Abstract
A microprocessor-based real-time digital vibrotactile vocoder system has been developed to train the deaf and for artificial hearing research. The system is composed of a microcomputer module with a digital signal processor interface units and an attenuator/driver circuit. Live or digitised (stored or synthetic) speech is presented to the skin spectrally through a belt housing eight or 16 vibrators. Speech is processed in real time using a fast Fourier transform. The system is also capable of presenting any arbitrary spatiotemporal pattern on the skin for artificial hearing experiments. A preliminary experiment with a deaf subject indicates that the system is potentially an effective device for artificial hearing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 213-218 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1992 |
Keywords
- FFT
- Hearing prosthesis
- Speech processors
- Tactile aids
- Vocoders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Information Management
- Health Informatics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Theory and Mathematics