Title :
A Speech Prosthesis Employing a Speech Synthesizer-Vowel Discrimination from Perioral Muscle Activities and Vowel Production
Author :
Sugie, Noboru ; Tsunoda, Koichi
Author_Institution :
Department of Information Science, Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University
fDate :
7/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A speech prosthesis has been developed based on the following idea. When a handicapped person such as a laryngectomee tries to speak in vain, the movements of the mouth, tongue, etc., are elicited. By detecting the movements, what he or she is trying to say can be determined. Then a speech synthesizer is driven to produce a voice of good quality.
Keywords :
Automata; Electromyography; Esophagus; Larynx; Mouth; Muscles; Prosthetics; Speech synthesis; Synthesizers; Tongue; Biomedical Engineering; Communication Aids for Disabled; Electromyography; Humans; Mouth; Self-Help Devices; Speech Intelligibility;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1985.325564
