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Speech segmentation
Andrla, Petr ; Míča, Ivan (referee) ; Sysel, Petr (advisor)
The programme for the segmentation of a speech into fonems was created as a part of the master´s thesis. This programme was made in the programme Matlab and consists of several scripts. The programme serves for automatic segmentation. Speech segmentation is the process of identifying the boundaries between phonemes in spoken natural languages. Automatic segmentation is based on vector quantization. In the first step of algorithm, feature extraction is realized. Then speech segments are assigned to calculated centroids. Position where centroid is changed is marked as a boundary of phoneme. The audiorecords were elaborated by the programme and a operation of the automatic segmentation was analysed. A detailed manual was created to the programme too. Individual used methods of the elaboration of a speech were in the master´s thesis briefly descripted, its implementations in the programme and reasons of set of its parameters.
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Analysis of prosodic and spectral properties of voice communication in air traffic control
Simonides, Jakub ; Kopřiva, Tomáš (referee) ; Smékal, Zdeněk (advisor)
This thesis analyses the prosodic and spectral features of bi-directional air traffic control communication, describes how to communication was split to segments, according to the source, via transcription. After the splitting, the segments are deeply analyzed for their spectral and prosodic features. The analysis itself, focuses on the spectral aspects of intensity, fundamental frequency F0, slope and centroid. Additionally, tempo and voice activity detection data were measured, to support the spectral aspects as well. Because of the differences between the ATC controller’s and pilots’ spectral aspects, the direction of the communication can be automatically determined, with relatively high success percentage.
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Calculation of speech rate
Galáž, Zoltán ; Smékal, Zdeněk (referee) ; Mekyska, Jiří (advisor)
his semestral thesis deals with a design of system for calculating the rate of speech. The sys-tem consists of several block, such as signal pre-processing block and its segmentation into smaller parts, block of the feature calculation, block of the feature vector quantization and finally block calculating the actual rate. The first step is a change of the input speech signal into a form suitable for the feature extraction. In next step these features are assigned to the calculated centroids. The change of centroid means change of phonemes. The system will record the following boundaries of fonems contained in speech and calculates its rate.
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Research of new online handwriting features in children with graphomotor difficulties
Gavenčiak, Michal ; Mekyska, Jiří (referee) ; Zvončák, Vojtěch (advisor)
In the Czech Republic, there is currently no objective method to diagnose graphomotor difficulties in children. Ongoing research uses modern digitizers to capture the hand-writing process and quantify its parameters. The first goal of this thesis is to develop software tools to faciliate work with the collected data, such as database validation and writing exercise rating, done by specialists. Another goal of this thesis is to design new on-line handwriting parameters which are then to be analysed on a cohort of school children from 2nd to 4th class of primary school (n=239). The implementation of two desktop programs on the .NET platform is described, among three new quantifying parameters based on the principles of isochrony, two-dimensional cross-correlation, and geometrical centroid. All three parameters show significant correlation (r = [0,2; 0,3])with the HPSQ-C rating in 2nd- and 4th-graders and correlation (𝜌= [0,2; 0,5]) with specialist’s subjective scores in all children from the cohort. The analysis suggests children with graphomotor difficulties struggle with regulating handwriting speed and working memory.
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Analysis of prosodic and spectral properties of voice communication in air traffic control
Simonides, Jakub ; Kopřiva, Tomáš (referee) ; Smékal, Zdeněk (advisor)
This thesis analyses the prosodic and spectral features of bi-directional air traffic control communication, describes how to communication was split to segments, according to the source, via transcription. After the splitting, the segments are deeply analyzed for their spectral and prosodic features. The analysis itself, focuses on the spectral aspects of intensity, fundamental frequency F0, slope and centroid. Additionally, tempo and voice activity detection data were measured, to support the spectral aspects as well. Because of the differences between the ATC controller’s and pilots’ spectral aspects, the direction of the communication can be automatically determined, with relatively high success percentage.
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Research of new online handwriting features in children with graphomotor difficulties
Gavenčiak, Michal ; Mekyska, Jiří (referee) ; Zvončák, Vojtěch (advisor)
In the Czech Republic, there is currently no objective method to diagnose graphomotor difficulties in children. Ongoing research uses modern digitizers to capture the hand-writing process and quantify its parameters. The first goal of this thesis is to develop software tools to faciliate work with the collected data, such as database validation and writing exercise rating, done by specialists. Another goal of this thesis is to design new on-line handwriting parameters which are then to be analysed on a cohort of school children from 2nd to 4th class of primary school (n=239). The implementation of two desktop programs on the .NET platform is described, among three new quantifying parameters based on the principles of isochrony, two-dimensional cross-correlation, and geometrical centroid. All three parameters show significant correlation (r = [0,2; 0,3])with the HPSQ-C rating in 2nd- and 4th-graders and correlation (𝜌= [0,2; 0,5]) with specialist’s subjective scores in all children from the cohort. The analysis suggests children with graphomotor difficulties struggle with regulating handwriting speed and working memory.
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Calculation of speech rate
Galáž, Zoltán ; Smékal, Zdeněk (referee) ; Mekyska, Jiří (advisor)
his semestral thesis deals with a design of system for calculating the rate of speech. The sys-tem consists of several block, such as signal pre-processing block and its segmentation into smaller parts, block of the feature calculation, block of the feature vector quantization and finally block calculating the actual rate. The first step is a change of the input speech signal into a form suitable for the feature extraction. In next step these features are assigned to the calculated centroids. The change of centroid means change of phonemes. The system will record the following boundaries of fonems contained in speech and calculates its rate.
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Segmentation of 3D image data based on deformable models
Klásek, Pavel ; Peter, Roman (referee) ; Jan, Jiří (advisor)
This document deals with the pre-processing and the segmentation of human vertebrae from computed tomography 3D image data. It describes image registration and segmentation methods concretely and commonly used in image data processing during the automated spine canal localization process and the localization of each vertebrae centroid. The 3D deformable model development is described in the work together with the introduction to the previous state of art and the progress of vertebrae segmentation using 3D deformable models registration. This work presents the evaluation of the accuracy and the reliability from the segmentation and localization results.
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