Original title:
Influence of geometric configurations of the human vocal tract on the voice production
Authors:
Vampola, T. ; Horáček, Jaromír Document type: Papers Conference/Event: Engineering Mechanics 2012 /18./, Svratka (CZ), 2012-05-14 / 2012-05-17
Year:
2012
Language:
eng Abstract:
The three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model of the human vocal tract was constructed, based on CT measurements of a subject phonating on [a:]. A special attention is given to the higher frequency range (above 3.5 Hz) where transversal modes exist between piriform sinuses (PS) and valleculae (VA) and where the higher formants can create a formant cluster known as the speaker’s or singer’s formant. Since the human ear is most sensitive to frequencies between 2 and 4 kHz concentration of sound energy in this frequency region (F4-F5) is effective for communication.
Keywords:
3D FE model; biomechanics of voice; singer’s formant Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z20760514 (CEP), GAP101/12/1306 (CEP) Funding provider: GA ČR Host item entry: Engineering Mechanics 2012, ISBN 978-80-86246-40-6
Institution: Institute of Thermomechanics AS ČR
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0209284