Abstract:To address the failure of conventional beamforming algorithms in localizing low-frequency noise sources of transformers, the conventional OMP-DAMAS beamforming algorithm is improved using the truncated singular value decomposition method. First, the reason for the poor performance of the conventional OMP-DAMAS algorithm in low-frequency sound source localization is analyzed. It is found that the main cause is that the screening process of computational factors is easily disturbed by the correlation among computational factors. To solve this problem, the sound source distribution is solved by a data fitting method based on truncated singular value decomposition, and a rough prior solution of the sound source distribution is obtained, which further guides the screening of computational factors in the OMP-DAMAS algorithm. This resolves the core issue of correlation interference in computational factor screening for the OMP-DAMAS algorithm and achieves accurate localization of low-frequency sound sources. Finally, numerical simulations are conducted to compare the localization performance of the traditional beamforming algorithm, the OMP-DAMAS algorithm, and the improved OMP-DAMAS algorithm at sound source frequencies of 250 Hz, 500 Hz, and 750 Hz. Comparative analysis of the simulation results shows that the improved low-frequency OMP-DAMAS algorithm can effectively enhance the localization capability for low-frequency sound sources, significantly reduce the main lobe width and side lobe amplitude, and improve localization accuracy. Under the conditions of a detection distance of 5 meters and a 16-element cross array with an aperture of 2 meters, it can accurately identify the position of low-frequency sound sources with a localization error of less than 0.1 meter.