Method and device for real-time signal separation

Claim 1

A method for separating signals in real-time, said signals being received by a predetermined number of sensors and which are separated from a linear mixture having an unknown transfer function into a plurality of source-signals less than or equal to said predetermined number of sensors, said source-signals being produced from independent and, except for one of them, non-Gaussian sources, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining a plurality of decorrelated signals equal to number to said predetermined number of sensors from said signals to be separated; and calculating an orthogonal matrix using a rotator element which comprises a plurality of cascade connected elementary rotators which together produce said orthogonal matrix, said orthogonal matrix being equal to the required source signals divided by said plurality of decorrelated signals, wherein said orthogonal matrix effects a linear transformation from successive polynomial transformations of said decorrelated signals and is determined using a stochastic algorithm which stores average statistics and which uses said average statistics to effect the real-time determination of said orthogonal matrix.

Claim 2

A method for separating signals in real-time, said signals being received by a predetermined number of sensors and which are separated from a linear mixture having an unknown transfer function into a plurality of source-signals less than or equal to said predetermined number of sensors, said source-signals being produced from independent and, except for one of them, non-Gaussian sources, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining a plurality of decorrelated signals equal to number to said predetermined number of sensors from said signals to be separated; and calculating an orthogonal matrix using a rotator element which comprises a plurality of cascade connected elementary rotators which together produce said orthogonal matrix, said orthogonal matrix being equal to the required source signals divided by said plurality of decorrelated signals, wherein said orthogonal matrix effects a linear transformation from successive polynomial transformations of said decorrelated signals and is determined using a stochastic algorithm which stores average statistics and which uses said average statistics to effect the real-time determination of said orthogonal matrix.

Claim 4

An apparatus for performing a real-time separation of signals, wherein said signals are received by a predetermined number of sensors and which are separated from a linear mixture having an unknown transfer function into a plurality of source-signals less than or equal in number to said predetermined number of sensors, comprising: a decorrelator-conditioner for providing, on p outputs, p decorrelated signals s(t) from p received signals e(t) which are applied to said decorrelator-conditioner on its p inputs; and a rotator element, comprising a plurality of cascade connected elementary rotators which together produce an orthogonal matrix, said rotator element receiving on the p outputs of said decorrelated signals s(t) from said decorrelator-conditioner and which performs the calculation of an orthogonal matrix Q, in order to thereby provide, on its p outputs, the desired source-signals x(t) using the formula x(t)=Q.s(t).

Claim 5

An apparatus for performing a real-time separation of signals, wherein said signals are received by a predetermined number of sensors and which are separated from a linear mixture having an unknown transfer function into a plurality of source-signals less than or equal in number to said predetermined number of sensors, comprising: a decorrelator-conditioner for providing, on p outputs, p decorrelated signals s(t) from p received signals e(t) which are applied to said decorrelator-conditioner on its p inputs; and a rotator element, comprising a plurality of cascade connected elementary rotators which together produce an orthogonal matrix, said rotator element receiving on the p outputs of said decorrelated signals s(t) from said decorrelator-conditioner and which performs the calculation of an orthogonal matrix Q, in order to thereby provide, on its p outputs, the desired source-signals x(t) using the formula x(t)=Q.s(t).