{"title":"Sound Localization by Bone Conduction Headphones Using the Differential Characteristics Between Air Conduction and Bone Conduction","authors":"Hiroyuki Kadota, Mizuki Fukumori, Yasunori Sugita","doi":"10.1002/ecj.12493","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div>\n \n <p>To improve the accuracy of the sound image localization technique using bone conduction headphones and head-related transfer functions, this paper proposes a preprocessing method using the difference of transfer characteristics between from the entrance of ear canal to cochlea and from transducer to cochlea. The estimation of the differential characteristic is performed using Distortion Product OtoAcoustic Emission (DPOAE) and the preprocessing is realized using finite impulse response (FIR) digital filters. In subjective experiments on sound image localization, it was confirmed that the proposed method improves the localization accuracy compared to the case without preprocessing.</p>\n </div>","PeriodicalId":50539,"journal":{"name":"Electronics and Communications in Japan","volume":"108 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Electronics and Communications in Japan","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecj.12493","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
To improve the accuracy of the sound image localization technique using bone conduction headphones and head-related transfer functions, this paper proposes a preprocessing method using the difference of transfer characteristics between from the entrance of ear canal to cochlea and from transducer to cochlea. The estimation of the differential characteristic is performed using Distortion Product OtoAcoustic Emission (DPOAE) and the preprocessing is realized using finite impulse response (FIR) digital filters. In subjective experiments on sound image localization, it was confirmed that the proposed method improves the localization accuracy compared to the case without preprocessing.
期刊介绍:
Electronics and Communications in Japan (ECJ) publishes papers translated from the Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan 12 times per year as an official journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ). ECJ aims to provide world-class researches in highly diverse and sophisticated areas of Electrical and Electronic Engineering as well as in related disciplines with emphasis on electronic circuits, controls and communications. ECJ focuses on the following fields:
- Electronic theory and circuits,
- Control theory,
- Communications,
- Cryptography,
- Biomedical fields,
- Surveillance,
- Robotics,
- Sensors and actuators,
- Micromachines,
- Image analysis and signal analysis,
- New materials.
For works related to the science, technology, and applications of electric power, please refer to the sister journal Electrical Engineering in Japan (EEJ).