Expert system technology for the military

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Proc. IEEE; (United States)

OSTI ID:6242943

Franklin, J E; Carmody, C L; Buteau, B L; Keller, K; Levitt, T S

This paper is concerned with the applications of expert systems to complex military problems. A brief description of needs for expert systems in the military arena is given. A short tutorial on some of the elements of an expert system is found in Appendix I. An important aspect of expert systems concerns using uncertain information and ill-defined procedures. Many of the general techniques of dealing with uncertainty are described in Appendix II. These techniques include Bayesian certainty factors, Dempster-Shafer theory of uncertainty, and Zadeh's fuzzy set theory. The major portion of the paper addresses specific expert system examples such as resource allocation, identification of radar images, maintenance and troubleshooting of electronic equipment, and the interpretation and understanding of radar images. Extensions of expert systems to incorporate learning are examined in the context of military intelligence to determine the disposition, location, and intention of the adversary. The final application involves the use of distributed communicating cooperating expert systems for battle management. Finally, the future of expert systems and their evolving capabilities are discussed.

• Research Organization: Planning Research Corp. Government Information Systems, McLean, VA (US); Mitre Corp., McLean, VA (US); Advanced Decision Systems, Mountain View, CA (US)
• OSTI ID: 6242943
• Journal Information: Proc. IEEE; (United States), Vol. 78:10
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
LEARNING
EXPERT SYSTEMS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
ADVERSARIES
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
IMAGES
MAINTENANCE
RADAR
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
USES
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PERSONNEL
RANGE FINDERS
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990500 - Civilian Defense- (-1987)
990100 - Management