DocumentCode :
436377
Title :
A mathematical model for vocal tracts
Author :
Karami Mollaei, M.R. ; Karami Mollaei, A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Technical Engineering Mazandaran University, P.O. Box 47135-484, Babol, Iran
Volume :
18
fYear :
2004
fDate :
June 28 2004-July 1 2004
Firstpage :
15
Lastpage :
20
Abstract :
This work presents a model for optimizing the relationship between vocal tracts and the fundamental frequency of vowel and consonant fricatives produced by the vocal. To understand the structure of vocal tracts, we should follow a reverse path, in other words, our inverse problem consists of finding the shape of the vocal tracts from the produced sound. Therefore the problem is to determine the articulator´s parameters which characterize the vocal tracts using measured acoustic signals. For this purpose, we need to model relationship between the area function and the sagittal function of the vocal tracts. In this work we propose a simple model in polynomial.
Keywords :
Acoustic measurements; Electronic mail; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mathematical model; Polynomials; Shape; Speech; Tiles; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Acoustic; Area function; Vocal tracts;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Automation Congress, 2004. Proceedings. World
Conference_Location :
Seville
Print_ISBN :
1-889335-21-5
Type :
conf
Filename :
1441012
Link To Document :
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