Title :
A Prototype Portable Electronic Speaking Aid for the Nonvocal Handicapped
Author :
Walsh, Michael J. ; Westphal, L.C.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland
Abstract :
A new type of speaking aid for the vocally handicapped is described. The portable device has as key elements a speech synthesizer, a hand-worn touch-sensitive command device, and appropriate interfacing built around a microprocessor. The user, a nonvocal person with reasonable control of at least one hand, uses an augmented variation of finger spelling to command the synthesizer to output phonemes. A prototype is described and early testing is discussed.
Keywords :
Bones; Delay; Filtering; Joints; Matched filters; Monitoring; Prototypes; Signal processing; Spinal cord; Wiener filter; Aphonia; Biomedical Engineering; Communication Aids for Disabled; Computer Systems; Humans; Self-Help Devices;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1986.325673
