Deep learning for classification of swallows

A system for classifying a swallow of a subject, comprising:

• a computing device implementing a deep learning classifier, the computing device having a processor apparatus structured and configured to:
• receive vibration data, the vibration data being based on and indicative of a number of vibrations resulting from the swallow;
• and
• use the deep learning classifier to classify the swallow based on the vibration data,
• wherein the vibration data is dual-axis data indicative of vibrations resulting from the swallow in a first axis and a second axis, wherein the vibration data comprises first axis vibration data indicative of the vibrations in the first axis and second axis vibration data indicative of the vibrations in the second axis, and wherein the deep learning classifier comprises a first Deep Belief network, a second Deep Belief network, and a combination network, wherein the first Deep belief network uses the first axis vibration data and the second Deep Belief network uses the second axis vibration data.

A system for classifying a swallow of a subject, comprising:

• a data acquisition component structured and configured to obtain vibration data, the vibration data being based on and indicative of a number of vibrations resulting from the swallow;
• and
• a classification component structured and configured to implement a deep learning classifier and use the deep learning classifier to classify the swallow based on the vibration data;
• wherein the vibration data is dual-axis data indicative of vibrations resulting from the swallow in a first axis and a second axis, wherein the vibration data comprises first axis vibration data indicative of the vibrations in the first axis and second axis vibration data indicative of the vibrations in the second axis, and wherein the deep learning classifier comprises a first Deep Belief network, a second Deep Belief network, and a combination network, wherein the first Deep belief network uses the first axis vibration data and the second Deep Belief network uses the second axis vibration data.