Theater Air Planner Talk
(TAPTalk)
Speech Related Efforts:
  • Research effort showed ability of Nuance speech engine to provide high recognition rates in high noise environments.
  • The TAPTalk enhancement to the Air Force's TAP System added a footswitch controlled voice recognition interface that allows users to enter data, navigate through menu systems, and access to system help functions.
  • TAPTalk operations were exercised during Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) 2000 where the speech interface received outstanding reviews. TAPTalk was assessed to be 98 percent accurate and improved Air Tasking Order (ATO) data entry by 30 percent.

Principal Efforts:

  • Speech Recognition Integration
Theater Air Planner Talk