Spokane
Researcher: Dr. Steve Simmons, Professor of Computer Science, EWU
Year project began: 1999
Maintenance or malfunction of complex technical equipment, such as semiconductor fabrication machines or medical instrumentation, can shut down critical operations, posing a safety threat and costing thousands of dollars in downtime. Getting the equipment back online quickly is a high priority, and suppliers are willing to provide the best tools available to keep it running. Online documents for technical support are critical to this effort. The current state of the art for electronic document support includes CD-ROM 'manuals' with narration, graphics, text, and video. The next advance in field service documentation is the addition of voice command capability, enabling users to open necessary documents or videos on a notebook computer while keeping their hands free to work. Dr. Steve Simmons, EWU Professor of Computer Science, is working with Argo Technical Publishing to develop a speech recognition and synthesis interface tailored to the noisy environments in which this equipment is often found. The completed interface will be packaged for integration into equipment documentation systems and the software used to develop these systems.
Researcher: Dr. Steve Simmons, Professor of Computer Science, EWU
Year project began: 1999
Maintenance or malfunction of complex technical equipment, such as semiconductor fabrication machines or medical instrumentation, can shut down critical operations, posing a safety threat and costing thousands of dollars in downtime. Getting the equipment back online quickly is a high priority, and suppliers are willing to provide the best tools available to keep it running. Online documents for technical support are critical to this effort. The current state of the art for electronic document support includes CD-ROM 'manuals' with narration, graphics, text, and video. The next advance in field service documentation is the addition of voice command capability, enabling users to open necessary documents or videos on a notebook computer while keeping their hands free to work. Dr. Steve Simmons, EWU Professor of Computer Science, is working with Argo Technical Publishing to develop a speech recognition and synthesis interface tailored to the noisy environments in which this equipment is often found. The completed interface will be packaged for integration into equipment documentation systems and the software used to develop these systems.
Labels: District_6, EWU, Northeast, RTD_Grant_Program_A-K, Spokane
