Browsing by Author "Srinivasan, Narayanan"

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    Challenges in using a standard speech recognition engine in small vocabulary domain
    (Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication, 2019-07-22) Srinivasan, Narayanan; Balasundaram, S.R.
    This paper discusses the challenges and proposes recommendations on using a standard speech recognition engine for a small vocabulary Air Traffic Controller Pilot communication domain. With the given challenges in transcribing the Air Traffic Communication due to the inherent radio issues in cockpit and the con-troller room, gathering the corpus for training the speech recognition model is another important problem. Taking advantage of the maturity of today’s speech recognition systems for the standard English words used in the communication, this paper focusses on the challenges in decoding the domain specific named entity words used in the communication.
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    Enhancing Command Recognition in Air Traffic Control Through Advanced Classification Techniques
    (Sciendo, 2024-06-12) Srinivasan, Narayanan; Balasundaram, S.R.
    This paper addresses the persistent challenges in speech processing within the Air Traffic Control (ATC) domain, a field where despite extensive research, issues such as handling noisy environments, accented speech, and the need for strict adherence to standard phraseology continue to undermine conventional language models. Our study employs a hybrid approach that integrates syntactic analysis with advanced machine learning classification algorithms - Logistic Regression, Lagrangian Support Vector Machine, and Naïve Bayes. By mixing and matching algorithms tailored for specific aspects of speech processing, our approach moves away from traditional reliance on a singular integrated system, illustrating through rigorous testing with the ATCOSIM dataset that such a multifaceted strategy markedly improves command recognition accuracy and adapts more effectively to the unique linguistic features of ATC speech. Results highlight the superior performance of Logistic Regression across various command recognition categories, pointing towards a promising direction for future advancements in ATC speech recognition technologies aimed at reducing human workload and increasing automation precision. This paper explores the complexities of the required analysis techniques and underscores the necessity of employing diverse algorithms in the processing pipeline to enhance overall system accuracy.