| title: | Creation of speech recognition number input system for disabled persons in TTU rehabilitation technology center |
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| reg no: | ETF5918 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
2.9. System Engineering and Computer Technology |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | TTU Faculty of Information Technology |
| head of project: | Leo Võhandu |
| duration: | 01.01.2004 - 31.12.2006 |
| description: | Use of many infotechnological systems is limited as for disabled as well for healthy people by the slowness and many mistakes in the data input. For big world languages there exist already practical speech input systems. In Estonia we do not have equal possibilities because of our smallness. Especially important would such speech controlled input system be for disabled persons. It would let them at least to try to be members of the society on the equal standing. This project sets a goal to create a working model of such speech input system for estonian language starting from an earlier ESF grant 4844. as a result of that grant there was created an effective number recognising model (MSc work by T. Alumäe). That model recognised 97% of numbers from good quality voice input in TTU Institute of Cybernetics. The task for this grant would be to extend the system to noisy environment and to create a prototype for universal finite automaton connested to speech recognition system. We plan to create a multilayered multifunctional system controlled by speech input which allows us !) to control computer by voice, 2) organise quick data input using special input forms, 3) to use automaton's input table as a specialised input system for internationally recognised ISO- standardised pictographic language BLISS (text writing and internet usage). All three goals are very important for disabled persons. Bliss language is not wellknown for informatics people, but it is taught in about 50 countries (in Estonia at Tartu University and special schools). This language enables people from many countries to communicate without studying many languages. A Windows- based Bliss-system licence costs in Sweden about 65000 EEK. One of the main goals of the given grant application is to create a protoytype of speech recognition based Bliss system. That can be developed to an industrial product at the R&D Center of TTU. In the longer perspective one can forecast creation of an universal interface which understands and suits itself to any language recognition system. Such a product can easily find worldwide dissemination. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Tanel Alumäe | Tallinn Technical University | insener | |
| 2. | Rein Kuusik | Tallinn Technical University | professor | |
| 3. | Leo Võhandu | TTU Faculty of Information Technology | Head of the Center for Rehabilitation Technology | |