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DSP TechnologyDesigning the Third Generation LAN Switches 1057Robert C. Brand, Acacia Networks, USA

FFT-Based Parallel Systems for Array Processing with Low Latency:Sub-40ns 4K Butterfly FFT 1064Chwen-Jye Ju, Sharp Microelectronics Technology, Inc., USA

Low Power DSPs: The Next Measure of Performance 1071Wai Lee, Gene Frantz, Brock Barton, Paul Landman, Texas Instrument Inc., USA

FPGAs in DSPA PLD-Based Solution for Cable Modem 1076Doug Ridge, Stephen Farson, David Trainor, Integrated Silicon Systems Ltd., Northern Ireland, DaveGreenfield, Altera Corporation, USA

DSP Processor Core for FLEX 10K Architecture 1081Martin Langhammer, Altera Corporation, Canada

High Performance Adaptive Filters for Programmable Logic 1086Martin Langhammer, Altera Corporation, Canada

Techniques and Tools for FPGA-Based DSP Design 1090Roman Iwanczuk, Tony Williams, Xilinx, Inc, USA

GeophysicalExplicit Form Localizing of Unknown Source of Seismic Vibrations 1099Vlastimir D. Pavlovic, Zoran Velickovic, University of Nis, Yugoslavia

Geophysical Data Analysis with Matched Morlet CWT 1104Federico Filippini De Juan, Gabriella Olmo, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico , Italy

HLL ToolsApproaching Peak Performance with Compiled Code on a VLIW DSP 1109Alan Ward, Alan Davis, Eric J. Stotzer, Reid E. Tatge, Texas Instruments, USA

Image AnalysisA Simple and Fast Matching Algorithm for Image Recognition-Based onOrientation Run Length Coding 1115Xiangjun Wang, Shenghua Ye, Tianjin University, China

Adaptive Digital Filters for Image Processing and Restoration 1120Vladimir I. Ponomaryov, Alexey B. Pogrebniak, Victor M. Velasco Herrera, Instituto Politcnico NacionalESIME, Mexico

An Improved Technique for Automated Image Histogram Thresholding 1125Mahesh Godavarti, Jeffrey J. Rodriguez, DSP Software Engineering, USA

Automatic Damage Detection for Railroad Tracks by the Analysis of Video Images 1130A. Kummert, I. Khandogin, University of Wuppertal, Germany; D. Maiwald, STN ATLAS ElektronikGmbH, Germany

Extracting Buried Pipes from 3D Image Data of Subsurface Radar 1135Ayachika Kitazaki, Sophia University, Japan; Akira Kawanaka, Sophia University, Japan; HidekiHayakawa, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., Japan

Image Analysis Algorithms for Automatic Determination of Antibiotic Content 1140Margarido Machado, Instituto de Tecnologias de Informacao, Portugal

Image Representation Recovery and Analysis Using Principle Component Analysis 1145N.A. Ziyad, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA; Mohamed Chouikha, E.T. Gilmore, Kevin Tuggle,Howard University, USA

Lossless Image Compression Over Lossy Packet Networks 1150Merriam, Pamela Cosman, A.L. Kellner, University of California, USA

Modeling for Generating Scenery Of Mountain and Sea 1155Shengping Jiang, Hiroshima City University, Japan

Texture Segmentation Using Pyramidal Fuzzy Competitive Learning Algorithm 1160Donyun Kim, Dongsub Cho, Ewha Womans University, Korea

Use of A'SCAPE and Fusion Algorithms for the Detection of Concealed Weapons 1165Mohamed Adel Slamani, Stiefvater Consultants Inc., USA; Pramod Varshney, Syracuse University, USA;Mark Alford, Rome Laboratory/OCSM, USA

Wavelets In Fingerprint Image Enhancement 1170I. Emiroglu M. B. Akhan, University of Hertfordshire, England

Image CodingA Median Prediction Search Algorithm on Block Motion Estimation for Video Coding 1175Linjun Luo, Cairong Zou, Zhenya He, Southeast University, China

A Practical Piecewise Polynomials Approximation Based on CompactlySupported Biorthonormal Expansions 1179-Kazuki Katagishi, R & D Laboratories, KDD Co. Ltd., Japan; Lee Seng Luan, National University ofSingapore, Singapore; Kazuo Toraichi, Masao Yanyu, University of Tsukuba, Singapore

