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Frequency-Domain Adaptive Kalman Filter for Acoustic Echo Control in Handsfree Telephones

Authors:
Gerald Enzner and Peter Vary
Journal:
Signal Processing
Volume:
86
Number:
6
Date:
June 2006
Pages:
1140–1156
Note:
Special Issue on Applied Speech and Audio Processing (dedicated to Prof. Hänsler)
Language:
English

Abstract

Acoustic echo canceler and postfilter for residual echo suppression are two essential building blocks of a hands-free voice communication system. Based on the Kalman filter theory, we derive a simple and advanced algorithm for the optimum joint statistical adaptation of both filter coefficients in time-varying and noisy acoustic environments. The Kalmar filter utilizes a stochastic state-space model of the acoustic echo path which is formulated entirely in the frequency-domain. The resulting adaptive algorithm is computationally efficient and inherently robust, i.e., the adaptation does not require additional regularization or control mechanisms.