Voice/Natural Language Interfacing for Robotic Control.

Abstract

This work examined past and present methods for adapting speech control to computer use. The research resulted in the development of a design methodology for implementation of a processing module to convert from single, spoken, natural language statements to a computer oriented control language. Specifically, it was designed to take the form of a small, stand alone computer board emulated by an IBM-PC and function as an expert system to translate English statements to a command set appropriate for controlling a Unimation PUMA-560 robotic arm. Even with speech control of the PUMA, the operator was still required to understand the system's capabilities and limitations. However, many of the operating difficulties, resulting from the robot's non-user-friendly programming procedures, were eliminated. Keywords: Speech synthesis; Sensor integration; Voice control; Speech recognition; Configurations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187765

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Carroll
  • Ken Lam

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence Software
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Cognition
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Expert Systems
  • Language
  • Munitions
  • Natural Languages
  • Recognition
  • User Friendly

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Machine Translation
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control