Adaptive Hierarchical Motion Estimation Using the Characteristics of Local Images 1184Jin-Tae Kim, Hanseo University, Korea; Dong-Wook Kim, ChungNam Sanup University, Korea;Jung-Soo Choi, Chung-Ang University, Korea

An Implementation of Fractal Algorithm Compressing a TGA (Targa) File with WinNT 3.51 .... 1188Guoliang Zeng, Buck Lem, Arizona State University East, USA

An Overall Control Strategy for a High Quality Very Low Bitrate Image SequenceCoding System 1193Kevin Martins Ferreira, INESC, Portugal

Analog Two-Dimensional Discrete Cosine Transform LSI for Image Compression Basedon Multirate Sampling 1198Yoshiaki Tadokoro, Manabu Tsunoda, Shoji Kawahito, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan;Noriaki Kudo, Hachinoche National College of Technology, Japan

Comparison of Post Processing Algorithms for Transform Encoded Video Sequences 1203Mohammad Shahid, Premisys Communications Inc., USA; Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Purdue University,USA; Mehmet Ozkan, Thomson Consumer Electronics, USA

Image Compression by Texture Modeling of Wavelet Coefficients 1208Hoon-Sung Kwak, Jeong-Ho Park, Byung-Ha Hwang, Jae-Ho Choi, Chonbuk National University, Korea

Implementation of a Two-Stage Block Matching Algorithm Using Integral Projectionson TMS320C80 DSP Board 1213Sung Bum Pan, Rae-Hong Park, Young Soo Sohn, Sogang University , Korea

Non-Recusive Weighted Finitive Automata Image Compression 1218Hamed Parsiani, William Navas, Puerto Rico

Secure Image Coding Scheme Using Wavelet Transform for Still Images 1223Naohisa Shibuya, Naohisa Komatsu, Waseda University, Japan

Trellis Vector Residual Quantization 1228Giovanni Motta, Brandeis University, USA; Bruno Carpentieri, Universita' di Salerno, Italy

Two-Dimensional Hierarchical Quantizing and Coding for Wavelet Image Compression 1233Irina E. Bocharova, Victor Kolesnik, Boris D. Kudryashov, Andrey Malkov, Felix Taubin, State Academyon Airspace Instrumentation, Russia

VLSI-Architecture of a Time-Recursive 2-D Shape-Adaptive DCT Processorfor Generic Coding of Video 1238Thuyen Le, Mangred Glesner, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

Image UnderstandingA Two-Dimensional Image Pattern Center-Finding Algorithm 1243Joseph M. Scanlan, Tasc, USA

An O.C.R. for V.L.P.'s (Vehicle License Plates) 1248Fernando Martin Rodriguez, Xulio Fernandez Hermida, Jose Luis Fernandez Lijo, Fidel Pita Sande, MiguelPerez Inlesias, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Spain

Anti-Convolution Distortion Digital Signal Processing Algorithm 1253Joseph Cai, Symbol Technologies, Inc., USA

Unsupervised and Automated Image Classification of CCD Images 1258Petri Mahonen, VTT Electronics, Finland; P. Hakala, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, England

Industrial ApplicationsA DSP-Based System for an Iterative Voltage and Current Line Conditioner 1263Carlos de Mora, F. Yeves, S. Martinez, Francisco Mur, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Spain

A DSP-Controlled Relay for Medium Three Phase System 1268Gheorghe Tucu, Rudolph Zimand, Liviu Nicolescu, Lucian Petrisor, The Research Institute For ControlEngineering, Romania

An Automatic Visual Inspection System of the Quality of Painting of MetalFilm Mini Resistors 1273Joao Sanches, Moises S. Piedade, INESC, Portugal

Analysis of Water Wave Propagation by Short-time Fourier Transform Technique 1278Ben T. Nohara, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan

Bergeron Approached Electric Power System Transients Analysis and its ParallelProcessing of Using Multi-DSP 1286Azusa Iwata, Koichi Nakamura, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan; Mototaka Stone, Musashi Instituteof Technology, Japan; S.C. Verma, Hideki Fujita, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan

Compact PCI - The Industrial DSP Platform of the Future 1291Roland Puscher, Perimos GmbH, Germany, Cornelius Kellerhoff, Germany

