Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The author presents a study of military applications of advanced speech processing technology which includes three major elements: (1) review and assessment of current efforts in military applications of speech technology. (2) identification of opportunities for future military applications of advanced speech technology, and (3) identification of problem areas where research in speech processing is needed to meet application requirements, and of current research thrusts which appear promising. Opportunities for advanced applications are identified by means of descriptions of several generic systems which would be possible with advances in speech technology and in system integration. These generic systems include an integrated multirate voice/data communications terminal, an interactive speech enhancement system, a voice-controlled pilot´s associate system, advanced air traffic control training systems, a battle management command and control support system with spoken natural language interface, and a spoken language translation system. In the applications discussed, various spectral analysis and digitization techniques are teamed up with artificial intelligence schemes to allow a machine to recognize continuous-speech sentences with vocabularies running to thousands of words
Keywords :
air-traffic control; artificial intelligence; command and control systems; language translation; military systems; natural languages; speech analysis and processing; voice communication; advanced speech processing; air traffic control training systems; artificial intelligence schemes; battle management command and control support system; continuous-speech sentences; digitization techniques; generic systems; integrated multirate voice/data communications terminal; military computer-based systems; spectral analysis; speech enhancement system; speech technology; spoken language translation system; spoken natural language interface; system integration; voice-controlled pilot´s associate system; Air traffic control; Artificial intelligence; Command and control systems; Data communication; Management training; Natural languages; Spectral analysis; Speech enhancement; Speech processing; Vocabulary;
