A new device for computerized infant cry analysis in the NICU

Author

Ismaelli, A. ; Rapisardi, G. ; Donzelli, GP ; Moroni, M. ; Bruscaglioni, P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Florence Univ., Italy

fYear

1994

fDate

1994

Firstpage

854

Abstract

A new transportable device for computerized infant cry analysis is presented, which uses digital signal processing techniques and allows quick and complete evaluation of the most important parameters of infant cry. The procedures used to calculate the fundamental frequency (F0) and the formants (F1, F2, F3) are described in detail. The system has proved to be useful in functional neurodevelopmental assessment of infants affected by CNS diseases and it is valid for use within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Keywords

acoustic signal processing; biomedical equipment; computerised instrumentation; medical signal processing; patient care; speech processing; CNS diseases; brain damage; computerized infant cry analysis; digital signal processing techniques; formants; functional neurodevelopmental assessment; fundamental frequency; infant cry parameters; medical instrumentation; neonatal intensive care unit; transportable device; Cepstrum; Data acquisition; Digital signal processing; Diseases; Frequency; Microphones; Pediatrics; Physics; Signal analysis; Speech analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415181

Filename

415181