Development of Digital Control of Generator 1296Kentarou Kawabata, Mototaka Sone, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan; Hirokazu Takahashi, NipponKoei Co., Inc., Japan

Discrimination of the Road Condition from the Road Monitoring Image 1301Muneo Yamada, Isao Horiba, Noboru Sugie, Meijo University, Japan; Koji Ueda, Nagoy Electric WorksCo, Ltd., Japan

DSP-Based Fuzzy Logic Control for a Servomotor 1306Heng-Ming Tai, Phil Shih, Kaveh Ashenayi, University of Tulsa, USA

Estimating Oscillation of Synchronous Generators Using Recurrent Neural Networks 1311Koichi Nakamura, Yutaka Ohta, Takashi Masubara, Nogoya Institute of Technology, Japan; MototakaSone, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan; S.C. Verma, Hideki Fujita, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.,Japan

Extracting of Line Features for Automatic Inspection of Vehicle Doors 1316KiHong Kim, YunKoo Chung, HyunBin Kim, Systems Engineering Research Institute, Korea

Flaw and Hitch Detecting of Bearings Based on High Order Spectra 1321Gu Caikang, Zhang Shujing, Shangai Tiedao University, China

Monitoring of Surface Quality in Milling Using Fusion Techniques 1326Manoochehr Kelarestaghi, Menad Sidahined, Heudiasyc Compiegne University of Technology, France

Multi-DSP Parallel Image Processing for Vision Application 1331 „Jose Hiroki Saito, Sandra Abib, Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Brazil

Performance Improvements of an X Gama Rays Computerized MinitomagraphyScanners Dedicated to Agriculture Using the TMS320C40 1336Paulo Cruvinel, EMBRAPA-CNPDIA, Brazil

Real-Time Transformer Fault Diagnostics Using Supersonic Sensors and Wavelet Transforms . 1341Hemchandra M. Shertukde, Hisham Alnajjar, Uday A. Prabhune, Sutha Sambanther,University of Hartford, USA

Simulation of an Active Vibration Control System for Aerospace Application 1346Khanh Ly, GEC-Marconi Aerospace Inc., USA

Single-Axis Adaptive Control of a Five-Axis Magnetic Bearing Using a Fixed-Point DSP 1351Bill Rogers, United Technologies Research Center, USA; Louis F. Godbout, University of Hartford, USA

Instrumentation and TestingStudy of Time-Frequency Methods for Multilayer Structures Characterization 1356Dominique Dallet, L. Bechou, Y. Ousten, Universite Bordeaux, France

MultimediaA Multimedia HeadEnd Platform Under PCI Environments 1361Dong-Bum Jung, Yeong-Weon Hwang, Jun-Kyun Choi, ETRI, Korea

Available Instruction-Level Parallelism in Multimedia Applications 1366Mabo Ito, Hani Bagnordi, University of British Columbia, Canada

High Performance JPEG Cores 1371Doug Ridge, Integrated Silicon Systems Ltd., Northern Ireland; Yi Hu, David Trainor, Stephen Farson,Integrated Silicon Gardens, Northern Ireland

High Speed Video Deinterlacing with a Programmable TriMedia VLIW Core 1375Bram Riemens, R.J. Schutten, K.A. Vissers, Philips Research Labs, The Netherlands

Multi-Channel Data Communications on Fixed-Point DSP Architectures 1381Stuart Harker, Arda Erol, Spectrum Signal Processing Inc., Canada

Single-Chip DSP Implementation of an H.324 Audio Sub-Section 1386Scott Andrew, Signal Processing Associates P/L, Australia

Multiprocessor Architectures3D Graphics Acceleration on A Multiprocessor Architecture 1391I. Emiroglu M. B. Akhan, Tolga Bayik, Eduardo Bahari, University of Hertfordshire, England

A Highly Scaleable Multiprocessor Architecture Based on the ADI SHARC DSP 1396Joseph Sgro, Alacron, Inc., USA

A Large Parallel DSP System and its Programming Environment 1401F. Mayer-Lindenberg, Technical University of Hamburg-Harbug, Germany

A Multiprocessor Architecture for Correlation Trackers 1406Khoa Nguyen, Zygo Corporation, USA

A New Architecture for C6x High Performance Multiprocessing 1411Edward Young, Loughborough Sound Images pic, England

