Mechanical vocal cord model for anthropomorphic talking robot based on human biomechanical structure

Kotaro Fukui; Eiji Shintaku; Masaaki Honda; Atsuo Takanishi

doi:10.1299/kikaic.73.2750

Mechanical vocal cord model for anthropomorphic talking robot based on human biomechanical structure

Kotaro Fukui^*, Eiji Shintaku, Masaaki Honda, Atsuo Takanishi

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Abstract

WT 5 (Waseda Talker No. 5), a new anthropomorphic talking robot have been developed with novel vocal cords based on human biomechanical structure. The mechanical vocal cord model has vocal folds with hollow to reproduce layer structure of human vocal cords. The vocal cords are formed by using the thermoplastic rubber "Septon". available from Kuraray Co. Ltd., which has similar elasticity to human tissue. The vocal cords self? oscillate driven by an air flow exhausted from a mechanical lung in similar manner to a human. With new mechanisms, the robot produces natural sounding voices closer to those of a human.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2750-2756
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C
Volume	73
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1299/kikaic.73.2750
Publication status	Published - 2007 Oct
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Humanoid robot
Soft material
Speech production
Talking robot
Vocal cords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Mechanical vocal cord model for anthropomorphic talking robot based on human biomechanical structure. / Fukui, Kotaro; Shintaku, Eiji; Honda, Masaaki et al.
In: Nihon Kikai Gakkai Ronbunshu, C Hen/Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Vol. 73, No. 10, 10.2007, p. 2750-2756.

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