Abstract:
A stereo sound decoding apparatus wherein lost-frame compensation performance has been improved to enhance the quality of decoded sounds. In this stereo sound decoding apparatus, a sound decoding part (110) uses encoded monophonic signal data and encoded side signal data, which are received from a sound encoding apparatus, to generate monophonic decoded signals and stereo decoded signals; a compensation signal switching determining part (104) that compares an inter-channel correlation and an intra-channel correlation, which have been calculated by use of the monophonic decoded signals of a previous frame and the stereo decoded signals of the previous frame, with respective comparison thresholds; a compensation signal switching part (107) that selects, based on a result of the comparison in the compensation signal switching determining part (104), as compensation signals either inter-channel compensation signals generated by an inter-channel compensating part (105) or intra-channel compensation signals generated by an intra-channel compensating part (106); and an output signal switching part (130) that outputs either the stereo decoded signals or the compensation signals according to whether the encoded side signal data of the current frame has been lost.
Abstract:
The conventional error conceal processing generates a greatly fluctuating irregular sound which is unpleasant to ears and causes a remarkable echo effect and click noise. A notification signal detection unit (301) judges processing for an input frame. In case of an error frame, a sound detection unit (303) makes judgment whether a preceding non-error data frame is a sound signal. If it is a sound frame, a sound copying unit (304) generates a replacing frame. If it is a non-sound frame, a transient signal detection unit (305) judges whether it is an attack signal by the transient signal detection and selects an appropriate area from the preceding non-error frame.
Abstract:
The power supply device contains a first auxiliary device and a first rectifier connected to a DC voltage source; a second auxiliary device that receives electric power via the first rectifier; a first DC/DC converter that uses the DC voltage source as an input source; an electricity storage device connected to an output terminal of the first DC/DC converter; and second DC/DC having an output terminal connected to the first rectifier, which uses the electricity storage device as an input source. When the DC voltage source has output voltage higher than a predetermined value, electric power is fed from the DC voltage source to the second auxiliary device and the electricity storage device is put on charge by the first DC/DC converter. When the output voltage gets lower than the predetermined value, the second DC/DC converter starts to operate, preventing decrease in voltage to be applied to the second auxiliary device.
Abstract:
There is provided an audio encoding device capable of generating an appropriate monaural signal from a stereo signal while suppressing the lowering of encoding efficiency of the monaural signal. In a monaural signal generation unit (101) of this device, an inter-channel prediction/analysis unit (201) obtains a prediction parameter based on a delay difference and an amplitude ratio between a first channel audio signal and a second channel audio signal; an intermediate prediction parameter generation unit (202) obtains an intermediate parameter of the prediction parameter (called intermediate prediction parameter) so that the monaural signal generated finally is an intermediate signal of the first channel audio signal and the second channel audio signal; and a monaural signal calculation unit (203) calculates a monaural signal by using the intermediate prediction parameter.
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to provide a bi-directional DC-DC converter having a simplified circuit configuration. Each output of high voltage detection circuit (12) and low voltage detection circuit (15) is inputted to high-voltage side error amplifier circuit (50) and low-voltage side error amplifier circuit (51) independently disposed, which are configured so as to be inverse in polarity, and the output of high-voltage side error amplifier circuit (50) or the output of low-voltage side error amplifier circuit (51) is selected by converting direction switching circuit (22), and the output is inputted to control circuit (25) from PWM comparison circuit (21) being in common with respect to voltage step-up and decreasing operations, thereby driving the first switching element (5) and the second switching element (10). Thus, a inverting circuit conventionally used is not needed, and in addition, only one 3-terminal switch usually complicated in structure is used, and it possible to realize a bi-directional DC-DC converter having a simple configuration as a whole.