A NUMA Architecture for DSP Using the PowerPC 1416Richard Jaenicke, SKY Computers Inc., USA

A Selection Method of the Arbiter Type on the Shared Memory Network 1421Tomoya Uchiike, Masashi Yoshida, Nobukazu Iijima, Mototaka Sone, Musashi Institute of Technology,Japan

Automatic Programming of Multiprocessor DSP Systems 1426J.P. Berneim, Xavier Bernard, Castor Technologies S.A., France

Design and Test of a Multi-Processor DSP Multichip Module 1429Glenn M. Romano, Analog Devices, USA

Predictive Control System of Electric Power System by Super Real-TimeComputation with Multi-DSP System 1434Hideaki Matsumoto, Mototaka Sone, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan; Hideki Fujita, Chubu ElectricPower Inc., Japan; Koichi Nakamura, Nogoya Institute of Technology, Japan

Supporting Wide-Band Digital ESM (Electronic Support Measures) byMultirate Filterbanks Implemented in FPGAs 1439Hans Christian Lonstad, Norway

Using Statecharts for Hardware/Software Codesign of Multi-DSP Applications 1444Christian Steger, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Native Signal ProcessingUsing Software Modems to Reduce System Cost in DSP Applications 1449David Walsh, Advanced RISC Machines Ltd., England

Neural NetworksA Non-Linear PID Controller for Pneumatic Cylinder Using Neural Networks 1456Toshiharu Matsukuma, Yoshihisa Ishida, Atsushi Fujiwara, Meiji University, Japan

ANN-Based Parameter Estimation with Minimum Variance 1460Andrzej Materka, Michal Strzelecki, Technical University of Lodz, Poland

Hardware Implementation of an RBF Neural Network: Architecture and Design Methodology . 1465Mourad Aberbour, Habib Mehrez, Universite Paris VI, France

Modeling Frog Eighth Nerve Responses Using Wavelet Analysis and Neural Networks 1470Michael J. Anderson, Evangelia Micheli-Tzanakou, Rutgers University, USA

Neural Bioadaptive Control System for Aircrafts 1475Dorian Aur, George Culea, Radioelectronic Research Center, Romania

Neural Network Punctured Convolutional Code Decoder 1480Kirk Mason, Janak Sodha, University of the West Indies (UWI), Barbados

Neural Network Shape Coded Modulation 1485Janak Sodha, University of the West Indies, Barbados

The Implementation of Neural Networks Using Limited Arithmetic Precision 1489Robert Slaviero, Signal Processing Associates Pty Ltd, Australia

Parallel ProcessingA Software Bus Locking Mechanism for a C4x-Based VXIbus System 1494Gord Wait, Spectrum Signal Processing Inc., Canada

Application of a Massively Parallel DSP System Architecture to Perform WavefrontReconstruction for a 941 Channel Adaptive Optics System 1499Robert J. Eager, Boeing, USA

Dynamic Load Balancing of Visibility Calculations on a Multi-DSP-System 1504Robert Hranitzky, University of Technology, Germany

On-line Scheduling of Tasks in Multi-DSP Systems 1509Bernhard Rinner, Diethard Kaufman, Technical University Graz, Germany

Scheduling Algorithm with Communication Time Using CPM 1514Kuzunori Suwa, Hideaki Matsumoto, Mototaka Sone, Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan; HidekiFujita, S.C. Verma, Chubu Electric Power Inc., Japan; Koichi Nakamura, Nogoya Institute of Technology,Japan

RadarA Map Estimate of Optimal Data Association for Multi-Target Tracking 1519Yang Weon Lee, Min Ku Kang, Hong Jeong, Hyun-Sik Na, Honam University, Korea

Complexity Analysis of Permutation Test Versus Rank Test for Nonparametric Radar Detection .. 1523Francisco Alvarez Vaquero, Jose L. Sanz-Gonzalez, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Spain

Digital Generation and Processing of Wide-Bandwidth Radar Signals „.. 1527Stephen Rejto, Jeffrey McHarg, Eric Willman, MIT Lincoln Lab, USA

Image Processing Applications on Civil Airports 95 GHz Surface Movement Radar 1532Fausto Marti, Gaspare Galati, University of Rome TorVergata, Italy; Mauro Ferri, Oerlikon-Contraves,Italy

