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 \section{High level simulations}
 The main purpose of the high-level simulations is to verify and demonstrate the theoretical approach of the previous chapters and to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithms under various conditions.  The following simulations include different scenarios such as, different types of noise signals and different considerations of transfer functions. The goal is to verify different approaches before taking the step to the implementation of said algorithms on the low-power \ac{DSP}.\\ \\
-The implementation is conducted in Python, which provides a flexible environment for numerical computations and data visualization. The simulation is graphically represented using the Python library Matplotlib, allowing for clear visualization of the results. 
+The implementation is conducted in Python, which provides a flexible environment for numerical computations and data visualization. The simulation is graphically represented using the Python library Matplotlib, allowing clear visualization of the results. 
 \subsection{Adaptive Noise Reduction algorithm implementation}
 The high-level implementation of the \ac{ANR} algorithm follows the theoretical framework outlined in Subchapter 2.5, specifically Equation \ref{equation_lms}. The algorithm is designed to adaptively filter out noise from a desired signal using a reference noise signal. The implementation of the \ac{ANR} function includes the following key steps:
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 with $\text{P}_{\text{Desired-signal}}$ being the power of the desired signal, $\text{P}_{\text{Noise-signal}}$ being the power of the noise signal and $\text{P}_{\text{Error-signal}}$ being the power of the error signal, which is the difference between the desired signal and the filter output. A positive \ac{SNR}-Gain indicates an improvement in signal quality, while a negative \ac{SNR}-Gain indicates a degradation in signal quality after applying the \ac{ANR} algorithm.
 \subsection{Simple ANR use cases}
-To evaluate the general functionality and performance of the \ac{ANR} algorithm from Listing \ref{lst:lst_anr_code} a set of three simple, artificial scenarios are introduced. These examples shall serve as a showcase to demonstrate the general functionality, the possibilities and the limitations of the \ac{ANR} algorithm.\\ \\
+To evaluate the general functionality and performance of the \ac{ANR} algorithm from Listing \ref{lst:lst_anr_code}, a set of three simple, artificial scenarios are introduced. These examples shall serve as a showcase to demonstrate the general functionality, the possibilities and the limitations of the \ac{ANR} algorithm.\\ \\
 In all three scenarios, a chirp signal with a frequency range from 100-1000 Hz is used as the desired signal, which is then corrupted with a sine wave (Use case 1 and 2) or a Gaussian white noise (Use case 3) as noise signal respectively. In this simple setup, the corruption noise signal is also available as the reference noise signal. Every approach is conducted with 16 filter coefficients and a step size of 0.01. The four graphs in the respective first plot show the desired signal, the corrupted signal, the reference noise signal and the filter output. The two graphs in the respective second plot show the performance of the filter in form of the resulting error signal and the evolution of three filter coefficients over time.\\ \\
 \noindent This artificial setup could be solved analytically, as the signals do not pass separate, different transfer functions, meaning, that the reference noise signal is the same as the corruption noise signal. Though, this simple setup would not require an adaptive filter approach, it nevertheless allows to clearly evaluate the performance of the \ac{ANR} algorithm in different scenarios. Also, due to the fact that the desired signal is known, it is possible to evaluate the performance of the algorithm in a simple way.
 \subsubsection{Simple use case 1: Sine noise at 2000 Hz}
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 \noindent The error signal in Figure \ref{fig:fig_plot_2_wav.png} confirms the function of the algorithm and shows maxima corresponding to the maxima in the breathing noise, indicating the moments, when the \ac{ANR} algorithm is setting its coefficients again to adapt to the changing noise characteristics. It makes sense, that the adaption of the filter coefficients causes repeating maxima in the error signal, as the noise signal now is not static or periodic, but rather dynamic and changing it frequency and amplitude over time. The \ac{SNR}-Gain of 6.41 dB also indicates a significant improvement in signal quality and can be compared againtst the complex use case in the next subchapter, where the same audio tracks are used, but now with different transfer functions applied to them.
 \subsection{Complex ANR use case}
-To close the topic of high-level simulations of the \ac{ANR} algorithm, a more complex and realistic use case is finally introduced. In this scenario, the same two audio tracks of the previous use case are utilized - but now they pass different transfer functions, which mimic the case that the sensor recording the corrupted signal, shows another frequency response characteristic as the one recording the reference noise signal. Additionaly, a delay of 2 ms between the corruption noise signal and the reference noise signal is introduced - this simulates the realsitic case, that the microphones are located on different locations, leading to a small delay due to traveling time of the signal. Now, an analytical solution is not possible anymore, as the signals are affected in different ways, making it impossible to simply subtract the noise signal from the corrupted signal. This scenario represents a more realistic application of the \ac{ANR} algorithm, as it involves complex audio signals with varying frequency components and dynamics, as well as on synchrone signals passing different singal paths.\\ \\
+To close the topic of high-level simulations of the \ac{ANR} algorithm, a more complex and realistic use case is finally introduced. In this scenario, the same two audio tracks of the previous use case are utilized - but now they pass different transfer functions, which mimic the case that the sensor recording the corrupted signal, shows another frequency response characteristic as the one recording the reference noise signal. Additionaly, a delay of 2 ms between the corruption noise signal and the reference noise signal is introduced - this simulates the realsitic case, that the microphones are located on different locations, leading to a small delay due to traveling time of the signal. Now, an analytical solution is not possible anymore, as the signals are affected in different ways, making it impossible to simply subtract the noise signal from the corrupted signal. This scenario represents a more realistic application of the \ac{ANR} algorithm, as it involves complex audio signals with varying frequency components and dynamics, as well as on signals passing different singal paths delayed.\\ \\
 Using  a sampling frequency of 20 kHz, a delay of 2 ms represents a shift of 40 samples. As the corrpution noise signal, which the alorithm tries to filter out of the corrupoted signal, is now delayed by these 40 samples, the filter needs more coefficients to aqquire a certain ''memory'' - this means, that the until now used 16 tap filter is not sufficient anymore. To prove the correct function of the \ac{ANR} algorithm, the filter length is adapted up to 55 taps. \\ \\
 The now introduced challenges ae making adaptive noise reduction the only feasible approach to reduce the noise from the corrupted signal.
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