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This paper deals with the use of linear microphone arrays for detection and localization of acoustic events in real noisy environment. During the ESPRIT project DIMUS (ESPRIT 5345) a prototype was developed that provided high performance in a demonstration room. The envisaged application is an acoustic surveillance system to be installed in an underground station (DIMUS project ESPRIT 5345). For this purpose, some scenarios were defined in a real station and some preliminary experiments were conducted to verify system robustness. The results show satisfactory performance in detecting and localizing impulsive events (e.g. explosions), while there is a slight drawback for other events (e.g. screams). Due to this, further study is needed concerning the system adaptation to real environment, characterized by critical noise and reverberation components.
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Omologo, M., Svaizer, P. (1995). Experiments of Acoustic Event Detection and Localization in an Underground Station. In: Pfleger, S., Gonçalves, J., Varghese, K. (eds) Advances in Human-Computer Interaction. Research Reports Esprit, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85220-6_14
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