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Speech analysis for conceptual CAD modeling using multi-modal interfaces: An investigation into Architects’ and Engineers’ speech preferences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2019

Sumbul Khan  and
Bige Tunçer
Sumbul Khan*
Affiliation:
SUTD-MIT International Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8, Somapah Road, 487372, Singapore
Bige Tunçer
Affiliation:
Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8, Somapah Road, 487372, Singapore
*
Author for correspondence: Sumbul Khan, E-mail: sumbul_khan@sutd.edu.sg
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Abstract

Speech- and gesture-based interfaces for computer-aided design (CAD) modeling must employ vocabulary suitable for target professional groups. We conducted an experiment with 40 participants from architecture and engineering backgrounds to elicit their speech preferences for four CAD manipulation tasks: Scale, Rotate, Copy, and Move. We compiled speech command terms used by participants and analyzed verbalizations based on three analytic themes: the exactness of descriptions, the granularity of descriptions, and the use of CAD legacy terms. We found that participants from both groups used precise and vague expressions in their verbalizations and used a median of three parameters in their verbalizations. Architects used CAD legacy terms more than Engineers in the tasks Scale and Rotate. Based on these findings, we give recommendations for the design of speech- and gesture-based interface for conceptual CAD modeling.

Keywords

Computational linguisticscomputer-aided designconceptual designhuman–computer interactionnatural interfacesspeech analysis
Type
Research Article
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AI EDAM , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , August 2019 , pp. 275 - 288
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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