Download or read book Hidden Markov Models for Isolated Word Recognition written by Fahad Nasser Alghannam and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis documents the work done to put hidden Markov models (HMMs), in a form which can be used as a pattern comparison and c1assification tool in isolated word recognition systems. The thesis starts with a general introduction for speech recognition including historical review, fields of current research and the history of implementing hidden Markov models in speech recognition. The mathematical investigation of hidden Markov models has been given, including the solutions to the recognition, training and optimal state sequence problems. Attention has been drawn to the left-to-right HMM as the most suitable model for the purpose of isolated word recognition. The considerations required for using this model in isolated word recognition have been discussed Most of the presented algorithms have been implemented in the "C" language.