Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source

Farzaneh Ahmadi; Matheus Araújo Ribeiro; Mark Halaki

doi:10.1109/BioCAS.2014.6981639

Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source

Farzaneh Ahmadi, Matheus Araújo Ribeiro, Mark Halaki

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Abstract

Despite the emerging progress in many subfields of bionics, developing a working bionic voice prosthesis for voice-loss patients has remained an unresolved research question. A bionic voice prosthesis replaces the function of a missing larynx and generates natural voice for patients who retain a functional vocal tract but have lost their voice because of surgical removal of the larynx (laryngectomy) due to larynx cancer or swallowing disorders. The main category of patients to receive this solution is laryngectomy patients. The pitch (fundamental frequency) is the highest contributor of generating natural voice for laryngectomy patients. Hence designing a bionic voice solution requires enabling the patient with a convenient mechanism to control the pitch of their substitute voice. In this research, the neuromuscular activity of the neck straps muscles is analyzed using advanced signal processing methods to provide a natural mechanism of controlling the pitch of a future bionic voice source. The result significantly improves the current state of the art techniques of using neuromuscular cues for estimating the pitch.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings IEEE 2014 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2014: Breakthrough for Distributed Diagnostics and Therapy: 22-24 October 2014, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	37-40
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781479923465
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2014.6981639
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference - Duration: 22 Oct 2014 → …

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Conference	IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference
Period	22/10/14 → …

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bionic voice
electromyography
muscles
neck

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Ahmadi, F., Araújo Ribeiro, M., & Halaki, M. (2014). Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source. In Proceedings IEEE 2014 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2014: Breakthrough for Distributed Diagnostics and Therapy: 22-24 October 2014, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (pp. 37-40). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2014.6981639

Ahmadi, Farzaneh ; Araújo Ribeiro, Matheus ; Halaki, Mark. / Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source. Proceedings IEEE 2014 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2014: Breakthrough for Distributed Diagnostics and Therapy: 22-24 October 2014, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. IEEE, 2014. pp. 37-40

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Ahmadi, F, Araújo Ribeiro, M & Halaki, M 2014, Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source. in Proceedings IEEE 2014 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2014: Breakthrough for Distributed Diagnostics and Therapy: 22-24 October 2014, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. IEEE, pp. 37-40, IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 22/10/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/BioCAS.2014.6981639

Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source. / Ahmadi, Farzaneh; Araújo Ribeiro, Matheus; Halaki, Mark.
Proceedings IEEE 2014 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2014: Breakthrough for Distributed Diagnostics and Therapy: 22-24 October 2014, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. IEEE, 2014. p. 37-40.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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Ahmadi F, Araújo Ribeiro M, Halaki M. Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source. In Proceedings IEEE 2014 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, BioCAS 2014: Breakthrough for Distributed Diagnostics and Therapy: 22-24 October 2014, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. IEEE. 2014. p. 37-40 doi: 10.1109/BioCAS.2014.6981639

Surface electromyography of neck strap muscles for estimating the intended pitch of a bionic voice source

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