Accurate pitch detection algorithm

Abstract

An accurate, robust, and reliable pitch detection scheme is outlined. The algorithm extracts the pitch with a very high resolution (i.e., as a real number) despite the finite (8-kHz) resolution of the sampled speech sequence. This makes it possible to analyze the pitch variation process in disarthric patients for medical purposes and to develop an accurate synchronous spectral analysis scheme. The computational complexity of the proposed algorithm is well below the capacity of modern digital signal processing technology and therefore can be implemented in realtime.