Development of a 3D tongue motion visualization platform based on ultrasound image sequences

Kele Xu (1, 2) , Yin Yang (3) , Aurore Jaumard-Hakoun (2, 1) , Clémence Leboullenger (2, 1) , Gerard Dreyfus (4) , Pierre Roussel (1) , Maureen Stone (5) , Bruce Denby (1, 2)

1 ESPCI Paris - Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris
2 UPMC - Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6
3 ECE Department - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering [Albuquerque]
4 SIGMA Laboratory
5 VTVL - Vocal Tract Visualization Lab [Baltimore]

This article describes the development of a platform designed to visualize the 3D motion of the tongue using ultrasound image sequences. An overview of the system design is given and promising results are presented. Compared to the analysis of motion in 2D image sequences, such a system can provide additional visual information and a quantitative description of the tongue’s 3D motion. The platform can be useful in a variety of fields, such as speech production, articulation training, etc.

Mots clés: Ultrasound image; tongue; visualization; silent speech interface

Domaines: Linguistique

Kele Xu, Yin Yang, Aurore Jaumard-Hakoun, Clémence Leboullenger, Gerard Dreyfus, et al.. Development of a 3D tongue motion visualization platform based on ultrasound image sequences. The 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Aug 2015, Glasgow, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-01366248⟩