Image Source Method Based on the Directional Impulse Responses

Abstract

This paper presents the image source method for simulating the observed signals in the time-domain on the boundary of a spherical listening region. A wideband approach is used where all derivations are in the time-domain. The source emits a sequence of spherical wave fronts whose amplitudes could be related to the far-field directional impulse responses of a loudspeaker. Geometric methods are extensively used to model the observed signals. The spherical harmonic coefficients of the observed signals are also derived.