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 |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of ISSP 2008 - 8th International Seminar on Speech Production |
| Publisher | INRIA |
| Pages | 341-344 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 8th International Seminar on Speech Production, ISSP 2008 - Strasbourg Duration: 2008 Dec 8 → 2008 Dec 12 |
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| Other | 8th International Seminar on Speech Production, ISSP 2008 |
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| City | Strasbourg |
| Period | 08/12/8 → 08/12/12 |
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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.
Proceedings of ISSP 2008 - 8th International Seminar on Speech Production. INRIA, 2008. p. 341-344.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Fukui, Kotaro
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AU - Takanishi, Atsuo
AU - Honda, Masaaki
PY - 2008
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N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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