Optimal head related transfer functions for hearing and monaural localization in elevation: A signal processing design perspective

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1093-1105

  Raghunath Rao, K ^a   Ben Arie, Jczckicl ^a  

^a Cirrus Logic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BINAURAL HEARING; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIRECTIONAL HEARING; ENERGY; HEAD; HUMAN; MONAURAL HEARING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND DETECTION;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEARING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0029914192     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.541251     Document Type: Article

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