Sazali Yaacob, Prof. Dr.: Recent submissions
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Speech emotion recognition using kNN classifier
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)There are many methods that are commonly used by researches in order to recognize speech of human emotion. In this paper, Surrey audio-visual expressed emotion (SAVEE) database are used for the analysis. The Mel-Frequency ... -
Structural steel plate damage detection using non destructive testing, frame energy based statistical features and artificial neural networks
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper discusses about the detection of damages present in the steel plates using nondestructive vibration testing. A simple experimental model has been developed to hold the steel plate complying with the simply ... -
Optimization of circular side door beam for crashworthiness analysis
(Indonesian Society for Knowledge and Human Development (INSIGHT), 2012)Structural optimization related to crashworthiness and energy absorption capability is particularly importance to the automotive industry. The optimization involves highly nonlinear computational analysis and design with ... -
Jaundice in newborn monitoring using color detection method
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-03-10)Jaundice is a yellow discoloration of the skin and/or whites of the eyes that is often seen in newborn infants. The discoloration is caused by a yellow substance called bilirubin. Infants with high blood levels of bilirubin, ... -
Preemies birth monitoring using color detection method
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-03-10)Administration of vaccines and nutritional supplements to baby or infant is mainly depends on their chronological age and weight. For examples, iron supplements and hepatitis B vaccine should be initiated when the baby is ... -
Wavelet based approach for the investigation of vision impairments using single trial VEPs
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-03-23)Visually evoked potential (VEP) is being widely used for the investigation of vision abnormalities. The signals are recorded using non-invasive EEG electrodes from the Occipital Cortex while a subject is presented with a ... -
Speech stuttering assessment using sample entropy and Least Square Support Vector Machine
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-03)This work is intended to discuss the performance of sample entropy feature for the recognition of stuttered events. The data for the analysis is taken from the UCLASS database. Manual segmentation is performed to identify ... -
Infant cry classification to identify asphyxia using time-frequency analysis and radial basis neural networks
(Elsevier Ltd, 2012-08)A cry is the first verbal communication of infants and it is described as a loud, high-pitched sound made by infants in response to certain situations. Infant cry signals can be used to identify physical or psychological ... -
A comparative study of wavelet families for classification of wrist motions
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-11)The selection of most suitable mother wavelet function is still an open research problem in various signal and image processing applications. This paper presents a comparative study of different wavelet families (Daubechies, ... -
Malay speech recognition in normal and noise condition
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-03)Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is an area of research which deals with the recognition of speech by machine in several conditions. ASR performs well under restricted conditions (quiet environment), but performance ... -
Advancements in Transmitters and Sensors for Biological Tissue Imaging in Magnetic Induction Tomography
(MDPI AG, 2012-05-29)Magnetic Induction Tomography (MIT), which is also known as Electromagnetic Tomography (EMT) or Mutual Inductance Tomography, is among the imaging modalities of interest to many researchers around the world. This noninvasive ... -
Impact response of thin-walled tubes: A prospective review
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012-04)Thin-walled structures have been widely used in various structural applications asimpact energy absorbing devices. During an impact situation, thin-walled tubesdemonstrate excellent capability in absorbing greater energy ... -
Measuring the speech intelligibility of the sound reinforced classroom
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)Classroom speech intelligibility has become one of the main concerns in schools and other learning institutions development nowadays. This is because the qualities of student’s perceptions towards teacher are essentials ... -
Fuzzy voice classifier and fuzzy voice pathology identification system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)Speech is one of the common modes of communication and it is a process of transferring information from one entity to another. In recent years there has been much research on unvoiced/voiced classification and voice ... -
A simple sign language recognition system using affine moment blur invariant features
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)Sign language recognition is one of the most promising sub-fields in gesture recognition research. Effective sign language recognition would grant the deaf and hard-of-hearing expanded tools for communicating with both ... -
Effect of normalization method on classification of speech dysfluencies using LPC, LPCC and WLPCC
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)The main aim of this paper is to discuss the enhancement of the classification performance on the speech dysfluencies, namely, prolongations and repetitions after employ statistical normalization (SN) on signal and ... -
Model reference adaptive neuro-controller with on-line parameter estimation
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)In this paper, a Model Reference Adaptive Neuro- Controller is developed, in which the error between the outputs of the plant and the reference model is used to adapt the controller parameters. The Model Reference Adaptive ... -
Vehicle interior sound quality evaluation using energy based features
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)The comfort in the car interior is already become a need for the passengers and the buyers. Due to high competition in car industries, all the car manufacturers are concentrating in improving the interior noise comfort of ... -
Model reference adaptive neuro-controller based on HMLP network
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Centre for Graduate Studies, 2010-10-16)In this paper, an Adaptive Neuro-Controller (ANC) based on HMLP Network is proposed as an alternative to a conventional adaptive controller. The ANC will be adapted such that the plant should follow a desired output, ... -
Automatic classification of infant cry: A review
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012-02-27)This paper reviews the some of significant works on infant cry signal analysis proposed in the past two decades and reviews the recent progress in this field. The cry of baby cannot be predicted accurately where it is very ...