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Adaptive Adjustment of Nonlinear Filters Used for Loudspeaker Linearization

Authors: Klippel, Wolfgang J.

AES Convention 104 · Paper 4646 · May 1998

Abstract

Signal distortions caused by loudspeaker nonlinearities can be compensated by inverse nonlinear processing of the electric driving signal. This concept is based on an adequate control architecture having free control parameters adjusted to the particular loudspeaker. Optimal performance requires a self-tuning (adaptive) system to compensate for variations of loudspeaker parameters due to the effect of heating and aging while reproducing the audio signal. Straightforward adaptive controllers use an additional nonlinear filter for modeling the loudspeaker and for transforming the identified parameters into control parameters. This approach is susceptible to systematic errors and cannot be implemented in available DSP-systems at low costs. This paper presents a novel technique for direct updating of the control parameters which makes separate system identification superfluous.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 104
AES Convention
104
Paper number
4646
Publication date
May 6, 1998
Session subject
Transducers
Affiliation
Klippel GmbH, Dresden, Germany (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper