Ultra thin smart electropalatography system to assist linguistic and medical diagnosis

Abstract

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a pseudo-palate for capacitive sensing of tongue proximity to, contact with, and pressure against a subject's hard palate, the pseudo-palate comprising an upper and a lower plurality of tracing lines; wherein the upper and lower pluralities of tracing lines are embedded in a flexible material and separated by gap comprising the flexible material; wherein the upper and the lower pluralities of tracing lines are connected by vias located at a plurality of intersection points; and wherein, when the pseudo-palate is worn by the subject, the upper plurality of tracing lines is closer to the hard palate than is the lower plurality of tracing lines. The pseudo-palate is under 30 μm thick to reduce interference of the pseudo-palate with the subject's speech and communicates wirelessly with a computer to monitor data in real time. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the pseudo-palate.

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