Energy-based fluid–structure model of the vocal folds

Authors

Luis A Mora, Hector Ramirez, Juan I Yuz, Yann Le Gorec, Matías Zañartu

Abstract

Lumped elements models of vocal folds are relevant research tools that can enhance the understanding of the pathophysiology of many voice disorders. In this paper, we use the port-Hamiltonian framework to obtain an energy-based model for the fluid–structure interactions between the vocal folds and the airflow in the glottis. The vocal fold behavior is represented by a three-mass model and the airflow is described as a fluid with irrotational flow. The proposed approach allows to go beyond the usual quasi-steady one-dimensional flow assumption in lumped mass models. The simulation results show that the proposed energy-based model successfully reproduces the oscillations of the vocal folds, including the collision phenomena, and it is useful to analyze the energy exchange between the airflow and the vocal folds.

Citation

• Journal: IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 466–492
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• DOI: 10.1093/imamci/dnaa031

BibTeX

@article{Mora_2020,
  title={{Energy-based fluid–structure model of the vocal folds}},
  volume={38},
  ISSN={1471-6887},
  DOI={10.1093/imamci/dnaa031},
  number={2},
  journal={IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information},
  publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)},
  author={Mora, Luis A and Ramirez, Hector and Yuz, Juan I and Le Gorec, Yann and Zañartu, Matías},
  year={2020},
  pages={466--492}
}

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