Objective Method of Speech Intelligibility With the Artificial Head

International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering

© 2020 by SSRG - IJECE Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Derkach N, Vdovenko M, Lunyova S.

10.14445/23488549/IJECE-V7I1P103

How to Cite?

Derkach N, Vdovenko M, Lunyova S., "Objective Method of Speech Intelligibility With the Artificial Head," SSRG International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 15-19, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488549/IJECE-V7I1P103

Abstract:

The article proposes and justifies a new objective method for determining speech intelligibility using measurements of a binaural pair of speech signals using an artificial head. According to the calculated values of the coefficients of the recorded signals interaural correlation, the class of speech intelligibility, the quality of understanding, and the assessment of the language’s readability are uniquely determined.

Keywords:

unmanned aerial vehicles, speech intelligibility, interaural correlation, sound source localization.

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