1Associate Professor, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai
2Professor, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute University, Chennai
Communication is a must for human beings to express and those who cannot communicate are isolated in this society. This work finds a solution for human race, where people are dumb but not deaf.
The Main purpose of the work is to create an artificial voice based on the tongue movement and with the help of the Phones of the language mapping table for the dumb person in order to meet their personnel and societal needs.
In this work the main features involved are tongue, lip movements and air flow. These features are fed in to the computer via parallel port. These features are in turn converted as data and mapped with the recorded Tamil phones.
In this work the mapping table is being done choosing Tamil as a language using Tamil grammar laws. Whereas the mapping table can be done for other languages also, using their own grammar laws. A device which fits inside the mouth is used to extract the tongue, lip movements and the air flow inside the mouth. This device in turn is connected to a computer to produce the artificial voice.
As a test many letters and phrases were pronounced without making any sound. The computer pronounced the letter and phrases correctly via speaker.
Parallel port, Mapping table, Tamil phones, Tamil fusion laws
