A portable analyzer for vocal signal monitoring

2012 IEEE I2MTC - International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2206-2211

  Carullo, A ^a   Penna, A ^a   Vallan, A ^a   Astolfi, A ^a   Bottalico, P ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CONDENSER MICROPHONE; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; LOW SENSITIVITY; PORTABLE ANALYZERS; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION; VOCAL SIGNALS;

ACCELEROMETERS; ESTIMATION; SENSORS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84864234551     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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