Title :
On the use of the Dual Resonance Non Linear filter for speech processing in a hearing aid algorithm
Author :
Marracci, Mirko ; Tellini, Bernardo ; Giannetti, Romano ; Lizón-Martínez, Santiago
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Energy & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
The Dual Resonance Non Linear (DRNL) filter bank is a powerful model of the human cochlear behavior successfully applied to cochlear implants. This study is aimed to the implementation of an algorithm for using this model in the processing of speech for external hearing aid devices.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; channel bank filters; cochlear implants; dual resonance model; medical signal processing; physiological models; speech processing; cochlear implants; dual resonance nonlinear filter bank; hearing aid algorithm; hearing aid devices; human cochlear behavior; speech processing; Adaptive filters; Band pass filters; Ear; Filtering algorithms; Least squares approximation; Modeling; Psychoacoustic models; Hearing aid; adaptive nonlinear filtering; biomedical signals; cochlear modelling;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (MeMeA), 2011 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9336-4
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2011.5966758
