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JawSense: Recognizing Unvoiced Sound using a Low-cost Ear-worn System

  • Prerna Khanna
  • , Tanmay Srivastava
  • , Shijia Pan
  • , Shubham Jain
  • , Phuc Nguyen
  • Stony Brook University
  • Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
  • University of California Merced
  • University of Texas at Arlington

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30 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper explores a new wearable system, called JawSense, that enables a novel form of human-computer interaction based on unvoiced jaw movement tracking. JawSense allows its user to interact with computing machine just by moving their jaw. We study the neurological and anatomical structure of the human cheek and jaw to design JawSense so that jaw movement can be reliably captured under the strong impact of noises from human artifacts. In particular, JawSense senses the muscle deformation and vibration caused by unvoiced speaking to decode the unvoiced phonemes spoken by the user. We model the relationship between jaw movements and phonemes to develop a classification algorithm to recognize nine phonemes. Through a prototyping implementation and evaluation with six subjects, we show that JawSense can be used as a form of hands-free and privacy-preserving human-computer interaction with 92% phoneme classification rate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHotMobile 2021 - Proceedings of the 22nd International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages44-49
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450383233
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 24 2021
Event22nd International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, HotMobile 2021 - Virtual, Online, United Kingdom
Duration: Feb 24 2021Feb 26 2021

Publication series

NameHotMobile 2021 - Proceedings of the 22nd International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications

Conference

Conference22nd International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, HotMobile 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityVirtual, Online
Period02/24/2102/26/21

Keywords

  • Accelerometer sensing
  • Unvoiced sound recognition
  • Wearable devices

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