DocumentCode
1215679
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
Issue
7
fYear
1985
fDate
7/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
485
Lastpage
490
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1985.325564
Filename
4122098
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