Sharp directive beamforming using microphone array and planar reflector

Abstract

A method for sharp directive beamforming using a reflector is proposed. The method involves physically varying the transfer functions and the spatial correlation matrix by placing a planar reflector near a linear microphone array. We confirmed through experiments that the proposed method was effective for increasing the spatial nulls and minimizing the power of interference in the beamforming output and consequently achieving sharp directivity. © 2013 The Acoustical Society of Japan.