Achievements and Developments in Mass Models of Vocal Fold Vibrations

doi:10.1007/s12204-023-2652-5

Abstract

Abstract: The proposed mass model of vocal fold vibration holds a significant importance in the auxiliary diagnosis and treatment of human vocal fold disorders. Mathematical models are proposed in aerodynamics and acoustics to simulate vocal fold vibration during phonation. This has always been a hot topic in pathological linguistics research. Over the past few decades, researchers have designed various types of mass models of vocal fold vibration based on experiments. These models differ in principles, computational complexity, and degrees of freedom. Therefore, we classify and describe the mass models according to modeling methods. We summarize the research status and characteristics of different models, and based on this, we look forward to future research directions for vocal fold mass models.

Key words: vocal fold vibrations, mass model, vocal fold disorders, aeroacoustics

摘要： 声带振动质量模型的建立对于人类声带病变的辅助诊断与治疗有着重要意义。建立空气动力学和声学的数学模型来研究声带振动，以及进行发声时声带运动的模拟与仿真，是近年来病理语言学研究的热点。在过去的几十年中，国内外研究者们根据实验需要设计了不同种类的声带振动质量模型，这些模型建立的原理、计算量、自由度等方面都存在着许多差异。因此，我们按照建模的整体思路和模型用途，对这些已建立的声带振动质量模型进行分类与描述，总结不同模型的研究现状和特点，并在此基础上，对声带振动质量模型的未来研究方向进行展望。

关键词: 声带振动，质量模型，声带病变，气动声学

CLC Number:

Ji Mingjun, Liu Boquan, Lou Zhewei, Lan Jinwei, Fang Jin. Achievements and Developments in Mass Models of Vocal Fold Vibrations[J]. J Shanghai Jiaotong Univ Sci, 2025, 30(3): 600-612.

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