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Investigating the Effects of Hearing Loss and Hearing Aid Digital Delay on Sound-Induced Flash Illusion

  • Moradi, Vahid;Kheirkhah, Kiana;Farahani, Saeid;Kavianpour, Iman
    • Journal of Audiology & Otology
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.174-179
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    • 2020
  • Background and Objectives: The integration of auditory-visual speech information improves speech perception; however, if the auditory system input is disrupted due to hearing loss, auditory and visual inputs cannot be fully integrated. Additionally, temporal coincidence of auditory and visual input is a significantly important factor in integrating the input of these two senses. Time delayed acoustic pathway caused by the signal passing through digital signal processing. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of hearing loss and hearing aid digital delay circuit on sound-induced flash illusion. Subjects and Methods: A total of 13 adults with normal hearing, 13 with mild to moderate hearing loss, and 13 with moderate to severe hearing loss were enrolled in this study. Subsequently, the sound-induced flash illusion test was conducted, and the results were analyzed. Results: The results showed that hearing aid digital delay and hearing loss had no detrimental effect on sound-induced flash illusion. Conclusions: Transmission velocity and neural transduction rate of the auditory inputs decreased in patients with hearing loss. Hence, the integrating auditory and visual sensory cannot be combined completely. Although the transmission rate of the auditory sense input was approximately normal when the hearing aid was prescribed. Thus, it can be concluded that the processing delay in the hearing aid circuit is insufficient to disrupt the integration of auditory and visual information.

Performance Improvement of Packet Loss Concealment Algorithm in G.711 Using Adaptive Signal Scale Estimation (적응적 신호 크기 예측을 이용한 G.711 패킷 손실 은닉 알고리즘의 성능향상)

  • Kim, Tae-Ha;Lee, In-Sung
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.34 no.5
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    • pp.403-409
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, we propose Packet Loss Concealment (PLC) method using adaptive signal scale estimation for performance improvement of G.711 PLC. The conventional method controls a gain using 20 % attenuation factor when continuous loss occurs. However, this method lead to deterioration because that don't consider the change of signal. So, we propose gain control by adaptive signal scale estimation through before and after frame information using Least Mean Square (LMS) predictor. Performance evaluation of proposed algorithm is presented through Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) evaulation.

RSSI-based Indoor Location Tracking System using Wireless Sensor Networks (무선 센서 네트워크를 이용한 RSSI 기반의 실내 위치 추적 시스템)

  • Jung, Kyung-Kwon;Park, Hyun-Sik;Choi, Woo-Seung
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.67-73
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    • 2008
  • This paper describes a system for location tracking wireless sensor nodes in an indoor environment. The sensor reading used for the location estimation is the received signal strength indication (RSSI) as given by an RF interface. By tagging users with a mobile node and deploying a number of reference nodes at fixed position in the room, the received signal strength indicator can be used to determine the position of tagged users. The system combines Euclidean distance technique with signal strength obtained by measurement driven log-normal path loss model of 2.4 GHz wireless channel. The experimental results demonstrated the ability of this system to estimate the location with a error less than 1.3m.

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PCI Express Gen3 System Design using High-speed Signal Integrity Analysis (고속신호 무결성 분석을 통한 PCI Express Gen3 시스템 설계)

  • Kwon, Wonok;Kim, Youngwoo
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.125-132
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    • 2015
  • PCI Express is high-speed point-to-point serial protocol, the system is designed by analysing loss and jitter through Eye Diagram. It is necessarily analyzing high speed serial signals when the PCI Express Gen3 which has 8Gbps physical signal speed is designed especially. This paper deals with topology extraction, channel analysis, extraction of s-parameters and system signal integrity simulation within transceiver buffer models through PCI Express Gen3 server connecting switch system design. Optimal parameters of transmitter buffer equalizer are found through solution space simulation of de-emphasis and preshoot parameters to compensate channel loss.

Approximation of the Performance Loss of an Adaptive Array due to a Neighboring Interferer (근접한 간섭신호에 의한 어댑티브 어레이의 성능 열화 연구)

  • Hong, Young-Jin
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.32 no.4C
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    • pp.433-439
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    • 2007
  • This paper derives an approximate expression for the output SINR(Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio) of Applebaum type adaptive array under the scenario of the interferer's proximity to the desired signal. The approximation is made in terms of array geometry, the arrival direction of desired signal and that of an interfering signal. An interferer in the close proximity of target signal is shown to drastically impair the away performance. An approximate expression for interferer arrival direction which results in a predetermined performance loss is also obtained in terms of array configurations. Proposed approximation agrees with the computer calculated performance impairment when the two signals are apart by less than eight degrees. The allowable proximity of the interfering signal increases with the number of array elements.

