that the proposed ARMA model, in comparison with the conventional MA model, requires a small number of parameters to represent empirical HRTF's and improves the back-to-front confusions in sound-field localization. Thus, significant simplifications in the implementations of sound-field synthesis systems could be obtained by using the proposed ARMA model.

• 한국항해학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.27-34
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• 1998

The paper is the second part on the 3-D sound-field creation implementing the Virtual Reality Ship Handling Simyulator(VRSHS). As mentioned in the previous part Ⅰ, the spatial impression, which arose from reproduced 3-D sound-field , give natural sound environmental context to a listener. This spatial impression is due to the reverberation by reflections and ,is can be obtain by using Head-Related Transfer Function(HRTF). In this work, we foumulate early and late reverberation models of the HRTF's with theoretical control factors based on the sound-energy distribution in an irregularly shaped enclosures. Using the reverberation models, we report results from psychophysical tests used to asses the validity of the proposed 3-D soud-field control method.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 2000년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집 제19권 1호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2000

입체음향 생성을 위한 기존의 방법은 크게 바이노럴 녹음기법과 머리전달함수(HRTF)를 이용한 바이노럴 합성 기법으로 나눌 수 있다. 현재 바이노럴 기법은 기존 스테레오 시스템에 비해 공간감, 몰입감 측면에서는 탁월한 효과가 있지만, 음질의 저하와 정면 음상 정위가 잘되지 않는다는 치명적인 단점 때문에 프로페셔널 오디오 분야에서는 거의 사용되지 않고 몇몇 PC 게임용으로만 사용되고 있다. 본 논문은 정확한 정면 음상 정위를 위해 '3채널 더미헤드를 이용한 바이노럴 녹음기법' 을 제안하고, 기존 스테레오 녹음기법과의 호환성 유지를 위해 녹음 현장에서 직접 사용될 수 있는 3채널 더미헤드를 사용한 'Weighted Diffuse-field equalization 기법'에 대해 제안하며, 3 채널 더미헤드를 이용하여 기존 HRTF 데이터를 대체할 수 있는 정면 음상 정위에 강인한 '3 채널 더미헤드 HRTF 측정 기법'에 대해 제안한다.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.94-103
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• 2001

수치해석 방법을 이용하여 실험으로 구한 머리전달함수 (Head Related Transfer Function: HRTF)를 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션으로 대치하고, 청취자의 머리 주변에서의 음장을 가시화하는 방법에 대해 다룬다. 본 논문에서는 경계요소법 (Boundary Element Method)과 무한요소법 (Infinite-Finite Element Method)의 두 가지 방법을 이용한다. 지금까지는 더미헤드 (Dummy-Head)등을 이용한 실험으로 머리전달함수를 구하였는데 이 실험에는 상당한 시간과 장비가 필요하다. 3차원 레이저스캐너를 이용하여 KEMAR 더미헤드의 형상을 측정하고 이것을 여러 다른 요소 수를 가지는 경계요소모델 및 무한요소모델로 변환하여 머리전달함수를 계산하고 모델의 요소 크기와 적용 가능한 주파수 대역과의 관계에 대해 분석한다. 측정을 통해 구한 머리전달함수와 비교하여 모델을 검증하고 음향학의 상반원리를 적용하여 머리전달함수의 데이터베이스를 구한다. 또한 몇 가지 가상음향 시스템에 대한 음장해석을 통해 주파수 및 시간영역에서의 음장을 가시화한다.