TY - GEN
T1 - New anthropomorphic talking robot having sensory feedback mechanism and vocal cords based on human biomechanical structure
AU - Fukui, Kotaro
AU - Nishikawa, Kazufumi
AU - Ikeo, Shunsuke
AU - Shintaku, Eiji
AU - Takada, Kentaro
AU - Takanishi, Atsuo
AU - Honda, Masaaki
PY - 2006/12/22
Y1 - 2006/12/22
N2 - We developed an anthropomorphic talking robot WT5 (Waseda Talker No. 5) having a sensor feedback mechanism and novel vocal cords based on human biological structures. The sensory feedback Is more Important when we producing obstacle consonant sounds, compared to the auditory feedback mechanism. We reproduce this mechanism by placing tactile sensors and a pressure sensor on the palate of a talking robot and reducing the error between the pressure of the human voice and the robot consonant production. The vocal cord model was constructed with a similar structure to the biological structure of the human vocal cords and vibrated like those of a human. In addition, using these mechanisms, WT-5 could produce voices closer to those of a human. And also realized continuous mimic speaking that Includes consonant sounds.
AB - We developed an anthropomorphic talking robot WT5 (Waseda Talker No. 5) having a sensor feedback mechanism and novel vocal cords based on human biological structures. The sensory feedback Is more Important when we producing obstacle consonant sounds, compared to the auditory feedback mechanism. We reproduce this mechanism by placing tactile sensors and a pressure sensor on the palate of a talking robot and reducing the error between the pressure of the human voice and the robot consonant production. The vocal cord model was constructed with a similar structure to the biological structure of the human vocal cords and vibrated like those of a human. In addition, using these mechanisms, WT-5 could produce voices closer to those of a human. And also realized continuous mimic speaking that Includes consonant sounds.
KW - Humanoid robot
KW - Sensory feedback
KW - Speech production
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U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639238
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639238
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845587362
SN - 1424400406
SN - 9781424400409
T3 - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
SP - 1095
EP - 1100
BT - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
T2 - 1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
Y2 - 20 February 2006 through 22 February 2006
ER -