B.TechSemester 72024-25Speech ProcessingKEC078

Speech Processing (KEC078) - AKTU Question Paper 2024-25

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This is the official AKTU Speech Processing Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 7, academic session 2024-25. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech
Semester:Semester 7
Session:2024-25
University:AKTU / UPTU

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Speech Processing (KEC078) — extracted question text · 100 marks · 3 Hours

Section AAttempt all questions in brief. 2 x 10 = 20
  • a
    List the key assumptions in the acoustic theory of speech production
  • b
    Define acoustic phonetics
  • c
    What is the purpose of short-time energy in speech processing?
  • d
    How does AMDF differ from the autocorrelation method for pitch detection?
  • e
    Explain the purpose of spectrographic displays in speech processing
  • f
    List the properties of short-time Fourier transforms
  • g
    What is a homomorphic vocoder, and where is it used?
  • h
    How can formants be estimated using homomorphic methods? 4 K3 i. Define prediction error in the context of LPC. 5 K1 j. What is the significance of normalized mean square error in LPC?
Section BAttempt any three of the following: 10 x 3 = 20
  • a
    Explain the mechanism of speech production and its relationship with acoustic phonetics
  • b
    Explain the concept of the short-time average zero-crossing rat e and its role in distinguishing speech from silence
  • c
    Describe the properties of short -time Fourier analysis and its importance in speech processing
  • d
    Evaluate the benefits and limita tions of homomorphic processing in real-time speech applications
  • e
    Analyze the relationship between various speech parameters in L PC and lossless tube models
Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10 x 1 = 10
  • a
    Describe the acoustic theory of speech production and its significance in speech signal modeling
  • b
    Illustrate the lossless tube models used in speech signal proce ssing. How do they simulate the vocal tract?
  • a
    Define short-time energy and average magnitude. How are these p arameters used to analyze speech signals?
  • b
    Evaluate the effectiv eness of short-time autocorrelation and AM DF methods for pitch detection
  • a
    Analyze the use of spectrographic displays in visualizing speech signals
  • b
    Explain the design and implement ation of filter ba nks using the FFT-based method
  • a
    Explain the computation of the complex cepstrum of a speech signal
  • b
    Define the homomorphic system for convolution and its applicati on in speech processing
  • a
    Describe the autocorrelation method used in LPC and its computational steps
  • b
    Define the basic principles of linear predictive analysis in speech processing

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