Optopalatography (EPG)

The OPG is a device which uses an artificial hard palate coveredwith 16 fibre optic sensors to dynamicly measure tongue-palate contact, distance and pressure. The system uses reflected light distance sensing.

The system is still in development and is not yet publicly available. More details can be found at:

Department of Speech and Language Sciences
Queen Margaret College
Clerwood Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 8TS
Tel: +44 131 317 3692
Fax: +44 131 317 3689
email: a.wrench@sls.qmced.ac.uk
www: http://sls.qmced.ac.uk/dept/awrench/home.htm