Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis

Maria Elena Giannaccini; Andrew Hinitt; Edward Gough; Andrew Stinchcombe; Keren Yue; Andrew Conn; Jonathan Rossiter

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_12

Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis

Maria Elena Giannaccini, Andrew Hinitt, Edward Gough, Andrew Stinchcombe, Keren Yue, Andrew Conn, Jonathan Rossiter

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Abstract

Vocal fold disorders impact significantly on quality of life. Specifically, vocal fold paralysis can affect the ability to speak and breathe. To date, there has been a shortage of studies providing a quantitative characterisation of the effect of paralysed vocal folds on the frequency and amplitude of sound in phonation. In this paper we propose a novel bioinspired robotic simulator that physically replicates both healthy vocal fold function and two main pathological conditions in vocal fold paralysis: bilateral and unilateral paralysis. By analysing the audio data produced by our robotic simulator a correlation can be drawn between each type of paralysis and the effects on amplitude and frequency. Results show that in a healthy configuration, frequency response and vocal fold stress are mostly proportional and that their relationship is highly impacted by paralysis. In addition, our experimental results provide a mapping between vocal fold position and tension in our simulator and the resulting sound. These insights will inform laryngeal surgical procedures and help improve the effectiveness of current implant systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Living Machines 2019
Subtitle of host publication	Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems
Editors	Vasiliki Vouloutsi, Anna Mura, Paul F.M.J. Verschure, Michael Mangan, Tony J. Prescott, Uriel Martinez-Hernandez, Minoru Asada
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	134-145
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783030247409
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_12
Publication status	Published - 6 Jul 2019
Event	8th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2019 - Nara, Japan Duration: 9 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11556 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Conference	8th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Nara
Period	9/07/19 → 12/07/19

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Tactile Action Perception
Engineering Mathematics Research Group

Keywords

Bioinpired robotics
Vocal fold paralysis
Vocalisation

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Giannaccini, M. E., Hinitt, A., Gough, E., Stinchcombe, A., Yue, K., Conn, A., & Rossiter, J. (2019). Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis. In V. Vouloutsi, A. Mura, P. F. M. J. Verschure, M. Mangan, T. J. Prescott, U. Martinez-Hernandez, & M. Asada (Eds.), Living Machines 2019: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (pp. 134-145). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11556 LNAI). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_12

Giannaccini, Maria Elena ; Hinitt, Andrew ; Gough, Edward et al. / Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis. Living Machines 2019: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. editor / Vasiliki Vouloutsi ; Anna Mura ; Paul F.M.J. Verschure ; Michael Mangan ; Tony J. Prescott ; Uriel Martinez-Hernandez ; Minoru Asada. Springer Nature, 2019. pp. 134-145 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Giannaccini, ME, Hinitt, A, Gough, E, Stinchcombe, A, Yue, K , Conn, A & Rossiter, J 2019, Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis. in V Vouloutsi, A Mura, PFMJ Verschure, M Mangan, TJ Prescott, U Martinez-Hernandez & M Asada (eds), Living Machines 2019: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11556 LNAI, Springer Nature, pp. 134-145, 8th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2019, Nara, Japan, 9/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_12

Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis. / Giannaccini, Maria Elena; Hinitt, Andrew; Gough, Edward et al.
Living Machines 2019: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. ed. / Vasiliki Vouloutsi; Anna Mura; Paul F.M.J. Verschure; Michael Mangan; Tony J. Prescott; Uriel Martinez-Hernandez; Minoru Asada. Springer Nature, 2019. p. 134-145 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11556 LNAI).

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Giannaccini ME, Hinitt A, Gough E, Stinchcombe A, Yue K , Conn A et al. Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Paralysis. In Vouloutsi V, Mura A, Verschure PFMJ, Mangan M, Prescott TJ, Martinez-Hernandez U, Asada M, editors, Living Machines 2019: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Springer Nature. 2019. p. 134-145. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-24741-6_12

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