Articulation via target-oriented approaches have been commonly used in robotics. Movement of a robotic arm can involve targeting via a forward or inverse kinematics approach to reach the target. We attempted to transform the task of controlling the motor articulation to a machine learning approach. Towards this goal, we built an online robotic arm to extract articulation datasets and have used ...

This study constitutes a large-scale comparative analysis of acoustic cues for classification of place of articulation in fricatives. To date, no single metric has been found to classify fricative place of articulation with a high degree of accuracy. This study presents spectral, amplitudinal, and temporal measurements that involve both static properties (spectral peak location, spectral moment...

In this paper, the Norwegian retroflex fricative /ʂ/ is investigated through the combined use of electropalatography (EPG) and electromagnetic articulography (EMA) based on four informants. Cross linguistic investigations of retroflex consonants have shown that there are three characteristics often present in their articulation: an apical articulation, a posterior place of articulation, and a b...

Dislocations represent one of the more common postoperative complications seen after total hip arthroplasty (THA) with estimates ranging from 0.2 to 7% in primary cases and as high as 25% in revision surgeries [1]. In the early 1970s, Giles Bousquet developed a dual mobility (DM) acetabular cup with the goal of reducing dislocation rates. The dual mobility (DM) design consists of two articulati...

BACKGROUND Hip dislocation after arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures remains a serious complication. The aim of our study was to investigate the dislocation rate in acute femoral neck fracture patients operated with a posterior approach with cemented conventional or dual articulation acetabular components. METHODS We compared the dislocation rate in 56 consecutive patients operated with c...

An articulation point in a network is a node whose removal disconnects the network. Those nodes play key roles in ensuring connectivity of many real-world networks, from infrastructure networks to protein interaction networks and terrorist communication networks. Despite their fundamental importance, a general framework of studying articulation points in complex networks is lacking. Here we dev...

Digitartic, a system for bi-manual gestural control of VowelConsonant-Vowel performative singing synthesis is presented. This system is an extension of a real-time gesture-controlled vowel singing instrument developed in the Max MSP language. In addition to pitch, vowels and voice strength controls, Digitartic is designed for gestural control of articulation parameters, including various places...

A summary is presented of recent studies on articulation in piano music performance together with the applications they originated. Emphasis is given to legato and staccato articulation. Results from measurements of performances recorded with MIDIfied grand pianos are summarized. Some rules for the simulation of articulation are presented and their application in renderings of emotional express...

The present study aims at examining vocal expression of emotion. Emotionally loaded speech material produced by actors was analyzed with reference to the accuracy of articulation as well as to the duration of syllables and segments. It was investigated whether the vocal expression of several emotions (anger, happiness, fear and sadness) differ from one another and from neutral speech with respe...

The propriety of articulation, especially of notes that lack annotations, is influenced by the origin of the particular music. This paper presents a rule system for articulation derived from late Baroque and early Classic treatises on performance. Expressive articulation, in this respect, is understood as a combination of alterable tone features like duration, loudness, and timbre. The model di...