Accent morphing aims to modify the accent of a speaker whilst maintaining speaker identity. A textindependent approach could be based on voice conversion systems which manipulate speaker identity through spectral mapping. However, it is not clear to what extent accent changes can be captured with spectral mapping alone. In this paper we implement and evaluate a text-dependent accent morphing sy...

This paper proposes a new application of speech modi cation called "speech morphing". In image processing, morphing is a well known technique that gradually changes one person's face to that of someone else. Speech morphing produces similar results for speech; i.e., one person's speech is gradually changed to that of someone else. Speech morphing makes it possible to create movies or multi-medi...

In this paper, a morphing carbon fibre composite aerofoil concept with an active trailing edge is proposed. This aerofoil features of camber morphing with multiple degrees of freedom. The shape morphing is enabled by an innovative structure driven by an electrical actuation system that uses linear ultrasonic motors (LUSM) with compliant runners, enabling a full control of multiple degrees of fr...

We introduce a mechanism called “morphing” for introducing structure or randomness into a wide variety of problems. We illustrate the usefulness of morphing by performing several different experimental studies. These studies identify the impact of a “small-world” topology on the cost of coloring graphs, of asymmetry on the cost of finding the optimal TSP tour, and of the dimensionality of space...

A morphing concept for wing drag reduction for a small UAV is presented. The results of a computational assessment of the morphing concept benefits are shown. 14% to 30% drag reduction in different flight stages serve as motivation for the construction of a prototype. Design requirements of the morphing mechanism structure are pointed out and constructive solutions are shown. Feasibility and fu...

A series of demonstrations of synthesized acappella songs based on an auditory morphing using STRAIGHT [5] will be presented. Singing voice data for morphing were extracted from the RWCmusic database of musical instrument sound. Discussions on a new extension of the morphing procedure to deal with vibrato will be introduced based on the statistical analysis of the database and its effect on syn...

background and aims. wound dehiscence after lower third molar surgery extends the postoperative treatment period and may cause long-standing pain. the aim of this study was to compare wound dehiscence after removal of wisdom teeth in the most prevalent mandibular impaction (mesioangular class ib) by two different soft tissue flap designs. materials and methods. partially-erupted mandibular thir...

Unlike hinged flaps (for example, ailerons, elevators, and rudders), camber morphing devices vary distribution in a smooth continuous way, resulting aerodynamic efficiency improvements due to the absence of sharp changes airfoil camber. One such concept, Fish Bone Active Camber (FishBAC) device, has shown significant benefits when compared flap. In this work, quasi-two-dimensional wind-tunnel t...