Acoustic Array Systems

Acknowledgments

The first author would like acknowledge the contributions of many of his current and former graduate students, in particular Jia-Hong Lin and Ching-Cheng Chen, whose research work has comprised the main content of the monograph. A debt of gratitude is owed to the help and support of the institute of Sound and Music Innovative Technology (SMIT), NCTU and the Telecom Acoustics, Eletroacoustics and Audio Signal Processing (TEA) Laboratory, NTHU in Taiwan. The second author, J.-G. Ih, would like to mention the effort of former graduate students in the Acoustics Laboratory at KAIST, of which the results of coworks with them are reflected in this book: Dr. Bong-Ki Kim, Dr. Seung-Chon Kang, Dr. In-Youl Jeon, Dr. Wan-Ho Cho, and Dr. Agustinus Oey. The second author greatly appreciates their contributions.

We feel extremely fortunate to have worked with James Murphy and Shelley Chow of John Wiley for the past three years. Their help and professional suggestions have enhanced tremendously the enjoyment of writing and completing this book.

Special thanks are due to Dr. Jorgen Hald of Brüel and Kjæl, Dr. Jesper Gomes of the University of Southern Denmark, Professor Yang-Hann Kim of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and Professor Ning Xiang of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) who have provided stimulating discussions. The first author would also like to thank Professor Gary Koopmann of Penn State University, Professor Steve Elliott of ISVR, University ...