Non-intrusive speech-quality assessment using vocal-tract models

IEE Proceedings: Vision, Image and Signal Processing

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 493-501

  Gray, P ^a   Hollier, M P ^a   Massara, R E ^b  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

NON-INTRUSIVE SPEECH QUALITY ASSESSMENT ALGORITHMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0034428801     PISSN: 1350245X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-vis:20000539     Document Type: Article

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