CONTROLLING A SYSTEM USING VOICELESS ALARYNGEAL SPEECH

摘要

Apparatus, including a sensor which is configured to be fixed to a neck of an operator of equipment in a location suitable for sensing a voiceless alaryngeal speech vibration generated by the operator during operation of the equipment, The apparatus further includes a processor which is configured to receive and process a signal output by the sensor so as to measure the voiceless alaryngeal speech vibration and so as to generate a control signal for the equipment responsively to the measured voiceless alaryngeal speech vibration. FIG. 2 START ATTACH VOICELESS ALARYNGEAL SPEECH SENSOR TO OPERATOR. CONFIGURE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SENSOR AND SYSTEM CONTROLLER 110 SELECT ACTIONS TO BE 118 PERFORMED BY SYSTEM CONTROLLER 112 102 CHOOSE ONE OF SELECTED ACTIONS. OPERATOR GENERATES VOICELESS ALARYNGEAL SOUND TO PERFORM SELECTED ACTION. SENSOR TRANSMITS SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO SOUND TO 114 GENERATE AND STORE ONE-TO ONE CORRESPONDENCES BETWEEN VOICELESS SOUNDS 116 AND ACTIONS 126 INITIATE SYSTEM OPERATION SYSTEM CONTROLLER MONITORS OPERATIONAL SENSOR FOR VOICELESS MODE ALARYNGEAL SOUND SIGNAL. 104 CONTROLLER USES ONE-TO-ONE 122 CORRESPONDENCES TO IDENTIFY REQUIRED ACTION PERFORM REQUIRED ACTION END)