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Improving the quality of speech in the conditions of noise and interference
PublicationThe aim of the work is to present a method of intelligent modification of the speech signal with speech features expressed in noise, based on the Lombard effect. The recordings utilized sets of words and sentences as well as disturbing signals, i.e., pink noise and the so-called babble speech. Noise signal, calibrated to various levels at the speaker's ears, was played over two loudspeakers located 2 m away from the speaker. In...
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Pavement ageing influence on tyre/road noise
PublicationRoad surface should be constructed in a way that ensures safe and comfortable traffic conditions, not only when it is newly paved but also during its entire lifetime. An important factor in the asphalt mixture design process is also the expected pavement durability and stability of pavement properties over time. In many countries, road surface starts to play a significant role in traffic noise reduction actions. Selecting a particular...
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AC Motor Voltage and Audible Noise Dataset
PublicationThe dataset titled AC motor voltage and audible noise waveforms in ship’s electrical drive systems with frequency converters contains the voltage and sound measurement results recorded in a marine frequency controlled AC drive system. The dataset is part of research focussing on the impact of the ship’s electrical drive systems with frequency converters on vibrations and the level of audible noise on ships. The dataset allows the...
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Noise in electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs)
PublicationWe present methods and problems of noise measurements in electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLC). Detailed noise equivalent electronic circuit is considered, and two possible ways of observations of random processes generated in the EDLCs structures are studied. We conclude that noise is a useful tool for characterization of the EDLC structures and their state-of-health, as in other materials and electronic devices. Eventual,...
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Applying the Lombard Effect to Speech-in-Noise Communication
PublicationThis study explored how the Lombard effect, a natural or artificial increase in speech loudness in noisy environments, can improve speech-in-noise communication. This study consisted of several experiments that measured the impact of different types of noise on synthesizing the Lombard effect. The main steps were as follows: first, a dataset of speech samples with and without the Lombard effect was collected in a controlled setting;...
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Multi-Objective Traveling Salesman and Transportation Problems with Environmental Aspects
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The reduction of auxiliaries power demand: The challenge for electromobility in public transportation
PublicationAn important role in the consumption of electric energy in urban transport are non-traction needs (auxiliaries), the main part of which is heating and air condition (HVAC). Auxiliaries are responsible for almost half of total energy consumption (normal weather conditions) and in the winter (or hot summer) it reaches up to 70% in daily scale. The reduction of energy used for non-traction needs is currently the main challenge related...
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Knowledge-based models of the organization transformation
PublicationW artykule omówiono zastosowanie modeli opartych na wiedzy do wspomagania transformacji organizacji. Organizacje wytwarzające systemy informatyczne mogą wykorzystywać modele oparte na wiedzy (do gromadzenia danych o procesach transformacji i wspomagać te procesy) w procesach zmian zgodnych ze standardami CMMI. W artykule omówiono metody modelowania i wytwarzania takich baz jak również wskazano na ich przydatność dla zróżnicowanych...
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TRANSFORMATION OF DIGITALIZATION ON THE FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE MARKET
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The implementation of green transformation through clusters
PublicationThe paper addresses a poorly documented issue in the literature, namely the role of clusters in green transformation, including processes related to green, low-carbon, and circular economies. The purpose was to identify and understand the practices of clusters in this area. The adopted mixed research strategy consisted of both qualitative and quantitative research. Both research phases were conducted in a group of Polish Key National...
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Improvement of speech intelligibility in the presence of noise interference using the Lombard effect and an automatic noise interference profiling based on deep learning
PublicationThe Lombard effect is a phenomenon that results in speech intelligibility improvement when applied to noise. There are many distinctive features of Lombard speech that were recalled in this dissertation. This work proposes the creation of a system capable of improving speech quality and intelligibility in real-time measured by objective metrics and subjective tests. This system consists of three main components: speech type detection,...
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Vibration transpotation of a viscoelastic raw materials in drying process.
PublicationPrzedstawiono zagadnienie transportu wibracyjnego surowca o własnościach lepko-sprężystych w procesie suszenia oraz propozycje rozwiązania technicznego umożliwiającego zastosowanie tego sposobu transportu w urządzeniach produkcyjnych. W rozwiązaniu tym zastosowano panele zawieszone na elementach sprężystych, których drgania sterowane są mikroprocesorowo w układzie sterowania w pętli sprzężenia zwrotnego w celu utrzymania właściwych...
