AM-FM decomposition of speech signal using MWL criterion

Adaptive maximum windowed likelihood algorithm is introduced and adapted to decompose the speech signal as an amplitude modulated-frequency modulated (AM-FM) signal. Choosing the window length and type, the algorithm can be adjusted to decompose different pieces of speech signal. By tuning the step size for each frequency, the algorithm can be tuned for each formant frequency. Simulations for two phonemes and an all voiced piece of speech show that the algorithm is able to track the formant frequencies successfully unless it is used in highly changing formants where some treatments have been suggested.