Sensors,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
22(20), P. 7736 - 7736
Published: Oct. 12, 2022
In
a
world
dependent
on
road-based
transportation,
it
is
essential
to
understand
automobiles.
We
propose
an
acoustic
road
vehicle
characterization
system
as
integrated
approach
for
using
sound
captured
by
mobile
devices
enhance
transparency
and
understanding
of
vehicles
their
condition
non-expert
users.
develop
implement
novel
deep
learning
cascading
architectures,
which
we
define
conditional,
multi-level
networks
that
process
raw
audio
extract
highly
granular
insights
understanding.
To
showcase
the
viability
build
multi-task
convolutional
neural
network
predicts
cascades
attributes
misfire
fault
detection.
train
test
these
models
synthesized
dataset
reflecting
more
than
40
hours
augmented
audio.
Through
fuel
type,
engine
configuration,
cylinder
count
aspiration
type
attributes,
our
CNN
achieves
87.0%
set
accuracy
detection
demonstrates
margins
8.0%
1.7%
over
naïve
parallel
baselines.
explore
experimental
studies
focused
features,
data
augmentation,
reliability.
Finally,
conclude
with
discussion
broader
implications,
future
directions,
application
areas
this
work.
PeerJ,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10, P. e13152 - e13152
Published: March 21, 2022
Animal
vocalisations
and
natural
soundscapes
are
fascinating
objects
of
study,
contain
valuable
evidence
about
animal
behaviours,
populations
ecosystems.
They
studied
in
bioacoustics
ecoacoustics,
with
signal
processing
analysis
an
important
component.
Computational
has
accelerated
recent
decades
due
to
the
growth
affordable
digital
sound
recording
devices,
huge
progress
informatics
such
as
big
data,
machine
learning.
Methods
inherited
from
wider
field
deep
learning,
including
speech
image
processing.
However,
tasks,
demands
data
characteristics
often
different
those
addressed
or
music
analysis.
There
remain
unsolved
problems,
tasks
for
which
is
surely
present
many
acoustic
signals,
but
not
yet
realised.
In
this
paper
I
perform
a
review
state
art
learning
computational
bioacoustics,
aiming
clarify
key
concepts
identify
analyse
knowledge
gaps.
Based
on
this,
offer
subjective
principled
roadmap
learning:
topics
that
community
should
aim
address,
order
make
most
future
developments
AI
informatics,
use
audio
answering
zoological
ecological
questions.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Feb. 8, 2022
Aquatic
environments
encompass
the
world’s
most
extensive
habitats,
rich
with
sounds
produced
by
a
diversity
of
animals.
Passive
acoustic
monitoring
(PAM)
is
an
increasingly
accessible
remote
sensing
technology
that
uses
hydrophones
to
listen
underwater
world
and
represents
unprecedented,
non-invasive
method
monitor
environments.
This
information
can
assist
in
delineation
biologically
important
areas
via
detection
sound-producing
species
or
characterization
ecosystem
type
condition,
inferred
from
properties
local
soundscape.
At
time
when
worldwide
biodiversity
significant
decline
soundscapes
are
being
altered
as
result
anthropogenic
impacts,
there
need
document,
quantify,
understand
biotic
sound
sources–potentially
before
they
disappear.
A
step
toward
these
goals
development
web-based,
open-access
platform
provides:
(1)
reference
library
known
unknown
biological
sources
(by
integrating
expanding
existing
libraries
around
world);
(2)
data
repository
portal
for
annotated
unannotated
audio
recordings
single
soundscapes;
(3)
training
artificial
intelligence
algorithms
signal
classification;
(4)
citizen
science-based
application
public
users.
Although
individually,
resources
often
met
on
regional
taxa-specific
scales,
many
not
sustained
and,
collectively,
enduring
global
database
integrated
has
been
realized.
We
discuss
benefits
such
program
provide,
previous
calls
data-sharing
libraries,
challenges
be
overcome
bring
together
bio-
ecoacousticians,
bioinformaticians,
propagation
experts,
web
engineers,
processing
specialists
(e.g.,
intelligence)
necessary
support
funding
build
sustainable
scalable
could
address
needs
all
contributors
stakeholders
into
future.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
147, P. 109937 - 109937
Published: Jan. 25, 2023
Effective
monitoring
tools
are
key
for
tracking
biodiversity
loss
and
informing
management
intervention
strategies.
