Head-related transfer function and virtual auditory display

This book systematically details the basic principles and applications of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) and virtual auditory display (VAD), and reviews the latest developments in the field, especially those from the authors own state-of-the-art research group.
In this updated second edition, Head-Related Transfer Function and Virtual Auditory Display covers binaural hearing and the basic principles, experimental measurements, computation, physical characteristics analyses, filter design, and customization of HRTFs. It also details the principles and applications of VADs, including headphone and loudspeaker-based binaural reproduction, virtual reproduction of stereophonic and multi-channel surround sound, binaural room simulation, rendering systems for dynamic and real-time virtual auditory environments, psychoacoustic evaluation and validation of VADs, and a variety of applications of VADs.
Key Features:
--Discusses and summarizes the basic principles and applications of head-related transfer functions and virtual auditory display
--Reviews the frontiers and latest approaches (modeling, calculations, rendering/display) in HRTF and VAD, useful for researchers, graduate students, and engineers in the field
--Applications from this research can be found in engineering, communications, multimedia, consumer electronic products, and entertainment
--More than 600 references are listed, encompassing the majority of literature in this field