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Display and speech devices for simulator instructor/operator station applications

The Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) has the responsibility for research and development of advanced simulation techniques, including more efficient and more effective Instructor Operator Stations (IOS) which would possibly use newly developed display devices and techniques and speech response/recognition devices. This review was undertaken to become better acquainted with the state of the art of hardware devices which could be used for the IOSs of advanced aircraft training simulators and to provide some guidance in these devices to designers, specifiers and users of IOSs. Attention focused mainly on display devices and speech response/recognition devices. A survey of technical literature concerning display devices, and speech synthesis and speech recognition devices was accomplished and contacts were established with a number of manufacturers and developers of these devices to determine the latest developments and potential applications. Also, literature was searched for R and D related to the application of such devices. Some of the merits and shortcomings of a number of display devices (i.e., cathode ray tubes (CRT) and alternative but similar devices) are discussed and descriptions of their operation are included. Speech interaction with computers is also discussed in a similar manner. It is concluded that new display devices will not significantly impact the general design or utilization of the IOS. Advancement of speech recognition could have a significant impact, but development beyond present capabilities does not appear imminent. (Author).

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