Towards a Practical Silent Speech Interface Based on Vocal Tract Imaging
B. Denby, Jun Cai, Thomas Hueber, Pierre Roussel, Gérard Dreyfus, Lise Crevier‐Buchman, Claire Pillot-Loiseau, Gérard Chollet, Sotiris Manitsaris, Maureen Stone · 2011
Abstract. The paper describes advances in the development of an ultrasound silent speech interface for use in silent communications applications or as a speaking aid for persons who have undergone a laryngectomy. It reports some first steps towards making such a device lightweight, portable, interactive, and practical to use. Simple experimental tests of an interactive silent speech interface for everyday applications are described. Possible future improvements including extension to continuous speech and real time operation are discussed. 1.