Apparatus and method for beamforming in consideration of actual noise environment character

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for beamforming in consideration of characteristics of an actual noise environment. The apparatus includes a microphone array having at least microphone, the microphone array outputting a signal input through the microphone; a coherence function generation unit for calculating coherences for input signals according to each space between microphones, calculating averages of the coherences for the same distance, and filtering the calculated averages of the coherences and outputting the resultant values, when an input signal is input; a spatial filter factor calculation unit for calculating and outputting a spatial filter factor by using the filtered average coherences; and a beamforming execution unit for performing a beamforming for the input signals by using the spatial filter factor, thereby outputting a noise-processed signal.

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