Real-time implementations of acoustic signal enhancement techniques for aerial based surveillance and rescue applications

Antonio L. L. Ramos; Zhili Shao; Aleksander Holthe; Mathias F. Sandli

doi:10.1117/12.2263976

5 May 2017 Real-time implementations of acoustic signal enhancement techniques for aerial based surveillance and rescue applications

Antonio L. L. Ramos, Zhili Shao, Aleksander Holthe, Mathias F. Sandli

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Proceedings Volume 10184, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement Applications XVI; 101840S (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263976
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

The introduction of the System-on-Chip (SoC) technology has brought exciting new opportunities for the development of smart low cost embedded systems spanning a wide range of applications. Currently available SoC devices are capable of performing high speed digital signal processing tasks in software while featuring relatively low development costs and reduced time-to-market. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are an application example that has shown tremendous potential in an increasing number of scenarios, ranging from leisure to surveillance as well as in search and rescue missions. Video capturing from UAV platforms is a relatively straightforward task that requires almost no preprocessing. However, that does not apply to audio signals, especially in cases where the data is to be used to support real-time decision making. In fact, the enormous amount of acoustic interference from the surroundings, including the noise from the UAVs propellers, becomes a huge problem. This paper discusses a real-time implementation of the NLMS adaptive filtering algorithm applied to enhancing acoustic signals captured from UAV platforms. The model relies on a combination of acoustic sensors and a computational inexpensive algorithm running on a digital signal processor. Given its simplicity, this solution can be incorporated into the main processing system of an UAV using the SoC technology, and run concurrently with other required tasks, such as flight control and communications. Simulations and real-time DSP-based implementations have shown significant signal enhancement results by efficiently mitigating the interference from the noise generated by the UAVs propellers as well as from other external noise sources.

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Antonio L. L. Ramos, Zhili Shao, Aleksander Holthe, and Mathias F. Sandli "Real-time implementations of acoustic signal enhancement techniques for aerial based surveillance and rescue applications", Proc. SPIE 10184, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement Applications XVI, 101840S (5 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263976

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