Research Article

Robust Sounds of Activities of Daily Living Classification in Two-Channel Audio-Based Telemonitoring

Table 1

Estimated SNR ranges (dB) for the noisy sounds of daily life database, comprising various sounds recorded in the presence of radio noise (two volume levels), speech noise, and rain noise.

Mic 1Mic 2Mic 3Mic 4

Slamming cupboard door19–2523–3215–1818–23
Dropping a cup15–1912–201.0–1.53.5–5.0
Dropping a spoon3.6–4.43.3–5.80.9–1.63.5–4.9
Tap water1.2–1.72.6–5.21.4–2.02.6–3.2
Chopping vegetables9–158–1811–1412–17
Phone ringing4.5–6.15.8–8.74.3–5.74.3–6.3
Mixmaster3.6–4.56.8–9.717–209.5–12
Open microwave2.9–7.03.8–9.11.4–2.32.9–6.8