Vocal fold oscillators at large asymmetries

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Main Author: Lucero, Jorge Carlos
Publication Date: 2019
Other Authors: Pelorson, X., Hirtum, A. V.
Language: eng
Source: Repositório Institucional da UnB
Download full: https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/36726
Summary: This paper investigates threshold conditions of the vocal fold oscillation in the presence of a natural frequency asymmetry. Theoretical expressions for the subglottal threshold pressure and frequency are derived from a simple dynamical model of the vocal folds, and compared to data measured from a mechanical replica of the larynx under both symmetrical and asymmetrical configurations. The results demonstrate good agreement between theory and experiments, and show that the oscillation threshold is sensitive to the asymmetry with distinct behaviors between regions of low vs. high asymmetry.