• 음성과학
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.133-149
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• 2006

This study attempted to compare acoustic parameters, physiological observation and perceptual evaluation values obtained from the treatment and control groups in order to find out which of the self voice feedback therapies was better and which methods to train them were more effective. The experimental group carried out various self voice feedback therapies while the control group did only vocal hygiene. The acoustic measurement and voice manipulation for providing the patients visual, auditory feedback were done by a speech analysis software, Praat. The authors designed vocal hygiene, abdominal respiration and Praat self voice feedback therapies and applied them to 15 patients while applying only one vocal hygiene to 15 of the control group. For the purpose of examining the degree of their voice improvement after the treatment, pre- mid- and final evaluations were made for the two groups at the beginning, the 6th week and immediately after the 8th treatment session. Results of this study were as follows: The treatment group showed much improvement after receiving the voice treatment. In particular, acoustical and physiological indices from the optical endoscopy, pitch variation(Jitter), amplitude variation (Shimmer), maximum phonation time(MPT), and psychoacoustic evaluation showed statistically significant improvements over the control groups.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.66-76
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• 2001

반향을 이용한 워터마킹에서는 오디오 신호에 청각적으로 지각되지 않는 작은 크기의 반향을 첨가함으로써 워터마크 정보를 은닉한다. 그러나 기존의 방법으로 반향을 삽입하게 되면 음질의 왜곡은 초래하지 않으면서 동시에 외부 공격에 대한 강인성을 보장하기에는 어려운 한계를 가지고 있다. 본 논문은 반향 (Echo) 신호에 대한 심리음향학적 분석을 통해 비지각성을 유지하면서 강인성을 높일 수 있는 새로운 반향 커널 설계 방법을 제안하고 이를 이용한 오디오 워터마킹 시스템의 성능을 평가한다. 제안한 반향 커널은 인간의 반향 지각 특성을 반영한 주파수 응답의 왜곡을 최소화하는 방향으로 설계되었기 때문에 기존의 방법에 비해 월등히 큰 에너지의 반향을 삽입할 수 있으며 따라서 공격에 강인하고 신뢰성 높은 복호화가 가능하다. 또한 몇 가지 신호처리 공격에 대한 분석을 통해 강인성을 보다 향상시키기 위한 기술들을 제안하고 적용하였으며 주관적 음질 평가 및 복호화 성능 평가를 통해 제안된 시스템의 성능을 검증하였다.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2006

In this paper, an index for the evaluation of a vehicle intake booming noise and intake sound quality were developed through a correlation analysis and a multiple factor regression analysis of objective measurement and subjective evaluation data. At first, an intake orifice noise was measured at the wide-open throttle test condition. And then, an acoustic transfer function between intake orifice noise and interior noise at the steady state condition was estimated. Simultaneously, subjective evaluation was carried out with a 10-scale score by 8 intake noise and vibration expert evaluators. Next, the correlation analysis between the psychoacoustic parameters derived from the measured data and the subjective evaluation was performed. The most critical factor was determined and the corresponding index for intake booming noise and sound quality are obtained from the multiple factor regression method. And, the optimal design of intake system was studied using the booming noise and the sound quality evaluation index for expectation performance of intake system. Conclusively, the optimal designing parameters of intake system from noise level and sound quality whose point of view were extracted by adapting comparative weighting between the booming noise and sound quality evaluation index, which optimized the process. These work could be represented guideline to system engineers, designers and test engineers about optimization procedure of system performance by considering both of noise level and sound quality.

• 대한음성학회지:말소리
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• 제61호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose a scalable audio coder, which has a variable bandwidth from the narrowband speech bandwidth to the audio bandwidth and also has a bit-rate from 8 to 320 kbits/s, in order to cope with the quality of service(QoS) according to the network load. First of all, the proposed scalable coder splits bandwidth of the input audio into narrowband up to around 4 kHz and above. Next, the narrowband signals are compressed by a speech coding method compatible to an existing standard speech coder such as G.729, and the other signals whose bandwidth is above the narrowband are compressed on the basis of a psychoacoustic model. It is shown from the objective quality tests using the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) and the perceptual evaluation of audio quality(PEAQ) that the proposed scalable audio coder provides a comparable quality to the MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3) audio coder.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2013년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.483-488
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• 2013

The psychoacoustic quality of ABS is now considered more important than before as the focus of recent ABS function is expanded to basic function from typical emergency function. Thus, the automotive parts manufacturing companies are actively working to improve NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) in ABS module. In terms of time, test place, and cost, however, it is very inefficient to have all the operating noise validation test in real vehicle configuration especially for partially improved ABS module. To contribute to reducing the development period and to grasping the improvements faster, this research presents the study of a correlation to predict ABS operating noise inside vehicle via HILS rig test. The regression equation in this paper was statistically drawn from using Minitab S/W, and based on that equation, the noise spectrum of vehicle interior was analogized.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 능동 소음 제어기(Active Noise Controller)의 잔류 소음을 청감적으로 감소시키는 설계법을 제안하였다. 이를 위한 구조로는 FELMS(Filtered-E Least Mean Squares) 알고리즘과 소음 평가 지수인 NC(noise criteria)를 사용하였으며, 능동 소음 제어기의 유효 동작 주파수 대역 내에서 NC 지수를 최소화하는 FELMS에 내장된 노이즈 쉐이핑 필터의 스펙트럼 조건식을 도출하였다. 제안한 조건을 만족하는 필터가 기존에 사용되었던 심리음향 기반의 필터보다 더 향상된 NC값을 나타내는 것을 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였다.

