• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.1196-1203
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• 2011

The reduced frequency selectivity is a typical phenomenon of sensorineural hearing loss. In this paper, we compared two modeling methods for reduced frequency selectivity of hearing impaired people. The two models of reduced frequency selectivity were made using LPC(linear prediction coding) algorithm and bandwidth control algorithm based on ERB(equivalent rectangular bandwidth) of auditory filter, respectively. To compare the effectiveness of two models, we compared the result of PESQ (perceptual evaluation of speech quality) and LLR(log likelihood ratio) using 36 Korean words of two syllables. To verify the effect on noise condition, we mixed white and babble noise with 0dB and -3dB SNR to speech words. As the result, it is confirmed that the PESQ score of bandwidth control algorithm is higher than the score of LPC algorithm, on the other hands, and the LLR score of LPC algorithm is lower than the score of bandwidth control algorithm. It means that both non-linearity and widen auditory filter characteristics caused by reduced frequency selectivity could be more reflected in bandwidth control algorithm than in LPC algorithm.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose a hearing impairment simulator considering reduced frequency selectivity of the hearing impaired, and verify it's performance through experiments. The reduced frequency selectivity was embodied by spectral smearing using linear prediction coding(LPC). The experiments are composed of 4 kinds of tests; pure tone test, speech reception threshold(SRT) test, and word recognition score(WRS) test without spectral smearing and with spectral smearing. The experiments of the hearing impairment simulator were performed with 9 subjects who have normal hearing. The amount of spectral smearing was controlled by LPC order. The percentile score of WRS test without smearing is $89.78{\pm}2.420%$. The scores of WRS with 24th LPC order and with 8th LPC order are $88.00{\pm}3.556%$ and $83.78{\pm}2.123%$ respectively. It is verified that WRS score is lowered by decreasing LPC order. This is a reasonable result considering that spectral smearing is getting heavier according to decreasing LPC order. It is confirmed that spectral smearing using LPC simulates the reduced frequency selectivity of the hearing impaired and affects the clearness of speech reception.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.831-840
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a hearing impairment simulator considering reduced frequency selectivity and asymmetrical auditory filter of the hearing impaired, and we verified the reduced frequency selectivity and asymmetrical auditory filter affected in speech perception through experiments. The reduced frequency selectivity has made embodied by spectral smearing using LPC(linear prediction coding). The shapes of auditory filter are asymmetrical different with each center frequency. Hearing impaired person which has hearing loss was differently changed with that of normal hearing people and it has different value for speech of quality through auditory filter. The experiments confirmed subjective test and objective test. The subjective experiments are composed of 4 kinds of tests: pure tone test, SRT(speech reception threshold) test, and WRS(word recognition score) test without spectral smearing, and WRS test with spectral smearing. The experiment of the hearing impairment simulator was performed from 9 subjects who have normal ears. The amount of spectral smearing was controlled by LPC order. The asymmetrical auditory filter of proposed hearing impairment simulator was simulated and then some tests to estimate the filter's performance objectively were performed. The objective experiment as simulated auditory filter's performance evaluation method used PESQ(perceptual evaluation of speech quality) and LLR(log likelihood ratio) for speech through auditory filter. The processed speech was evaluated objective speech quality and distortion using PESQ and LLR value. When hearing loss processed, PESQ and LLR value have big difference according to asymmetrical auditory filter in hearing impairment simulator.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.494-501
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• 2013

천해 수중 음향 채널의 배경잡음과 다중경로에 의한 비트 오류율(BER)을 경감하기 위해 Quadrature Phase Shift Keying(QPSK)에 전방 오류 정정 코드(FEC)로 부호화 비율 1/2의 길쌈 코딩(CC)을 적용하였다. 전송신호의 대역폭에 대한 채널의 일관성 대역폭의 비를 주파수 선택 지표로 정의하였고 주파수 선택지표에 따른 전송 신호의 BER과 비트 에너지 대 잡음비의 이득을 평가하였다. 실내 수조 실험 결과, 주파수 선택지표가 약 1.0 이하인 경우 BER은 이론적인 결과와 일치하고 비트 에너지 대 잡음비의 이득은 약 5 dB로 이론적인 결과와 일치한다. 주파수 선택 지표가 1.0 이상인 주파수 선택적인 다중경로 채널에서도 BER은 효율적으로 감소하지만 비트 에너지 대 잡음비가 일정크기 이상인 조건에서만 CC의 비트 오류 감소에 효과가 있다. 이러한 결과는 본 연구에서 정의한 주파수 선택 지표가 다중 경로 채널에서 CC의 성능 평가의 지표로 적용될 수 있다. 아울러 등화기를 적용하지 않고 저속 수중 음향 통신시스템에 효과적으로 BER을 줄일 수 있다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2007

