LPC analysis is one of the most powerful techniques in speech analysis. Spectral zeros during consonant or consonant-vowel transition regions introduce difficulties in estimating LPC parameters. In this paper, we propose to estimate formant frequencies from LPC model by MUSIC (Multiple Signal Classification) and ESPRIT (Estimation of Signal Parameters via Rotational Invariance Techniques). Form...

This paper presents modeling of annular patch antenna. The S and Z parameters of an Annularpatch Microstrip antenna are investigated and optimization. The optimization is performed byvarying the inner and outer radius of annular Ring. The impedance and radiation characteristicsof annular patch antenna are examined and compared. It is able to achieve a return loss lessthan -36 dB...

When generating gaits for soft robots (those with no explicit joints), it is not evident that undulating control schemes are the most efficient. In considering alternative control schemes, however, the computational costs of evaluating continuum mechanic models of soft robots represent a significant bottleneck. We consider the use of lumped dynamic models for soft robotic systems. Such models h...