A Study on Propagation Path Characteristics of GPS Potential Jamming Signal Based on Spherical Ground Diffraction Loss

  • Ko, Kwang-Soob
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.264-269
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    • 2013
  • This paper is to investigate propagation path characteristics of GPS potential jamming signal. To do this, the spherical ground diffraction model is applied to the potential jamming scenario referred to the GPS jamming events occurred in recent years. The fundamental theory on the propagation path loss is discussed and a specific model is applied to several vehicles types which have own heights of antennas in order to compare their propagation path loss values at same 2-D location. The transmitting powers are appropriately given as the ordinary GPS jamming events. And then the received powers in dBW are obtained with given transmitting powers and the estimated total loss. The result of received jamming power at various locations due to the given scenario was distinct. For example, propagation loss values were estimated as -147 ~ -142dBW and -167 ~ -162dBW in $10^6W$ and $10^4W$, respectively. This computation result of the loss can be seriously considered with the tolerable jammer power against L1- C/A GPS receiver under any real jamming situations.

Detection Range Estimation Algorithm for Active SONAR System and Application to the Determination of Optimal Search Depth (능동 소나 체계에서의 표적 탐지거리 예측 알고리즘과 최적 탐지깊이 결정에의 응용)

  • 박재은;김재수
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.62-70
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    • 1994
  • In order to estimate the detection range of a active SONAR system, the SONAR equation is commonly used. In this paper, an algorithm to calculate detection range in active SONAR system as function of SONAR depth and target depth is presented. For given SONAR parameters and environment, the transmission loss and background level are found, signal excess is computed. Using log-normal distribution, signal excess is converted to detection probability at each range. Then, the detection range is obtained by integrating the detection probability as function of range for each depth. The proposed algorithm have been applied to the case of omni-directional source with center frequency 30Hz for summer and winter sound profiles. It is found that the optimal search depth is the source depth since the detection range increase at source depth where the signal excess is maximized.

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High Embedding Capacity and Robust Audio Watermarking for Secure Transmission Using Tamper Detection

  • Kaur, Arashdeep;Dutta, Malay Kishore
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.133-145
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    • 2018
  • Robustness, payload, and imperceptibility of audio watermarking algorithms are contradictory design issues with high-level security of the watermark. In this study, the major issue in achieving high payload along with adequate robustness against challenging signal-processing attacks is addressed. Moreover, a security code has been strategically used for secure transmission of data, providing tamper detection at the receiver end. The high watermark payload in this work has been achieved by using the complementary features of third-level detailed coefficients of discrete wavelet transform where the human auditory system is not sensitive to alterations in the audio signal. To counter the watermark loss under challenging attacks at high payload, Daubechies wavelets that have an orthogonal property and provide smoother frequencies have been used, which can protect the data from loss under signal-processing attacks. Experimental results indicate that the proposed algorithm has demonstrated adequate robustness against signal processing attacks at 4,884.1 bps. Among the evaluators, 87% have rated the proposed algorithm to be remarkable in terms of transparency.

A Study on the Application of TEO and STFT Signal Processing Techniques for Detection of Electric Railway Contact Loss (전기철도차량 이선 현상 검측을 위한 TEO 및 STFT 신호처리기법 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, No-Geon;Park, Chul-Min;Lee, Jae-Bum;Park, Young;Shin, Seung-kwon
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.67 no.11
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    • pp.1530-1535
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, A technique for detecting contact loss at the input power of a railway vehicle has been studied when the contact loss occurs in the feed system. The impedance of the actual railway line was applied to the modeling of the feed system, and modeling was performed based on the performance of the electric railway vehicle. The input voltage and current of the railway vehicle through modeling were analyzed by applying TEO and STFT signal processing technique.

An Initial Synchronization Method to Enhance Receive Sensitivity of the GPS Receiver for Reference Stations (기준국용 GPS 수신기의 수신감도 향상을 위한 초기동기 방법)

  • Park Sang-Hyun;Shin Jae-Ho;Park Jeong-Yeol
    • 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 2006
  • In order to enhance receive sensitivity in noisy environment, the previous initial synchronization method of GPS receiver for reference stations adopts not only the coherent integration method but also the non-coherent integration method. However, the previous GPS initial synchronization method causes the non-coherent integration loss, which is a dominant factor among the signal acquisition losses in noisy environment. And the non-coherent integration loss increases with the strength of noise signal. In this pa-per, a GPS initial synchronization method is proposed to enhance receive sensitivity of GPS receiver for reference stations in noisy environment. This paper presents that the proposed GPS initial synchronization method suppresses the non-coherent integration loss. Furthermore, with regard to the mean acquisition time, it is shown that the number of the search cells of the proposed GPS initial synchronization method is much fewer than that of the previous GPS initial synchronization method.

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