Title :
Physiological implementation of the basilar membrane/vocal tract on transputers
Author :
Adamson, Kenneth ; Donnan, Gary ; Black, Norman D.
Author_Institution :
Ulster Univ. at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, UK
Abstract :
Concurrent models of the basilar membrane (BM) and vocal tract (VT) have been developed using the Occam programming language. The models form the basis for the development of medical diagnostic tools for the hearing and vocally impaired. To provide the processing power needed for real-time simulation, a multiprocessor system constructed from transputers has been used. The approach also enables a wide body of non-computer-specialists to exploit the power and flexibility of parallel systems
Keywords :
Occam; biomembranes; digital simulation; hearing; medical diagnostic computing; parallel programming; physiological models; real-time systems; speech; transputers; Occam programming language; basilar membrane; concurrent models; hearing impaired; medical diagnostic tools; multiprocessor system; parallel systems; physiological implementation; processing power; real-time simulation; transputers; vocal tract; vocally impaired; Auditory system; Biomembranes; Computer languages; Concurrent computing; Design for disassembly; Digital filters; Hardware; Medical diagnosis; Power system modeling; Real time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96566