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Towards the assessment of potential impact of unmanned vessels on maritime transportation safety
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Transportation of chips in the machining zone during cutting wood with circular saw
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono analizę odprowadznia wiórów ze strefy skrawania na zewnątrz materiału obrabianego przy przecinaniu drewna piłą tarczową.
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Influence of 8-Hour Road Transportation on Selected Physiological Parameters in Horses
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Structural and Transportation Properties of Strontium Titanate Composites with Ion Conductive Oxides
PublicationThis paper has been written based on the author’s doctoral dissertation “Structural and transportation properties of strontium and titanate composites with ion conductive oxides”, prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Hab. Eng. Bogusław Kusz at the Department of Solid State Physics of Gdańsk University of Technology. It reports the idea of the thesis and conclusions from the study. Niobium doped strontium titanate (Sr(Ti,Nb)O3)...
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Potential Application of Solar Energy Systems for Electrified Urban Transportation Systems
PublicationThe paper presents a novel approach toward the use of solar energy systems in public transportation. The concept of energy generation in PV systems for supplying a trolleybus transportation system is proposed for the city of Gdynia (Poland). The suggested way of energy production allows reducing the environmental harm impact of the municipal transportation system. Moreover, the proposed way of green energy use can be a more profitable...
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Decision support system for design of long distance heat transportation system
PublicationDistrict Heating (DH) systems are commonly supplied using local heat sources. Nowadays, modern insulation materials allow for effective and economically viable heat transportation over long distances (over 20 km). The paper proposes a Decision Support System (DSS) for optimized selection of design and operating parameters of a long distance Heat Transportation System (HTS). The method allows for evaluation of feasibility and effectiveness...
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Technologies for Joining and Forming Thin-Walled Structures in the Construction of Transportation Vehicles
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Application of higher order spectra in the electrochemical noise analysis
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A new nethod for RTS noise of semiconductor devices identification
PublicationIn the paper, a new method, called the noise scatterin pattern method (NSP method), for random telegraph signal noise identyfication in the inherent noise of semiconductor devices is described. A block diagram of a noise measurement system based on the NSP method is presented. Examples of patterns of the NSP method are presented.
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Multimedia services applied to noise and hearing monitoring and measuring
PublicationThe goal of this chapter is to show a research study related to processing of data acquired by the multimedia services engineered at the multimedia systems department (MSD) of the Gdansk University of Technology. This concerns a survey on noise threat employing the multimedia noise monitoring system (MNMS) and hearing tests performed by the "I can hear. . . " system. The obtained results of the noise measurements revealed that...
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Identification and filtering of uncharacteristic noise in the CMS hadron calorimeter
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Development of low noise CCD readout front-end
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Development of low noise CCD readout front-end
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APPLICATION OF NON-STATIONARY TECHNIQUES IN THE ANALYSIS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL NOISE
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On electrochemical noise analysis for monitoring of uniform corrosion rate
PublicationSzybkość korozji jest określona przez rezystancję polaryzacyjną warstwy metal-elektrolit. Jej wartość może być wyznaczona za pomocą pomiarów szumów elektrochemicznych. Przedstawiono szczegółowo algorytm wyznaczania wartości rezystancji polaryzacyjnej na podstawie rejestrowanych sygnałów losowych dla przykładowych wyników badań eksperymentalnych. Oszacowano dokładność wyznaczanej wartości.
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Substrate noise-aware floorplanning for mixed-signal SOCs.
PublicationOpisano nową metodę projektowania systemów na chipie z uwzglednieniem minimalizacji szumu podłożowego. Optymalizacje rozmieszczenia bloków układowych na chipie uzyskuje się dzieki wykorzystaniu algorytmu ewolucyjnego minimalizującego funkcję celu uwzględniającą poziom szumu podłożowego.
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Noise performance of continuous-time active-RC filters.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono metodę analizy właściwości szumowych filtrów aktywnych RC czasu ciągłego. Prezentowana procedura wykorzystuje model integratorowy, z odpowiednim dla tej klasy filtrów opisem macierzowym. Dokładność osiągniętych wyników teoretycznych dla przykładowego filtru potwierdzono rezultatami otrzymanymi przy pomocy symulatora SPICE.
