An Evaluation of Speech Controls for AWACS Weapons Directors

Abstract

The objective of the current experiment was to evaluate speech recognition controls as a possible aid for AWACS operators. The research was carried out in the Multi-sensory Overview Large Scale Tactical Knowledge Environment (MOLTKE) facility at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The participants, trained Air Force air battle managers, were required to track a package of fighter aircraft, receive verbal target changes, and pass the verbal changes to the lead fighter aircraft in a simulated battlefield air interdiction (BAI) mission environment. The results of this research strongly supported the application of speech recognition to the TDF/PAD interface for use in AWACS applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423447

Entities

People

  • Annie B. Mclaughlin
  • Michael A. Vidulich
  • Nicole M. Guilliams
  • Robert S. Bolia
  • W. T. Nelson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Operating Systems
  • Psychology
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy