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Stable Learning Algorithm for Blind Separation of Temporally Correlated Acoustic Signals Combining Multistage ICA and Linear Prediction

Tsuyoki NISHIKAWA, Hiroshi SARUWATARI, Kiyohiro SHIKANO

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We newly propose a stable algorithm for blind source separation (BSS) combining multistage ICA (MSICA) and linear prediction. The MSICA is the method previously proposed by the authors, in which frequency-domain ICA (FDICA) for a rough separation is followed by time-domain ICA (TDICA) to remove residual crosstalk. For temporally correlated signals, we must use TDICA with a nonholonomic constraint to avoid the decorrelation effect from the holonomic constraint. However, the stability cannot be guaranteed in the nonholonomic case. To solve the problem, the linear predictors estimated from the roughly separated signals by FDICA are inserted before the holonomic TDICA as a prewhitening processing, and the dewhitening is performed after TDICA. The stability of the proposed algorithm can be guaranteed by the holonomic constraint, and the pre/dewhitening processing prevents the decorrelation. The experiments in a reverberant room reveal that the algorithm results in higher stability and separation performance.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals Vol.E86-A No.8 pp.2028-2036
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2003/08/01
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Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Digital Signal Processing)
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