Binaural Spatialization Methods for Indoor Navigation

Ferrand S, Alouges F, Aussal M. Binaural Spatialization Methods for Indoor Navigation. In: AES Convention 142. Audio Engineering Society; 2017. Paper 329. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18704

@inproceedings{Ferrand2017_18704,
  author = {Ferrand, Sylvain and Alouges, François and Aussal, Matthieu},
  title = {{Binaural Spatialization Methods for Indoor Navigation}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 142},
  note = {Paper 329},
  year = {2017},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18704}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Binaural Spatialization Methods for Indoor Navigation
AU  - Ferrand, Sylvain
AU  - Alouges, François
AU  - Aussal, Matthieu
T2  - AES Convention 142
M1  - Paper 329
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/05/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18704
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - The visually impaired people are able to follow sound sources with a remarkable accuracy. They often use this ability to follow a guide in everyday activities or for practicing sports, like running or cycling. On the same principle, it is possible to guide people with spatialized sound. We have thus developed a navigation device to guide with sounds using binaural synthesis techniques. In this device we are using both localization information provided by a precise and low latency positioning system and heading data computed from an Inertial Measurement Unit. These positioning data are feeding an HRTF based binaural engine, producing spatialized sound in real-time and guiding the user along a way. The user follows the sound, quite naturally and without initial training. Experiments show that it is possible to guide a walker with enough precision.
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