ROBUST SPEAKER LOCALIZATION IN PRESENCE OF STRONG NOISE INTERFERENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Systems and methods include a plurality of audio input components configured to generate a plurality of audio input signals, and a logic device configured to receive the plurality of audio input signals, determine whether the plurality of audio signals comprise target audio associated with an audio source, estimate a relative location of the audio source with respect to the plurality of audio input components based on the plurality of audio signals and a determination of whether the plurality of audio signals comprise the target audio, and process the plurality of audio signals to generate an audio output signal by enhancing the target audio based on the estimated relative location. The logic device is further configured to use relative transfer-based covariance to construct directional covariance matrix aligned across frequency bands and find a direction that minimizes beam power subject to distortionless criteria.