Online Single-Channel Audio-Based Sound Speed Estimation for Robust Multi-Channel Audio Control
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| author | Fuglsig, Andreas Jonas Christensen, Mads Græsbøll Jensen, Jesper Rindom |
| author_facet | Fuglsig, Andreas Jonas Christensen, Mads Græsbøll Jensen, Jesper Rindom |
| contents | Robust spatial audio control relies on accurate acoustic propagation models, yet environmental variations, especially changes in the speed of sound, cause systematic mismatches that degrade performance. Existing methods either assume known sound speed, require multiple microphones, or rely on separate calibration, making them impractical for systems with minimal sensing. We propose an online sound speed estimator that operates during general multichannel audio playback and requires only a single observation microphone. The method exploits the structured effect of sound speed on the reproduced signal and estimates it by minimizing the mismatch between the measured audio and a parametric acoustic model. Simulations show accurate tracking of sound speed for diverse input signals and improved spatial control performance when the estimates are used to compensate propagation errors in a sound zone control framework. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Online Single-Channel Audio-Based Sound Speed Estimation for Robust Multi-Channel Audio Control Fuglsig, Andreas Jonas Christensen, Mads Græsbøll Jensen, Jesper Rindom Audio and Speech Processing Sound Robust spatial audio control relies on accurate acoustic propagation models, yet environmental variations, especially changes in the speed of sound, cause systematic mismatches that degrade performance. Existing methods either assume known sound speed, require multiple microphones, or rely on separate calibration, making them impractical for systems with minimal sensing. We propose an online sound speed estimator that operates during general multichannel audio playback and requires only a single observation microphone. The method exploits the structured effect of sound speed on the reproduced signal and estimates it by minimizing the mismatch between the measured audio and a parametric acoustic model. Simulations show accurate tracking of sound speed for diverse input signals and improved spatial control performance when the estimates are used to compensate propagation errors in a sound zone control framework. |
| title | Online Single-Channel Audio-Based Sound Speed Estimation for Robust Multi-Channel Audio Control |
| topic | Audio and Speech Processing Sound |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16416 |