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Intelligent, Flexible Artificial Throats with Sound Emitting, Detecting, and Recognizing Abilities
Junxin Fu1,2, Zhikang Deng1,2, Chang Liu1,2
1School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen 518107, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 13, 2024
Summary
An intelligent artificial throat (AT) offers a user-friendly solution for voice loss patients, acting as both a sound sensor and emitter. This device bypasses complex surgery, providing significant social value for those with laryngeal diseases.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Acoustics
Background:
- Increasing prevalence of laryngeal diseases leading to voice loss.
- Growing demand for non-surgical voice restoration solutions.
- Limitations of current treatments for voice impairment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the development and capabilities of intelligent artificial throats (ATs).
- To explore sensing principles, sound emission technologies, and speech recognition algorithms for ATs.
- To assess the potential and challenges of ATs for patients with voice defects.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of capacitive, piezoelectric, electromagnetic, and piezoresistive sensing components.
- Analysis of thermoacoustic theory and sound emitter materials.
- Review of classical and neural network algorithms for speech pattern recognition.
Main Results:
- Intelligent ATs function as integrated sound sensors and thin-film sound emitters.
- Various sensing mechanisms and advanced materials contribute to AT functionality.
- Speech pattern recognition is achieved through diverse algorithmic approaches.
Conclusions:
- Intelligent artificial throats offer a promising, user-friendly alternative to surgical voice reconstruction.
- The technology demonstrates significant potential for improving the quality of life for individuals with voice impairments.
- Further research and development are needed to address challenges and optimize AT performance.
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