• 한국음향학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국음향학회 1994년도 FIFTH WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL ACOUSTICS CONFERENCE SEOUL KOREA
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• pp.796-801
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• 1994

Measuring noise, sound quality or acoustical comfort presents a difficult task for the acoustic engineer. Sound and noise are ultimately jugded by human beings acting as analysers. Regulations for determining noise levels are based on A-weighted SPL measurement performed with only one microphone. This method of measurement is usually specified when determining whether the ear can be physically damaged. Such a simple measurement procedure is not able to determine annoyance of sound events or sound quality in general. For some years investigations with binaural measurement analysis technique have shown new possibilities for the objective determination of sound quality. By using Artificial Head technology /1/, /2/ in conjunction with psychoacoustic evaluation algorithms - and taking into account binaural signal processing of human hearing, considerable progress regarding the analysis of sounds has been made. Because sound events often arise in a complex way, direct conclusions about components subjectively judged to be annoying with regard to their causes and transmission paths, can be drawn in a limited way only. A new procedure, complementing binaural measurement technology combined with mulit-channel measuements of acceleration sensor signals has been developed. This involves correlating signals influencing sound quality, analyzed by means of human hearing, with signals form different acceleration sensors fixed at different positions of the sound source. Now it is possible to recognize the source and the transmission way of those signals which have an influence on the annoyance of sound.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.62-68
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 기존 마스킹 임계값 적응 방식을 개선하여 저전송률 오디오 부호화에서 음성 신호에 대한 성능을 향상시킨다. 포먼트 영역 검색 이후, 각 포먼트 영역의 평균 에너지와 해당 서브밴드의 에너지 비율을 이용하여 마스킹 임계값을 변화시킨다. 상대적으로 에너지가 큰 밴드에 대해서는 더 많은 양자화 노이즈가 허용되는 반면, 청각적으로 민감한 스펙트럴 밸리에서는 비트 할당을 높여 양자화 에러를 좀 더 줄인다. 이는 음성 부호화에서 널리 사용되는 지각 가중(perceptual weighting) 개념을 반영한 것이다. 객관적 음질 평가 결과, 제안한 알고리즘이 기존 방식에 비해 음성 신호에 대한 성능을 향상시킨다는 것을 확인하였다.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.450-456
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• 2006

The objectives of this study were to investigate physiological and psychological responses to the rustling sound of Korean traditional silk fabrics and to figure out objective measurements such as sound parameters and mechanical properties determining the human responses. Five different traditional silk fabrics were selected by cluster analysis and their sound characteristics were observed in terms of FFT spectra and some calculated sound parameters including level pressure of total sound (LPT), Zwicker's psychoacoustic parameters - loudness(Z), sharpness(Z), roughness(Z), and fluctuation strength(Z), and sound color factors such as ${\Delta}L\;and\;{\Delta}f$. As physiological signals, the ratio of low frequency to high frequency (LF/HF) from the power spectrum of heart rate variability, pulse volume (PV), heart rate (HR), and skin conductance level (SCL) evoked by the fabric sounds were measured from thirty participants. Also, seven aspects of psychological state including softness, loudness, sharpness, roughness, clearness, highness, and pleasantness were evaluated when each sound was presented. The traditional silk fabric sounds were likely to be felt as soft and pleasant rather than clear and high, which seemed to evoke less change of both LF/HF and SCL indicating a negative sensation than other fabrics previously reported. As fluctuation strength(Z) were higher and bending rigidity (B) values lower, the fabrics tended to be perceived as sounding softer, which resulted in increase of PV changes. The higher LPT was concerned with higher rating for subjective loudness so that HR was more increased. Also, compression linearity (LC) affected subjective pleasantness positively, which caused less changes of HR. Therefore, we concluded that such objective measurements as LPT, fluctuation strength(Z), bending rigidity (B), and compression linearity (LC) were significant factors affecting physiological and psychological responses to the sounds of Korean traditional silk fabrics.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.1177-1182
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• 2007

This study aims at identifying the effect of preferred visual and auditory stimuli on the road traffic noise perception through the series of psychoacoustic experiments. The first experiment was designed to find the addition effect of a sound reproducing system in a square where lay adjacent to roads with road traffic noise, provide appropriate music corresponding to the varying conditions of weather in the given space. In result, it was found that the rating around the square improved toward more positive adjectives. The second experiment was designed to assess the visual effect of twelve roadsides with different landscapes on the road traffic noise perception. As a result, approx. 3 to 5 dB(A) of psychological reduction was seen in places where natural landscape was preferred, compared to the others, although the noise levels were similar. The third experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of visual screen from adjacent roads on road traffic noise perception by means of ME method in a laboratory. In result, the effect of psychological reduction was observed at 65dB(A) or lower. Especially, complete screening from adjacent roads led to 5 to 10% of loudness reduction effect, compared to non-screening cases. Finally, the fourth experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of visual and auditory information with ME method and 7-point SD rating scale in a laboratory. In result, up to 10% of loudness reduction and about 2dB(A) of noise perceptional reduction were seen at 65dB(A) or lower.