Frequency-domain adaptive Kalman filter for acoustic echo control in hands-free telephones

  • Authors:
  • Gerald Enzner;Peter Vary

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Communication Systems and Data Processing, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany;Institute of Communication Systems and Data Processing, Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Signal Processing
  • Year:
  • 2006

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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.