Measuring resonances of the vocal tract using frequency sweeps at the lips

F. Ahmadi; I. V. McLoughlin

doi:10.1109/ISCCSP.2012.6217814

Measuring resonances of the vocal tract using frequency sweeps at the lips

F. Ahmadi, I. V. McLoughlin

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Abstract

Precise measurement of the resonances of the human vocal tract is important in the research of acoustical phonetics. It has also significant applications in speech therapy and language learning providing feedback about the shape of the vocal tract and position of the tongue. This paper investigates a novel method of measuring these resonances using linear frequency sweeps at the lips. To investigate the effectiveness of the method, tests have been completed on constructed tube models of the vocal tract and also human subjects for six English vowels. The precision of the measurement in the current implementation is shown to be superior compared to traditional electro-larynx method.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing, ISCCSP 2012, Rome, Italy, 2-4 May 2012
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781467302760
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCCSP.2012.6217814
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	International Symposium on Communications Control and Signal Processing - Duration: 2 May 2012 → …

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Conference	International Symposium on Communications Control and Signal Processing
Period	2/05/12 → …

Keywords

English language
resonance
signal processing
speech therapy
vowels

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Ahmadi, F & McLoughlin, IV 2012, Measuring resonances of the vocal tract using frequency sweeps at the lips. in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Communications, Control and Signal Processing, ISCCSP 2012, Rome, Italy, 2-4 May 2012. IEEE, International Symposium on Communications Control and Signal Processing, 2/05/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISCCSP.2012.6217814

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