Original title:
Acoustic resonance characteristics of the human vocal tract with respect to a soft tissue
Authors:
Radolf, Vojtěch ; Horáček, Jaromír Document type: Papers Conference/Event: DYMAMESI 2015, Praha (CZ), 2015-11-24
Year:
2015
Language:
eng Abstract:
A mathematical model, which can help to clarify physical background of an influence of the soft tissue of vocal cavities on the formant frequencies, has been extended. Strong acoustic-structural interaction is demonstrated on the vocal tract cavity for vowel /u:/ prolonged by a tube that is used for voice training and therapy purposes. The glottis is closed by a yielding wall, considering a mass, compliance and structural damping. Viscous losses of the acoustic cavities and radiation impedance at the output are assumed. Significant change in the first acoustic resonance frequency caused by the compliance of the soft tissue at the glottis corresponds to the data found experimentally in earlier study.
Keywords:
acoustic-structural interaction; biomechanics of voice; formant frequency; phonation into tubes Host item entry: DYMAMESI 2015, ISBN 978-80-87012-57-4
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/11104/0254393