AN ANALYSIS OF SPEECH SPECTRA IN TERMS OF A MODEL OF ARTICULATION,

Abstract

Research is possible with these programs to compare an internally generated spectrum with an actual speech spectrum and to vary manually the input parameters until an optimum match is obtained. The results of the match are parameters which relate to the physical dimensions of the vocal tract and thus make it possible to study the dynamics of the articulatory system through analyses of the acoustic signal. Currently, data are being collected by this procedure, particularly in the vicinity of vowel-consonant boundaries. The program will prove useful also for investigating other possible models for generating vocal-tract area functions from the specification of a small number of parameters. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0430194

Entities

People

  • J. M. Heinz

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signals
  • Boundaries
  • Consonants
  • Dynamics
  • Specifications
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.