Construction of voice quality generation mechanism by a mechanical model

该研究项目旨在利用模仿人类机制的机械语音产生模型（Talking ROBOT），定量地阐明语音产生过程及其控制策略。我们实现了用类似于人类控制的喉部控制来再现各种音质的语音，如呼吸声和嘎吱声，笑声和笑声。我们还通过直接测量的方法研究了声带振动行为和产生这些声音的气动声学现象。

The research project was aiming to clarify quantitatively speech production process and its control strategy by using a mechanical speech production model (Talking ROBOT) which is mimicking the human mechanism. We realized to reproduce speech sounds with various voice qualities such as breathy voice and creaky voice as well as laughter and laughing voice by using the laryngeal control of the model which is similar to the human control. We also examined the vocal cord vibration behavior and aero-acoustic phenomenon in generating these voice sounds by the direct measurement.