annotate carfac/carfac_output.h @ 610:01986636257a

Second check-in of Alex Brandmeyer's C++ implementation of CARFAC. Addressed style issues and completed implementation of remaining functions. Still needs proper testing of the output stages against the MATLAB version, and runtime functions need improvements in efficiency.

//
//  carfac_output.h
//  CARFAC Open Source C++ Library
//
//  Created by Alex Brandmeyer on 5/10/13.
//
// This C++ file is part of an implementation of Lyon's cochlear model:
// "Cascade of Asymmetric Resonators with Fast-Acting Compression"
// to supplement Lyon's upcoming book "Human and Machine Hearing"
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
//
// *****************************************************************************
// Class: CARFACOutput
// *****************************************************************************
// The CARFACOutput object stores an array of EarOuput objects. It is meant as a
// container for the output generated by the CARFAC object's 'Run' and
// 'RunSegment' methods. Depending on the number of audio channels in the  input
// data, the CARFACOutput will have 1 or more EarOutput obects, each of which
// contains a set of two dimensional float arrays (FloatArray2d) representing
// the neural activation patterns (NAPs) generated by the CARFAC model.
//
// The 'InitOutput' method is used to initialize the arrays in each of the
// EarOutput sub-objects once the target data dimensions ears (n_ears), channels
// (n_ch) and timepoints (n_tp) are known.
//
// The 'MergeOutput' method is for integrating a smaller CARFACOutput into a
// larger CARFACOutput object. This is intended to be used in the context of
// the CARFAC class's 'Run' and 'RunSegments' methods. 

#ifndef CARFAC_Open_Source_C__Library_carfac_output_h
#define CARFAC_Open_Source_C__Library_carfac_output_h

#include "ear_output.h"

struct CARFACOutput {
  void InitOutput(int n_ears, int n_ch, long n_tp);
  void MergeOutput(CARFACOutput output, long start, long length);
  int n_ears_;
  EarOutput *ears_;
};

#endif