The Space-Time Processing of Radar Signals on a Clutter Background with the Scanning Rate 1537Anatoly D. Pluzhnikov, E.N. Pribludova, State Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Radio/Satcom/NAVA DSP Sub-System for use in Satellite Communications Carrier Monitoring 1542John Lillington, Libra Design Associates, England

A Reconfigurable VME Spread-Spectrum LPI (Low Probability of Intercept) DatalinkReceiver/Transmitter Implemented via Reconfigurable DSP Hardware 1547James M. Simkins, J. Wright, Raytheon Aircraft/Montek, USA

Blind Adaptive MUD with Silence Listening 1552Luca Simone Ronga, E. Del Re, International Computer Science Institute, USA

Design and Implementation of DSP Digital Beamforming Receiver 1557Glenn E. Prescott, Srikanth Gurupu, University of Kansas, USA

Implementation of the Navigation Parameter Extraction from the Aerial Image -•*•Sequence on TMS320C80 DSP Board 1562Sung Bum Pan, J.H. Park, K.D Hwang, Rae-Hong Park, R.C. Kim, S.U. Lee, I.C. Kim, Sogang University,Korea

Real-Time DSP-Based Carrier Recovery with Unknown Doppler Shift 1567Phillip L. De Leon, New Mexico State University, USA

Solutions for DSP Communications Systems Design Problems in an RF Distorted Environment 1572Carter Smith, Hewlett Packard, USA

The Simulated Performance of a Power-Of-Two Transversal Equalizer in a34Mbit/s QPSK Digital Radio Experiencing Rummler Fading 1577Brindsley Archer, Peralex Electronic Development, South Africa

TMS320C62xx Applications 1581Min Wang, Texas Instruments, USA

Rapid PrototypingAutocode Generation for Use in a Rapid Prototyping Environment 1586Chris A. Jensen, Thomas Derryberry, Texas Instruments, USA

Porting GRAPE to the TMS320C80 1589Wim Baetens, Marleen Ade, Rudy Lauwereins, University of Leuven, Belgium

Prototyping of a Cellular System Transcoder 1594Frank Carpenter, Patrick Jackson, David Lauson, Nortel, USA

Prototyping of Military Radio Systems Using Field Programmable Gate Arraysand DSP Microprocessors 1599Glenn E. Prescott, Steve Tyler, University of Kansas, USA

RoboticsApplication of a Parameter Disturbing Algorithm of Feedback Neural Networksto Manipulator Control 1604Ying Tan, Zhenya Tan, Southeast University, China

Design and Application of Surface Mount Technology 1609Satnam Singh Dhawan, Punjab Wireless Systems Limited, India

Specialized ApplicationsA Digital Local Orbit Feedback System for the ELETTRA Synchrotron Radiation Source 1613A. Galimberti, Daniele Bulfone, M. Lonza, C. Scafuri, Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy

Design and Development of a Wavefront Reconstructor 1618Sam Monaco, Gary Olson, Hughes Danbury Optical System, Inc., USA

DPLL Design and Realization on a DSP 1624Teresa M. Almeida, Moises S. Piedade, IST/INESC, Portugal

Fast Neural Decision System Based on DSPs and Parallel Processing 1629Jose Manuel Seixas, L. P. Caloba, A.R. Anjos, R. Linhares, A.C.H. Dantas, COPPE/EE/UFRJ, Brazil

Performance Evaluation of the One Receiving Point Locating Method forMoving Object Tracking 1634Kazuhiro Koshi, Yoshiaki Tadokoro, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

Speech Analysis and CodingA Multi-Lingual, Speaker-Independent, Continuous-Speech Recognizer onTMS320C5x Fixed-Point DSP 1639Yu-Hung Kao, Wally Anderson, Hong-Swee Lim, Texas Instruments, USA

ASIC Implementation of a High-Quality Speech Coding Algorithm at 16 kbps 1644Cheung-Fat Chan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Implementation of the Floating-Point ITU-T G.723.1 Speech Coding Algorithm on a24-bit Fixed-Point DSP 1648Cole Erskine, Jianxin Liu, Mark Gloudemans, Steve Ammon, Analogical Systems, USA

Performance Evaluation and Improvement of Speech Coder Under Channel Error Environment . 1653Byung-Sik Yoon, Won-Myoung Lee, Song-In Choi, ETRI, Signal Processing Section, Korea

