Dynamic speech parameterization for text-independent phone segmentation.

In this work, a dynamic speech parameterization based on the continuous multiresolution divergence is used to modify a text-independent phone segmentation algorithm. This encoding is employed as input and also replaces an stage of the segmentation procedure responsible for the estimation of the intensity of changes in signal features. The segmentation performance of this representation has been compared with the original algorithm using as input a classical Melbank parameterization and speech representation based on the continuous multiresolution divergence.

BiosStep-assisted walking in spinal cord-injured patients: an evaluation report.

BiosStep is a functional neuromuscular stimulation system designed to assist the gait of people with central nervous system injuries. It stimulates the quadriceps during the stance phase and the nerves in the popliteal space to produce the swing phase of the gait cycle. The gait obtained with BiosStep was assessed using kinematic analysis and it was compared with nondisabled gait.