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From: kemp@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (David Kemp)
Subject: Speech recognition for air traffic control training
Message-ID: <9416110.2478@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
Keywords: air traffic control, speech recognition
Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 00:33:35 GMT
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Almost all air traffic control communications use
a fixed set of standard phrases -- even aircraft call-signs
are spelt out -- such as "alpha foxtrot four two" instead of "AF42".
This seems to be an ideal environment for speech recognition.

The group that I am working with is not considering using
speech recognition during "live" air-traffic control,
but to use it as a training aid.

Would it be possible to use any of
the available speech recognition systems to
help with training students to only use standard ATC phrases?

Idealy, we want ATC students to be able to practice
their phraseology in their spare time.

There are two aspects to the training:
1) students should not deviate from the standard phrases, and
2) the students need to speak clearly so that pilots and
	other controllers can understand them.

The first point does not really require speaker independence,
but the second one does.
Both require recognition for continuous speech.

Thanks in advance,
	David Kemp
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David B. Kemp
Department of Computer Science
University of Melbourne
Parkville 3052
Australia

e_mail: kemp@cs.mu.OZ.AU
Telephone: +61 3 2822 491
Fax: +61 3 2822 444
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