Abstract:
An object of the invention is to solve the problem that a residual melt remaining on a surface of a solid phase sheet of a semiconductor material causes cracks in the solid phase sheet, resulting in degraded yield. The residual melt occurs in the process of producing the solid phase sheet on a surface of the base body by bringing the base body into contact with a melt of semiconductor material. The base body is sectioned by a circumferential groove into a peripheral section and an inner section surrounded by the circumferential groove or has the peripheral section and the inner section partly connected to each other. In the present invention, a slit is provided in the surface of the inner section of the base body. The slit is preferably provided at a trailing side in a moving direction in which the surface of the base body is brought into contact with the melt of semiconductor material. More preferably, a plurality of slits are provided extending from the circumferential groove into the inner section in the moving direction in which the base body is brought into contact with the melt of semiconductor material.
Abstract:
A plasma treatment device for exhaust gas purification includes a honeycomb body and metal electrodes. The honeycomb body is made of dielectric and has therein a plurality of holes which introduces exhaust gas thereinto. The metal electrodes extend along the holes, and are interposed between the holes. The plasma treatment device purifies exhaust gas by applying electric voltage between the metal electrodes to generate plasma inside the holes. A method for manufacturing the plasma treatment device includes steps of positioning the metal electrodes in an extrusion die, providing dielectric material for the honeycomb body into the extrusion die, and performing extrusion so as to form the honeycomb body thereby integrating the honeycomb body with the metal electrodes.
Abstract:
A vehicle door frame includes a first frame 4 and a second frame 5 abutted against each other at abutting faces 4a and 5b thereof at a predetermined angle. The abutting faces 4a and 5b include first abutting faces 44 and 54 provided in design portions 43 and 53 and second abutting faces 45 and 55 provided in hollow portions 41 and 51, respectively. The first abutting faces 44 and 54 form a first angle θ1 with respect to the second abutting faces 45 and 55 viewed from a direction perpendicular to the design faces 43a and 53a, respectively. The first abutting faces 44 and 54 also form a second angle θ2 with respect to the second abutting faces 45 and 55 when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the frames 4 and 5 and the extending direction of flange portions 42 and 52, respectively.
Abstract:
A fixed codebook searching apparatus which slightly suppresses an increase in the operation amount, even if the filter applied to the excitation pulse has the characteristic that it cannot be represented by a lower triangular matrix and realizes a quasi-optimal fixed codebook search. This fixed codebook searching apparatus is provided with an algebraic codebook (101) that generates a pulse excitation vector; a convolution operation section (151) that convolutes an impulse response of an auditory weighted synthesis filter into an impulse response vector that has a value at negative times, to generate a second impulse response vector that has a value at second negative times; a matrix generating section (152) that generates a Toeplitz-type convolution matrix by means of the second impulse response vector; and a convolution operation section (153) that convolutes the matrix generated by matrix generating section (152) into the pulse excitation vector generated by algebraic codebook (101).
Abstract:
An engine start device includes a generator, a battery charged by the generator, a starter, an electric double layer capacitor and a DC/DC converter. The electric double layer capacitor is connected between the starter and the battery. The DC/DC converter has an input terminal connected to the battery and the electric double layer capacitor. The DC/DC converter has an output terminal connected to the starter and the electric double layer capacitor. According to voltage of the battery, internal DC resistance of the battery or internal DC resistance of the electric double layer capacitor, the DC/DC converter effects control of charge voltage of the electric double layer capacitor so as to stabilize voltage applied to a starter motor and stabilize the engine start.
Abstract translation:发动机启动装置包括发电机,由发电机充电的电池,起动器,双电层电容器和DC / DC转换器。 电双层电容器连接在起动器和电池之间。 DC / DC转换器具有连接到电池和双电层电容器的输入端子。 DC / DC转换器具有连接到起动器和双电层电容器的输出端子。 根据电池的电压,电池的内部直流电阻或双电层电容器的内部直流电阻,DC / DC转换器对双电层电容器的充电电压进行控制,以稳定施加于起动电动机的电压 并稳定发动机启动。