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@article{Xuyi:2025:10.17743/jaes.2022.0218,
author = {Xuyi, H and Jian, L and Picinali, L and Hogg, A},
doi = {10.17743/jaes.2022.0218},
journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
pages = {533--547},
title = {Head-related transfer function upsampling using an autoencoder-based generative adversarial network with evaluation framework},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0218},
volume = {73},
year = {2025}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Accurate Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) are essential for delivering realistic 3D audio experiences. However, obtaining personalised, high-resolution HRTFs for individual users is a time-consuming and costly process, typically requiring extensive acoustic measurements. To address this, spatial upsampling techniques have been developed to estimate high-resolution HRTFs from sparse, low-resolution acoustic measurements. This paper presents a novel approach leveraging the spherical harmonic (SH) domain and an Autoencoder Generative Adversarial Network (AE-GAN) to tackle the HRTF upsampling problem. Comprehensive evaluations are conducted using both perceptualmodels and objective spectral metrics to validate the accuracy and realism of the upsampled HRTFs. The results show that the proposed approach outperforms traditional barycentric interpolation in terms of log-spectral distortion (LSD), particularly in extreme sparsity scenarios involving fewer than 12 measurements. These results go some way to justifying that the proposed AE-GAN approach is able to create high-quality, high-resolution HRTFs from only a few acoustic measurements, helping pave the way for more accessible personalised spatial audio across a range of applications.
AU - Xuyi,H
AU - Jian,L
AU - Picinali,L
AU - Hogg,A
DO - 10.17743/jaes.2022.0218
EP - 547
PY - 2025///
SN - 0004-7554
SP - 533
TI - Head-related transfer function upsampling using an autoencoder-based generative adversarial network with evaluation framework
T2 - Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0218
VL - 73
ER -
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