Text to Speech (TTS) Capabilities for the Common Driver Trainer (CDT)

Abstract

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) was tasked to analyze options for potential Text To Speech (TTS) improvements as part of the scenario generation system for the Common Driver Trainer (CDT). This report provides a discussion of some of the available TTS technologies, as well as a recommended path forward. In addition to the research performed, AMRDEC personnel also developed code to assist in familiarization with TTS capability. Descriptions of this software,along with code samples from some of the commercial products, are provided in the report. AMRDEC recommended that the CDT program develop an application or component that provides TTS capabilities, including text and file input, voice selection, a custom dictionary, voice recording, file exporting to standard audio formats, and sound file organization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA531778

Entities

People

  • Danny Carter
  • Michael Hanners

Organizations

  • Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Aviation
  • Audio Files
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Dictionaries
  • Engineering
  • Grammars
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Language
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Standards
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Naval Personnel Management