International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 33 - Number 10 |
Year of Publication: 2011 |
Authors: Jason Fernandes, Kelvin D'souza |
10.5120/4055-5824 |
Jason Fernandes, Kelvin D'souza . Simplistic Implementation of Realtime Pitch Estimation using Pulse Modelling Approach. International Journal of Computer Applications. 33, 10 ( November 2011), 13-17. DOI=10.5120/4055-5824
In the realm of speech processing, pitch estimation is considered to be a very important tool for various applications in speech processing, thus many algorithms and methods have already been developed for pitch estimation. This paper presents a new and relatively simple method for estimating the pitch of a speech signal as compared to other algorithms and methods which have been applied. In this method of pitch estimation, the speech signal is filtered and then passed as a trigger to a switch whose one input is a pulse generator and the other is a reference potential. The number of pulses generated will be proportional to the frequency of the speech signal.