Performance Evaluation of an Echo Canceller Combined with a Speech Coder 165 8Byung-Sik Yoon, Won-Myoung Lee, Song-In Choi, ETRI, Signal Processing Section, Korea

Performance Testing of IS-641 Implementation on Floating Point DSP (TMS320C3x) 1663Shvetal Patel, Nina Kowalski, Shrirang Jangi, Kumar Swaminathan, Hughes Network Systems, USA

Voicing Decision and Pitch Estimation Using Third-Order Statistics 1668Elias Nemer, Rafik Goubran, Nortel, Canada

Speech ProgrammingA Cochlea Filter Bank for Speech Analysis 1674Elaine Tsiang, Monowave Corporation, USA

A Speech Coding Algorithm Optimized for High Quality Digital Speech StorageApplications and Single Chip Implementation 1679Mark Gloudemans, Jianxin Liu, Analogical Systems, USA

How Close Are We to the Network Quality 4KBit/s Codec? 1684Milan Jelinek, Ridha Matmti, Jean-Pierre Adoul, University of Sherbrooke, Canada

Implementation of G.723.1 Dual Rate Speech Codec for Multimedia Communications onMotorola DSP56002 and Motorola DSP563xx Processors 1689B. Sahoo, Sachin Ghanekar, Bhasker Bhupalam, G. Varadarajan, K. Binjuraj, Motorola India ElectronicsLimited, India

Multirate Subband Techniques for Speech Enhancement 1694Sen M. Kuo, Ming Dai, Northern Illinois University, USA

Real-Time Implementation of G.723.1 Speech Coder Using TI TMS320C51 DSP Chip 1699X.D. Gan, T. Chen, L.V.D. Berghe, E. Tedja, K.E. Kuah, Si See Mong, Institute of Microelectronics,Singapore

Real-Time Implementation of the TETRA Speech Codec by Using the TMS320C541 1704Enrique A. Mateo, Javier M. Julvez, Enrique Masgrau, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Robust Speech Coding Based on Pole-Zero Representations and Trellis Coded Quantization 1709Khosro Darroudi, Andreas Spanias, Telecommunications Research Center, USA

SLAM vl.O for Windows: A Simple PC-Based Tool for Segmentation and Labeling 1714Piero Cosi, Centra de Fonetico, Italy

The Improved LPC Vocoder at 2.4 Kbps Low Bit Rate and its Real-time Implementation on DSP .1719Huang-Lin Yang, Hwai-Tsu Chang, Hsi-Wen Nein, Chin-Teng Lin, Shu-Wu Lo, Computer andCommunication Research Laboratories, Taiwan

Two Channel Spectral Subtraction and Adaptive Post-Filtering for NoiseReduction and Dereverberation 1729Pascal Scalart, France Telecom, France; Jozue Vieira Filho, UNESP, Brazil

Speech Understanding and RestorationA New Approach to Robust Speech Recognition Using Fuzzy Matrix QuantizationBased on a Robust LSP 1734Saf Asghar, Lin Cong, Advanced Micro Devices, USA

An Acoustic Isolated Speech Recognition Approach Using the KLT and VQ 1739A. Herrera, M. Martinez, O. Sanchez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; V.R. Algazi,University of California, Davis, USA

Approach for the Automatic Segmentation of Mandarin Speech Signals 1743Ming-Tzaw Lin, Ching-Kuen Lee, Tatung Institute of Technology, Taiwan

Context Representation Used in Speech Recognition 1747Carlos Rivera, Jesus Savage, Fernando Lepe, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico; MarkBillinghurst, Alistair Holden, University of Washington, USA

Identification of Transfer Function of Vocal Tract Using Genetic Algorithm 1752Masahide Yoneyama, Kouichi Komori, Toyo University, Japan; Shogo Nakamura, Tokyo DenkiUniversity, Japan

Performance Comparison of Adaptive Wiener Filtering and Kalman FilteringTechniques for Speech Enhancement 1757M. Tahernezhadi, S. Chimay, Northern Illinois University, USA

Pitch Estimation of Noisy Speech by a Recursive Type of Linear Prediction 1762Munehiro Namba, Hiroyuki Kamata, Yoshihisa Ishida, Meiji University, Japan

