METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING AURAL RESPONSE INFORMATION Speech and like signals are analyzed based on a model of the function of the human hearing system. The model of the inner ear is expressed as signal processing operations which map acoustic signals into neural representations. Specifically, a high order transfer function is modeled as a cascade/parallel filterbank network of simple linear, time-invariant second-order filter sections. Signal transduction and compression are based on a half-wave rectification with a non-linearly coupled, variable time constant automatic gain control network. The result is a simple device which simulates the complex signal transfer function associated with the human ear. The invention lends itself to implementation in digital circuitry for real-time or near real-time processing of speech and other sounds.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING AURAL RESPONSE INFORMATION