ALSpeechRecognition¶
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What it does¶
The ALSpeechRecognition module gives to the robot the ability to recognize predefined words or phrases in several languages.
For the complete list of language codes, see: Available languages.
Note
Cannot be tested on a simulated robot -
This module is only available on a real robot, you cannot test it on a simulated robot.
How it works¶
Technology¶
ALSpeechRecognition relies on sophisticated speech recognition technologies provided by:
- ACAPELA GROUP for NAO Version 3.x and
- NUANCE for NAO Version 4.
Operating principle¶
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Before starting, ALSpeechRecognition needs to be fed by the list of phrases that should be recognized. |
| B | Once started, ALSpeechRecognition places in the key SpeechDetected, a boolean that specifies if a speaker is currently heard or not. |
| C | If a speaker is heard, the element of the list that best matches what is heard by the robot is placed in the key WordRecognized. |
| D | If a speaker is heard, the element of the list that best matches what is heard by the robot is placed in the key WordRecognizedAndGrammar. |
The WordRecognized key is organized as follows:
[phrase_1, confidence_1, phrase_2, confidence_2, ..., phrase_n, confidence_n]
where:
- phrase_i is one of the predefined phrases and
- confidence_i an estimate of the probability that this phrase is indeed what has been pronounced by the human speaker.
Note that the different hypothesis contained in that key are ordered so that the most likely phrases comes first.
The WordRecognizedAndGrammar key is organized as follows:
[phrase_1, confidence_1, grammar_1, phrase_2, confidence_2, grammar_2, ..., phrase_n, confidence_n, grammar_n]
where:
- phrase_i is one of the predefined phrases and
- confidence_i an estimate of the probability that this phrase is indeed what has been pronounced by the human speaker.
- grammar_i is the name of the grammar used by the recognition engine.
Note that the different hypothesis contained in that key are ordered so that the most likely phrases comes first.
Word Spotting option¶
The parameter enableWordSpotting of ALSpeechRecognitionProxy::setVocabulary() modifies the content of the returned result:
- If true: Phrase_i contains <...>phrase<...> Where the markers <...> indicates garbage results of the speech recognition.
- If false: Phrase_i contains the exact searched phrase.
Getting started¶
To discover the basic functions of the speech recognition using Choregraphe, see the tutorial: Testing the speech recognition.