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Modeling of substrate noise block properties for early rediction.
PublicationZaproponowano nowe podejscie do modelowania zakłóceń podłozowych we wczesnym etapie projektowania systemów na wspólnym podłożu krzemowym. Modelowanie zakłóceń oparto na założeniu, że głównym źródłem zakłóceń podłożowych jest sieć zasilająca. W oparciu o przeprowadzone symulacjie wykazano słusznosć takiej metody.
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Design of low noise preamplifers for characterization of LSCO bolometers
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wymagania stawiane układom do pomiaru szumów bolometrów. Ze względu na niski poziom mierzonych szumów układy te wymagają zastosowania niskoszumnych przedwzmacniaczy i układów ustalających punkt pracy badanych detektorów. Omówiono konstrukcje dwóch przedwzmacniaczy z zintegrowanymi układami polaryzacji. Przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów szumów w zakresie częstotliwości 10-90Hz. Przedstawiono możliwości ulepszenia...
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Substrate noise modeling in early floorplanning of MS-SOCs.
PublicationW pracy zaproponowano model częstotliwościowy bloków analogowych wrażliwych na zakłócenia oraz bloków cyfrowych generujących zakłócenia w systemach mieszanych realizowanych na wspólnym podłożu krzemowym. Zaproponowane modele zostały wykorzystane w oprogramowaniu optymalizującym rozmieszczenie bloków funkcjonalnych na struktórze krzemowej. Dzieki użyciu procedur optymalizacyjnych uzyskano znaczącą redukcje poziomu zakłóceń przy...
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Electrochemical noise analysis methods for the investigation of corrpsion processes
PublicationProcesy korozji mogą być badane przez obserwacje przepływu ładunków między elektrolitem a korodującą elektrodą metalową. Przepływy te są obserwowane jako fluktuacje prądu i napięcia nazywane szumem elektrochemicznym. Różne rodzaje procesów korozji mogą być identyfikowane za pomocą szumów elektrochemicznych. Szybkość korozji jednorodnej jest określana przez estymację rezystancji polaryzacji występującej między elektrolitem a metalem....
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On accurracy of polarization resistance estimation by electrochemical noise measurements
PublicationPrzedstawiono sposób estymacji rezystancji polaryzacji, wykorzystywanej do oceny szybkości procesów korozji. Zaproponowano formułę określającą błąd losowy estymacji rezystancji polaryzacji. Przytoczono i przedyskutowano eksperymentalne wyniki estymacji rezystancji polaryzacji na podstawie pomiarów szumów elektrochemicznych w układzie trzech elektrod pomiarowych.
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On the EM algorithm for the estimation of speech AR parameters in noise
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Application of non-stationary techniques in the analysis of electrochemical noise.
PublicationKlasyczne podejście do analizy szumu elektrochemicznego oparte jest na wstępnym założeniu jego stacjonarności. Pomimo użyteczności, tego typu analiza często prowadzi do mylących wniosków, wynikających z niestacjonarności rejestrów szumowych. W pracy przedstawione zostały możliwości krótkoczasowej transformacji Fouriera, umożliwiającej uzyskanie zależnych od czasu widm mocy sygnału. Osiągane jest to dzięki wykorzystywaniu ruchomego,...
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Noise effect on parameters of quiet sonar with code modulation
PublicationEarlier publications of the paper authors have shown that the use of code keying mixed with the CW FM sound signal allows the significant reduction in the distance measurement error, compared to classic silent CW FM sonar. In addition to the code modulation parameters, the magnitude of this error is influenced by the received input acoustic noise. The article shows the dependence of the input signal-to-noise ratio and the sound...
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VARIOUS PRESENTATION OF NOISE PERCEPTION IN BYDGOSZCZ GREEN AREAS
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UNDERWATER NOISE GENERATED BY A SMALL SHIP IN THE SHALLOW SEA
PublicationStudy of the sea noise has been a subject of interest for years. The first work of this scope were published at the turn of the twentieth century by Knudsen (KNUDSEN et al., 1948) and G. Wenz (WENZ, 1962). Disturbances called "shipping noise" are one of the important components of the sea noise. In this work the results of an experimental research of underwater noise produced by a small ship of a classic propulsion are...
