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Creating a computational model of the human vocal tract
Freiwald, Michal ; Hájek, Petr (referee) ; Švancara, Pavel (advisor)
The research part of this bachelor’s thesis consists of a brief introduction to the human respiratory system and its subsidiary vocal subsystem along with a summary of basic phonation theories, voice disorders and published computational models of the human vocal tract. The experimental part engages in the making of the computational model itself, set to pronunciation of the vowel /a:/ in a woman vocal tract, on which, using finite element method, some of the basic acoustic analyses are performed, such as modal analysis or harmonic analysis. Calculated formants correspond with the values published in literature. Several different methods were analyzed while computing harmonic response. The most complex and the most time-consuming method, using infinite elements, also proved to be the most precise one. Thesis gives a decent comparison of the precision and complexity between the used methods.
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Numerical simulation of of human voice propagation through the vocal tract and in the space around the body
Batelka, Jiří ; Hájek, Petr (referee) ; Švancara, Pavel (advisor)
This master's thesis handles description of the source-filter theory of voice production, anatomy of larynx, possible approaches to voice production modelling and selected works using these approaches in first chapter. Brief description of selected quantities used in acoustics and model creation follows. Models of only the head and head with female and male torso are created, including mesh testing to determine suitable element size. Models created in this thesis focus on description of voice propagation primarily in front of body and on influence of torso on sound propagation. Inclusion of torso results in fluctuations in frequency domain in range from 1 000 Hz to 8 000 Hz, more pronounced near lower frquencies. In transverse plane the presence of torso manifests in lower SPL in front of mouth and higher SPL on the sides for several frequencies. Regions with decrease of SPL in front of mouth are coindicent with frequencies, where higher SPL on sides in comparision with direction in front of the mouth is evident. These observations are in agreement with other works. No significant differences were observed between models with different torsos in the transverse plane. Below the transverse plane differences between models with different torsos can be observed, for example for some frequencies decrease in SPL isn't observed in front of mouth in directivity diagrams for model with male torso.
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Using of Transfer Matrix Method for Modal Characteristics of Vocal Tract
Meisner, Patrik ; Švancara, Pavel (referee) ; Hájek, Petr (advisor)
The first part of the bachelor thesis describes anatomy of the vocal tract, voice creation and its modification. Some pathologies are listed at the end of the first part. The contents of second part are previously published computational models of the vocal tract followed by the method of transfer matrices for the Czech vowel [u:]. Modal analysis is performed by the transfer matrix method. The output are first three natural frequencies. Obtained frequencies are compared to values in the literature and to values calculated by the finite element method.
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Computational modelling of noise inside cabin of aircraft VUT 100 Cobra
Prnka, Jiří ; Houfek, Lubomír (referee) ; Švancara, Pavel (advisor)
This master’s thesis deals with the computational simulation of low-frequency noise inside the cabin of small commercial airplane VUT 100 Cobra. For this low-frequncy range deterministic methods: Final Element Method (FEM) and Boundary Element Method (BEM) are used for simulation of the dynamic behaviour of the object. FEM has been used to compute eigenmodes and eigenfrequences of the structure of the aeroplane cabin and of the acoustic space inside cabin. Then response to harmonic excitation of engine represented by unit forces in place of contact has been computed. Obtained velocities on the surface of the cabin are then used as the basis for the noise calculation inside the cabin using BEM. After that effect of some construction modifications on sound level inside cabin are evaluated by computational modelling.
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Stress-strain analysis of anastomosis between artery and artificial vascular graft
Hrubanová, Anna ; Švancara, Pavel (referee) ; Burša, Jiří (advisor)
This bachelor’s thesis deals with anatomy and pathology of arteries and possibilities of their replacement with vascular grafts. The first part of the thesis describes structure and mechanical properties of arterial wall. Furthemore, the biological and mechanical properties of vascular grafts and their influence of healing process are described. The second part of this thesis starts with non-linear calculation of deformation of arterial wall using generalized Hooke’s law. The analytical calculation of connection of artery and vascular graft using cylindrical momentum shell theory was made at the end of this thesis. Description of limitations of this method is also included.
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Computational modelling of self-excited oscillation during metal cutting
Malý, Pavel ; Hadaš, Zdeněk (referee) ; Švancara, Pavel (advisor)
Diplomová práce se zabývá analýzou produktivity a efektivity řezného procesu frézování. Pro zjištění kritické hloubky třísky byla analyzována reálná frézka. Model frézky byl vytvořen v programu Autodesk Inventor. Analýza řezného procesu probíhala v programu Ansys Workbench. Výsledky byly použity pro sestavení stabilitních diagramů. Po vyhodnocení výsledků byly navrženy dva přístupy pro zefektivnění procesu frézování. Vliv těchto změn na produktivitu řezného procesu byl ověřen porovnáním výsledků s předchozí analýzou.
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Computational Modelling of Self- oscillations of the Human Vocal Folds
Hájek, Petr ; Šidlof,, Petr (referee) ; Radolf, Vojtěch (referee) ; Švancara, Pavel (advisor)
The presented dissertation thesis deals with a simulation of the human phonation in terms of latest theories. Phonation is considered here as a bi-directional fluid-structure-acoustic interaction, where the interaction between all three physical domains occurs due to the unsteady viscous compressible Navier-Stokes equations. There is a solid knowledge background in the first part of the thesis. It concerns the latest concepts in computational modeling of the human phonation, the most important and recent theories about the human voice production and some key aspects of the human anatomy, physiology and pathology. Also voice assessment is discussed. The second part of the thesis describes an in-depth analysis of a phonation simulation in a planar computational model. The basic concepts proceed from algorithms developed in the Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics. Created models are able to reproduce sounds of all Czech vowels and the most common evaluated parameters very close to physiological ranges. The simulated pathology, Reinke's edema, is demonstrated in order to explore its influence on the vowel sound. The third part focuses on modeling of phonation in a spatial computational model. All Czech vowels are simulated also here and compared to the planar model and to actual measurement. The spatial model serves as the starting point to modeling of a longitudinal pretension incorporated in the vocal folds. In the last part of the thesis, a modeling of the phonation with vocal folds pretension is investigated. Although the models are tuned to a rather soft phonation, the results are in agreement with the relevant physiologic phenomena. While the spatial model is highly computationally expensive, a hybrid planar model with pretension is proposed. A special attention is paid to the analysis of self-sustained oscillation of the vocal folds. It is shown, the planar model cannot reproduce such kind of oscillation in the actual version, albeit time of oscillation was considerably extended. On the other hand, oscillation of the spatial vocal folds are stabilized without effects accompanying subduing of oscillation. It can be supposed that the spatial model is able to reproduce self-sustained oscillation as a basic principle present during the human phonation.
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