Passive
acoustic
promises
to
provide
a
cheap
effective
way
monitor
across
large
spatial
temporal
scales,
however,
extracting
useful
information
from
long-duration
audio
recordings
still
proves
challenging.
Recently,
range
of
indices
have
been
developed,
which
capture
different
aspects
the
soundscape,
may
estimate
traditional
measures.
Here
we
investigated
relationship
between
13
obtained
passive
estimates
various
vertebrate
taxonomic
groupings
manual
surveys
at
six
sites
spanning
over
20
degrees
latitude
along
Australian
east
coast.
We
found
number
individual
that
correlated
well
with
species
richness,
Shannon's
diversity
index,
total
count
survey
methods.
Correlations
were
typically
greater
avian
than
anuran
non-avian
biodiversity.
Acoustic
also
better
richness
index.
Random
forest
models
incorporating
multiple
provided
more
accurate
predictions
single
alone.
Out
tested,
cluster
count,
mid-frequency
cover
spectral
density
contributed
greatest
predictive
ability
models.
Our
results
suggest
could
be
tool
certain
groups.
Further
work
is
required
understand
how
site-specific
variables
can
incorporated
into
improve
capabilities
taxa
besides
avians,
particularly
anurans.
Expert Systems with Applications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
252, P. 124220 - 124220
Published: May 16, 2024
Computational
ecoacoustics
has
seen
significant
growth
in
recent
decades,
facilitated
by
the
reduced
costs
of
digital
sound
recording
devices
and
data
storage.
This
progress
enabled
continuous
monitoring
vocal
fauna
through
Passive
Acoustic
Monitoring
(PAM),
a
technique
used
to
record
analyse
environmental
sounds
study
animal
behaviours
their
habitats.
While
collection
ecoacoustic
become
more
accessible,
effective
analysis
this
information
understand
monitor
populations
remains
major
challenge.
survey
paper
presents
state-of-the-art
approaches,
with
focus
on
applicability
large-scale
PAM.
We
emphasise
importance
PAM,
as
it
enables
extensive
geographical
coverage
monitoring,
crucial
for
comprehensive
biodiversity
assessment
understanding
ecological
dynamics
over
wide
areas
diverse
approach
is
particularly
vital
face
rapid
changes,
provides
insights
into
effects
these
changes
broad
array
species
ecosystems.
As
such,
we
outline
most
challenging
tasks,
including
pre-processing,
visualisation,
labelling,
detection,
classification.
Each
evaluated
according
its
strengths,
weaknesses
overall
suitability
recommendations
are
made
future
research
directions.
Ecological Informatics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
81, P. 102593 - 102593
Published: April 12, 2024
Deep
neural
networks
(DNN)
are
a
popular
tool
to
process
environmental
sounds
and
identify
sound-producing
animals,
but
it
can
be
difficult
understand
the
decision-making
logic,
particularly
when
does
not
produce
expected
results.
Here
we
describe
new
enhanced
visual
interactive
analysis
of
embeddings
explore
its
application
in
bioacoustics.
Embeddings
output
penultimate
layer
DNN,
an
N-dimensional
vector
that,
only
one
step
removed
from
final
output,
represent
inner-workings
DNN
model.
Using
existing
dimensionality
reduction
techniques
converted
into
2
or
3-dimensional
arrays
displayed
scatterplots.
By
incorporating
sound
samples
scatterplots
developed
aural
interface
demonstrate
utility
assessing
performance
trained
bioacoustic
models,
facilitating
post-processing
results,
error
detection,
input
selection
detection
rare
events,
which
reader
experience
online
examples
with
publicly
available
code.
ICES Journal of Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
80(7), P. 1854 - 1867
Published: Aug. 11, 2023
Abstract
Aquatic
ecosystems
are
constantly
changing
due
to
anthropic
stressors,
which
can
lead
biodiversity
loss.
Ocean
sound
is
considered
an
essential
ocean
variable,
with
the
potential
improve
our
understanding
of
its
impact
on
marine
life.
Fish
produce
a
variety
sounds
and
their
choruses
often
dominate
underwater
soundscapes.
These
have
been
used
assess
communication,
behaviour,
spawning
location,
biodiversity.
Artificial
intelligence
provide
robust
solution
detect
classify
fish
sounds.
However,
main
challenge
in
applying
artificial
recognize
lack
validated
data
for
individual
species.
This
review
provides
overview
recent
publications
use
machine
learning,
including
deep
detection,
classification,
identification.
Key
challenges
limitations
discussed,
some
points
guide
future
studies
also
provided.