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Robustness of quantum-randomness expansion protocols in the presence of noise
PublicationIn this paper we investigate properties of several randomness generation protocols in the device independent framework. Using Bell-type inequalities it is possible to certify that the numbers generated by an untrusted device are indeed random. We present a selection of certificates which guarantee two bits of randomness for each run of the experiment in the noiseless case and require the parties to share a maximally entangled state....
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IMPULSE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH FIRING HANDHELD MILITARY WEAPONS
PublicationSports, hunting and military shooting grounds are well known sources of noise that can be disruptive both for people present at those facilities, as well as for people and animals that live nearby. What is more, shooters are also subjected to very painful and dangerous impulse noise. The paper discusses the issues related to the noise immission during firing of small firearms of military type that are typical for Poland. The experiments...
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Speed dependency of temperature effects on road traffic noise
PublicationRecently, a new literature review on the influence of temperature on tire/road noise became available, based on a compilation of large amounts of data from empirical research. This review showed that the effect of temperature is roughly double of that previously assumed and taken account of in international standards. This makes temperature one of the main sources of error in measurement results. Furthermore, it suggested that...
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Tire camber angle influence on tire-pavement noise
PublicationTaking into account tire-pavement noise and tires classification with respect to noise emission special measurement methods are usually used. When two of them are applied (the Laboratory Drum Method (DR) and the Close-Proximity Method (CPX)) the investigator has to be sure that the position of the tire is correct. The authors of this paper thought about tire position as tire (wheel) alignment in particular tire camber angle. They...
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Investigation of Noise Threats and Their Impact on Hearing in Selected Schools
PublicationNoise measurements conducted in selected schools in Gdansk area are presented in this paper. The main aim of this research was to determine noise threats at schools. Some objective measurements of the acoustic climate were performed employing a noise monitoring station engineered at the Multimedia System Department, Gdansk University of Technology. Simultaneously, subjective noise annoyance examinations were carried out among pupils...
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Robust algorithm for active feedback control of narrowband noise
PublicationThe problem of active control of narrowband acoustic noise is considered. It is shown that the proposed earlier feedback control algorithm called SONIC (self-optimizing narrowband interference canceller), based on minimization of the L2-norm performance measure, can be re-derived using the L1 approach. The resulting robust SONIC algorithm is more robust to heavy-tailed measurement noise, such as the αlpha-stable noise, than the...
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Active feedback noise control in the presence of impulsive disturbances
PublicationThe problem of active feedback control of a narrowband acoustic noise in the presence of impulsive disturbances is considered. It is shown that, when integrated with appropriately designed outlier detector, the proposed earlier feedback control algorithm called SONIC is capable of isolating and rejecting noise pulses. According to our tests this guarantees stable and reliable operation of the closed-loop noise cancelling...
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Noise and Electro-Ultrasonic Spectroscopy of Conducting PolymerThick Films
PublicationThick conducting films based on conducting polymer are characterized by DC conductivity and noise in temperature range 10 to 300 K. Conducting polymers could be used e.g. for the top electrode (cathode) in the solid tantalum or niobium capacitors. On the conducting polymer layer the top layer of carbon/graphite and/or silver polymer based pastes is applied in the capacitor technology. Our samples structure consists of conducting...
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Semi-adaptive feedback active control of MRI noise
PublicationA feedback controller is proposed for cancellation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) noise. The design of the controller takes into account specific features of the MRI noise signal. Simulation results show that a considerable rejection rate of the MRI noise can be obtained.
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Temperature influence on tyre/road noise of selected tyres
PublicationAir and road temperatures substantially affect road vehicle noise emission. The temperature influence on tyre/road noise depends mainly on tyre-road combination. It is different for dense and porous pavements, for bituminous and cement ones. It differs also depending on tyres. The correction procedures for temperature effect are still under consideration and preparation. Tyre/road noise measurements using CPX method were performed...
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Comparison of road and laboratory measurements of tyre/road noise
PublicationTyre/road noise is one of the major environmental problems related to road traffic. There are several measuring methods of tyre/road noise that may be carried out on the road (for example Coast-down and Close Proximity Method) or in the laboratory (Drum Method). Road measurements are preferred for evaluations of pavement properties while laboratory methods are mostly used to evaluate tyres. One of the biggest problems associated...