Feedforward Active Speech Suppression Based on Time Series Prediction of Speech Signals Using Neural Networks

A feedforward active noise control (ANC) method based on time-series prediction for speech signals is proposed. Although current ANC techniques are highly effective against stationary noise, suppressing highly non-stationary speech signals remains a challenging task. We propose an adaptive filtering algorithm for active speech suppression based on neural-network-based time-series prediction of future signals. The update value for the linear control filter is calculated based on the predicted signal, as well as the current and past signals. Numerical experiments indicated that the noise reduction can be improved in both cases: when using the true predicted signal and when using a signal predicted by neural networks.