Acoustic Impulsive Noise Based on Non-Gaussian Models: An Experimental Evaluation

In general, acoustic channels are not Gaussian distributed neither are second-order stationary. Considering them for signal processing methods designed for Gaussian assumptions is inadequate, consequently yielding in poor performance of such methods. This paper presents an analysis for audio signal...

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Main Authors: Danilo Pena, Carlos Lima, Matheus Dória, Luan Pena, Allan Martins, Vicente Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/12/2827
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Summary:In general, acoustic channels are not Gaussian distributed neither are second-order stationary. Considering them for signal processing methods designed for Gaussian assumptions is inadequate, consequently yielding in poor performance of such methods. This paper presents an analysis for audio signal corrupted by impulsive noise using non-Gaussian models. Audio samples are compared to the Gaussian, <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mi>&#945;</mi> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>-stable and Gaussian mixture models, evaluating the fitting by graphical and numerical methods. We discuss fitting properties as the window length and the overlap, finally concluding that the <inline-formula> <math display="inline"> <semantics> <mi>&#945;</mi> </semantics> </math> </inline-formula>-stable model has the best fit for all tested scenarios.
ISSN:1424-8220