다중 셀 OFDMA 환경에서 OFDMA 무선망 제어 부를 사용 할 필요 없이 각 셀에서 독립적으로 자원 할당을 하기 위한 기법을 제안하였다. 셀 간 동일 채널 간섭을 최소화 하도록 설계 된 할당 가능한 부반송파 영역을 각 셀에 정해주고, 이 영역 안에서 동적 자원 할당을 하도록 하였다. 할당 가능 영역의 제한으로 발생하는 frequency selection diversity의 감소와 CCI가 집중되는 현상 사이의 Trade off 관계를 이용하기 위하여, frequency selectivity가 높은 채널을 위한 균등한 할당 영역 경계 (EB) 방식과 selectivity가 낮은 채널 환경을 위한 유연 적 할당 영역 경계 (FB) 방식을 제안하였다. 이러한 할당 영역 경계 방식들을 사용하여, Capacity와 Outage 측면에서 경계 방식을 사용하지 않고 동적 자원 할당을 한 경우에 비하여 우수한 성능을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.449-452
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• 2014

We present a multi-tap microwave photonic filter with high selectivity through applying time-to-frequency mapping and optical frequency comb shaping techniques. When arranged in the time-to-frequency mapping stage, by a Fourier transform, the deviation of the optical taps to the target profile is significantly reduced while maintaining the apodization profile, resulting in high sidelobe suppression in the filters. By applying a simple time-to-frequency mapping stage to the conventional optical frequency combs, we demonstrate a substantially enhanced (>10dB) sidelobe suppression, resulting in filter lineshapes exhibiting a significantly high (>40dB) main lobe to sidelobe suppression ratio. These results highlight the potential of the technique for implementation in various passband filters with high sidelobe suppression.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.887-891
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• 2003

In this paper, two filters with center frequency of 19.58MHz were cascaded and its bandwidth characteristics were investigated with the variations of coupling capacitance for intermediate frequency (IF) bandpass filter application. The cascaded filter showed the higher stop region, reduction of spurious response and increase of selectivity. With the increase of coupling capacitance, insertion loss was increased but spurious response reduced. The cascaded filter with coupling capacitance of 15pF showed insertion loss of 5.643dB, 3dB bandwidth of 55.089kHz and 20dB bandwidth of 83.608kHz, respectively.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권7A호
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• pp.743-750
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• 2008

OFDM 방식은 주파수 선택적(frequency-selective) 채널 환경에서 고속 데이터 전송을 위한 효과적인 변조 기술이지만 시간 선택적(time-selective) 채널 환경에선 인접 채널간의 간섭(intercarrier interference) 현상으로 인해 시스템 성능이 저하되게 된다. 본 논문에선 먼저 MMSE(minimum mean squared error) 등화기와 직렬 간섭 제거방식(successive interference cancellation)이 결합된 MMSE-SIC 등화기법을 위한 새로운 recursive 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 최적의 검출 순서가 알려져 있을 경우 기존 MMSE-SIC 등화 방식의 복잡도를 크게 낮추면서도 동일한 성능을 나타낸다. 또한 ICI의 특성을 이용하여 어느 정도 성능을 유지하면서도 제안된 알고리즘의 복잡도를 보다 개선할 수 있다.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.767-775
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• 2008

Methods used for exploring marine resources and spaces include positioning a probe under water and then recalling it after a specified time. Hydro-acoustic Releasers are commonly used for positioning and retrieving of such exploration equipment. The most important factor in this kind of system is the reliability for recalling the instruments. The frequently used ultrasonic signal detection method can detect ultrasonic signals using a fixed comparator, but because of increased rates of errors due to outside interferences, information is repetitively acquired. This study presents an effective ultrasonic signal detection algorithm using the characteristics of a resonance and adaptive comparator Combined with the FSK+ASK modulator. As a result, approximately 8.8% of ultrasonic wave communication errors caused by background noise and transmission losses were reduced for effectively detecting ultrasonic waves. Furthermore, the resonance circuit's quality factor was enhanced (Q = 120 to 160). As such, the bias voltage of the transistor (Vb= 3.3 to 6.8V) was increased thereby enhancing the frequency's selectivity.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

OFDM(orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) 시스템에서 무선 채널의 시변 특성으로 인해 인접캐리어 간의 간섭(ICI: intercarrier interference)이 발생하며 이로 인해 시스템 성능이 저하되게 된다. 이러한 현상은 도플러(doppler) 주파수가 커질수록 보다 크게 나타나게 된다. ICI의 영향을 완화하기 위하여 일반적인 ZF(zero-forcing) 선형 등화기를 사용할 수 있으나, 이 방식은 큰 행렬의 역행렬 계산이 요구되어 높은 복잡도를 가지게 된다. 본 논문에서는 OFDM 시스템에서 발생되는 ICI의 영향을 제거하기 위하여 적은 계산량을 가지는 ZF 등화 방식을 제안하고자 한다. 제안된 ZF 등화 방식은 역행렬 연산을 위한 수치적인 방법인 2차의 Neumann 급수와 특정한 부반송파에서 발생되는 ICI는 주로 인접 부반송파로부터 온다는 ICI의 특징을 이용한다. 또한, 적은 연산량으로 성능을 향상시키기 위하여 부분 ICI 제거 방법이 사용된다 복잡도 비교와 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안된 ZF 등화 방식이 계산량을 크게 줄이면서도 일반적인 ZF 등화기법과 거의 동일한 성능을 보임을 확인한다.