A novel approach to robust speech endpoint detection in car environments

In the process of speech recognition, it is especially crucial to precisely locate endpoints of the input utterance to be free of non-speech regions. This paper proposes a novel approach that finds robust features for endpoint detection in a noisy in-car environment. In the proposed method, we integ...

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Main Authors: Liang-Sheng Huang, Chung-Ho Yang
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustic noise
Additive noise
Background noise
Computer vision
Entropy
Gas detectors
Monitoring
Robustness
Speech recognition
Working environment noise
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Summary:In the process of speech recognition, it is especially crucial to precisely locate endpoints of the input utterance to be free of non-speech regions. This paper proposes a novel approach that finds robust features for endpoint detection in a noisy in-car environment. In the proposed method, we integrate both the widely used energy and entropy to form a new feature that possesses advantages of each individual while compensating for the drawback of each other. By monitoring the transition of the extracted new features, more precise endpoints could be found. Experiments in a real noisy environment, inside a Honda Civic car with background radio music and free chat, reveal an accuracy improvement which reached over 10% higher compared with a pure energy-based algorithm.
ISSN:1520-6149
2379-190X
DOI:10.1109/ICASSP.2000.862091