T. Jayasree^1,*, S.Emerald Shia²

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.2, pp. 141-161, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.011734

Abstract This paper presents the pathological voice detection and classification techniques using signal processing based methodologies and Feed Forward Neural Networks (FFNN). The important pathological voices such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Down Syndrome (DS) are considered for analysis. These pathological voices are known to manifest in different ways in the speech of children and adults. Therefore, it is possible to discriminate ASD and DS children from normal ones using the acoustic features extracted from the speech of these subjects. The important attributes hidden in the pathological voices are extracted by applying different signal processing techniques. In this work, three… More >

Piyatida Phanthuna, Yupaporn Areepong^*, Saowanit Sukparungsee

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.127, No.1, pp. 23-41, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.013810

Abstract A modified exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) scheme is one of the quality control charts such that this control chart can quickly detect a small shift. The average run length (ARL) is frequently used for the performance evaluation on control charts. This paper proposes the explicit formula for evaluating the average run length on a two-sided modified exponentially weighted moving average chart under the observations of a first-order autoregressive process, referred to as AR(1) process, with an exponential white noise. The performance comparison of the explicit formula and the numerical integral technique is carried out using the absolute relative change… More >

Yipu Wang¹, Yonghua Wang^1,2,*, Zheming Liu¹, Huadong Yu¹, Jinkai Xu¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.5, pp. 923-941, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.014138

Abstract Noise pollution is one of the contemporary environmental pollution, which seriously damages people’s green and healthy life. In order to further improve the low frequency sound absorption performance of microperforated panel (MPP), a new plastocene coupled microperforated plate (PCMPP) is proposed. The acoustic properties of PCMPP with different apertures and perforation ratio were measured by transfer function method and compared with that of conventional MPPs. It is found that when the aperture was 0.8 mm, the peak value of sound absorption coefficient of PCMPP decreased by 150 Hz compared with MPP. In a certain range, PCMPP with larger apertures showed… More >

Jinping Zhang^1,2, Youlai Jin¹, Bin Sun^1,*, Yuping Han³, Yang Hong⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.126, No.2, pp. 755-770, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.012686

Abstract The complex nonlinear and non-stationary features exhibited in hydrologic sequences make hydrological analysis and forecasting difficult. Currently, some hydrologists employ the complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) method, a new time-frequency analysis method based on the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) algorithm, to decompose non-stationary raw data in order to obtain relatively stationary components for further study. However, the endpoint effect in CEEMDAN is often neglected, which can lead to decomposition errors that reduce the accuracy of the research results. In this study, we processed an original runoff sequence using the radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) technique… More >

Ali Safari Variani¹, Masoumeh Ghorbanide¹, Sajad Zare², Saeid Ahmadi^1,*, Zahra Hashemi³

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.1, pp. 31-41, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.08930

Abstract Acoustic performance of dissipative silencer was evaluated to determine the effectiveness of perforated duct porosity and absorbent material density in reducing occupational noise exposure propagated from centrifugal fan. Design charts were applied to predict noise reduction and length of a dissipative silencer. Dissipative silencers with various punched duct porosity (14%, 30% and 40%) and sound absorbent density (80 Kg/m³, 120 Kg/m³, and 140 Kg/m³) were designed and fabricated. According to ISO9612 and ISO11820, noise level was measured before and after installing all nine test silencers at fixed workstations around the discharge side of a centrifugal fan in a manufacturing plant.… More >

Abiola O. Ajayeoba^1,*, Adewoye A. Olanipekun², Wasiu A. Raheem³, Oluwaseun O. Ojo⁴, Ayowumi R. Soji–Adekunle⁴

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.1, pp. 69-85, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.011639

Abstract Economic wood processing employs the use of industrial machines for cutting, shaping, milling, and sawing timber, thereby leading to the generation of high levels of noise. Published data from empirical studies have categorized noise as an environmental hazard of global significance. Furthermore, noise exposure limits for different industries and all the industrial machines available has not been formally established as it presently exists in developed nations around the world. Therefore, this study assessed the daily exposure of sawmills workers to noise in Southwestern Nigeria. Reconnaissance surveys were first carried out in Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Lagos, and Ogun States to… More >

Dipeshkumar R. Sonaviya^*, Bhaven N. Tandel

Sound & Vibration, Vol.55, No.1, pp. 57-68, 2021, DOI:10.32604/sv.2021.010715

Abstract Road traffic noise pollution has been recognized as a serious issue which affects human health as well as affects urban regions. Noise maps are very beneficial to identify the impact of noise pollution. A noise mapping study performed to study the propagation of noise in tier-II city along with field measurements. The noise maps are developed using a computer simulation model (SoundPLAN essential 4.0 software). The noise prediction models like U.K’s CoRTN, Germany’s RLS-90, and their modified versions, which can be used for homogenous road traffic conditions, cannot be successfully applied in heterogeneous road traffic conditions of India. In developing… More >

Wasim Ullah Khan^1,*, Yigang He¹, Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja², Naveed Ishtiaq Chaudhary³, Zeshan Aslam Khan³, Syed Muslim Shah⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.1, pp. 815-834, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.014674

Abstract Abstract In this paper, a novel design of the flower pollination algorithm is presented for model identification problems in nonlinear active noise control systems. The recently introduced flower pollination based heuristics is implemented to minimize the mean squared error based merit/cost function representing the scenarios of active noise control system with linear/nonlinear and primary/secondary paths based on the sinusoidal signal, random and complex random signals as noise interferences. The flower pollination heuristics based active noise controllers are formulated through exploitation of nonlinear filtering with Volterra series. The comparative study on statistical observations in terms of accuracy, convergence and complexity measures… More >

Diyar Qader Zeebaree¹, Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez², Dilovan Asaad Zebari^3,*, Habibollah Haron⁴, Haza Nuzly Abdull Hamed⁴

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 3363-3382, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013314

Abstract Collective improvement in the acceptable or desirable accuracy level of breast cancer image-related pattern recognition using various schemes remains challenging. Despite the combination of multiple schemes to achieve superior ultrasound image pattern recognition by reducing the speckle noise, an enhanced technique is not achieved. The purpose of this study is to introduce a features-based fusion scheme based on enhancement uniform-Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and filtered noise reduction. To surmount the above limitations and achieve the aim of the study, a new descriptor that enhances the LBP features based on the new threshold has been proposed. This paper proposes a multi-level… More >

Mushtaq Ahmad Khan^1,*, Ahmed B. Altamimi², Zawar Hussain Khan³, Khurram Shehzad Khattak³, Sahib Khan^4,*, Asmat Ullah³, Murtaza Ali¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.126, No.1, pp. 55-88, 2021, DOI: 10.32604/cmes.2021.011163

Abstract This article introduces a fast meshless algorithm for the numerical solution nonlinear partial differential equations (PDE) by Radial Basis Functions (RBFs) approximation connected with the Total Variation (TV)-based minimization functional and to show its application to image denoising containing multiplicative noise. These capabilities used within the proposed algorithm have not only the quality of image denoising, edge preservation but also the property of minimization of staircase effect which results in blocky effects in the images. It is worth mentioning that the recommended method can be easily employed for nonlinear problems due to the lack of dependence on a mesh or… More >