NDLI: Mechanical voice system and its singing performance

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Sawada, H. Nakamura, M. Higashimoto, T.
Copyright Year	2004
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Intelligent Mech. Syst. Eng., Kagawa Univ., Japan (Sawada, H.; Nakamura, M.; Higashimoto, T.)
Abstract	A mechanical model of the human vocal system is being developed based on a mechatronics technology under a feedback control. While various ways of vocal sound production have been actively studied so far, a mechanical construction of the vocal system is considered to advantageously realize natural vocalization with its fluid dynamics. Motors are employed for the manipulation of the mechanical system. The system is able to adoptively learn the relations between motor control parameters and the produced vocal sounds using an auditory feedback with neural networks, by mimicking a human vocalization. This paper presents the construction of a talking robot and its singing performance, together with the adaptive control for the pitch learning. The talking robot generates vowel and consonant sounds of different pitches by dynamically controlling the vocal cords, vocal tract and nasal cavity.
Starting Page	1920
Ending Page	1925
File Size	483251
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780384636
DOI	10.1109/IROS.2004.1389678
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2004-09-28
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Robots Human voice Mechatronics Feedback control Production systems Fluid dynamics Mechanical systems Motor drives Neurofeedback Neural networks
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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