Estimation of the voice source from speech pressure signals: Evaluation of an inverse filtering technique using physical modelling of voice production

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-113

  Alku, Paavo ^a   Story, Brad ^b   Airas, Matti ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glottis; Inverse filtering; Physical modelling; Voice production

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; EVALUATION; EXCITATION; GLOTTIS; INVERSE FILTERING; PARAMETER; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; TECHNIQUE; VOICE; VOWEL; WAVEFORM;

GLOTTIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHONATION; PRESSURE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOICE;

EID: 32944458861     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089611     Document Type: Article

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