Vocal cord model to control various voices for anthropomorphic talking robot

Kotaro Fukui; Yuma Ishikawa; Eiji Shintaku; Keisuke Ohno; Nana Sakakibara; Atsuo Takanishi; Masaaki Honda

Vocal cord model to control various voices for anthropomorphic talking robot

Kotaro Fukui, Yuma Ishikawa, Eiji Shintaku, Keisuke Ohno, Nana Sakakibara, Atsuo Takanishi, Masaaki Honda

School of Sport Sciences

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Abstract

We have developed a biomechanical vocal cord model for an anthropomorphic talking robot-the Waseda Talker Series. The model mimics the biomechanical structure of human vocal cords and is made of a soft rubber called Septon. It is able to reproduce vocal cord vibrations of the normal (modal) voice in a form similar to the human. We also developed a neural network based model for controlling the vocal cord parameters with acoustic parameters of the speech signal. The control model consists of a forward and inverse model, and a simple feedback model. We also describe voice quality control for the vocal cord model which is important for generating fluent and emotional speech.

Original language	English
Pages	341-344
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2008 Jan 1
Event	8th International Seminar on Speech Production, ISSP 2008 - Strasbourg, France Duration: 2008 Dec 8 → 2008 Dec 12

Conference

Conference	8th International Seminar on Speech Production, ISSP 2008
Country	France
City	Strasbourg
Period	08/12/8 → 08/12/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Speech and Hearing

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Vocal cord model to control various voices for anthropomorphic talking robot. / Fukui, Kotaro; Ishikawa, Yuma; Shintaku, Eiji; Ohno, Keisuke; Sakakibara, Nana; Takanishi, Atsuo; Honda, Masaaki.

2008. 341-344 Paper presented at 8th International Seminar on Speech Production, ISSP 2008, Strasbourg, France.

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