Modeling the production of VCV sequences via the inversion of a   biomechanical model of the tongue
  A control model of the production of VCV sequences is presented, which consists in three main parts: a static forward model of the relations between motor commands and acoustic properties; the specification of targets in the perceptual space; a planning procedure based on optimization principles. Examples of simulations generated with this model illustrate how it can be used to assess theories and models of coarticulation in speech. 
Pascal Perrier (ICP), Liang Ma (ICP), Yohan Payan (TIMC - IMAG)