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Books and Publications
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Title: Bayesian Signal Processing: Classical, Modern, and Particle Filtering Methods Author: James V. Candy
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-0-470-18094-5 Pages: 445
Binding: Hardcover Date: April 2009
Statistical signal pro- cessing is focused on the development of processors capable of
extracting the desired information from noisy, uncertain measurement data. This text develops the “Bayesian approach” to signal processing taking the reader from the classical methods of model-based signal processing including Kalman filtering to the next generation of processors. It pres- ents a unique viewpoint of signal processing from the Bayesian perspective in contrast to the pure statistical approach found in many textbooks. It will prove very useful to the practicing signal processing professional or scientist, since a wide variety of applications are included to demon- strate the applicability of the Bayesian approach to real-world problems. Readers will discover how easily and effectively the Bayesian approach, coupled with the hierarchy of physics- based models developed throughout, can be applied to signal processing problems that previously appeared unsolvable. Bayesian signal processing is expected to dominate the future of model-based signal processing for years to come.
The first part of the book sets out the criteria used to qualify and quantify the acoustic performances in halls, together with a history of halls through the centuries. It talks about the current state of the art in the acoustics of opera houses and concert halls and the genesis of this knowledge.
The second part is devoted to the large opera houses and concert halls that the author has studied, in China and elsewhere. He presents his method and his results and shows how the success of the acoustics in certain halls, such as the Berliner Philharmonie, can be attributed to a proper balance of early and late reflections, achieved by controlling their arrival. This leads to high acoustic envelopment and good apparent sound width at each seat.
It is the result of research and development work which dates back to the early 1950’s, and was applied by L. Cremer to the Berliner Philharmonie. Today, thanks to the visualization of the time and direction of the wave trains received by listeners, and computed by the HallAcoustics software, acoustic perform- ances of any volume can be forecast accurately. The Apollon Hall in Nice, designed by Cremer and Lamoral, was the first hall to be designed using the HallAcoustics software—its acoustic qual- ity matches that of the Berliner Philharmonie.
Book Title: Concert Halls and Opera Houses, Acoustic Design Author: Alain Tisseyre
Publisher: planete-acoustique.com
ISBN: 978-2-7466-0849-8
Pages: 304 Illustrations: 500 Binding: Hardcover
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