Automated Interceptor to Target Assignment Based on Proven, Advanced Techniques for Planning, Resource Allocation, and Constraint Satisfaction

Stottler Henke proposes to develop an advanced, intelligent, robust engagement planner for the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). Ultimately the improved missile defense engagement planning capability will allow better quality plans; faster planning; larger, more complex threats; additional defense system capabilities; increased planning problem space; and better accuracy, reliability, maintainability, growth potential, and adaptability of the engagement planning system. In Phase II we will fully understand the classified BMDS engagement planning problem; using the existing Aurora framework develop a BMDS automatic, intelligent engagement planner; develop an environment for automatic testing, results analysis, and visualization; test the planner in a very large number of and a large variety of scenarios; integrate and demonstrate the planner in the X-Lab; determine the engagement planning performance improvements provided by IBRASS and the associated computational requirements; and prove important algorithm properties. We will accomplish this ambitious scope within Phase II because of our existing highly customizable intelligent planning architecture with its existing planning infrastructure; existing, proven, superior algorithms; and capability to develop new ones. Our foundation includes 16 years of advanced planning, scheduling, resource selection, constraint satisfaction, and optimization experience involving a variety of application areas, including tactical engagement planning.