Studying Pharyngeal and Emphatic Sound in Arabic Speech Recognition Problems 1766YousefA. Alotaibi, USA

TransportationA Comparative Analysis of Spectral Estimation Techniques in Automotive KnockDetection, and a Proposed Algorithm for Mass Production Use 1771Robert Kaster, Germany

PETRI Project: Parallel Environment for a Real-Time Traffic Managementand Information System 1776Fernando de la Huerta, UITESA, Grupo IBERDROLA, Spain

Study of Radar Waveforms Coded by Pseudorandom Sequences: AutomotiveCollision Avoidance Application 1781M. Zaizouni, Atika Menhaj, N. Godard, J.M. Rouvaen, I.E.M.N, France

The Application of Neural Networks for Engine Knock Detection in a Real-World Environment 1785Stefan Ortmann, Matthias Rychetsky, Manfred Glesner, Riccardo Groppo, Darmstadt University ofTechnology, Germany

VLSI ArchitecturesA Fast Sort Systolic Architecture for VLSI Median Filters 1790Graham King, Z. Hu, Southampton Institute, England

Architecture for the in Place Access Memory Discrete Cosine Transform 1795Manuel Sanchez, Juan Lopez, Oscar Plata, Emilio L. Zapata, University of Malaga, Spain

CDMA Rake Receiver Synthesis Using SPW/Visual Architect 1800Murali Krishnan, Alta Business Unit of Cadence, USA

Innovative Use of VHDL in the VLSI Implementation of an AIM/B-ISBN Switch 1805Hemchandra M. Shertukde, Sutha Sambanther, University of Hartford, USA

PLD Based FFTs 1810Doug Ridge, Yi Hu, Integrated Silicon Systems Ltd., Northern Ireland; T J Ding, The Queen's University ofBelfast, Northern Ireland; Dave Greenfield, Altera Corporation, USA

VLSI Architecture for Non-Sequential Inversion Over GF (2m) Based onthe Euclidean Algorithm 1815Wolfram Drescher, Kay Bachman, Gerhard Fettweis, Dresden University of Technology, Germany

WaveletsA Centroidal Technique for Stabilizing Wavelet Coefficients in Transients 1820Binish Desai, Martin Dowling, Liberty Technologies, USA

A Wavelet-Based Deblocking Algorithm for JPEG Images 1825Maddalena Di Giura, Rinaldo Poluzzi, SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics, Italy; Chiara Bancale,Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Application of Wavelet Transforms to Reduce Vibration Noise forOn-the-Move FTIR Spectrometers 1829C. David Wang, AIL Systems Inc., USA

Computational Algorithms for Daubechies' Least-Asymmetric, Symmetric, andMost-Symmetric Wavelets 1834Carl Taswell, WavBox ToolSmiths, USA

Efficient Multiple Access MC-COMA Channel Coding Using Wavelets 1839Jae-Ho Choi, H.S. Kwak, Chonbuk National University, Korea; Bong-Tae Kim, ETRI, Korea; Won-KooKim, University of Pittsburgh,

Noise Reduction Technique For EEG Signal Using Period-Synchronous Wavelet Transform 1844M. Tahernezhadi, T. Liu, Northern Illinois University, USA

Storage Model Properties with Varying fBm Input Based on Wavelet Estimation Method 1848Jaka Sembiring, Waseda University, Japan

Use of Quasi-Newton Methods and Delta Learning Rule for Adaptive Wavelets inSpeech Signal Representations 1852Jatinder Bedi, Chang-Gyoon Lim, Wayne State University, USA

1996 PapersFlip Shape Code 1857Mohan C. Baro, Dr. Janak Sodha, University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Genetic Algorithms and Radar Code Design 1862T. Bucciarelli, A. Marone, M. Minorenti, R. Parisi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Non-Destructive Evaluation of Cheese Moisture 1867Miguel A. Rodrigues, Luis Vergara, Momon Miralles, Juan Morales, Universidad Politecnica Valencia,Spain

Punctured Forced State Unequal Error Protection (UEP) 1872Rudolph Brissett, Dr. Janak Sodha, University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Ultrasonic Detection of Microcracks on Ceramic Material 1876Miguel A. Rodrigues, Luis Vergara, Momon Miralles, Juan Morales, Universidad Politecnica Valencia,Spain