Project description Challenging current Thinking Show the project objective Hide the project objective Everyone needs their voice, and speech has a pivotal function in modern society. A detailed, working model of the voice would contribute to the human atlas and would find profound applications in fields such as speech technology, medical research, pedagogy, linguistics and the arts. But the physics are very intricate: we make the sounds of speech, song and emotions using multiple mechanisms; and these are under exquisite control, through muscle activation patterns acquired from years of training. Physically, voice involves complex interactions between laminar and turbulent airflow; vibrating, deforming, colliding elastic solids; and sound waves resonating in a contorting duct. So far, these mechanisms have had to be studied one at a time, using disparate tools and often gross approxi¬mat¬ions, for each of the subproblems. Now, advances in computing techniques suggest the possibility of simulating the entire voice organ, including its biomechanics and aeroacoustics, in a unified numerical domain. This major computational challenge would bring research and education much closer to reality. In the EUNISON project, we seek to build a new voice simulator that is based on physical first principles to an unprecedented degree. From given inputs, representing topology or muscle activations or phonemes, it will render the 3-D physics of the voice, including of course its acoustic output. This will give important insights into how the voice works, and how it fails. The goal is not a speech synthesis system, but rather a voice simulation engine, with many applications; given the right controls and enough computer time, it could be made to speak in any language, or sing in any style. The model will be operable on-line, as a reference and a platform for others to exploit in further studies. The long-term prospects include more natural speech synthesis, improved clinical procedures, greater public awareness of voice, better voice pedagogy and new forms of cultural expression. Fields of science humanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticssocial scienceseducational sciencespedagogynatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicstopologyhumanitiesartsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiophysics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.9.1 - Challenging current Thinking Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-C See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN EU contribution € 1 068 920,00 Address Brinellvagen 8 100 44 Stockholm Sweden See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Harriett Johansson (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG Germany EU contribution € 483 640,00 Address Schlossplatz 4 91054 Erlangen See on map Region Bayern Mittelfranken Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Franziska Müller (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO PRIVADA UNIVERSITAT I TECNOLOGIA Spain EU contribution € 453 921,00 Address Calle sant joan de la salle 42 08022 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Meritxell Bassolas (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE INTERNACIONAL DE METODES NUMERICS EN ENGINYERIA Spain EU contribution € 487 520,00 Address C gran capitan, edifici c1, campus nord upc sn 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Daniel Cuadrat (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 448 441,00 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Guillaume ROCHET (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE France EU contribution € 17 558,00 Address Avenue felix viallet 46 38031 Grenoble cedex 1 See on map Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes Isère Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Clémentine GLEIZAL (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data