The waveform model of vowel perception and production was published in late 2009, but it has not been publicized or exposed to a wide audience before now. In this presentation, the framework of the waveform model will be explained beginning with the categorization of the vowel space, and the distinguishing features for each categorical vowel pair. From the well defined categories, the position of the lips and tongue and their association with specific formant frequencies becomes apparent, as well as an explanation of perceptual errors. With this foundation, the experimental evidence that led to 99.2% accuracy across the 50 male talkers in the Hillenbrand et al. dataset (1995) will be presented. The 99.2% performance was achieved with 64 lines of computer code processing the data points of the 396 vowels stored in a database. The waveform model provides a unique categorization of the vowel space, which has led to a working explanation of vowel perception, vowel production, and perceptual errors. By explaining each of these aspects of vowel communication and achieving 99.2% accuracy with a computer algorithm, the waveform model will have an impact in more than one field of research.