A statistical model for robust integration of narrowband cues in speech

Computer Speech and Language

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-194

  Saul, Lawrence K ^a   Rahim, Mazin G ^a   Allen, Jont B ^a  

^a AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

FREQUENCY BANDS;

SPEECH RECOGNITION;

EID: 0035323922     PISSN: 08852308     EISSN: 10958363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/csla.2001.0164     Document Type: Article

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