Opportunities for advanced speech processing in military computer-based systems

Author

Weinstein, Clifford J.

Author_Institution

MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA

Volume

79

Issue

11

fYear

1991

fDate

11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1626

Lastpage

1641

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.118986

Filename

118986