The SIGMA algorithm for estimation of reference-quality glottal closure instants from electroglottograph signals

European Signal Processing Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Thomas, Mark R P ^a   Naylor, Patrick A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ESTIMATION; CONTACT AREAS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRO-GLOTTOGRAPH SIGNALS; ELECTROGLOTTOGRAPH; GAUSSIAN MIXTURES; GROUP DELAY FUNCTIONS; PEAK DETECTION; REAL WORLD ENVIRONMENTS; REAL-SPEECH SIGNALS; SPEECH RECORDING; SPEECH SIGNALS; STATIONARY WAVELET TRANSFORMS; VOCAL-TRACTS; VOICED SPEECH;

ALGORITHMS; GROUP DELAY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 84863769695     PISSN: 22195491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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